Dollar General Ownership | Who Owns Dollar General?

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Dollar General Ownership Summary

Dollar General is owned by 76.74% institutional investors, 0.34% insiders, and 22.92% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.41% of DG shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.17% of its assets in Dollar General shares.

DG Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Dollar General	76.74%	0.34%	22.92%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	33.19%	16.40%	50.41%
Industry	Discount Stores Stocks	49.65%	5.67%	44.68%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	27.31M	12.41%	$3.63B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	25.07M	11.39%	$3.33B
Blackrock	17.95M	8.17%	$2.37B
State street	10.96M	4.98%	$1.13B
Pzena investment management	10.68M	4.85%	$1.42B
Morgan stanley	6.27M	2.85%	$832.51M
Geode capital management	5.71M	2.59%	$754.86M
First eagle investment management	4.42M	2.01%	$586.57M
Baillie gifford	3.32M	1.51%	$440.29M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	2.81M	1.28%	$290.60M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Twin lions management	292.13K	19.86%	$30.19M
Semper augustus investments group	925.83K	11.94%	$95.68M
Estuary capital management lp	476.37K	8.74%	$49.23M
Kiltearn partners llp	379.80K	7.87%	$39.25M
Banyan capital management	118.00K	6.81%	$15.67M
Templeton & phillips capital management	90.81K	6.75%	$9.39M
Baupost group llc/ma	2.67M	5.75%	$275.62M
Beddow capital management	114.00K	5.71%	$15.13M
Acr alpine capital research	2.63M	5.44%	$348.60M
Inkwell capital	39.74K	5.36%	$5.28M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Bessemer group	1.69M	0.35%	1.69M
Millennium management	1.86M	0.07%	1.66M
Morgan stanley	6.27M	0.05%	1.62M
Robeco institutional asset management b.v.	1.70M	0.32%	1.38M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	25.07M	0.06%	1.20M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Longview partners (guernsey)	-	-	-3.25M
First eagle investment management	4.42M	1.03%	-1.56M
Point72 asset management	-	-	-1.28M
Acr alpine capital research	2.63M	5.44%	-1.27M
Fiduciary management inc /wi/	-	-	-1.26M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.00M	0.01%	1.00M	$133.43M
Fiera capital	647.68K	0.27%	647.68K	$85.99M
Jupiter asset management	382.64K	0.41%	382.64K	$50.80M
Lord, abbett	182.95K	0.07%	182.95K	$24.29M
Imc-chicago	105.71K	0.01%	105.71K	$14.03M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Ruedi wealth management	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Financial gravity asset management	-1.00
Palisade asset management	-1.00
Soa wealth advisors, llc.	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	908	-17.98%	168,916,927	-19.17%	76	0.85%	476	-16.64%	277	-15.55%
Sep 30, 2025	1,049	-2.05%	206,239,209	0.31%	93	1.07%	537	-8.98%	311	-0.32%
Jun 30, 2025	1,039	9.25%	205,154,692	0.13%	93	1.07%	577	11.61%	302	16.15%
Mar 31, 2025	939	-1.05%	204,226,940	-0.67%	92	1.06%	507	6.96%	260	-19.75%
Dec 31, 2024	913	-5.39%	204,331,382	1.83%	92	1.12%	454	5.09%	312	-13.09%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	6.97M	3.17%	5.32K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	6.92M	3.14%	15.46K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	5.61M	2.55%	34.93K
Capital Group American Mutual Comp	4.96M	2.26%	242.10K
American Funds American Mutual A	4.96M	2.26%	242.10K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	4.77M	2.17%	-24.89K
BlackRock Equity Dividend Instl	3.23M	1.47%	2.05M
First Eagle Global A	3.19M	1.45%	3.19M
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A	2.97M	1.35%	112.36K
Capital Group Investment Co of Amer Comp	2.97M	1.35%	112.36K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Dec 19, 2025	Wheeler Bryan D	EVP & Chief Merchandising Ofc	Sell	$1.32M
Dec 16, 2025	West Roderick J	EVP, Global Supply Chain	Sell	$304.32K
Dec 16, 2025	TAYLOR RHONDA	EVP & General Counsel	Sell	$1.01M
Dec 12, 2025	ELLIOTT ANITA C	SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$333.42K
Dec 10, 2025	Herrmann Tracey N	EVP, Store Operations	Sell	$1.57M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	8
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	4
2025 Q1	-	-

DG Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Dollar General?

Dollar General shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 76.74%, followed by 0.34% insiders and 22.92% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Dollar General's industry, Discount Stores Stocks , is 49.65%, which Dollar General exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Dollar General?

Dollar General’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (27.31M shares, 12.41%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (25.07M shares, 11.39%), and Blackrock (17.95M shares, 8.17%). Together, they hold 31.96% of Dollar General’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Dollar General?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.17% of Dollar General, totaling 17.95M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.05% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.37B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -338K shares, a -1.85% change.

Who is Dollar General’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Twin lions management is Dollar General’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 19.86% of its assets in 292.13K Dollar General shares, valued at 30.19M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Dollar General shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Dollar General shares, with 3.17% of its total shares outstanding invested in 6.97M Dollar General shares.

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