First Solar Ownership | Who Owns First Solar?

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First Solar Ownership Summary

First Solar is owned by 50.46% institutional investors, 5.47% insiders, and 44.07% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.53% of FSLR shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.01% of its assets in First Solar shares.

FSLR Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	First Solar	50.46%	5.47%	44.07%
Sector	Energy Stocks	147.72%	15.00%	-62.72%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	13.44M	12.53%	$3.51B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	12.61M	11.76%	$3.29B
Blackrock	11.32M	10.59%	$2.55B
State street	5.27M	4.92%	$1.16B
Fmr	4.44M	4.14%	$978.21M
Geode capital management	2.92M	2.72%	$761.40M
Morgan stanley	2.52M	2.35%	$658.65M
Wellington management group llp	2.50M	2.34%	$552.03M
Samlyn capital	2.14M	2.00%	$472.01M
Hill city capital, lp	2.09M	1.95%	$460.91M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Hill city capital, lp	2.09M	19.49%	$460.91M
Clean energy transition llp	1.12M	18.10%	$246.38M
Engine no. 1	48.00K	11.95%	$10.59M
Parametrica management	27.56K	11.10%	$7.20M
Uscf advisers	200.00	9.93%	$52.25K
Goodlander investment management	100.00K	8.41%	$22.05M
Redwood grove capital	104.20K	6.58%	$22.98M
Samlyn capital	2.14M	6.49%	$472.01M
Credit capital investments	25.70K	6.32%	$6.71M
Farley capital	38.23K	6.09%	$8.43M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	4.44M	0.05%	1.66M
Norges bank	1.50M	0.04%	1.50M
Castle hook partners lp	678.77K	0.76%	678.77K
Millennium management	828.93K	0.06%	652.31K
Lightrock netherlands b.v.	666.31K	3.00%	642.20K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	1.24M	0.03%	-3.80M
Viking global investors lp	768.00K	0.44%	-1.50M
Ubs group	1.19M	0.05%	-757.36K
Blackrock	11.32M	0.06%	-708.93K
Susquehanna advisors group	-	-	-600.00K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.50M	0.04%	1.50M	$392.04M
Castle hook partners lp	678.77K	0.76%	678.77K	$149.69M
Covalis capital llp	197.16K	4.90%	197.16K	$43.48M
Spx gestao de recursos ltda	116.25K	2.13%	116.25K	$25.64M
Hap trading	113.90K	0.24%	113.90K	$2.05M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Key financial	-1.00
Sugar maple asset management	-1.00
Mcf advisors	-1.00
Financial gravity asset management	-1.00
Quaker wealth management	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	681	-33.50%	54,128,100	-48.26%	50	0.53%	348	-27.65%	203	-37.73%
Sep 30, 2025	577	-39.45%	51,310,255	-51.36%	47	0.49%	287	-42.48%	188	-29.32%
Jun 30, 2025	956	8.14%	109,642,328	11.79%	102	1.22%	499	21.41%	266	-11.33%
Mar 31, 2025	19	-98.01%	1,853,370	-98.04%	1	0.02%	11	-97.50%	4	-98.72%
Dec 31, 2024	563	-42.84%	55,154,953	-38.24%	51	0.74%	247	-48.22%	198	-29.79%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	3.22M	3.01%	2.33K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	3.23M	3.01%	8.32K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	3.04M	2.84%	19.20K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	2.73M	2.54%	-28.23K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.38M	1.28%	-756.00
Fidelity 500 Index	1.37M	1.27%	2.25K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	1.33M	1.24%	-19.53K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	1.30M	1.21%	-6.80K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	1.29M	1.21%	15.94K
State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	1.25M	1.16%	2.79K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Apr 15, 2026	Verma Kuntal Kumar	Chief Manufacturing Officer	Sell	$120.33K
Mar 16, 2026	Widmar Mark R	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$388.95K
Mar 16, 2026	Verma Kuntal Kumar	Chief Manufacturing Officer	Sell	$78.71K
Mar 17, 2026	Verma Kuntal Kumar	Chief Manufacturing Officer	Sell	$35.92K
Mar 16, 2026	Theurer Nathan B.	VP - Global Controller and CAO	Sell	$7.03K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	1
2026 Q1	-	79
2025 Q4	-	17
2025 Q3	-	33
2025 Q2	-	5

FSLR Ownership FAQ

Who owns the most shares of First Solar?

First Solar’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (13.44M shares, 12.53%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (12.61M shares, 11.76%), and Blackrock (11.32M shares, 10.59%). Together, they hold 34.88% of First Solar’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own First Solar?

Yes, BlackRock owns 10.59% of First Solar, totaling 11.32M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.06% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.55B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -709K shares, a -5.89% change.

Who is First Solar’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Hill city capital, lp is First Solar’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 19.49% of its assets in 2.09M First Solar shares, valued at 460.91M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of First Solar shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of First Solar shares, with 3.01% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.22M First Solar shares.

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