First Solar Ownership | Who Owns First Solar?


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First Solar Ownership Summary


First Solar is owned by 1.73% institutional investors, 5.57% insiders, and 92.70% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.98% of FSLR shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.04% of its assets in First Solar shares.

FSLR Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockFirst Solar1.73%5.57%92.70%
SectorEnergy Stocks 42.55%14.74%42.71%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group12.82M11.98%$2.26B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de11.71M10.94%$2.06B
Blackrock11.32M10.59%$2.55B
State street4.85M4.53%$1.09B
Geode capital management2.67M2.49%$469.15M
Wellington management group llp2.36M2.20%$415.90M
Bnp paribas asset management1.89M1.76%$332.68M
Invesco1.84M1.71%$323.41M
Amundi1.81M1.69%$336.87M
Norges bank1.80M1.68%$317.40M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Hill city capital, lp850.00K9.60%$149.80M
Clean energy transition llp935.15K6.17%$164.81M
Summerhill capital management lnc.44.24K5.82%$7.80M
Decade renewable partners lp65.42K5.64%$11.53M
Redwood grove capital103.70K4.70%$13.11M
Credit capital investments20.50K4.69%$3.61M
Samlyn capital1.64M4.36%$288.75M
Arosa capital management lp78.20K3.69%$9.89M
Uscf advisers200.003.54%$35.25K
Fifth lane capital, lp10.00K3.27%$2.25M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank1.80M0.04%1.80M
Samlyn capital1.64M4.36%720.68K
Demars financial group722.76K0.13%718.63K
Millennium management828.93K0.06%652.31K
Balyasny asset management614.41K0.16%603.05K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Fmr1.76M0.02%-2.23M
Jpmorgan chase248.11K0.00%-1.48M
Blackrock11.32M0.06%-708.93K
Voya investment management1.25M0.23%-655.79K
Capital research global investors1.79M0.06%-599.61K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank1.80M0.04%1.80M$317.40M
Polar capital463.76K0.62%463.76K$104.56M
Soros fund management216.64K0.57%216.64K$38.18M
Hap trading113.90K0.24%113.90K$2.05M
Rwc asset management llp95.01K0.84%95.01K$16.74M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mcf advisors-1.00
Sugar maple asset management-1.00
Financial gravity asset management-1.00
Westend advisors-1.00
1620 investment advisors-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 202519-98.01%1,853,370-98.04%10.02%11-97.50%4-98.72%
Dec 31, 2024563-42.84%55,154,953-38.24%510.74%247-48.22%198-29.79%
Sep 30, 20249771.56%89,171,844-8.68%831.00%4710.64%280-12.23%
Jun 30, 202495113.89%97,554,3956.87%911.25%46116.71%31518.87%
Mar 31, 20248350.12%91,281,445-1.42%851.14%395-265-1.85%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv3.26M3.04%44.11K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF3.22M3.01%2.33K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust3.03M2.82%48.41K
Fidelity 500 Index1.34M1.25%2.32K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF1.33M1.24%-19.53K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust1.30M1.21%-6.80K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF1.29M1.20%4.85K
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.28M1.19%7.60K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.24M1.16%-567.00
American Funds AMCAP A1.21M1.13%-591.37K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jun 03, 2025Buehler Patrick James Chief Product OfficerSell$278.48K
Jun 02, 2025Koralewski Michael Chief Supply Chain OfficerSell$466.88K
May 28, 2025Gloeckler Markus Chief Technology OfficerSell$1.48M
May 12, 2025Bradley Alexander R. Chief Financial OfficerSell$1.29M
May 12, 2025Bradley Alexander R. Chief Financial OfficerSell$30.02K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q2-5
2025 Q1-33
2024 Q4-1
2024 Q3-3
2024 Q2-26

FSLR Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of First Solar?

First Solar’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (12.82M shares, 11.98%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (11.71M shares, 10.94%), and Blackrock (11.32M shares, 10.59%). Together, they hold 33.50% 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 9.60% of its assets in 850K First Solar shares, valued at 149.8M$.

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

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of First Solar shares, with 3.04% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.26M First Solar shares.

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