Alphabet Ownership | Who Owns Alphabet?

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Alphabet Ownership Summary

Alphabet is owned by 21.22% institutional investors, 6.64% insiders, and 72.14% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 3.49% of GOOG shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 1.23% of its assets in Alphabet shares.

GOOG Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Alphabet	21.22%	6.64%	72.14%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	26.61%	16.14%	57.25%
Industry	Internet Content & Information Stocks	24.61%	15.69%	59.70%
Idea	MAMMA Stocks List	51.35%	3.54%	45.11%
Idea	MATANA Stocks List	47.24%	5.50%	47.26%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	421.01M	3.49%	$132.11B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	364.76M	3.01%	$104.63B
Blackrock	355.33M	2.86%	$65.17B
State street	185.71M	1.53%	$53.27B
Jpmorgan chase	119.81M	0.99%	$32.73B
Geode capital management	111.66M	0.92%	$31.89B
Fmr	108.56M	0.90%	$31.14B
Morgan stanley	71.67M	0.59%	$20.56B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	67.85M	0.56%	$19.46B
Norges bank	57.66M	0.48%	$18.09B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Shengqi capital (hong kong)	100.00	70.14%	$28.69K
True blue (bvi)	383.33K	54.16%	$109.96M
Ivy lane capital management	92.00K	39.90%	$26.39M
Palo alto wealth advisors	401.69K	34.14%	$117.19M
Steginsky capital	684.14K	32.43%	$196.25M
Virtu financial	2.67M	31.68%	$764.58M
Oriental harbor investment master fund	1.20M	30.50%	$345.63M
Farley capital	126.90K	29.52%	$36.40M
Graham	983.71K	29.19%	$282.19M
Himalaya capital management	2.45M	21.97%	$703.18M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	57.66M	1.94%	57.66M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	26.64M	1.95%	26.64M
Jpmorgan chase	119.81M	2.10%	19.21M
Capital world investors	44.76M	1.75%	15.91M
Capital research global investors	40.31M	1.79%	12.19M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
J. stern & co. llp	317.59K	8.83%	-111.77M
Capital investors	45.83M	3.08%	-38.41M
Actiam	1.85M	5.19%	-15.84M
Pershing square capital management	311.73K	0.65%	-5.85M
Apg asset management	-	-	-4.99M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	57.66M	1.94%	57.66M	$18.09B
Vanguard fiduciary trust	26.64M	1.95%	26.64M	$7.64B
Vanguard global advisers	10.23M	1.59%	10.23M	$2.94B
Vanguard asset management	8.27M	2.05%	8.27M	$2.37B
Berkshire hathaway	3.59M	0.39%	3.59M	$1.03B

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Eq wealth advisors	-2.00
Spurstone advisory services	-15.00
Davidson capital management	-20.00
Accordant advisory group	-25.00
Mendota financial group	-40.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	4,457	-6.46%	2,561,978,498	-17.29%	21	3.25%	1,895	-9.16%	2,009	1.57%
Sep 30, 2025	4,557	0.20%	3,064,850,426	-2.58%	25	3.75%	1,995	-3.62%	1,889	3.17%
Jun 30, 2025	3,762	-15.46%	2,198,293,409	-30.08%	18	2.72%	1,730	-10.32%	1,550	-18.38%
Mar 31, 2025	4,378	-4.26%	3,169,756,730	-1.57%	26	3.81%	1,891	-13.26%	1,874	9.72%
Dec 31, 2024	3,475	-16.43%	2,284,129,514	-29.48%	18	2.68%	1,621	-6.68%	1,365	-19.99%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	150.42M	1.23%	-672.33K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	146.81M	1.21%	1.37M
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	119.09M	0.98%	-512.97K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	60.49M	0.50%	177.45K
Fidelity 500 Index	59.72M	0.49%	548.02K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	58.80M	0.48%	-1.28M
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	57.25M	0.47%	-300.02K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	56.70M	0.47%	697.52K
State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	55.65M	0.46%	-59.84K
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	48.59M	0.40%	189.29K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Apr 30, 2026	ARNOLD FRANCES	-	Sell	$37.84K
Apr 15, 2026	Hennessy John L.	-	Sell	$24.97K
Apr 15, 2026	Hennessy John L.	-	Sell	$34.83K
Apr 15, 2026	Hennessy John L.	-	Sell	$34.71K
Apr 15, 2026	Hennessy John L.	-	Sell	$24.07K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2027 Q1	-	-
2026 Q1	-	33
2025 Q4	-	102
2025 Q3	-	64
2025 Q2	-	58

GOOG Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Alphabet?

Alphabet shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 21.22%, followed by 6.64% insiders and 72.14% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Alphabet's industry, Internet Content & Information Stocks , is 24.61%, which Alphabet falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Alphabet?

Alphabet’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (421.01M shares, 3.49%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (364.76M shares, 3.01%), and Blackrock (355.33M shares, 2.86%). Together, they hold 9.36% of Alphabet’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Alphabet?

Yes, BlackRock owns 2.86% of Alphabet, totaling 355.33M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 1.48% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 65.17B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -42.079K shares, a -0.01% change.

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

Shengqi capital (hong kong) is Alphabet’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 70.14% of its assets in 100 Alphabet shares, valued at 28.69K$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Alphabet shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Alphabet shares, with 1.23% of its total shares outstanding invested in 150.42M Alphabet shares.

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