Sinclair Ownership | Who Owns Sinclair?

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Sinclair Ownership Summary

Sinclair is owned by 34.50% institutional investors, 16.79% insiders, and 48.71% retail investors. Gamco investors, inc. et al is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 6.02% of SBGI shares. Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small CompanyETF is the top mutual fund, with 1.95% of its assets in Sinclair shares.

SBGI Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Sinclair	34.50%	16.79%	48.71%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	28.49%	16.18%	55.33%
Industry	Entertainment Stocks	25.42%	18.84%	55.75%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Gamco investors, inc. et al	4.19M	6.02%	$64.16M
Vanguard group	3.93M	5.65%	$60.19M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	2.94M	4.23%	$45.04M
Blackrock	2.63M	4.10%	$35.03M
Charles schwab investment management	1.95M	2.79%	$29.78B
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.51M	2.17%	$23.09M
Capital management corp /va	1.39M	1.99%	$21.24M
Empyrean capital partners, lp	1.14M	1.64%	$17.28M
Gabelli funds	1.12M	1.61%	$17.18M
Geode capital management	963.15K	1.38%	$14.74M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Capital management corp /va	1.39M	3.48%	$21.24M
Kennondale capital management	153.82K	1.78%	$2.32M
Optimize financial	108.63K	0.84%	$1.66M
Empyrean capital partners, lp	1.14M	0.69%	$17.28M
Gamco investors, inc. et al	4.19M	0.62%	$64.16M
Beacon investment advisors	57.72K	0.36%	$871.63K
Corton capital	31.37K	0.29%	$506.34K
Teton advisors	28.80K	0.24%	$398.02K
Sender co & partners	112.25K	0.19%	$1.70M
Pinnacle associates	631.77K	0.12%	$9.67M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Goldman sachs group	906.87K	0.00%	534.57K
Exoduspoint capital management, lp	618.47K	0.10%	503.95K
Charles schwab investment management	1.95M	0.00%	373.57K
Vanguard group	3.93M	0.00%	220.62K
Balyasny asset management	165.83K	0.00%	165.83K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
American financial group	-	-	-658.42K
Carronade capital management, lp	-	-	-467.51K
Jain global	-	-	-307.02K
Capital management corp /va	1.39M	3.48%	-266.92K
Verition fund management	122.60K	0.01%	-184.04K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Balyasny asset management	165.83K	0.00%	165.83K	$2.29M
Sender co & partners	112.25K	0.19%	112.25K	$1.70M
Ubs oconnor	109.40K	0.00%	109.40K	$79.31K
Counterpoint mutual funds	33.02K	0.04%	33.02K	$505.28K
Gsa capital partners llp	32.67K	0.04%	32.67K	$500.00K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
National bank of canada /fi/	-6.00
Bank of montreal /can/	-7.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-8.00
Larson financial group	-15.00
Stephens consulting	-25.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	118	-31.40%	24,033,917	-17.21%	34	1.98%	59	-36.56%	36	-7.69%
Sep 30, 2025	92	-45.24%	20,986,065	-23.41%	30	1.95%	50	-45.05%	24	-36.84%
Jun 30, 2025	176	-4.35%	28,272,725	4.70%	40	2.54%	93	3.33%	43	-18.87%
Mar 31, 2025	185	1.65%	27,012,697	2.74%	40	2.55%	89	9.88%	54	-11.48%
Dec 31, 2024	78	-53.57%	11,702,889	-56.34%	17	1.08%	38	-53.66%	18	-64.00%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small CompanyETF	1.36M	1.95%	-952.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.21M	1.74%	-
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB	1.16M	1.66%	5.00K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.08M	1.63%	-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	942.36K	1.35%	19.74K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	885.80K	1.27%	-1.08K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	567.52K	0.81%	-3.73K
Bridgeway Small Cap Value	412.04K	0.62%	-
Bridgeway Small-Cap Value	412.04K	0.62%	-
CMC G&I	431.82K	0.62%	-21.70K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 28, 2025	SMITH DAVID D	Executive Chairman	Buy	$1.50M
Jan 06, 2026	Friedman Howard E	-	Sell	$222.31K
Dec 19, 2025	Legg Benson E	-	Sell	$103.52K
Dec 11, 2025	Gibber David B	EVP & Chief Legal Officer	Sell	$489.70K
Dec 11, 2025	Gibber David B	EVP & Chief Legal Officer	Buy	$48.41K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	1
2025 Q4	-	3
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	5	-
2025 Q1	11	-

SBGI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Sinclair?

Sinclair shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 34.50%, followed by 16.79% insiders and 48.71% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Sinclair's industry, Entertainment Stocks , is 25.42%, which Sinclair exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Sinclair?

Sinclair’s largest shareholders are Gamco investors, inc. et al (4.19M shares, 6.02%), Vanguard group (3.93M shares, 5.65%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (2.94M shares, 4.23%). Together, they hold 15.89% of Sinclair’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Sinclair?

Yes, BlackRock owns 4.10% of Sinclair, totaling 2.63M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 35.03M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -49.658K shares, a -1.85% change.

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

Capital management corp /va is Sinclair’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 3.48% of its assets in 1.39M Sinclair shares, valued at 21.24M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Sinclair shares?

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small CompanyETF is the top mutual fund holder of Sinclair shares, with 1.95% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.36M Sinclair shares.

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