SLM Ownership | Who Owns SLM?

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SLM Ownership Summary

SLM is owned by 98.85% institutional investors, 1.27% insiders. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.81% of SLM shares. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.57% of its assets in SLM shares.

SLM Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	SLM	98.85%	1.27%	-0.12%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	37.05%	15.59%	47.36%
Industry	Credit Services Stocks	39.41%	11.37%	49.22%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	22.40M	10.81%	$606.06M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	18.88M	9.11%	$404.24M
Blackrock	19.19M	8.71%	$399.00M
Fmr	17.92M	8.65%	$383.59M
Brave warrior advisors	13.58M	6.56%	$290.84M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	8.44M	4.07%	$180.63M
Impactive capital lp	7.82M	3.78%	$167.48M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	7.52M	3.63%	$160.88M
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/	6.63M	3.20%	$141.93M
Hotchkis & wiley capital management	6.49M	3.13%	$138.87M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Impactive capital lp	7.82M	12.14%	$167.48M
Brave warrior advisors	13.58M	7.20%	$290.84M
Azora capital lp	3.21M	4.51%	$68.64M
Pertento partners llp	1.34M	4.30%	$37.03M
Hst ventures	402.41K	3.78%	$8.37M
Act two investors	707.58K	3.34%	$15.15M
Polaris capital management	1.43M	2.50%	$30.60M
Gator capital management	519.55K	2.27%	$11.12M
Arnhold	1.27M	2.00%	$27.18M
Governors lane lp	599.01K	1.77%	$19.64M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	2.54M	0.01%	2.54M
Azora capital lp	3.21M	4.51%	2.54M
Hotchkis & wiley capital management	6.49M	0.43%	2.11M
Dme capital management, lp	2.10M	1.41%	2.10M
Citadel advisors	3.28M	0.01%	1.97M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Barrow hanley mewhinney & strauss	5.23M	0.37%	-9.29M
Capital research global investors	5.31M	0.02%	-5.96M
Duquesne family office	-	-	-2.52M
Vanguard group	22.40M	0.01%	-1.99M
T. rowe price investment management	-	-	-1.95M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	2.54M	0.01%	2.54M	$68.84M
Dme capital management, lp	2.10M	1.41%	2.10M	$45.00M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	1.24M	0.01%	1.24M	$26.58M
Point72 asset management	575.22K	0.02%	575.22K	$12.32M
Scion asset management	480.05K	0.96%	480.05K	$13.29M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Stone house investment management	-1.00
Innealta capital	-1.00
Rakuten securities	-1.00
Toronto dominion bank	-4.00
Mv capital management	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	375	-3.60%	204,778,594	-3.62%	98	0.94%	210	42.86%	115	-31.55%
Dec 31, 2025	134	-67.63%	40,633,937	-81.60%	19	0.18%	48	-73.91%	57	-62.50%
Sep 30, 2025	169	-60.88%	55,219,877	-74.03%	26	0.26%	63	-73.08%	75	-41.86%
Jun 30, 2025	435	6.62%	219,014,279	3.93%	104	1.05%	237	21.54%	128	-3.03%
Mar 31, 2025	409	14.25%	211,018,542	-2.44%	100	0.99%	195	10.80%	132	8.20%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	6.73M	3.57%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	6.98M	3.32%	5.19K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	6.00M	3.18%	16.51K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	5.35M	2.84%	-
Bridge Builder Large Cap Value	4.71M	2.50%	1.25M
American Funds SMALLCAP World A	4.77M	2.41%	-5.53M
Vanguard Small Cap Index	4.33M	2.30%	-14.33K
JHancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap I	4.68M	2.24%	-667.90K
MFS Mid Cap Value A	4.00M	2.12%	-
MFS Mid Cap Value Equity	4.00M	2.12%	-172.53K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jul 29, 2025	Palmer Kerri A.	EVP, Chief Operational Officer	Sell	$1.77M
May 28, 2025	Pahwa Munish	EVP & Chief Risk Officer	Sell	$340.82K
May 02, 2025	Strong Robert S.	-	Sell	$93.46K
Feb 21, 2025	Palmer Kerri A.	EVP, Chief Operational Officer	Sell	$797.52K
Feb 19, 2025	VIEIRA DONNA F	EVP & Chief Commercial Officer	Sell	$446.04K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	1
2025 Q2	-	2

SLM Ownership FAQ

Who Owns SLM?

SLM shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 98.85%, followed by 1.27% insiders and -0.12% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in SLM's industry, Credit Services Stocks, is 39.41%, which SLM exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of SLM?

SLM’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (22.4M shares, 10.81%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (18.88M shares, 9.11%), and Blackrock (19.19M shares, 8.71%). Together, they hold 28.63% of SLM’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own SLM?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.71% of SLM, totaling 19.19M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 399M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -525K shares, a -2.66% change.

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

Impactive capital lp is SLM’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 12.14% of its assets in 7.82M SLM shares, valued at 167.48M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of SLM shares?

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of SLM shares, with 3.57% of its total shares outstanding invested in 6.73M SLM shares.

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