Telephone and Data Systems Ownership | Who Owns Telephone and Data Systems?


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Telephone and Data Systems Ownership Summary


Telephone and Data Systems is owned by 24.09% institutional investors, 8.16% insiders, and 67.76% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 14.88% of TDS shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.26% of its assets in Telephone and Data Systems shares.

TDS Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockTelephone and Data Systems24.09%8.16%67.76%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 28.85%18.19%52.95%
IndustryTelecom Stocks 27.20%14.43%58.38%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock16.82M14.88%$348.64M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de14.92M12.96%$628.23M
Vanguard group11.38M9.89%$466.38M
Third point6.60M5.73%$277.86M
Dimensional fund advisors lp6.48M5.63%$272.90M
Carronade capital management, lp4.62M4.01%$194.67M
Oaktree capital management lp4.29M3.73%$180.70M
State street4.19M3.64%$176.46M
American century companies3.69M3.20%$155.29M
Geode capital management2.40M2.09%$101.25M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Foursixthree capital lp940.93K14.76%$39.61M
Whitebark investors lp729.19K13.62%$28.61M
Third point6.60M13.34%$277.86M
Redwood capital management1.28M7.96%$53.69M
Kerrisdale advisers297.97K4.77%$12.54M
Stonehill capital management320.19K4.48%$12.56M
Vr advisory services730.90K3.64%$30.77M
140 summer partners lp1.34M3.44%$56.28M
Cooper investors pty196.42K3.37%$8.27M
Thorntree capital partners lp531.69K3.19%$20.86M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Dendur capital lp802.00K2.47%802.00K
Vanguard fiduciary trust635.98K0.01%635.98K
Oaktree capital management lp4.29M2.88%603.86K
Norges bank541.66K0.00%541.66K
Thorntree capital partners lp531.69K3.19%531.69K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Silver point capital857.00K1.75%-1.32M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership---1.09M
Diameter capital partners lp---1.07M
Blackrock16.82M0.01%-963.10K
Millennium management181.34K0.00%-862.83K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Dendur capital lp802.00K2.47%802.00K$33.76M
Vanguard fiduciary trust635.98K0.01%635.98K$26.77M
Norges bank541.66K0.00%541.66K$22.21M
Thorntree capital partners lp531.69K3.19%531.69K$20.86M
Goldentree asset management lp516.00K1.29%516.00K$21.69M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-1.00
True wealth design-2.00
Abound wealth management-6.00
Mendota financial group-9.00
Optima capital-13.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 2026180-49.30%27,743,032-72.72%240.31%84-54.10%60-48.28%
Dec 31, 2025231-31.86%61,668,510-41.03%530.65%109-25.34%84-32.80%
Sep 30, 2025224-33.92%65,174,441-35.70%560.73%92-38.26%90-25.00%
Jun 30, 20253372.74%101,109,1133.17%871.19%1494.93%118-4.84%
Mar 31, 20253250.93%99,653,1152.69%871.21%142-4.05%1221.67%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF5.99M5.26%1.28K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF3.51M3.08%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv3.05M2.67%8.83K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF2.86M2.50%3.02K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.34M2.06%19.74K
Vanguard Small Cap Index2.20M1.93%-5.02K
DFA US Small Cap Value I1.56M1.37%-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv1.41M1.24%10.33K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr1.11M0.97%12.08K
Fidelity Small Cap Index973.73K0.86%10.20K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 23, 2026Carlson Prudence E-Sell$244.06K
Nov 11, 2025Kroll Anita J VP, Controller & CAOSell$34.07K
Nov 10, 2025Kroll Anita J VP, Controller & CAOSell$632.76K
Aug 20, 2025Kroll Anita J VP, Controller & CAOSell$336.50K
Aug 18, 2025Carlson Prudence E-Sell$171.40K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q2--
2026 Q1-1
2025 Q4-2
2025 Q3-12
2025 Q2--

TDS Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Telephone and Data Systems?

Telephone and Data Systems shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 24.09%, followed by 8.16% insiders and 67.75% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Telephone and Data Systems's industry, Telecom Stocks , is 27.20%, which Telephone and Data Systems falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Telephone and Data Systems?

Telephone and Data Systems’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (16.82M shares, 14.88%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (14.92M shares, 12.96%), and Vanguard group (11.38M shares, 9.89%). Together, they hold 37.73% of Telephone and Data Systems’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Telephone and Data Systems?

Yes, BlackRock owns 14.88% of Telephone and Data Systems, totaling 16.82M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 348.64M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -963K shares, a -5.42% change.

Who is Telephone and Data Systems’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Foursixthree capital lp is Telephone and Data Systems’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 14.76% of its assets in 940.93K Telephone and Data Systems shares, valued at 39.61M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Telephone and Data Systems shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Telephone and Data Systems shares, with 5.26% of its total shares outstanding invested in 5.99M Telephone and Data Systems shares.

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