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 56.67% institutional investors, 8.20% insiders, and 35.13% 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 5.10% of its assets in Telephone and Data Systems shares.

TDS Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockTelephone and Data Systems56.67%8.20%35.13%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 31.39%16.65%51.96%
IndustryTelecom Stocks 30.69%13.56%55.75%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock16.82M14.88%$348.64M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de14.87M12.93%$583.34M
Vanguard group11.50M10.00%$451.14M
Third point6.71M5.83%$263.19M
Dimensional fund advisors lp6.29M5.47%$246.84M
State street3.99M3.47%$156.60M
Oaktree capital management lp3.69M3.21%$144.73M
Carronade capital management, lp3.68M3.20%$144.42M
American century companies3.61M3.14%$141.70M
Goldman sachs group2.87M2.49%$112.48M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Foursixthree capital lp1.38M14.93%$54.29M
Whitebark investors lp729.19K13.62%$28.61M
Stonehill capital management320.19K4.48%$12.56M
140 summer partners lp1.25M4.26%$49.02M
Carronade capital management, lp3.68M3.34%$144.42M
Redwood capital management876.58K3.33%$34.40M
Thorntree capital partners lp531.69K3.19%$20.86M
Third point6.71M2.93%$263.19M
Diameter capital partners lp1.02M2.48%$40.22M
Oaktree capital management lp3.69M2.23%$144.73M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Oaktree capital management lp3.69M2.23%3.69M
Rubric capital management lp1.60M0.71%1.60M
Davidson kempner capital management lp1.41M0.93%1.41M
Deutsche bank ag\1.26M0.02%766.33K
Healthcare of ontario pension plan trust fund982.00K0.07%763.00K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Silver point capital857.00K1.75%-1.32M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership---1.09M
Blackrock16.82M0.01%-963.10K
Millennium management671.50K0.01%-770.25K
Jupiter asset management---707.62K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Oaktree capital management lp3.69M2.23%3.69M$144.73M
Rubric capital management lp1.60M0.71%1.60M$62.78M
Davidson kempner capital management lp1.41M0.93%1.41M$55.40M
Norges bank697.03K0.00%697.03K$23.78M
Thorntree capital partners lp531.69K3.19%531.69K$20.86M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-1.00
Mendota financial group-9.00
Wealthtrak capital management-15.00
Global financial private client-15.00
Stephens consulting-30.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Dec 31, 2024180-40.40%57,129,362-39.20%500.74%85-32.00%69-41.53%
Sep 30, 20243016.74%93,891,4091.95%821.24%125-16.11%11746.25%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF5.87M5.10%-
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF3.22M2.80%1.87K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF2.86M2.50%3.02K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.70M2.35%-57.77K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.38M2.07%-
Vanguard Small Cap Index2.08M1.81%-13.01K
DFA US Small Cap Value I1.56M1.35%-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv1.34M1.16%3.00K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr1.06M0.92%-465.07K
Fidelity Small Cap Index984.07K0.86%-15.09K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Nov 10, 2025Kroll Anita J VP, Controller & CAOSell$632.76K
Nov 11, 2025Kroll Anita J VP, Controller & CAOSell$34.07K
Aug 20, 2025Kroll Anita J VP, Controller & CAOSell$336.50K
Aug 18, 2025Carlson Prudence E-Sell$171.40K
Aug 18, 2025Hanley Joseph R SVP-Strategy & Corp DevSell$2.62M

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q4-2
2025 Q3-12
2025 Q2--
2024 Q3--
2024 Q2--

TDS Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Telephone and Data Systems?

Telephone and Data Systems shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 56.67%, followed by 8.20% insiders and 35.13% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Telephone and Data Systems's industry, Telecom Stocks , is 30.69%, which Telephone and Data Systems exceeds.

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 (14.87M shares, 12.93%), and Vanguard group (11.5M shares, 10.00%). Together, they hold 37.81% 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 14.93% of its assets in 1.38M Telephone and Data Systems shares, valued at 54.29M$.

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 5.10% of its total shares outstanding invested in 5.87M Telephone and Data Systems shares.

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