Wells Fargo Ownership | Who Owns Wells Fargo?

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Wells Fargo Ownership Summary

Wells Fargo is owned by 34.34% institutional investors, 0.09% insiders, and 65.56% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.32% of WFC shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.31% of its assets in Wells Fargo shares.

WFC Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Wells Fargo	34.34%	0.09%	65.56%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	32.01%	15.42%	52.57%
Industry	Diversified Banks Stocks	21.49%	0.75%	77.76%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	296.42M	9.32%	$27.63B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	262.38M	8.25%	$24.45B
Blackrock	253.97M	7.13%	$15.08B
Fmr	193.27M	6.08%	$16.20B
State street	138.58M	4.36%	$11.62B
Jpmorgan chase	130.85M	4.12%	$12.20B
Wellington management group llp	82.41M	2.59%	$6.91B
Geode capital management	72.38M	2.28%	$6.72B
Morgan stanley	53.57M	1.69%	$4.99B
Norges bank	48.42M	1.52%	$4.51B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Latash investments	1.42M	86.66%	$118.93M
Daily journal	1.41M	47.60%	$131.69M
American assets	1.60M	47.21%	$149.18M
Mount capital	431.25K	16.24%	$40.19M
Theleme partners llp	2.73M	14.65%	$229.15M
Rwwm	1.77M	11.32%	$164.77M
Cna financial	200.00K	9.87%	$16.76M
Harbor island capital	254.19K	9.08%	$23.69M
Lountzis asset management	245.67K	8.13%	$22.90M
Wilsey asset management	554.86K	8.03%	$51.71M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	48.42M	0.48%	48.42M
Wellington management group llp	82.41M	1.21%	7.72M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	262.38M	0.41%	7.31M
Aristotle capital management	9.82M	1.59%	4.47M
Millennium management	13.39M	0.46%	3.91M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Jpmorgan chase	130.85M	0.77%	-14.33M
Dodge & cox	38.89M	1.76%	-11.86M
Capital investors	25.56M	0.37%	-9.99M
Fmr	193.27M	0.84%	-8.06M
Primecap management co/ca/	8.36M	0.59%	-6.57M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	48.42M	0.48%	48.42M	$4.51B
Apg asset management	1.82M	0.41%	1.82M	$144.03M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	559.85K	0.38%	559.85K	$33.25M
Cibc world markets	438.90K	0.20%	438.90K	$40.91M
Campbell newman asset management	337.18K	2.30%	337.18K	$31.43M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Deane retirement strategies	-2.00
Sugar maple asset management	-5.00
Copia wealth management	-6.00
Bear mountain capital	-12.00
One river asset management	-12.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	2,093	-23.97%	1,091,754,187	-54.27%	34	0.61%	1,051	-16.98%	708	-26.17%
Sep 30, 2025	1,708	-37.39%	724,617,582	-70.80%	22	0.39%	803	-38.75%	594	-37.08%
Jun 30, 2025	2,697	2.31%	2,478,429,196	0.54%	76	1.36%	1,298	12.38%	928	-7.01%
Mar 31, 2025	2,603	-1.44%	2,460,643,057	-2.37%	75	1.30%	1,139	-9.60%	988	5.78%
Dec 31, 2024	2,375	2.24%	2,315,209,940	-6.81%	67	1.25%	1,111	17.82%	854	-6.56%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	107.83M	3.31%	-2.61M
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	102.24M	3.19%	-2.36M
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	93.54M	2.87%	650.07K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	80.55M	2.51%	-11.80M
Fidelity 500 Index	41.25M	1.29%	17.73K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	40.91M	1.25%	-1.12M
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	39.30M	1.23%	483.48K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	39.16M	1.22%	-
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	39.83M	1.22%	-208.76K
Dodge & Cox Stock I	36.92M	1.15%	-4.78M

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Oct 16, 2024	Williams Ather III	Sr. Executive Vice President	Sell	$3.82M
Oct 14, 2024	Van Beurden Saul	Sr. Executive Vice President	Sell	$2.17M

Insider Transactions Trends

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

WFC Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Wells Fargo?

Wells Fargo shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 34.34%, followed by 0.09% insiders and 65.57% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Wells Fargo's industry, Diversified Banks Stocks, is 21.49%, which Wells Fargo exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Wells Fargo?

Wells Fargo’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (296.42M shares, 9.32%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (262.38M shares, 8.25%), and Blackrock (253.97M shares, 7.13%). Together, they hold 24.71% of Wells Fargo’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Wells Fargo?

Yes, BlackRock owns 7.13% of Wells Fargo, totaling 253.97M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.34% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 15.08B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -5.439M shares, a -2.10% change.

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

Latash investments is Wells Fargo’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 86.66% of its assets in 1.42M Wells Fargo shares, valued at 118.93M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Wells Fargo shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Wells Fargo shares, with 3.31% of its total shares outstanding invested in 107.83M Wells Fargo shares.

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