Wells Fargo Ownership | Who Owns Wells Fargo?

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Wells Fargo Ownership Summary

Wells Fargo is owned by 47.46% institutional investors, 0.10% insiders, and 52.43% 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	47.46%	0.10%	52.43%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	746.79%	13.83%	-660.62%
Industry	Diversified Banks Stocks	29.02%	1.04%	69.94%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	296.42M	9.32%	$27.63B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	250.60M	7.88%	$20.71B
Blackrock	253.97M	7.13%	$15.08B
Fmr	161.69M	5.09%	$12.87B
State street	135.99M	4.28%	$11.24B
Jpmorgan chase	114.24M	3.59%	$9.54B
Capital research global investors	76.40M	2.40%	$6.31B
Geode capital management	73.89M	2.32%	$6.08B
Wellington management group llp	65.85M	2.07%	$5.24B
Norges bank	55.49M	1.75%	$4.59B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Latash investments	1.39M	83.96%	$114.60M
Daily journal	1.41M	45.50%	$116.77M
American assets	1.60M	39.81%	$132.28M
Mount capital	431.25K	13.83%	$34.33M
Rwwm	1.72M	10.00%	$137.04M
Spectrum asset management, inc. (nb/ca)	407.19K	9.34%	$33.65M
Powszechne towarzystwo emerytalne allianz polska	270.00K	7.53%	$22.31M
Wilsey asset management	524.05K	6.36%	$43.31M
Lountzis asset management	241.03K	6.30%	$19.92M
Schwerin boyle capital management	615.29K	6.23%	$50.85M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	55.49M	0.46%	55.49M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	17.40M	0.35%	17.40M
Vanguard global advisers	6.93M	0.30%	6.93M
Vanguard asset management	5.65M	0.39%	5.65M
Capital research global investors	76.40M	0.88%	3.50M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	161.69M	0.68%	-24.01M
Jpmorgan chase	114.24M	0.53%	-14.97M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	250.60M	0.31%	-10.20M
Capital world investors	7.52M	0.07%	-7.37M
Wellington management group llp	65.85M	0.98%	-6.56M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	55.49M	0.46%	55.49M	$4.59B
Vanguard fiduciary trust	17.40M	0.35%	17.40M	$1.39B
Vanguard global advisers	6.93M	0.30%	6.93M	$551.75M
Vanguard asset management	5.65M	0.39%	5.65M	$449.52M
Altshuler shaham	1.63M	1.68%	1.63M	$134.70M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Caitong asset management	-3.00
Sugar maple asset management	-5.00
Copia wealth management	-6.00
Fourth dimension wealth	-8.00
Bear mountain capital	-12.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	2,459	-17.79%	1,508,937,238	-37.17%	47	0.83%	1,036	-30.79%	1,019	2.21%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	107.83M	3.31%	-2.61M
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	97.17M	3.21%	-1.04M
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	97.17M	3.21%	-1.04M
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	79.48M	2.62%	-1.47M
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	41.29M	1.37%	65.82K
Fidelity 500 Index	39.26M	1.30%	-319.04K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	40.91M	1.25%	-1.12M
State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	37.77M	1.25%	31.91K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	39.30M	1.23%	483.48K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	39.83M	1.22%	-208.76K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Feb 26, 2026	Patterson Ellen R	Sr. EVP and General Counsel	Sell	$5.24M
Feb 26, 2026	Engle Bridget E.	Sr. Executive Vice President	Sell	$2.61M
Feb 20, 2026	Santos Kleber	Sr. Executive Vice President	Sell	$2.19M
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 Q3	-	-
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	3
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-

WFC Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Wells Fargo?

Wells Fargo shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 47.46%, followed by 0.10% insiders and 52.44% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Wells Fargo's industry, Diversified Banks Stocks, is 29.02%, 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 (250.6M shares, 7.88%), and Blackrock (253.97M shares, 7.13%). Together, they hold 24.34% 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 83.96% of its assets in 1.39M Wells Fargo shares, valued at 114.6M$.

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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