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	37.05%	15.56%	47.39%
Industry	Diversified Banks Stocks	33.15%	1.33%	65.52%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	296.42M	9.32%	$27.63B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	260.80M	8.20%	$20.76B
Blackrock	253.97M	7.13%	$15.08B
Fmr	161.69M	5.09%	$12.87B
State street	135.49M	4.26%	$10.79B
Jpmorgan chase	129.21M	4.06%	$9.92B
Geode capital management	73.85M	2.32%	$5.86B
Capital research global investors	72.89M	2.29%	$5.80B
Wellington management group llp	65.85M	2.07%	$5.24B
Morgan stanley	51.69M	1.63%	$4.11B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Latash investments	1.39M	85.70%	$110.39M
Daily journal	1.41M	46.74%	$112.49M
American assets	1.60M	42.69%	$127.43M
Mount capital	431.25K	13.83%	$34.33M
Spectrum asset management, inc. (nb/ca)	414.69K	10.49%	$33.01M
Rwwm	1.72M	10.00%	$137.04M
Powszechne towarzystwo emerytalne allianz polska	270.00K	8.03%	$21.49M
Harbor island capital	254.19K	7.52%	$20.24M
Lountzis asset management	245.03K	7.15%	$19.51M
Schwerin boyle capital management	649.28K	6.56%	$51.69M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	48.42M	0.48%	48.42M
Capital research global investors	72.89M	0.90%	35.47M
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

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	161.69M	0.68%	-24.01M
Capital investors	17.28M	0.32%	-8.28M
Wellington management group llp	65.85M	0.98%	-6.56M
Blackrock	253.97M	0.34%	-5.44M
Grantham, mayo, van otterloo	75.33K	0.02%	-5.27M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	48.42M	0.48%	48.42M	$4.51B
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
Vanguard investments australia	1.47M	0.34%	1.47M	$116.63M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Deane retirement strategies	-2.00
Caitong asset management	-3.00
Sugar maple asset management	-5.00
Copia wealth management	-6.00
Fourth dimension wealth	-8.00

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 Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	98.01M	3.20%	-1.28M
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	78.74M	2.57%	-2.00M
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	40.00M	1.31%	117.33K
Fidelity 500 Index	39.49M	1.29%	-453.90K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	40.91M	1.25%	-1.12M
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	39.30M	1.23%	483.48K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	39.83M	1.22%	-208.76K
State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	36.78M	1.20%	-39.56K
Vanguard Value Index Inv	28.52M	0.93%	-718.26K

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 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	3
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	-

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 33.15%, 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 (260.8M shares, 8.20%), and Blackrock (253.97M shares, 7.13%). Together, they hold 24.66% 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 85.70% of its assets in 1.39M Wells Fargo shares, valued at 110.39M$.

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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