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Williams Companies Ownership | Who Owns Williams Companies?

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Williams Companies Ownership Summary

Williams Companies is owned by 52.69% institutional investors, 0.46% insiders, and 46.85% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.89% of WMB shares. Cushing Midstream Strategy is the top mutual fund, with 11.32% of its assets in Williams Companies shares.

WMB Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWilliams Companies52.69%0.46%46.85%
SectorEnergy Stocks 14147.52%14.03%-14061.55%
IndustryOil & Gas Midstream Stocks 33.47%18.16%48.37%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group133.08M10.89%$8.43B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de108.74M8.90%$6.89B
Blackrock106.02M8.70%$4.51B
State street66.68M5.46%$4.22B
Wellington management group llp48.59M3.98%$3.08B
Morgan stanley30.26M2.48%$1.92B
Geode capital management29.15M2.39%$1.85B
Jpmorgan chase23.92M1.96%$1.52B
Deutsche bank ag\19.80M1.62%$1.25B
Blackstone19.61M1.61%$1.24B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Walnut private equity partners481.89K17.29%$30.53M
Kayne anderson capital advisors lp7.62M10.60%$482.91M
R.m.sincerbeaux capital management287.88K9.81%$18.24M
Heronetta management276.28K9.58%$17.50M
Robertson opportunity capital433.28K9.43%$27.45M
Amplify investments5.61K9.05%$355.65K
Tortoise capital advisors10.99M8.98%$696.06M
Chickasaw capital management3.16M8.19%$200.29M
Rr advisors527.00K7.91%$33.38M
Asset management advisors174.71K6.75%$11.07M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank10.63M0.08%10.63M
Wellington management group llp48.59M0.54%6.67M
Clearbridge investments17.58M0.84%5.02M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de108.74M0.12%3.01M
Balyasny asset management4.09M0.39%2.18M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Brookfield corp /on/5.95M0.44%-6.08M
Castle hook partners lp---5.22M
Ubs asset management americas8.19M0.11%-3.07M
Blackrock106.02M0.10%-2.96M
Voya investment management539.50K0.03%-2.26M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank10.63M0.08%10.63M$575.10M
Encompass capital advisors1.30M2.89%1.30M$82.25M
Yaupon capital management lp540.41K1.31%540.41K$34.24M
Voloridge investment management449.45K0.10%449.45K$28.47M
Sir capital management375.20K2.13%375.20K$23.77M

Sold Out

HolderChange
West branch capital-2.00
Mendota financial group-2.00
Sugar maple asset management-5.00
Blume capital management-7.00
Kohmann bosshard financial services-8.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 20251,278-23.24%643,655,414-36.76%520.76%588-30.82%468-13.65%
Jun 30, 20251,6613.81%1,062,622,3390.92%861.17%8475.88%540-2.17%
Mar 31, 20251,5883.05%1,052,861,2870.30%861.16%7918.06%550-5.82%
Dec 31, 2024973-29.24%526,736,014-49.95%430.58%445-29.14%387-22.75%
Sep 30, 20241,3621.34%1,051,366,764-1.06%861.14%6201.31%498-0.80%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
Cushing Midstream Strategy138.19M11.32%29.89M
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF38.60M3.17%33.07K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv38.37M3.14%-889.12K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor30.22M2.48%-4.43M
The Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF19.85M1.63%3.27K
Dodge & Cox Stock I18.96M1.56%-7.85M
Fidelity 500 Index15.48M1.27%6.65K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF15.17M1.24%-222.73K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust14.76M1.21%-77.33K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF14.73M1.21%181.40K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Nov 12, 2025Wilson Terrance Lane SVP & General CounselSell$242.12K
Sep 04, 2025Wilson Terrance Lane SVP & General CounselSell$115.24K
Aug 11, 2025Larsen Larry C Executive Vice President & COOSell$263.12K
Aug 01, 2025Wilson Terrance Lane SVP & General CounselSell$119.36K
Jul 01, 2025Wilson Terrance Lane SVP & General CounselSell$125.40K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2028 Q1--
2027 Q1--
2026 Q3--
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4-1

WMB Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Williams Companies?

Williams Companies shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 52.69%, followed by 0.46% insiders and 46.85% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Williams Companies's industry, Oil & Gas Midstream Stocks , is 33.47%, which Williams Companies exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Williams Companies?

Williams Companies’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (133.08M shares, 10.89%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (108.74M shares, 8.90%), and Blackrock (106.02M shares, 8.70%). Together, they hold 28.50% of Williams Companies’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Williams Companies?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.70% of Williams Companies, totaling 106.02M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.10% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 4.51B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -2.962M shares, a -2.72% change.

Who is Williams Companies’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Walnut private equity partners is Williams Companies’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 17.29% of its assets in 481.89K Williams Companies shares, valued at 30.53M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Williams Companies shares?

Cushing Midstream Strategy is the top mutual fund holder of Williams Companies shares, with 11.32% of its total shares outstanding invested in 138.19M Williams Companies shares.

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