Walmart Ownership | Who Owns Walmart?

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Walmart Ownership Summary

Walmart is owned by 35.23% institutional investors, 45.40% insiders, and 19.37% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.26% of WMT shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 1.75% of its assets in Walmart shares.

WMT Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Walmart	35.23%	45.40%	19.37%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	51.48%	16.38%	32.14%
Industry	Discount Stores Stocks	81.16%	6.13%	12.71%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	422.74M	5.26%	$38.19B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	344.16M	4.30%	$33.65B
Blackrock	296.91M	3.69%	$20.10B
State street	187.48M	2.33%	$12.69B
Geode capital management	90.64M	1.13%	$8.17B
Morgan stanley	81.74M	1.02%	$5.53B
Norges bank	63.50M	0.79%	$5.74B
Fmr	62.04M	0.77%	$5.61B
Jpmorgan chase	55.13M	0.69%	$4.98B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	46.71M	0.58%	$4.22B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Hexagon capital partners	2.30M	50.08%	$225.04M
Narus financial partners	1.42M	43.43%	$139.15M
Heritage oak wealth advisors	966.29K	36.49%	$94.48M
Timelo investment management	410.00K	15.77%	$27.76M
New wave wealth advisors	301.60K	12.53%	$29.49M
Legacy capital wealth partners	526.41K	11.72%	$51.47M
Empirical capital management	170.00K	10.29%	$16.62M
Boston mountain money management	224.59K	10.03%	$15.21M
Stack financial management	1.08M	8.95%	$97.92M
Tlw wealth management	161.90K	8.82%	$15.83M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	63.50M	0.75%	63.50M
Jpmorgan chase	55.13M	0.37%	22.53M
Bank of new york mellon	32.02M	0.56%	3.93M
Amundi	19.49M	0.66%	3.71M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	344.16M	0.64%	3.66M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Legal & general group	25.37M	0.61%	-8.18M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	46.71M	0.49%	-6.38M
Barclays	8.85M	0.22%	-3.32M
Proshare advisors	3.04M	0.63%	-3.29M
Wellington management group llp	1.07M	0.02%	-3.00M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	63.50M	0.75%	63.50M	$5.74B
Leigh baldwin	1.30M	1.13%	1.30M	$1.30B
Steadfast capital management lp	1.16M	2.03%	1.16M	$113.76M
Glenmede investment management, lp	976.10K	0.48%	976.10K	$95.44M
Fjarde ap-fonden (the fourth swedish national pensionfund)	926.10K	0.71%	926.10K	$62.71M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Parallax volatility advisers	-2.00
Mendota financial group	-8.00
Am squared	-9.00
Inlight wealth management	-11.00
Vima	-28.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	3,984	1.30%	2,822,118,176	2.10%	35	2.97%	1,893	5.64%	1,603	-3.49%
Mar 31, 2025	14	-99.65%	6,938,539	-99.75%	-	0.01%	5	-99.74%	4	-99.73%
Dec 31, 2024	2,671	-24.18%	1,684,240,715	-38.31%	20	1.82%	1,284	-25.31%	1,027	-23.64%
Sep 30, 2024	3,474	3.76%	2,729,138,123	-1.77%	33	2.85%	1,691	-1.34%	1,329	9.02%
Jun 30, 2024	3,285	1.20%	2,774,789,535	3.40%	34	3.10%	1,685	-45.20%	1,197	1741.54%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	140.16M	1.75%	-214.73K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	138.27M	1.73%	-3.20M
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	106.95M	1.34%	-15.67M
Fidelity 500 Index	54.74M	0.68%	13.29K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	53.96M	0.67%	-843.34K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	52.53M	0.66%	-275.29K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	52.41M	0.66%	-218.27K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	51.61M	0.65%	234.60K
Vanguard Value Index Inv	39.00M	0.49%	-45.35K
Vanguard Institutional Index I	26.12M	0.33%	-290.81K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Sep 02, 2025	Rainey John D	Executive Vice President	Sell	$66.99K
Sep 02, 2025	Rainey John D	Executive Vice President	Sell	$147.23K
Aug 28, 2025	McMillon C Douglas	President and CEO	Sell	$1.86M
Aug 29, 2025	Walton Family Holdings Trust	-	Sell	$132.18M
Aug 27, 2025	Walton Family Holdings Trust	-	Sell	$38.33M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q3	-	23
2025 Q2	-	36
2025 Q1	-	30
2024 Q4	1	20
2024 Q3	-	54

WMT Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Walmart?

Walmart shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 35.23%, followed by 45.40% insiders and 19.37% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Walmart's industry, Discount Stores Stocks , is 81.16%, which Walmart falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Walmart?

Walmart’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (422.74M shares, 5.26%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (344.16M shares, 4.30%), and Blackrock (296.91M shares, 3.69%). Together, they hold 13.24% of Walmart’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Walmart?

Yes, BlackRock owns 3.69% of Walmart, totaling 296.91M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.46% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 20.1B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 3.01M shares, a 1.02% change.

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

Hexagon capital partners is Walmart’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 50.08% of its assets in 2.3M Walmart shares, valued at 225.04M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Walmart shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Walmart shares, with 1.75% of its total shares outstanding invested in 140.16M Walmart shares.

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