Williams-Sonoma Ownership | Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

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Williams-Sonoma Ownership Summary

Williams-Sonoma is owned by 96.01% institutional investors, 1.12% insiders, and 2.88% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.49% of WSM shares. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.34% of its assets in Williams-Sonoma shares.

WSM Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Williams-Sonoma	96.01%	1.12%	2.88%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	206.34%	16.22%	-122.56%
Industry	Specialty Retail Stocks	53.72%	13.98%	32.31%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	15.17M	12.49%	$2.71B
Blackrock	7.66M	11.93%	$2.16B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	11.39M	9.62%	$2.66B
Aristotle capital management	11.06M	9.34%	$2.58B
Vanguard capital management	7.69M	6.50%	$1.79B
Blackhill capital	7.68M	6.49%	$1.79B
State street	5.91M	4.99%	$1.38B
Geode capital management	3.82M	3.22%	$897.29M
First trust advisors lp	2.79M	2.36%	$650.48M
Norges bank	1.76M	1.48%	$409.58M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Blackhill capital	7.68M	74.32%	$1.79B
Leonard green & partners	1.00M	24.23%	$233.10M
Reik	205.53K	12.48%	$47.91M
Thomas story & son	77.22K	6.36%	$18.00M
Alpenglobal capital	41.53K	6.21%	$9.68M
Winmill	111.00K	5.73%	$25.87M
Aristotle capital management	11.06M	5.41%	$2.58B
Mcrae capital management	109.27K	5.01%	$25.47M
Hs management partners	46.35K	3.71%	$10.80M
Rodgers brothers	139.65K	3.16%	$32.55M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	1.76M	0.04%	1.76M
Blackrock	7.66M	0.05%	886.78K
Nuveen	1.48M	0.08%	848.27K
Sixth street partners management company	779.78K	0.02%	779.78K
Ubs group	1.14M	0.03%	395.20K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	1.62M	0.02%	-2.54M
Capital research global investors	-	-	-700.05K
Vanguard group	15.17M	0.04%	-433.13K
Pacer advisors	14.54K	0.01%	-355.27K
Renaissance	419.90K	0.13%	-260.60K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.76M	0.04%	1.76M	$409.58M
Sixth street partners management company	779.78K	0.02%	779.78K	$181.77M
Axa investment managers	136.14K	0.07%	136.14K	$26.61M
Imc-chicago	86.13K	0.00%	86.13K	$20.08B
Candlestick capital management lp	50.00K	0.39%	50.00K	$14.12M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Creative financial designs inc /adv	-1.00
Total investment management	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
New millennium group	-1.00
First pacific financial	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	1,023	7.01%	113,656,719	1.74%	96	1.08%	485	17.43%	364	-3.19%
Mar 31, 2026	934	-3.61%	109,660,308	-3.24%	90	1.04%	404	-6.91%	368	1.66%
Dec 31, 2025	623	-35.57%	54,821,000	-51.20%	45	0.53%	278	-35.05%	232	-36.96%
Sep 30, 2025	607	-35.01%	55,071,494	-49.66%	45	0.57%	258	-46.69%	238	-22.98%
Jun 30, 2025	936	0.43%	114,199,702	0.85%	92	1.10%	486	18.83%	308	-17.87%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	4.11M	3.34%	3.08K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	4.01M	3.25%	-72.32K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	3.75M	3.18%	10.97K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	3.74M	3.18%	-61.48K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	3.74M	3.18%	-61.48K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	3.09M	2.63%	32.05K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	2.71M	2.30%	5.64K
First Trust Rising Dividend Achiev ETF	2.26M	1.92%	368.00
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.92M	1.56%	5.33K
Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index	1.72M	1.46%	5.00K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Aug 07, 2026	Yearout Karalyn	EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	Sell	$128.62K
Aug 04, 2026	Yearout Karalyn	EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	Sell	$250.00K
Jul 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$219.10K
Jul 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$1.88M
Jul 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$1.15M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	6
2026 Q2	-	17
2026 Q1	-	15
2025 Q4	-	6
2025 Q3	-	27

WSM Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

Williams-Sonoma shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 96.01%, followed by 1.12% insiders and 2.87% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Williams-Sonoma's industry, Specialty Retail Stocks , is 53.72%, which Williams-Sonoma exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Williams-Sonoma?

Williams-Sonoma’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (15.17M shares, 12.49%), Blackrock (7.66M shares, 11.93%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (11.39M shares, 9.62%). Together, they hold 34.05% of Williams-Sonoma’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Williams-Sonoma?

Yes, BlackRock owns 11.93% of Williams-Sonoma, totaling 7.66M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.05% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.16B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 886.78K shares, a 13.09% change.

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

Blackhill capital is Williams-Sonoma’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 74.32% of its assets in 7.68M Williams-Sonoma shares, valued at 1.79B$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Williams-Sonoma shares?

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Williams-Sonoma shares, with 3.34% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.11M Williams-Sonoma shares.

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