Williams-Sonoma Ownership | Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

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Williams-Sonoma Ownership Summary

Williams-Sonoma is owned by 90.30% institutional investors, 1.14% insiders, and 8.56% 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	90.30%	1.14%	8.56%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	252.88%	15.76%	-168.64%
Industry	Specialty Retail Stocks	32.68%	12.74%	54.57%

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	11.59M	9.55%	$2.11B
Aristotle capital management	11.14M	9.17%	$2.03B
Blackhill capital	7.68M	6.33%	$1.40B
State street	5.79M	4.77%	$1.06B
Fmr	4.15M	3.42%	$757.57M
Geode capital management	3.78M	3.11%	$693.95M
First trust advisors lp	2.66M	2.19%	$485.83M
Invesco	1.78M	1.47%	$324.76M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Blackhill capital	7.68M	72.12%	$1.40B
Reik	206.22K	10.37%	$37.60M
Leonard green & partners	1.00M	6.59%	$182.33M
Thomas story & son	77.22K	6.36%	$18.00M
Winmill	111.99K	5.89%	$20.42M
Mcrae capital management	109.27K	5.01%	$25.47M
Alpenglobal capital	41.61K	4.83%	$7.59M
Aristotle capital management	11.14M	4.25%	$2.03B
Kensington investment counsel	51.27K	3.96%	$9.49M
Hs management partners	53.09K	3.39%	$9.68M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Aristotle capital management	11.14M	4.25%	2.01M
Norges bank	1.77M	0.03%	1.77M
Blackrock	7.66M	0.05%	886.78K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	673.40K	0.03%	673.40K
Victory capital management	1.61M	0.19%	491.64K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital research global investors	-	-	-700.05K
Wellington management group llp	12.06K	0.00%	-607.74K
D. e. shaw	801.84K	0.09%	-599.41K
Nuveen	632.74K	0.03%	-490.61K
Amundi	522.46K	0.03%	-469.72K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.77M	0.03%	1.77M	$316.92M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	673.40K	0.03%	673.40K	$122.78M
Vanguard global advisers	261.06K	0.03%	261.06K	$47.60M
Vanguard asset management	204.10K	0.03%	204.10K	$37.21M
Axa investment managers	136.14K	0.07%	136.14K	$26.61M

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 %
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%
Mar 31, 2025	13	-98.59%	4,073,789	-96.51%	3	0.04%	4	-98.96%	3	-99.20%

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 Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	3.74M	3.18%	-61.48K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	3.06M	2.60%	-65.89K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	2.70M	2.29%	-46.81K
First Trust Rising Dividend Achiev ETF	2.22M	1.89%	1.10K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.92M	1.56%	5.33K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	1.71M	1.46%	-55.56K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.62M	1.38%	5.10K
Fidelity 500 Index	1.53M	1.30%	-2.13K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jul 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$3.75M
Jul 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$219.10K
Jul 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$1.15M
Jul 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$1.88M
Jul 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$749.07K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	5
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 90.30%, followed by 1.14% insiders and 8.56% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Williams-Sonoma's industry, Specialty Retail Stocks , is 32.68%, 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 (11.59M shares, 9.55%). Together, they hold 33.97% 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 72.12% of its assets in 7.68M Williams-Sonoma shares, valued at 1.4B$.

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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