Williams-Sonoma Ownership | Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

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Williams-Sonoma Ownership Summary

Williams-Sonoma is owned by 45.14% institutional investors, 1.10% insiders, and 53.75% 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	45.14%	1.10%	53.75%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	33.14%	14.17%	52.68%
Industry	Specialty Retail Stocks	23.75%	12.36%	63.89%

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	11.87M	9.77%	$2.12B
Aristotle capital management	9.14M	7.48%	$1.79B
Blackhill capital	7.70M	6.31%	$1.51B
State street	6.14M	5.03%	$1.20B
Fmr	3.94M	3.22%	$769.57M
Geode capital management	3.50M	2.88%	$622.36M
First trust advisors lp	2.27M	1.86%	$443.57M
Ubs asset management americas	1.92M	1.58%	$342.80M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Blackhill capital	7.70M	74.52%	$1.51B
Reik	206.44K	10.14%	$36.87M
Leonard green & partners	1.00M	7.44%	$195.45M
Winmill	111.99K	5.31%	$21.89M
Thomas story & son	77.87K	5.17%	$13.91M
Mcrae capital management	126.88K	4.63%	$22.66M
Kensington investment counsel	51.27K	3.96%	$9.49M
Aristotle capital management	9.14M	3.45%	$1.79B
Tabor asset management, lp	28.58K	3.37%	$5.59M
Rodgers brothers	139.77K	3.37%	$27.32M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	3.94M	0.04%	2.04M
Norges bank	1.77M	0.03%	1.77M
Boston partners	1.30M	0.26%	1.30M
D. e. shaw	1.55M	0.21%	1.20M
Blackrock	7.66M	0.05%	886.78K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Leonard green & partners	1.00M	7.44%	-2.22M
Jpmorgan chase	480.74K	0.01%	-740.39K
Capital research global investors	-	-	-700.05K
Amundi	522.46K	0.03%	-469.72K
Vanguard group	15.17M	0.04%	-433.13K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.77M	0.03%	1.77M	$316.92M
Boston partners	1.30M	0.26%	1.30M	$254.78M
Axa investment managers	136.14K	0.07%	136.14K	$26.61M
Candlestick capital management lp	50.00K	0.39%	50.00K	$14.12M
Sienna gestion	47.65K	0.59%	47.65K	$8.49M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Total investment management	-1.00
New millennium group	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Creative financial designs inc /adv	-1.00
Palisade asset management	-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Dec 31, 2024	554	-35.36%	52,721,086	-56.47%	42	0.47%	228	-70.27%	235	379.59%

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	3.76M	3.15%	8.25K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	3.10M	2.60%	19.54K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	2.70M	2.27%	-343.00
First Trust Rising Dividend Achiev ETF	2.02M	1.69%	3.17K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.92M	1.56%	5.33K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	1.74M	1.45%	-11.44K
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	1.66M	1.39%	598.04K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.55M	1.30%	1.55M

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jan 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$2.43M
Jan 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$2.03M
Jan 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$1.59M
Jan 15, 2026	ALBER LAURA	PRESIDENT & CEO	Sell	$1.20M
Jan 14, 2026	Yearout Karalyn	EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	Sell	$157.36K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	5
2025 Q4	-	6
2025 Q3	-	27
2025 Q2	-	21
2025 Q1	-	19

WSM Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

Williams-Sonoma shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 45.14%, followed by 1.10% insiders and 53.76% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Williams-Sonoma's industry, Specialty Retail Stocks , is 23.75%, 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 (11.87M shares, 9.77%). Together, they hold 34.20% 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 74.52% of its assets in 7.7M Williams-Sonoma shares, valued at 1.51B$.

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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