Williams-Sonoma Ownership | Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

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Williams-Sonoma Ownership Summary

Williams-Sonoma is owned by 92.76% institutional investors, 1.22% insiders, and 6.01% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.93% 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	92.76%	1.22%	6.01%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	60.16%	14.23%	25.61%
Industry	Specialty Retail Stocks	50.78%	11.25%	37.97%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	7.66M	11.93%	$2.16B
Vanguard group	12.83M	10.24%	$2.38B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	12.10M	9.83%	$1.98B
Aristotle capital management	9.15M	7.43%	$1.49B
Blackhill capital	7.73M	6.28%	$1.26B
Fmr	5.77M	4.61%	$1.07B
State street	2.55M	3.97%	$720.55M
Leonard green & partners	3.22M	2.62%	$526.71M
Invesco	2.86M	2.28%	$529.80M
Geode capital management	2.67M	2.13%	$498.78M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Blackhill capital	7.73M	72.78%	$1.26B
Leonard green & partners	3.22M	15.64%	$526.71M
Reik	211.94K	8.64%	$34.62M
Mcrae capital management	157.42K	5.71%	$29.15M
Thomas story & son	78.79K	5.66%	$15.40M
Winmill	111.99K	5.09%	$18.30M
Tabor asset management, lp	38.58K	4.30%	$6.30M
Kettle hill capital management	111.90K	4.23%	$18.28M
Kensington investment counsel	51.27K	3.96%	$9.49M
Hs management partners	132.42K	3.36%	$25.88M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	1.57M	0.04%	1.57M
D. e. shaw	1.55M	0.21%	1.20M
Blackrock	7.66M	0.05%	886.78K
Caisse de depot et placement du quebec	805.39K	0.28%	590.26K
Voya investment management	861.24K	0.17%	558.31K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	5.77M	0.06%	-3.01M
Jane street group	-	-	-1.05M
Capital research global investors	-	-	-700.05K
Pacer advisors	25.93K	0.01%	-457.27K
Marshall wace, llp	-	-	-442.79K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.57M	0.04%	1.57M	$290.12M
Clark capital management group	395.67K	0.45%	395.67K	$64.64M
Alyeska investment group	356.69K	0.21%	356.69K	$58.27M
Glenmede investment management, lp	257.38K	0.21%	257.38K	$42.05M
Scopus asset management	199.40K	0.55%	199.40K	$32.58M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Creative financial designs inc /adv	-1.00
Stephens consulting	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Peak6 investments	-2.00
Kohmann bosshard financial services	-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Sep 30, 2024	847	0.83%	120,619,221	93.47%	94	0.99%	757	98.17%	49	-84.34%
Jun 30, 2024	832	-0.83%	62,305,462	1.51%	97	1.06%	379	-4.77%	308	4.41%

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	3.87M	3.14%	-92.55K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	3.04M	2.47%	-445.83K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	2.99M	2.43%	-19.08K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	1.92M	1.56%	3.89K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.92M	1.56%	5.33K
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	1.62M	1.33%	-
Fidelity 500 Index	1.56M	1.28%	667.00
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	1.53M	1.24%	1.53M

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Sep 24, 2025	Yearout Karalyn	EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	Sell	$695.76K
Sep 18, 2025	Howie Jeffrey	EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Sell	$227.25K
Sep 18, 2025	Howie Jeffrey	EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Sell	$63.33K
Sep 18, 2025	Howie Jeffrey	EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Sell	$26.48K
Sep 18, 2025	Howie Jeffrey	EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Sell	$309.89K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q3	-	27
2025 Q2	-	21
2025 Q1	-	19
2024 Q4	-	7
2024 Q3	-	10

WSM Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

Williams-Sonoma shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 92.76%, followed by 1.22% insiders and 6.02% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Williams-Sonoma's industry, Specialty Retail Stocks , is 50.78%, which Williams-Sonoma exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Williams-Sonoma?

Williams-Sonoma’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (7.66M shares, 11.93%), Vanguard group (12.83M shares, 10.24%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (12.1M shares, 9.83%). Together, they hold 31.99% 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 72.78% of its assets in 7.73M Williams-Sonoma shares, valued at 1.26B$.

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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