West Pharmaceutical Services Ownership | Who Owns West Pharmaceutical Services?


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West Pharmaceutical Services Ownership Summary


West Pharmaceutical Services is owned by 46.72% institutional investors, 0.60% insiders, and 52.68% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.19% of WST shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.19% of its assets in West Pharmaceutical Services shares.

WST Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWest Pharmaceutical Services46.72%0.60%52.68%
SectorHealthcare Stocks 231.98%10.74%-142.72%
IndustryMedical Instruments & Supplies Stocks31.73%13.63%54.64%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group9.54M13.19%$2.62B
Blackrock7.58M10.31%$2.50B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de6.60M9.13%$1.82B
State street3.21M4.44%$841.53M
Artisan partners limited partnership2.77M3.83%$726.90M
Bank of new york mellon2.66M3.68%$732.43M
Brown advisory2.50M3.46%$655.33M
Geode capital management1.87M2.59%$512.25M
Generation investment management llp1.56M2.16%$429.73M
Morgan stanley1.53M2.12%$421.48M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Alpine peaks capital, lp26.83K6.11%$7.04M
Seilern investment management278.23K5.94%$76.55M
Mccollum christoferson group41.09K3.27%$11.30M
Generation investment management llp1.56M2.98%$429.73M
Iron triangle partners lp70.00K2.61%$18.36M
Ami asset management159.04K2.48%$43.76M
Durable capital partners lp1.17M2.28%$307.60M
Findlay park partners llp802.11K2.21%$210.42M
Steadfast capital management lp471.42K2.16%$123.67M
Grace & white inc /ny43.53K2.14%$11.98M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank988.74K0.03%988.74K
Generation investment management llp1.56M2.98%585.86K
Artisan partners limited partnership2.77M1.03%503.60K
Steadfast capital management lp471.42K2.16%471.42K
D. e. shaw425.92K0.10%418.00K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/---577.42K
Brown advisory2.50M0.85%-523.20K
Two sigma investments, lp101.20K0.04%-482.86K
Capital research global investors---390.68K
Two sigma advisers, lp---296.50K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank988.74K0.03%988.74K$272.04M
Steadfast capital management lp471.42K2.16%471.42K$123.67M
Longview partners (guernsey)352.14K0.97%352.14K$92.38M
Moore capital management, lp95.00K0.34%95.00K$24.92M
Rakuten investment management94.07K0.00%94.07K$904.94K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Cape investment advisory-1.00
Atticus wealth management-1.00
Bok financial private wealth-1.00
Financial gravity asset management-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2025497-35.37%33,780,305-51.17%460.51%216-44.90%178-27.05%
Sep 30, 2025471-35.66%38,068,350-43.28%520.61%238-34.97%140-45.95%
Jun 30, 20257371.66%69,870,1901.62%961.07%3742.75%255-1.54%
Mar 31, 202520-97.36%3,254,232-95.33%40.05%11-97.20%4-98.45%
Dec 31, 2024455-39.17%42,387,784-37.44%580.67%236-33.71%156-40.91%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF2.31M3.19%1.67K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.27M3.15%4.85K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust2.06M2.87%15.53K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor1.83M2.55%11.25K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional1.56M2.16%-8.01K
Vanguard Growth Index Investor1.00M1.39%6.23K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF916.37K1.27%147.57K
Fidelity 500 Index909.82K1.26%1.70K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF901.61K1.25%-13.33K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust877.48K1.21%-4.64K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Oct 29, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$148.37K
Oct 29, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$69.84K
Aug 19, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$158.70K
Aug 19, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$150.00K
May 10, 2024Hofmann Thomas W-Sell$225.77K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q4--
2026 Q3--
2026 Q2--
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1--

WST Ownership FAQ


Who Owns West Pharmaceutical Services?

West Pharmaceutical Services shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 46.72%, followed by 0.60% insiders and 52.68% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in West Pharmaceutical Services's industry, Medical Instruments & Supplies Stocks, is 31.73%, which West Pharmaceutical Services exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of West Pharmaceutical Services?

West Pharmaceutical Services’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (9.54M shares, 13.19%), Blackrock (7.58M shares, 10.31%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.6M shares, 9.13%). Together, they hold 32.63% of West Pharmaceutical Services’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own West Pharmaceutical Services?

Yes, BlackRock owns 10.31% of West Pharmaceutical Services, totaling 7.58M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.06% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.5B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 16.23K shares, a 0.21% change.

Who is West Pharmaceutical Services’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Alpine peaks capital, lp is West Pharmaceutical Services’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 6.11% of its assets in 26.83K West Pharmaceutical Services shares, valued at 7.04M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of West Pharmaceutical Services shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of West Pharmaceutical Services shares, with 3.19% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.31M West Pharmaceutical Services shares.

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