West Pharmaceutical Services Ownership | Who Owns West Pharmaceutical Services?


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West Pharmaceutical Services Ownership Summary


West Pharmaceutical Services is owned by 96.75% institutional investors, 0.64% insiders, and 2.61% 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 Services96.75%0.64%2.61%
SectorHealthcare Stocks 35.56%12.08%52.36%
IndustryMedical Instruments & Supplies Stocks39.33%13.82%46.85%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group9.54M13.19%$2.62B
Blackrock7.58M10.31%$2.50B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de6.84M9.46%$1.71B
State street3.29M4.56%$825.55M
Artisan partners limited partnership2.66M3.68%$666.17M
Bank of new york mellon2.47M3.41%$618.04M
T. rowe price investment management2.34M3.24%$586.60M
Generation investment management llp2.24M3.10%$562.43M
Geode capital management1.91M2.65%$477.53M
Morgan stanley1.46M2.02%$365.50M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Alpine peaks capital, lp29.88K7.55%$7.49M
Seilern investment management138.23K6.25%$49.62M
Generation investment management llp2.24M5.04%$562.43M
Longview partners (guernsey)1.32M4.67%$329.69M
Mccollum christoferson group64.18K3.89%$13.26M
Ami asset management146.76K3.03%$52.69M
North growth management62.00K2.88%$22.43M
Iron triangle partners lp70.00K2.61%$18.36M
Grace & white inc /ny43.53K2.47%$15.63M
William allan13.35K2.34%$4.79M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
T. rowe price investment management2.34M0.40%1.17M
Fmr1.25M0.02%1.14M
Norges bank988.74K0.03%988.74K
Jpmorgan chase1.04M0.02%768.46K
Generation investment management llp2.24M5.04%682.11K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Franklin resources11.66K0.00%-876.60K
Brown advisory1.34M0.55%-602.73K
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/---577.42K
Steadfast capital management lp---429.91K
Two sigma advisers, lp---296.50K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank988.74K0.03%988.74K$272.04M
Capital research global investors604.01K0.02%604.01K$151.39M
Vanguard fiduciary trust405.10K0.03%405.10K$101.54M
Stonehage fleming financial services254.82K2.32%254.82K$63.87M
Vanguard global advisers157.74K0.02%157.74K$39.54M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Sound income strategies-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 %
Mar 31, 2026753-8.06%69,950,4660.70%961.05%354-6.60%265-9.25%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF2.31M3.19%1.67K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor2.24M3.19%-49.39K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.24M3.18%-49.39K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust2.06M2.87%15.53K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor1.83M2.60%-48.95K
Vanguard Morn Mid Cap Index Instl1.53M2.18%-31.56K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional1.53M2.17%-31.56K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF955.83K1.36%-2.21K
Fidelity Contrafund941.60K1.34%485.20K
Vanguard Morn Growth Index Investor939.60K1.34%-48.69K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Apr 27, 2026Favorite Annette F Sr. VP & Chief HR OfficerSell$859.75K
Apr 27, 2026Winters Chad VP, Chief Accounting OfficerSell$269.40K
Oct 29, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$69.84K
Oct 29, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$148.37K
Aug 19, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$158.70K

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 96.75%, followed by 0.64% insiders and 2.61% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in West Pharmaceutical Services's industry, Medical Instruments & Supplies Stocks, is 39.33%, 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 (6.84M shares, 9.46%). Together, they hold 32.96% 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 7.55% of its assets in 29.88K West Pharmaceutical Services shares, valued at 7.49M$.

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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