Woodward Ownership | Who Owns Woodward?

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Woodward Ownership Summary

Woodward is owned by 19.60% institutional investors, 0.25% insiders, and 80.14% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.55% of WWD shares. VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A is the top mutual fund, with 4.02% of its assets in Woodward shares.

WWD Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Woodward	19.60%	0.25%	80.14%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	49.61%	15.69%	34.70%
Industry	Defense Stocks	54.23%	11.75%	34.02%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	6.31M	10.55%	$2.26B
Blackrock	5.98M	9.89%	$1.04B
Vanguard group	5.55M	9.28%	$1.68B
Eagle capital management	2.46M	4.12%	$882.04M
State street	2.32M	3.88%	$831.80M
Fmr	2.21M	3.69%	$789.45M
Newport trust	2.01M	3.35%	$718.40M
Geode capital management	1.65M	2.76%	$590.93M
Artisan partners limited partnership	1.41M	2.36%	$504.43M
Earnest partners	1.29M	2.16%	$462.16M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Naya capital management uk	677.42K	20.53%	$242.46M
Fact capital, lp	37.69K	8.97%	$13.49M
Untitled investments lp	51.73K	6.89%	$18.51M
Night owl capital management	125.23K	5.22%	$44.82M
Forest avenue capital management lp	222.07K	4.72%	$79.48M
Hawk ridge capital management lp	342.12K	4.45%	$122.45M
Bayberry capital partners lp	40.10K	4.44%	$14.35M
Alpha wave global, lp	96.72K	4.38%	$34.62M
One madison group	100.36K	4.15%	$35.92M
Hudson way capital management	120.96K	4.14%	$43.29M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	831.46K	0.03%	831.46K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	370.26K	0.03%	370.26K
Artisan partners limited partnership	1.41M	0.81%	344.05K
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/	328.12K	0.04%	328.12K
Fmr	2.21M	0.04%	305.68K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Eagle capital management	2.46M	2.96%	-1.85M
Duquesne family office	211.35K	2.24%	-379.57K
Naya capital management uk	677.42K	20.53%	-305.45K
Farallon capital management	621.97K	0.64%	-292.70K
Citadel advisors	191.93K	0.01%	-291.61K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	831.46K	0.03%	831.46K	$251.37M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	370.26K	0.03%	370.26K	$132.52M
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/	328.12K	0.04%	328.12K	$117.44M
Westfield capital management co lp	272.19K	0.41%	272.19K	$97.42M
Ilex capital partners (uk) llp	167.79K	1.48%	167.79K	$60.05M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Wealthtrak capital management	-1.00
Private wealth asset management	-1.00
Cbiz investment advisory services	-1.00
Greenline partners	-2.00
Tfo-tdc	-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	415	-36.54%	11,728,840	-77.84%	19	0.25%	207	-35.71%	121	-45.00%
Dec 31, 2025	450	-22.68%	33,028,129	-38.39%	55	0.68%	211	-24.37%	147	-21.39%
Sep 30, 2025	407	-25.73%	32,635,474	-36.48%	54	0.73%	188	-29.85%	131	-22.49%
Jun 30, 2025	555	12.80%	53,282,595	1.18%	89	1.14%	274	33.66%	170	-5.56%
Mar 31, 2025	493	0.20%	52,750,242	0.72%	88	1.13%	206	-17.93%	181	33.09%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A	2.40M	4.02%	-1.41K
Capital Group AMCAP Composite	2.40M	4.02%	-1.41K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	2.01M	3.38%	-1.01K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.90M	3.18%	4.56K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.89M	3.18%	-42.79K
Capital Group Core Equity Composite	1.64M	2.76%	-276.01K
American Funds IS® Growth-Income 1	1.64M	2.76%	-276.01K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.37M	2.31%	-2.93K
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv	770.55K	1.29%	36.00
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF	685.32K	1.15%	3.85K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jun 04, 2026	Korte Daniel G.	-	Sell	$1.93M
Jun 04, 2026	Korte Daniel G.	-	Sell	$904.56K
Jun 04, 2026	Korte Daniel G.	-	Sell	$1.30M
Jun 04, 2026	Korte Daniel G.	-	Sell	$1.09M
May 20, 2026	Bem Karrie M.	EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec	Sell	$65.67K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	4
2026 Q1	-	55
2025 Q4	-	9
2025 Q3	-	9
2025 Q2	-	55

WWD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Woodward?

Woodward shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 19.60%, followed by 0.25% insiders and 80.15% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Woodward's industry, Defense Stocks, is 54.23%, which Woodward falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Woodward?

Woodward’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.31M shares, 10.55%), Blackrock (5.98M shares, 9.89%), and Vanguard group (5.55M shares, 9.28%). Together, they hold 29.73% of Woodward’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Woodward?

Yes, BlackRock owns 9.89% of Woodward, totaling 5.98M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.04B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -77.111K shares, a -1.27% change.

Who is Woodward’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Naya capital management uk is Woodward’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 20.53% of its assets in 677.42K Woodward shares, valued at 242.46M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Woodward shares?

VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A is the top mutual fund holder of Woodward shares, with 4.02% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.4M Woodward shares.

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