Woodward Ownership | Who Owns Woodward?

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Woodward Ownership Summary

Woodward is owned by 55.20% institutional investors, 0.25% insiders, and 44.56% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.09% of WWD shares. Capital Group AMCAP Composite is the top mutual fund, with 4.02% of its assets in Woodward shares.

WWD Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Woodward	55.20%	0.25%	44.56%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	47.66%	12.52%	39.82%
Industry	Defense Stocks	48.36%	10.81%	40.83%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	6.04M	10.09%	$1.83B
Blackrock	5.98M	9.89%	$1.04B
Vanguard group	5.55M	9.28%	$1.68B
Eagle capital management	4.37M	7.36%	$1.10B
State street	2.39M	4.02%	$603.66M
Newport trust	2.00M	3.35%	$605.30M
Fmr	1.79M	3.02%	$453.06M
Geode capital management	1.49M	2.49%	$451.09M
Naya capital management uk	1.38M	2.31%	$347.58M
Earnest partners	1.35M	2.25%	$407.00M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Naya capital management uk	1.38M	29.57%	$347.58M
Fact capital, lp	49.84K	6.55%	$12.60M
Forest avenue capital management lp	250.69K	4.67%	$63.35M
Hawk ridge capital management lp	375.35K	4.52%	$94.85M
Senator investment group lp	474.83K	4.43%	$119.99M
Untitled investments lp	63.91K	4.36%	$16.15M
Tribune investment group lp	25.00K	4.10%	$7.56M
Duquesne family office	633.01K	3.94%	$159.97M
Terril brothers	49.25K	3.90%	$14.89M
Candelo capital management lp	17.30K	3.77%	$4.37M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	831.46K	0.03%	831.46K
Artisan partners limited partnership	730.96K	0.26%	730.96K
Invesco	905.58K	0.04%	497.72K
Two sigma investments, lp	330.51K	0.12%	302.67K
Findlay park partners llp	290.47K	0.77%	290.47K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital research global investors	444.79K	0.02%	-1.44M
Eagle capital management	4.37M	3.52%	-648.48K
Farallon capital management	621.97K	0.64%	-292.70K
Castle hook partners lp	-	-	-234.99K
Cooke & bieler lp	462.83K	1.46%	-225.46K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	831.46K	0.03%	831.46K	$251.37M
Artisan partners limited partnership	730.96K	0.26%	730.96K	$184.72M
Findlay park partners llp	290.47K	0.77%	290.47K	$73.41M
Kinetic partners management, lp	223.80K	2.74%	223.80K	$56.56M
Lord, abbett	218.04K	0.20%	218.04K	$65.92M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Cbiz investment advisory services	-1.00
Wealthtrak capital management	-1.00
Greenline partners	-2.00
Tfo-tdc	-2.00
Hhm wealth advisors	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Dec 31, 2024	287	-35.51%	24,840,398	-51.72%	41	0.58%	144	-21.31%	75	-56.14%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Capital Group AMCAP Composite	2.40M	4.02%	-1.41K
VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A	2.40M	4.02%	-1.41K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	1.94M	3.25%	4.64K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.89M	3.18%	-42.79K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.88M	3.15%	4.06K
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	1.36M	2.27%	-181.00
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF	778.81K	1.31%	-137.60K
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv	753.57K	1.26%	-12.30K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 10, 2026	Blankenship Charles P	Chairman of the Board and CEO	Sell	$130.51K
Mar 09, 2026	Blankenship Charles P	Chairman of the Board and CEO	Sell	$469.86K
Mar 09, 2026	Blankenship Charles P	Chairman of the Board and CEO	Sell	$131.19K
Mar 09, 2026	Blankenship Charles P	Chairman of the Board and CEO	Sell	$436.51K
Mar 10, 2026	Blankenship Charles P	Chairman of the Board and CEO	Sell	$110.90K

Insider Transactions Trends

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

WWD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Woodward?

Woodward shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 55.20%, followed by 0.25% insiders and 44.55% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Woodward's industry, Defense Stocks, is 48.36%, which Woodward exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Woodward?

Woodward’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.04M shares, 10.09%), Blackrock (5.98M shares, 9.89%), and Vanguard group (5.55M shares, 9.28%). Together, they hold 29.26% 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 29.57% of its assets in 1.38M Woodward shares, valued at 347.58M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Woodward shares?

Capital Group AMCAP Composite 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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