Woodward Ownership | Who Owns Woodward?

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Woodward Ownership Summary

Woodward is owned by 90.60% institutional investors, 0.25% insiders, and 9.15% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.75% 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	90.60%	0.25%	9.15%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	67.86%	16.45%	15.69%
Industry	Defense Stocks	68.52%	12.74%	18.74%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	7.02M	11.75%	$2.98B
Blackrock	5.98M	9.89%	$1.04B
Vanguard group	5.55M	9.28%	$1.68B
Fmr	2.81M	4.70%	$1.19B
Vanguard capital management	2.69M	4.50%	$1.14B
State street	2.34M	3.92%	$996.51M
Newport trust	1.90M	3.19%	$810.15M
Invesco	1.44M	2.42%	$614.69M
Artisan partners limited partnership	1.37M	2.29%	$582.20M
Geode capital management	1.26M	2.12%	$537.52M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Fact capital, lp	37.54K	8.98%	$15.97M
Hudson way capital management	192.76K	7.31%	$82.01M
Varenne capital partners	86.63K	6.10%	$36.83M
Rivermont capital management lp	101.03K	6.10%	$42.98M
Forest avenue capital management lp	332.04K	5.93%	$141.26M
Night owl capital management	127.38K	5.69%	$54.19M
Bayberry capital partners lp	38.70K	5.67%	$16.46M
Untitled investments lp	34.09K	5.64%	$14.50M
One madison group	120.00K	4.91%	$51.05M
Hawk ridge capital management lp	323.63K	4.42%	$137.68M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
T. rowe price investment management	1.22M	0.34%	1.22M
Norges bank	818.68K	0.03%	818.68K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	7.02M	0.04%	700.94K
Winslow capital management	690.17K	1.01%	690.17K
Fmr	2.81M	0.05%	602.11K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Eagle capital management	35.55K	0.05%	-2.43M
Naya capital management uk	-	-	-677.42K
Geode capital management	1.26M	0.03%	-387.59K
Toroso investments	6.33K	0.00%	-295.14K
Farallon capital management	621.97K	0.64%	-292.70K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
T. rowe price investment management	1.22M	0.34%	1.22M	$520.32M
Norges bank	818.68K	0.03%	818.68K	$348.30M
Winslow capital management	690.17K	1.01%	690.17K	$293.63M
Sixth street partners management company	461.70K	0.03%	461.70K	$196.42M
Stockbridge partners	270.67K	2.42%	270.67K	$115.16M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	772	1.98%	54,108,417	3.96%	90	1.19%	382	-6.37%	259	13.60%
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%

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	2.05M	3.47%	63.00
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	1.90M	3.21%	5.43K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	1.89M	3.20%	-6.73K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.89M	3.18%	-42.79K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.89M	3.17%	-6.73K
American Funds IS® Growth-Income 1	1.64M	2.76%	-276.01K
Capital Group Core Equity Composite	1.64M	2.76%	-276.01K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.37M	2.32%	3.19K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jul 31, 2026	McLevige Shawn M	EVP and President, Aerospace	Sell	$767.16K
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
Jun 04, 2026	Korte Daniel G.	-	Sell	$1.93M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	1
2026 Q2	-	8
2026 Q1	-	55
2025 Q4	-	9
2025 Q3	-	9

WWD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Woodward?

Woodward shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 90.60%, followed by 0.25% insiders and 9.15% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Woodward's industry, Defense Stocks, is 68.52%, which Woodward exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Woodward?

Woodward’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (7.02M shares, 11.75%), Blackrock (5.98M shares, 9.89%), and Vanguard group (5.55M shares, 9.28%). Together, they hold 30.92% 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?

Fact capital, lp is Woodward’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.98% of its assets in 37.54K Woodward shares, valued at 15.97M$.

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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