Who owns Caterpillar?What is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
Institutions own 72.5% of Caterpillar's shares, through 4,207 funds, banks and other managers that report their holdings to the SEC; individual investors and others hold the rest. The largest on 30 June 2026 were BlackRock, Inc. (8.3%), State Street Corp (7.4%), Vanguard Capital Management LLC (6.5%).
- Institutions ownWhat is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
- 72.5%
- Institutional holders
- 4,207
- The 10 largest hold
- 37.2%
- Free floatWhat is free float? Free float is the part of a company's shares that anyone can buy and sell: all its shares minus those held by insiders, founders and owners of over 5%.
- 99.8%
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
Who owns the shares
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
The largest shareholders
| # | Holder | Shares | Of the company | Value | Change last quarter (shares) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 37,991,505 | 8.25% | 40.46B USD | +822,072 |
| 2 | State Street Corp | 34,392,316 | 7.42% | 36.62B USD | -488,288 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 30,077,764 | 6.53% | 32.03B USD | -156,689 |
| 4 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 14,509,304 | 3.15% | 15.45B USD | -55,422 |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 12,026,244 | 2.61% | 12.81B USD | +320,354 |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 11,175,493 | 2.43% | 11.92B USD | +48,010 |
| 7 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 9,942,521 | 2.16% | 10.59B USD | +166,569 |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley | 7,504,426 | 1.63% | 7.99B USD | +4,764 |
| 9 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 7,325,731 | 1.59% | 7.57B USD | +4,385,152 |
| 10 | Gates Foundation Trust | 6,353,614 | 1.38% | 6.77B USD | 0 |
| 11 | Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 6,171,628 | 1.34% | 6.57B USD | +589,610 |
| 12 | FMR LLC | 5,781,969 | 1.26% | 6.16B USD | +1,957,676 |
| 13 | Northern Trust Corp | 5,664,155 | 1.23% | 6.03B USD | -14,640 |
| 14 | Bank Of America Corp | 5,463,565 | 1.19% | 5.82B USD | -214,013 |
| 15 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3,570,493 | 0.78% | 3.80B USD | +359,522 |
| 16 | Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | 3,322,782 | 0.72% | 3.53B USD | New position |
| 17 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,322,782 | 0.72% | 3.53B USD | -31,221 |
| 18 | Invesco Ltd. | 3,284,093 | 0.71% | 3.50B USD | -565,507 |
| 19 | UBS AM | 3,153,638 | 0.69% | 3.36B USD | -113,895 |
| 20 | Capital World Investors | 3,060,432 | 0.66% | 3.26B USD | -483,508 |
| 21 | Bank Of New York Mellon Corp | 2,998,131 | 0.65% | 3.19B USD | -450,038 |
| 22 | Jane Street Group, LLC | 2,821,000 | 0.61% | 3.00B USD | +1,247,700 |
| 23 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2,742,185 | 0.60% | 2.92B USD | -3,888 |
| 24 | Citadel Advisors LLC | 2,731,300 | 0.59% | 2.91B USD | +1,135,200 |
| 25 | Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 2,645,238 | 0.57% | 2.82B USD | +18,517 |
All institutions last quarter
- Bought or added
- 2,361 · 455 new
- Sold or cut
- 1,765 · 148 sold out
- Net shares bought
- +2.47M · 2.63B USD
- Institutional ownership
- 71.5% → 72.5%
Biggest buyers last quarter
- JPMorgan Chase & Co+4,385,152
- Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.New position
- FMR LLC+1,957,676
- Jane Street Group, LLC+1,247,700
- Barclays PLC+1,244,000
Biggest sellers last quarter
- Capital International Investors-2,008,509
- Capital Research Global Investors-1,002,120
- Barclays PLC-830,562
- Invesco Ltd.-565,507
- State Street Corp-488,288
From the holders' 13F filings with the SEC for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026, filed up to 45 days after it; the buyers and sellers are among the 100 largest holders.
Common questions about Caterpillar's shareholders
Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings
