Who owns Linde?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 85.6% of Linde's shares, through 2,390 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. (8.1%), Vanguard Capital Management LLC (6.5%), State Street Corp (4.4%).
- 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.
- 85.6%
- Institutional holders
- 2,390
- The 10 largest hold
- 37.3%
- 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%.
- 99.7%
- 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. | 37,301,875 | 8.06% | 19.36B USD | +429,603 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 30,208,556 | 6.53% | 15.68B USD | -24,514 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 20,344,181 | 4.38% | 10.56B USD | +719,052 |
| 4 | Capital Research Global Investors | 17,430,716 | 3.77% | 9.05B USD | +1,378,782 |
| 5 | Invesco Ltd. | 15,321,341 | 3.31% | 7.95B USD | +5,595,835 |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 12,466,679 | 2.70% | 6.47B USD | +177,397 |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 11,943,013 | 2.58% | 6.20B USD | +110,773 |
| 8 | Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 11,832,240 | 2.56% | 6.14B USD | +1,985,729 |
| 9 | FMR LLC | 8,316,540 | 1.80% | 4.32B USD | -680,788 |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 7,376,780 | 1.59% | 3.83B USD | +18,687 |
| 11 | Norges Bank | 6,640,227 | 1.44% | 3.45B USD | New position |
| 12 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6,541,968 | 1.41% | 3.34B USD | +286,500 |
| 13 | Freemont Capital Pte Ltd | 5,083,319 | 1.10% | 2.64B USD | 0 |
| 14 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 4,922,872 | 1.06% | 3.25B USD | +165,186 |
| 15 | Wellington Management Group LLP | 4,815,253 | 1.04% | 2.50B USD | -337,270 |
| 16 | Bank Of New York Mellon Corp | 4,732,213 | 1.02% | 2.46B USD | -368,318 |
| 17 | Franklin Templeton Inc | 4,636,455 | 1.00% | 2.41B USD | +199,129 |
| 18 | Capital International Investors | 4,433,510 | 0.96% | 2.30B USD | -1,008,137 |
| 19 | Northern Trust Corp | 4,400,214 | 0.95% | 2.28B USD | -71,505 |
| 20 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 4,079,179 | 0.88% | 2.12B USD | +213,908 |
| 21 | Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | 4,079,179 | 0.88% | 2.12B USD | New position |
| 22 | Nuveen, LLC | 4,013,421 | 0.87% | 2.08B USD | -63,941 |
| 23 | Wells Fargo & Company | 3,827,860 | 0.83% | 1.99B USD | +43,403 |
| 24 | Bank Of America Corp | 3,819,718 | 0.83% | 1.98B USD | +420,924 |
| 25 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 3,803,102 | 0.82% | 1.97B USD | +99,685 |
All institutions last quarter
- Bought or added
- 1,442 · 215 new
- Sold or cut
- 934 · 148 sold out
- Net shares bought
- +14.81M · 7.68B USD
- Institutional ownership
- 82.4% → 85.6%
Biggest buyers last quarter
- Norges BankNew position
- Invesco Ltd.+5,595,835
- Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.New position
- Price T Rowe Associates Inc+1,985,729
- Lone Pine Capital LLCNew position
Biggest sellers last quarter
- UBS AM-3,406,404
- Sg Americas Securities, LLC-1,090,271
- Capital International Investors-1,008,137
- Nordea Investment Management Ab-802,718
- FMR LLC-680,788
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 Linde's shareholders
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
