Who owns Western Digital?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 94.3% of Western Digital's shares, through 1,961 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. (9.6%), FMR LLC (7.5%), 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.
- 94.3%
- Institutional holders
- 1,961
- The 10 largest hold
- 51.3%
- 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%.
- 99.4%
- 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. | 32,953,613 | 9.55% | 21.05B USD | -2,815,609 |
| 2 | FMR LLC | 25,983,645 | 7.53% | 16.60B USD | -5,639,773 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 22,510,811 | 6.52% | 14.38B USD | +475,950 |
| 4 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 17,007,789 | 4.93% | 11.09B USD | -504,359 |
| 5 | Capital World Investors | 16,598,211 | 4.81% | 10.60B USD | +4,718,173 |
| 6 | State Street Corp | 16,276,615 | 4.72% | 10.40B USD | +810,849 |
| 7 | Invesco Ltd. | 14,435,741 | 4.18% | 9.22B USD | +7,320,184 |
| 8 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 13,109,474 | 3.80% | 8.37B USD | -4,063,179 |
| 9 | Jane Street Group, LLC | 9,570,100 | 2.77% | 6.11B USD | +2,760,700 |
| 10 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 8,411,628 | 2.44% | 5.35B USD | -1,065,573 |
| 11 | Morgan Stanley | 8,148,144 | 2.36% | 5.20B USD | +209,038 |
| 12 | Bank Of America Corp | 6,489,630 | 1.88% | 4.15B USD | -1,999,982 |
| 13 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 6,260,000 | 1.81% | 4.00B USD | +1,748,500 |
| 14 | Citadel Advisors LLC | 5,777,700 | 1.67% | 3.69B USD | +2,219,500 |
| 15 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 5,178,993 | 1.50% | 3.31B USD | -227,890 |
| 16 | UBS AM | 4,744,377 | 1.38% | 3.03B USD | +1,841,629 |
| 17 | Norges Bank | 4,629,232 | 1.34% | 2.96B USD | New position |
| 18 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 4,459,200 | 1.29% | 2.85B USD | +454,900 |
| 19 | Wells Fargo & Company | 4,005,500 | 1.16% | 2.56B USD | -200 |
| 20 | Nuveen, LLC | 3,819,103 | 1.11% | 2.44B USD | +859,858 |
| 21 | Northern Trust Corp | 3,663,369 | 1.06% | 2.34B USD | +56,806 |
| 22 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 3,386,190 | 0.98% | 2.16B USD | -2,376,343 |
| 23 | Aqr Capital Management LLC | 2,940,948 | 0.85% | 1.88B USD | -518,617 |
| 24 | Bank Of New York Mellon Corp | 2,916,885 | 0.85% | 1.86B USD | +408,133 |
| 25 | Capital Research Global Investors | 2,816,570 | 0.82% | 1.80B USD | -493,055 |
All institutions last quarter
- Bought or added
- 1,675 · 538 new
- Sold or cut
- 714 · 102 sold out
- Net shares bought
- -3.94M · 2.52B USD
- Institutional ownership
- 95.4% → 94.3%
Biggest buyers last quarter
- Invesco Ltd.+7,320,184
- Capital World Investors+4,718,173
- Norges BankNew position
- Jane Street Group, LLC+2,760,700
- Citadel Advisors LLC+2,219,500
Biggest sellers last quarter
- FMR LLC-5,639,773
- Wcm Investment Management, LLC-4,929,689
- Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC-4,063,179
- UBS Group AG-2,923,969
- BlackRock, Inc.-2,815,609
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 Western Digital's shareholders
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
