Apple Inc. (AAPL) Ownership
AAPL ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 66.3% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 1.65% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 14.59B
- Float
- 14.57B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 0.83% 120.8M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.82 short interest down 6.2% vs prior month
- Institutions 66.35%
- Insiders 1.65%
- Other investors 32.00%
AAPL top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 7.97% | 1.16B | $399.44B | +18.3M (+1.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.57% | 959.1M | $329.42B | +5.3M (+0.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 4.21% | 615.1M | $211.27B | +12.8M (+2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.54% | 371.3M | $127.54B | +2.7M (+0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.29% | 334.1M | $114.76B | +2.7M (+0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | FMR Inc | 2.23% | 325.3M | $111.74B | +17.9M (+5.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.66% | 242.6M | $83.33B | −1.9M (−0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.57% | 228.8M | $78.57B | −2.9M (−1.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 1.56% | 227.9M | $78.28B | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | NORGES BANK | 1.31% | 190.7M | $65.51B | −1.5M (−0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.29% | 188.0M | $64.56B | +3.5M (+1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 1.09% | 159.8M | $54.89B | −40.6M (−20.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.08% | 157.8M | $54.19B | −1.5M (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Bank of America Corp | 0.88% | 127.8M | $43.90B | +7.1M (+5.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.77% | 111.7M | $38.38B | +5.2M (+4.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Legal & General Group PLC | 0.72% | 105.2M | $36.14B | −2.9M (−2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 0.71% | 104.0M | $35.72B | −1.5M (−1.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.69% | 101.4M | $34.82B | −970,672 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.61% | 88.4M | $30.36B | −3.7M (−4.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 0.57% | 83.5M | $28.67B | −720,509 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 9 holders added 75.4M shares and 10 cut 58.2M.
AAPL top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.20% | 466.8M | $160.32B | −909,480 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 383.3M | $131.65B | −6.9M (−1.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 194.5M | $66.79B | −313,057 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.31% | 190.7M | $65.48B | +732,252 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 179.1M | $61.50B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor | 1.01% | 147.2M | $50.57B | −4.4M (−2.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Invesco QQQ Trust | 0.76% | 110.4M | $37.92B | −180,048 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | 0.58% | 85.2M | $29.28B | +196,217 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 77.2M | $26.51B | −1.3M (−1.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | State Street®TechSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.36% | 52.0M | $17.86B | +32,000 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.26% | 38.4M | $13.18B | −25,818 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc | 0.24% | 34.8M | $11.96B | +8,020 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Schwab® S&P 500 Index | 0.22% | 32.7M | $11.25B | −165,500 (−0.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Fidelity Blue Chip Growth | 0.20% | 29.7M | $10.20B | +64,300 (+0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 0.20% | 29.4M | $10.09B | −20,174 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Fidelity Total Market Index | 0.19% | 28.0M | $9.63B | +90,826 (+0.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk | 0.17% | 24.8M | $8.51B | −551,823 (−2.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | iShares Core MSCI World ETF USD Acc | 0.17% | 24.5M | $8.42B | +15,920 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | 0.17% | 24.3M | $8.35B | +56,616 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | American Funds Washington Mutual A | 0.16% | 23.9M | $8.21B | +305,383 (+1.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
AAPL shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns AAPL
Institutional investors own 66.3% of Apple's shares and insiders 1.65%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 7.97% of the shares (1.16B), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 9 added shares and 10 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 0.83% of the float, or 2.82 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 37.1% since 2014.
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AAPL ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Apple stock?
The largest shareholders of Apple are BlackRock Inc (7.97%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.57%), State Street Corp (4.21%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (2.54%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (2.29%).
What percentage of Apple is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 66.3% of Apple's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.65%.
Which funds own Apple?
The largest fund holders of Apple are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.20%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.31%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.23%).
What is Apple's short interest?
120.8M shares of Apple were sold short, 0.83% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.82 days to cover.
How many shares of Apple are outstanding?
Apple has 14.59B shares outstanding, of which 14.57B are in the public float.