Accenture plc (ACN) Ownership

NYSE: ACNTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

ACN ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
82.6%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
0.04%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
611.9M
Float
595.0M
shares available to trade
Short interest
3.60%
19.7M shares short
Days to cover
3.80
short interest down 22.4% vs prior month
  • Institutions 82.58%
  • Insiders 0.04%
  • Other investors 17.39%

ACN top institutional holders

20 largest
Accenture plc top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1BlackRock Inc10.16%62.2M$14.28B+5.0M (+8.8%)June 30, 2026
2Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.55%40.1M$9.21B+110,318 (+0.3%)June 30, 2026
3State Street Corp5.03%30.8M$7.07B+2.0M (+6.8%)June 30, 2026
4Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc3.53%21.6M$4.96B+2.1M (+10.6%)June 30, 2026
5Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC3.26%19.9M$4.58B+382,977 (+2.0%)June 30, 2026
6Geode Capital Management, LLC2.57%15.7M$3.61B+176,053 (+1.1%)June 30, 2026
7Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts1.99%12.2M$2.80B+748,345 (+6.6%)June 30, 2026
8JPMorgan Chase & Co1.55%9.5M$2.18B−1.1M (−10.1%)June 30, 2026
9Franklin Templeton Inc1.28%7.8M$1.80B+849,941 (+12.2%)June 30, 2026
10Northern Trust Corp1.18%7.2M$1.66B−148,126 (−2.0%)June 30, 2026
11NORGES BANK1.18%7.2M$1.65B−798,569 (−10.0%)June 30, 2026
12The Goldman Sachs Group Inc1.16%7.1M$1.63B+1.1M (+18.8%)June 30, 2026
13Capital Research Global Investors0.89%5.5M$1.26B−262,981 (−4.6%)June 30, 2026
14First Trust Advisors L.P.0.86%5.2M$1.20B+1.8M (+50.4%)June 30, 2026
15Legal & General Group PLC0.85%5.2M$1.19B−216,218 (−4.0%)June 30, 2026
16Pzena Investment Management, LLC0.84%5.1M$1.18B+2.7M (+113.8%)June 30, 2026
17Victory Capital Management Inc.0.84%5.1M$1.18B+990,859 (+24.0%)June 30, 2026
18Amundi0.75%4.6M$1.05B+2.8M (+156.4%)June 30, 2026
19Amvescap Plc.0.72%4.4M$1.01B+412,257 (+10.4%)June 30, 2026
20Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.70%4.3M$977.6M+355,487 (+9.1%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 15 holders added 21.5M shares and 5 cut 2.5M.

ACN top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Accenture plc top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest3.19%19.5M$4.48B−39,020 (−0.2%)August 31, 2026
2Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™2.78%17.0M$3.91B+47,104 (+0.3%)September 30, 2026
3Vanguard 500 Index Investor2.63%16.1M$3.69B−239,879 (−1.5%)September 30, 2026
4iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.33%8.2M$1.87B−13,135 (−0.2%)September 30, 2026
5Fidelity 500 Index1.30%8.0M$1.83B+30,612 (+0.4%)August 31, 2026
6State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF1.23%7.5M$1.72B—September 30, 2026
7Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor0.95%5.8M$1.34B−41,104 (−0.7%)September 30, 2026
8State Street®TechSelSectSPDR®ETF0.72%4.4M$1.01B+2,720 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
9Vanguard Information Technology ETF0.71%4.4M$1.00B+10,045 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
10State Street® SPDR® S&P® Dividend ETF0.57%3.5M$799.7M—September 30, 2026
11Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF0.57%3.5M$795.2M−13,129 (−0.4%)September 30, 2026
12Vanguard Institutional Index I0.53%3.2M$743.4M−45,544 (−1.4%)September 30, 2026
13Putnam Large Cap Value A0.52%3.2M$730.7M—August 31, 2026
14Fidelity Global Technology A-Dis-EUR0.49%3.0M$687.5M−900 (−0.0%)August 31, 2026
15American Funds American Mutual A0.41%2.5M$579.5M+294,614 (+13.2%)September 30, 2026
16Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF0.41%2.5M$573.4M+6,763 (+0.3%)September 30, 2026
17First Trust Rising Dividend Achiev ETF0.38%2.4M$540.1M+4,059 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
18VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF0.37%2.3M$519.4M+1,590 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
19Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF0.35%2.1M$486.4M−380 (−0.0%)September 30, 2026
20iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF0.34%2.1M$479.2M+376 (+0.0%)September 30, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

ACN insider transactions

latest 20
Accenture plc insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-03-30Ro KhannaBuy$197.43——
2026-03-23Ro KhannaBuy$199.95——
2026-03-16Kevin HernSell$199.20——
2026-03-13Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Buy$196.41——
2026-02-24Ro KhannaSell$196.54——
2026-02-17Ro KhannaSell$219.72——
2026-02-10Julie Spellman SweetSell$241.236,057$1.5M
2026-02-10Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Sell$241.02——
2026-02-04John F WalshSell$242.0414$3,389
2026-01-29Ro KhannaSell$261.01——
2026-01-27John F WalshSell$276.383,986$1.1M
2026-01-26Catherine Kiernan HoganSell$280.93660$185,414
2026-01-26Melissa A BurgumSell$281.013,588$1.0M
2026-01-23Joel UnruchSell$281.701,026$289,024
2026-01-22Ro KhannaSell$285.40——
2026-01-14Manish SharmaSell$288.132,731$786,883
2026-01-14Julie Spellman SweetSell$288.301,694$488,380
2026-01-14Mauro MacchiSell$280.00500$140,000
2026-01-07Mauro MacchiSell$280.00500$140,000
2026-01-06Joel UnruchSell$275.001,332$366,300

Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.

ACN shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns ACN

Institutional investors own 82.6% of Accenture's shares and insiders 0.04%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 10.16% of the shares (62.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 15 added shares and 5 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 3.60% of the float, or 3.80 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 8.2% since 2014.

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ACN ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Accenture stock?

The largest shareholders of Accenture are BlackRock Inc (10.16%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.55%), State Street Corp (5.03%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc (3.53%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (3.26%).

What percentage of Accenture is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 82.6% of Accenture's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.04%.

Which funds own Accenture?

The largest fund holders of Accenture are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.19%), Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™ (2.78%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.30%).

What is Accenture's short interest?

19.7M shares of Accenture were sold short, 3.60% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.80 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Accenture?

Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Accenture (since January 6, 2026), 3 were purchases and 17 were sales.

How many shares of Accenture are outstanding?

Accenture has 611.9M shares outstanding, of which 595.0M are in the public float.

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