American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) Ownership
AEP ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 94.4% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.03% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 544.4M
- Float
- 543.5M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 5.41% 29.5M shares short
- Days to cover
- 7.43 short interest up 15.1% vs prior month
- Institutions 94.44%
- Insiders 0.03%
- Other investors 5.52%
AEP top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 9.37% | 51.0M | $6.49B | +3.2M (+6.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.53% | 35.5M | $4.52B | +391,049 (+1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 5.65% | 30.8M | $3.91B | +495,006 (+1.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.32% | 23.5M | $2.99B | +7.9M (+50.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Amvescap Plc. | 3.59% | 19.5M | $2.48B | +474,577 (+2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 3.49% | 19.0M | $2.41B | +4.5M (+31.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.65% | 14.4M | $1.83B | +181,511 (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 2.55% | 13.9M | $1.76B | +715,613 (+5.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Bank of America Corp | 2.25% | 12.3M | $1.56B | +7.1M (+137.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2.01% | 11.0M | $1.39B | +5.8M (+112.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | GQG Partners LLC | 1.89% | 10.3M | $1.30B | −4.8M (−31.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 1.79% | 9.7M | $1.24B | +658,037 (+7.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | FMR Inc | 1.71% | 9.3M | $1.18B | +3.2M (+53.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Franklin Templeton Inc | 1.68% | 9.1M | $1.16B | +7.7M (+541.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Dodge & Cox | 1.59% | 8.7M | $1.10B | −65,480 (−0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Barclays PLC | 1.26% | 6.8M | $869.2M | −3.5M (−34.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Royal Bank of Canada | 1.10% | 6.0M | $761.7M | −7,116 (−0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Nuveen, LLC | 1.05% | 5.7M | $728.5M | −264,484 (−4.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | AllianceBernstein L.P. | 0.99% | 5.4M | $686.3M | +115,003 (+2.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Legal & General Group PLC | 0.91% | 5.0M | $632.5M | +199,022 (+4.2%) | 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 42.7M shares and 5 cut 8.6M.
AEP top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.17% | 17.3M | $2.20B | −37,581 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 14.3M | $1.82B | −159,908 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 2.14% | 11.7M | $1.48B | +5.8M (+98.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Invesco QQQ Trust | 2.09% | 11.4M | $1.45B | −18,546 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street®UtilSelSectSPDR®ETF | 1.72% | 9.4M | $1.19B | +96,237 (+1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 7.3M | $922.3M | −11,692 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 7.1M | $898.0M | +27,129 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 6.7M | $851.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Dodge & Cox Stock I | 0.97% | 5.3M | $672.4M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.95% | 5.2M | $659.1M | −20,418 (−0.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard Equity-Income Inv | 0.93% | 5.1M | $643.8M | +420,213 (+9.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Putnam Large Cap Value A | 0.89% | 4.9M | $617.1M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | Vanguard Utilities ETF | 0.69% | 3.7M | $475.5M | −9,592 (−0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF | 0.62% | 3.4M | $432.1M | +1.6M (+93.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Inst | 0.61% | 3.3M | $420.1M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.57% | 3.1M | $391.6M | +42 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | 0.54% | 2.9M | $374.9M | +2.9M (0.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 2.9M | $366.2M | −28,005 (−1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Columbia Dividend Income Inst | 0.52% | 2.8M | $358.6M | −5,297 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | 0.46% | 2.5M | $318.2M | +5,796 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
AEP insider transactions
latest 17| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Phillip R Ulrich | Sell | $132.08 | 4,106 | $542,320 |
| 2026-02-26 | David Taylor | Sell | $132.10 | — | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Kelly J Ferneau | Sell | $131.46 | 1,351 | $177,602 |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $119.21 | — | — |
| 2026-01-16 | David Taylor | Buy | $119.96 | — | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Benjamin G S Fowke III | Sell | $115.07 | 5,000 | $575,350 |
| 2025-11-14 | Benjamin G S Fowke III | Sell | $121.58 | 5,000 | $607,900 |
| 2025-11-03 | David Taylor | Sell | $119.92 | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Benjamin G S Fowke III | Sell | $117.52 | 5,000 | $587,600 |
| 2025-10-06 | Rick Larsen | Buy | $115.66 | — | — |
| 2025-10-02 | Kelly J Ferneau | Sell | $112.00 | 1,006 | $112,672 |
| 2025-09-22 | David Taylor | Buy | $107.05 | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Benjamin G S Fowke III | Sell | $108.65 | 5,000 | $543,250 |
| 2025-06-17 | David Matthew Feinberg | Sell | $101.74 | 8,058 | $819,821 |
| 2025-06-10 | David Matthew Feinberg | Sell | $101.49 | 8,058 | $817,806 |
| 2025-06-03 | David Matthew Feinberg | Sell | $102.94 | 8,057 | $829,388 |
| 2025-05-19 | Quinton S Lies | Sell | $102.68 | 10,141 | $1.0M |
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.
AEP shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns AEP
Institutional investors own 94.4% of American Electric Power's shares and insiders 0.03%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 9.37% of the shares (51.0M), 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 5.41% of the float, or 7.43 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 6.2% since 2014.
Related: AEP analyst forecast, AEP key metrics, AEP dividend history. See the AEP stock overview for the latest quote and news.
AEP ownership FAQ
Who owns the most American Electric Power stock?
The largest shareholders of American Electric Power are BlackRock Inc (9.37%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.53%), State Street Corp (5.65%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.32%), Amvescap Plc. (3.59%).
What percentage of American Electric Power is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 94.4% of American Electric Power's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.03%.
Which funds own American Electric Power?
The largest fund holders of American Electric Power are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.17%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl (2.14%), Invesco QQQ Trust (2.09%), State Street®UtilSelSectSPDR®ETF (1.72%).
What is American Electric Power's short interest?
29.5M shares of American Electric Power were sold short, 5.41% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 7.43 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling American Electric Power?
Of the latest 17 reported insider transactions in American Electric Power (since May 19, 2025), 4 were purchases and 13 were sales.
How many shares of American Electric Power are outstanding?
American Electric Power has 544.4M shares outstanding, of which 543.5M are in the public float.
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