AutoNation, Inc. (AN) Ownership
AN ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 102.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 1.43% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 33.1M
- Float
- 32.6M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 13.42% 3.0M shares short
- Days to cover
- 4.66 short interest up 32.1% vs prior month
- Institutions 102.51%
- Insiders 1.43%
AN top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 7.14% | 2.4M | $381.9M | −80,853 (−3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Brave Warrior Advisors LLC | 4.61% | 1.5M | $246.5M | −23,604 (−1.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 4.56% | 1.5M | $243.7M | +27,874 (+1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.27% | 1.4M | $228.3M | −45,365 (−3.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.12% | 1.4M | $220.4M | −41,143 (−2.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 3.51% | 1.2M | $187.9M | +337,941 (+41.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Amvescap Plc. | 3.01% | 995K | $160.9M | +239,908 (+31.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | State Street Corp | 2.63% | 869K | $140.5M | −17,565 (−2.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 2.18% | 722K | $116.8M | −168,612 (−18.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.57% | 518K | $83.9M | +31,629 (+6.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | LSV Asset Management | 1.46% | 481K | $77.9M | −16,350 (−3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.45% | 481K | $77.8M | −19,248 (−3.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | FMR Inc | 1.40% | 462K | $74.7M | +73,845 (+19.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.36% | 449K | $72.6M | −9,744 (−2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Lyrical Asset Management LP | 1.09% | 360K | $58.3M | −15,353 (−4.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1.03% | 341K | $55.1M | −3,766 (−1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al | 0.96% | 317K | $51.3M | −300 (−0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | NORGES BANK | 0.93% | 308K | $49.8M | −27,925 (−8.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | D. E. Shaw & Co LP | 0.93% | 307K | $49.6M | +103,606 (+51.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership | 0.89% | 293K | $47.3M | −90,975 (−23.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 6 holders added 815K shares and 14 cut 561K.
AN top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.06% | 1.0M | $163.5M | −1,201 (−0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 2.78% | 919K | $148.6M | −324 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Small Cap Index | 2.21% | 732K | $118.3M | +1,430 (+0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index | 1.41% | 464K | $75.1M | +355 (+0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | DFA US Targeted Value I | 0.83% | 273K | $44.2M | +35,165 (+14.8%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB | 0.79% | 260K | $42.0M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | Invesco Main Street Small Cap R6 | 0.72% | 238K | $38.6M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF | 0.71% | 234K | $37.8M | +61 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Fidelity Series Value Discovery | 0.62% | 204K | $33.0M | +66,061 (+47.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk | 0.61% | 202K | $32.7M | +60,766 (+43.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 11 | State Street® SPDR® S&P MIDCAP 400® ETF | 0.56% | 184K | $29.7M | −2,067 (−1.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | DFA US Small Cap I | 0.51% | 168K | $27.1M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | FullerThaler Behavioral Sm-Cp Eq R6 | 0.42% | 137K | $22.2M | +5,600 (+4.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | State Street SPDR Port S&P 400 Md CpETF | 0.41% | 136K | $22.0M | −192 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Invesco Main Street Mid Cap Y | 0.41% | 136K | $22.0M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™ | 0.41% | 136K | $21.9M | +90 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF | 0.40% | 133K | $21.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Fidelity Extended Market Index | 0.37% | 122K | $19.8M | −1,174 (−0.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap I | 0.37% | 121K | $19.6M | −4,948 (−3.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | 0.34% | 113K | $18.3M | — | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
AN insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-26 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $183.43 | 39,194 | $7.2M |
| 2024-08-23 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $182.06 | 500 | $91,030 |
| 2024-07-31 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $193.45 | 53,562 | $10.4M |
| 2024-07-15 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $176.21 | 100,000 | $17.6M |
| 2024-07-12 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $172.29 | 23,703 | $4.1M |
| 2024-04-29 | David B Edelson | Sell | $168.00 | 10,000 | $1.7M |
| 2024-03-20 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $161.26 | 100,000 | $16.1M |
| 2024-03-04 | Kimberly Dees | Sell | $152.28 | 3,133 | $477,093 |
| 2024-03-01 | Lisa Lutoff-Perlo | Sell | $149.67 | 3,671 | $549,439 |
| 2024-02-14 | Jacqueline A Travisano | Sell | $146.98 | 3,671 | $539,564 |
| 2024-02-12 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $154.56 | 10,804 | $1.7M |
| 2024-01-22 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $143.12 | 380,497 | $54.5M |
| 2024-01-10 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $142.58 | 77,284 | $11.0M |
| 2023-12-22 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $151.75 | 25,405 | $3.9M |
| 2023-08-21 | George Lawrence Mikan III | Sell | $159.59 | 16,771 | $2.7M |
| 2023-08-11 | C Coleman Edmunds | Sell | $160.35 | 4,500 | $721,575 |
| 2023-07-31 | Joseph T Lower | Sell | $157.96 | 10,000 | $1.6M |
| 2023-07-25 | Joseph T Lower | Sell | $150.61 | 10,000 | $1.5M |
| 2023-07-13 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $178.92 | 80,000 | $14.3M |
| 2023-07-11 | Edward S Lampert | Sell | $177.60 | 11,500 | $2.0M |
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.
AN shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns AN
Institutional investors own 102.5% of AutoNation's shares and insiders 1.43%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 7.14% of the shares (2.4M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 6 added shares and 14 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 13.42% of the float, or 4.66 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 68.1% since 2014.
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AN ownership FAQ
Who owns the most AutoNation stock?
The largest shareholders of AutoNation are BlackRock Inc (7.14%), Brave Warrior Advisors LLC (4.61%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (4.56%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.27%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.12%).
What percentage of AutoNation is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 102.5% of AutoNation's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.43%.
Which funds own AutoNation?
The largest fund holders of AutoNation are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.06%), iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (2.78%), Vanguard Small Cap Index (2.21%), Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index (1.41%), DFA US Targeted Value I (0.83%).
What is AutoNation's short interest?
3.0M shares of AutoNation were sold short, 13.42% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 4.66 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling AutoNation?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in AutoNation (since July 11, 2023), 0 were purchases and 20 were sales.
How many shares of AutoNation are outstanding?
AutoNation has 33.1M shares outstanding, of which 32.6M are in the public float.