Aon plc (AON) Ownership

NYSE: AONTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

AON ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
93.0%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
1.01%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
212.1M
Float
209.3M
shares available to trade
Short interest
2.01%
4.2M shares short
Days to cover
1.86
short interest up 11.7% vs prior month
  • Institutions 92.96%
  • Insiders 1.01%
  • Other investors 6.03%

AON top institutional holders

20 largest
Aon plc top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1BlackRock Inc7.41%15.7M$4.60B−432,078 (−2.7%)June 30, 2026
2Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.41%13.6M$3.98B+21,709 (+0.2%)June 30, 2026
3JPMorgan Chase & Co5.74%12.2M$3.56B+6.5M (+115.8%)June 30, 2026
4Capital World Investors5.52%11.7M$3.43B+233,862 (+2.0%)June 30, 2026
5State Street Corp4.44%9.4M$2.75B+196,266 (+2.1%)June 30, 2026
6Dodge & Cox4.05%8.6M$2.51B+477,049 (+5.9%)June 30, 2026
7Massachusetts Financial Services Company3.59%7.6M$2.23B−742,700 (−8.9%)June 30, 2026
8Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC3.40%7.2M$2.11B+2.6M (+58.0%)June 30, 2026
9Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2.93%6.2M$1.82B−160,158 (−2.5%)June 30, 2026
10Geode Capital Management, LLC2.44%5.2M$1.52B−63,756 (−1.2%)June 30, 2026
11Bank of New York Mellon Corp1.50%3.2M$933.6M−129,880 (−3.9%)June 30, 2026
12T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.1.48%3.1M$917.6M+1.9M (+144.9%)June 30, 2026
13NORGES BANK1.32%2.8M$818.2M−479,088 (−14.6%)June 30, 2026
14Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co.,Ltd1.30%2.8M$805.7M+237,276 (+9.4%)June 30, 2026
15Independent Franchise Partners LLP1.25%2.6M$774.4M+58,941 (+2.3%)June 30, 2026
16Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership1.23%2.6M$764.9M+1.8M (+227.9%)June 30, 2026
17DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank Frankfurt am Main1.06%2.3M$659.9M−692,642 (−23.5%)June 30, 2026
18Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc0.99%2.1M$611.4M+134,741 (+6.9%)June 30, 2026
19Northern Trust Corp0.96%2.0M$597.0M−41,571 (−2.0%)June 30, 2026
20AQR Capital Management LLC0.90%1.9M$557.5M+926,045 (+94.5%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 12 holders added 15.1M shares and 8 cut 2.7M.

AON top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Aon plc top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest3.04%6.4M$1.89B−12,900 (−0.2%)August 31, 2026
2Vanguard 500 Index Investor2.63%5.6M$1.63B−102,795 (−1.8%)September 30, 2026
3Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl2.14%4.5M$1.33B+2.3M (+107.0%)September 30, 2026
4Dodge & Cox Stock I1.74%3.7M$1.08B—June 30, 2026
5American Funds American Balanced A1.57%3.3M$975.6M—September 30, 2026
6iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.33%2.8M$826.9M−4,551 (−0.2%)September 30, 2026
7Fidelity 500 Index1.31%2.8M$811.1M+10,656 (+0.4%)August 31, 2026
8State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF1.22%2.6M$760.0M—September 30, 2026
9Dodge & Cox International Stock I1.20%2.6M$746.9M+303,800 (+13.5%)June 30, 2026
10Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor0.95%2.0M$591.2M+80,350 (+4.1%)September 30, 2026
11MFS Value A0.93%2.0M$574.6M−152,120 (−7.2%)August 31, 2026
12Putnam Large Cap Value A0.85%1.8M$528.8M—August 31, 2026
13American Funds Washington Mutual A0.82%1.7M$510.6M—September 30, 2026
14State Street®FinSelSectSPDR®ETF0.68%1.4M$419.9M−9,075 (−0.6%)September 30, 2026
15Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF0.62%1.3M$387.5M+667,623 (+101.7%)September 30, 2026
16MS INVF Global Brands A0.57%1.2M$355.9M−33,086 (−2.6%)August 31, 2026
17Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF0.57%1.2M$351.1M−8,853 (−0.7%)September 30, 2026
18Vanguard Institutional Index I0.53%1.1M$328.2M−19,667 (−1.7%)September 30, 2026
19JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF0.51%1.1M$318.0M+680 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
20American Funds EUPAC A0.48%1.0M$299.5M—September 30, 2026

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

AON insider transactions

latest 2
Aon plc insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-02-17Darren ZeidelSell$325.795,040$1.6M
2026-02-10Lester B KnightBuy$319.244,000$1.3M

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.

AON shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns AON

Institutional investors own 93.0% of Aon's shares and insiders 1.01%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 7.41% of the shares (15.7M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 12 added shares and 8 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.01% of the float, or 1.86 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 26.2% since 2014.

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AON ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Aon stock?

The largest shareholders of Aon are BlackRock Inc (7.41%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.41%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (5.74%), Capital World Investors (5.52%), State Street Corp (4.44%).

What percentage of Aon is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 93.0% of Aon's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.01%.

Which funds own Aon?

The largest fund holders of Aon are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.04%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl (2.14%), Dodge & Cox Stock I (1.74%), American Funds American Balanced A (1.57%).

What is Aon's short interest?

4.2M shares of Aon were sold short, 2.01% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.86 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Aon?

Of the latest 2 reported insider transactions in Aon (since February 10, 2026), 1 were purchases and 1 were sales.

How many shares of Aon are outstanding?

Aon has 212.1M shares outstanding, of which 209.3M are in the public float.

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