AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) Ownership
AZO ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 98.6% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.25% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 16.2M
- Float
- 16.1M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 3.68% 530K shares short
- Days to cover
- 1.29 short interest up 21.8% vs prior month
- Institutions 98.59%
- Insiders 0.25%
- Other investors 1.17%
AZO top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 7.75% | 1.3M | $3.91B | +110,269 (+9.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | BlackRock Inc | 7.62% | 1.2M | $3.85B | −11,724 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.67% | 1.1M | $3.37B | +1,752 (+0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.73% | 765K | $2.39B | +219,628 (+40.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 4.44% | 719K | $2.24B | +15,799 (+2.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Curated Wealth Partners LLC | 3.73% | 604K | $1.88B | +603,598 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.58% | 417K | $1.30B | +1,899 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 2.48% | 401K | $1.25B | +9,857 (+2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 2.46% | 398K | $1.24B | −48,098 (−10.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Royal Bank of Canada | 1.92% | 311K | $970.4M | −14,496 (−4.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | NORGES BANK | 1.75% | 283K | $884.7M | +6,565 (+2.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | First Manhattan Co. LLC | 1.62% | 262K | $818.0M | +326 (+0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | FMR Inc | 1.52% | 246K | $766.7M | −40,018 (−14.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | StonePine Asset Management Inc. | 1.51% | 244K | $762.2M | −12,585 (−4.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Fiera Capital Corporation | 1.37% | 222K | $693.8M | −38,728 (−14.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership | 1.25% | 202K | $631.5M | +82,577 (+68.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank Frankfurt am Main | 1.25% | 202K | $629.8M | +2,564 (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Parnassus Investments LLC | 1.12% | 181K | $566.1M | −14,241 (−7.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | AllianceBernstein L.P. | 1.11% | 180K | $560.4M | −14,000 (−7.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co.,Ltd | 1.11% | 179K | $559.4M | +1,555 (+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, 12 holders added 1.1M shares and 8 cut 194K.
AZO top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.24% | 524K | $1.63B | −1,084 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.71% | 438K | $1.37B | +4,732 (+1.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 2.20% | 356K | $1.11B | −191 (−0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.34% | 217K | $677.6M | −333 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.32% | 214K | $667.5M | +821 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.24% | 200K | $624.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor | 1.18% | 191K | $597.4M | −345 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Parnassus Core Equity Investor | 0.94% | 152K | $475.8M | −1,299 (−0.8%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | T. Rowe Price Value | 0.83% | 134K | $418.4M | +6,662 (+5.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Growth ETF | 0.78% | 127K | $395.0M | +573 (+0.5%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 11 | JPMorgan US Equity L | 0.70% | 113K | $353.7M | −1,463 (−1.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | 20UGS Pinestone Global Equity A USD acc | 0.62% | 101K | $315.1M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | State Street® CnsmrDiscSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.60% | 97K | $302.1M | −975 (−1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | JHancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap I | 0.55% | 89K | $277.1M | −1,188 (−1.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.54% | 88K | $274.7M | −926 (−1.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | UniGlobal Vorsorge | 0.52% | 84K | $263.6M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | MS INVF Global Brands A | 0.51% | 83K | $259.7M | −6,038 (−6.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Inst | 0.51% | 83K | $259.6M | +10,800 (+14.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 0.45% | 72K | $224.9M | +40 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.42% | 67K | $209.9M | −95 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
AZO insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Earl G Graves Jr | Sell | $3,478.72 | 50 | $173,936 |
| 2026-03-30 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $3,346.44 | — | — |
| 2026-03-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $3,355.75 | — | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Markwayne Mullin | Sell | $3,664.80 | — | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $3,781.94 | — | — |
| 2026-01-30 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $3,703.04 | — | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $3,702.82 | — | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Richard Craig Smith | Sell | $3,700.00 | 5,910 | $21.9M |
| 2026-01-16 | Richard Craig Smith | Sell | $3,500.00 | 3,190 | $11.2M |
| 2026-01-13 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $3,508.49 | — | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $3,250.20 | — | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Earl G Graves Jr | Sell | $3,295.00 | 250 | $823,750 |
| 2026-01-02 | George R Mrkonic Jr | Sell | $3,341.99 | 97 | $324,173 |
| 2025-12-24 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $3,459.81 | — | — |
| 2025-12-22 | Michael A George | Buy | $3,398.13 | 145 | $492,729 |
| 2025-12-18 | Brian Hannasch | Buy | $3,393.09 | 147 | $498,784 |
| 2025-12-10 | Jamere Jackson | Buy | $3,413.50 | 55 | $187,742 |
| 2025-11-18 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $3,823.08 | — | — |
| 2025-10-27 | K. Michelle Borninkhof | Sell | $3,775.00 | 300 | $1.1M |
| 2025-10-17 | Philip B Daniele | Sell | $4,020.88 | 2,533 | $10.2M |
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.
AZO shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns AZO
Institutional investors own 98.6% of AutoZone's shares and insiders 0.25%. The largest holder is JPMorgan Chase & Co with 7.75% of the shares (1.3M), 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 3.68% of the float, or 1.29 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 47.8% since 2014.
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AZO ownership FAQ
Who owns the most AutoZone stock?
The largest shareholders of AutoZone are JPMorgan Chase & Co (7.75%), BlackRock Inc (7.62%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.67%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.73%), State Street Corp (4.44%).
What percentage of AutoZone is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 98.6% of AutoZone's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.25%.
Which funds own AutoZone?
The largest fund holders of AutoZone are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.24%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.71%), Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl (2.20%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.34%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.32%).
What is AutoZone's short interest?
530K shares of AutoZone were sold short, 3.68% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.29 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling AutoZone?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in AutoZone (since October 17, 2025), 7 were purchases and 13 were sales.
How many shares of AutoZone are outstanding?
AutoZone has 16.2M shares outstanding, of which 16.1M are in the public float.