Bank of America Corporation (BAC) Ownership
BAC ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 71.9% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 7.10% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 6.99B
- Float
- 6.90B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.23% 85.7M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.32 short interest up 4.1% vs prior month
- Institutions 71.91%
- Insiders 7.10%
- Other investors 20.99%
BAC top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 7.80% | 545.7M | $27.96B | +6.4M (+1.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 6.91% | 483.4M | $24.76B | −30.2M (−5.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.03% | 421.8M | $21.61B | +12.1M (+3.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | State Street Corp | 4.29% | 299.8M | $15.36B | +4.9M (+1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | FMR Inc | 2.71% | 189.2M | $9.69B | −9.3M (−4.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.46% | 172.3M | $8.83B | +8.9M (+5.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.25% | 157.6M | $8.07B | −317,938 (−0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.88% | 131.6M | $6.74B | −688,632 (−0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Capital World Investors | 1.66% | 115.8M | $5.93B | −28.4M (−19.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.64% | 114.6M | $5.87B | +5.9M (+5.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 1.25% | 87.5M | $4.48B | −12.1M (−12.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | NORGES BANK | 1.20% | 83.8M | $4.29B | −3.0M (−3.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Franklin Templeton Inc | 1.03% | 72.2M | $3.70B | −821,847 (−1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.89% | 62.5M | $3.20B | −663,414 (−1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 0.85% | 59.2M | $3.03B | +1.9M (+3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Amvescap Plc. | 0.83% | 58.3M | $2.99B | −2.6M (−4.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.82% | 57.0M | $2.92B | +265,433 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.81% | 56.9M | $2.92B | −2.7M (−4.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 3 | 0.69% | 48.2M | $2.47B | +1.4M (+2.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Sanders Capital, LLC | 0.66% | 46.3M | $2.37B | +1.2M (+2.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 9 holders added 42.9M shares and 11 cut 90.8M.
BAC top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.90% | 203.0M | $10.40B | −398,751 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.48% | 173.4M | $8.88B | +2.1M (+1.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.24% | 86.7M | $4.44B | −139,490 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.21% | 84.8M | $4.34B | +325,474 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.14% | 79.8M | $4.09B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | American Funds Washington Mutual A | 0.92% | 64.0M | $3.28B | +1.7M (+2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.87% | 61.0M | $3.13B | +204,396 (+0.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | State Street®FinSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.63% | 44.0M | $2.26B | −279,268 (−0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.53% | 37.0M | $1.89B | +17,864 (+0.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.50% | 34.9M | $1.79B | −336,764 (−1.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 11 | Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk | 0.47% | 33.0M | $1.69B | +73,366 (+0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.38% | 26.8M | $1.37B | +192,496 (+0.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | Vanguard Equity-Income Inv | 0.36% | 25.1M | $1.28B | −1.9M (−7.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | American Funds American Balanced A | 0.34% | 23.6M | $1.21B | +3.0M (+14.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Putnam Large Cap Value A | 0.27% | 18.6M | $952.1M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Columbia Dividend Income Inst | 0.26% | 18.2M | $934.8M | −34,265 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.24% | 17.1M | $876.1M | −11,492 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Vanguard Windsor II Inv | 0.23% | 15.8M | $808.0M | +6.8M (+75.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc | 0.22% | 15.5M | $794.6M | +3,580 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | JPMorgan Equity Income I | 0.22% | 15.3M | $784.9M | −325,308 (−2.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
BAC insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $47.20 | — | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Bernard A Mensah | Sell | $46.94 | 94,000 | $4.4M |
| 2026-03-10 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $48.51 | — | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Thomas M Scrivener | Sell | $49.82 | 50,000 | $2.5M |
| 2026-03-04 | James P Demare | Sell | $50.00 | 83,832 | $4.2M |
| 2026-02-05 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $54.97 | — | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $51.75 | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $52.42 | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $52.42 | — | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Julie Johnson | Sell | $54.23 | — | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Julie Johnson | Sell | $52.92 | — | — |
| 2025-10-31 | Lisa C. McClain | Sell | $53.55 | — | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Lisa C. McClain | Sell | $52.98 | — | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Lisa C. McClain | Buy | $52.98 | — | — |
| 2025-10-27 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $52.98 | — | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $50.22 | — | — |
| 2025-09-23 | Val T. Hoyle | Sell | $51.68 | — | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $51.36 | — | — |
| 2025-09-10 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $50.17 | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $49.69 | — | — |
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.
BAC shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns BAC
Institutional investors own 71.9% of Bank of America's shares and insiders 7.10%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 7.80% of the shares (545.7M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 9 added shares and 11 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 1.23% of the float, or 2.32 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 33.1% since 2014.
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BAC ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Bank of America stock?
The largest shareholders of Bank of America are BlackRock Inc (7.80%), Berkshire Hathaway Inc (6.91%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.03%), State Street Corp (4.29%), FMR Inc (2.71%).
What percentage of Bank of America is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 71.9% of Bank of America's shares outstanding; insiders hold 7.10%.
Which funds own Bank of America?
The largest fund holders of Bank of America are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.90%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.48%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.24%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.21%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.14%).
What is Bank of America's short interest?
85.7M shares of Bank of America were sold short, 1.23% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.32 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Bank of America?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Bank of America (since September 5, 2025), 6 were purchases and 14 were sales.
How many shares of Bank of America are outstanding?
Bank of America has 6.99B shares outstanding, of which 6.90B are in the public float.