Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Ownership
BBY ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 96.9% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 6.52% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 209.7M
- Float
- 196.9M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 8.00% 14.9M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.94 short interest up 0.0% vs prior month
- Institutions 96.88%
- Insiders 6.52%
BBY top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 12.15% | 25.5M | $2.36B | +60,220 (+0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | State Street Corp | 6.67% | 14.0M | $1.30B | +837,702 (+6.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.16% | 12.9M | $1.20B | +142,801 (+1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.40% | 9.2M | $854.0M | −550,744 (−5.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.81% | 8.0M | $739.3M | +289,382 (+3.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3.28% | 6.9M | $636.7M | +705,898 (+11.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Amvescap Plc. | 2.42% | 5.1M | $470.1M | −421,520 (−7.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.31% | 4.8M | $447.9M | −291,591 (−5.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2.11% | 4.4M | $409.4M | +311,667 (+7.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 1.81% | 3.8M | $352.5M | −2.3M (−38.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Schroder Investment Management Group | 1.77% | 3.7M | $343.5M | −438,162 (−10.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.76% | 3.7M | $342.6M | −417,313 (−10.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.63% | 3.4M | $316.2M | +523,641 (+18.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Citadel Advisors Llc | 1.59% | 3.3M | $309.0M | +2.8M (+476.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | NORGES BANK | 1.43% | 3.0M | $278.1M | +391,984 (+15.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.30% | 2.7M | $251.8M | −418,967 (−13.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.10% | 2.3M | $213.5M | +39,368 (+1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 1.10% | 2.3M | $213.2M | −304,370 (−11.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Jane Street Group LLC | 1.05% | 2.2M | $203.8M | +2.1M (+1,540.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | UBS Group AG | 0.94% | 2.0M | $183.2M | −794,470 (−28.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 11 holders added 8.1M shares and 9 cut 6.0M.
BBY top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.03% | 6.4M | $588.8M | −21,330 (−0.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™ | 2.63% | 5.5M | $510.4M | +15,272 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.48% | 5.2M | $482.0M | −3,473 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Small Cap Index | 2.15% | 4.5M | $417.4M | −98,706 (−2.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 1.76% | 3.7M | $342.0M | −1,267 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index | 1.40% | 2.9M | $271.7M | +8,402 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.26% | 2.6M | $244.5M | −4,255 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.21% | 2.5M | $235.6M | +9,762 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.15% | 2.4M | $224.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 1.06% | 2.2M | $206.0M | −4,655 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Fidelity High Dividend ETF | 0.97% | 2.0M | $187.8M | +922 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | 0.91% | 1.9M | $176.1M | +1,772 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | State Street® SPDR® S&P® Dividend ETF | 0.74% | 1.6M | $144.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Federated Hermes Strategic Value Div IS | 0.62% | 1.3M | $120.8M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | State Street® CnsmrDiscSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.56% | 1.2M | $108.8M | −11,739 (−1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | State Street SPDR Port S&P 500 HiDivETF | 0.53% | 1.1M | $103.9M | +1,444 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.50% | 1.0M | $97.1M | +795 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Avantis US Large Cap Value ETF | 0.47% | 993K | $92.0M | +2,912 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | 0.43% | 899K | $83.3M | −161 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | JNL/Goldman Sachs 4 A | 0.40% | 847K | $78.5M | −26,551 (−3.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
BBY insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Jason J Bonfig | Sell | $64.02 | 6,336 | $405,631 |
| 2026-03-23 | Kathleen Scarlett | Sell | $64.02 | 8,049 | $515,297 |
| 2026-03-23 | Mathew Watson | Sell | $64.02 | 3,298 | $211,138 |
| 2026-03-23 | Matthew M Bilunas | Sell | $64.02 | 11,356 | $727,011 |
| 2026-03-23 | Todd G Hartman | Sell | $64.02 | 5,339 | $341,803 |
| 2026-03-23 | Corie S Barry | Sell | $64.02 | 42,869 | $2.7M |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $62.65 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $66.03 | — | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $65.13 | — | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $67.06 | — | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Richard M Schulze | Sell | $84.31 | 74,553 | $6.3M |
| 2025-10-29 | Richard M Schulze | Sell | $84.14 | 62,834 | $5.3M |
| 2025-10-28 | Richard M Schulze | Sell | $84.10 | 93,293 | $7.8M |
| 2025-10-27 | Richard M Schulze | Sell | $84.51 | 104,313 | $8.8M |
| 2025-10-24 | Richard M Schulze | Sell | $83.24 | 374,164 | $31.1M |
| 2025-10-21 | Richard M Schulze | Sell | $82.35 | 325,836 | $26.8M |
| 2025-10-20 | Richard M Schulze | Sell | $80.83 | 500,000 | $40.4M |
| 2025-09-29 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $75.58 | — | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Mathew Watson | Sell | $76.76 | 2,018 | $154,902 |
| 2025-09-03 | Richard M Schulze | Sell | $74.00 | 196,100 | $14.5M |
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.
BBY shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns BBY
Institutional investors own 96.9% of Best Buy's shares and insiders 6.52%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 12.15% of the shares (25.5M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 11 added shares and 9 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 8.00% of the float, or 3.94 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 40.1% since 2014.
Related: BBY analyst forecast, BBY key metrics, BBY dividend history. See the BBY stock overview for the latest quote and news.
BBY ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Best Buy stock?
The largest shareholders of Best Buy are BlackRock Inc (12.15%), State Street Corp (6.67%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.16%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.40%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (3.81%).
What percentage of Best Buy is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 96.9% of Best Buy's shares outstanding; insiders hold 6.52%.
Which funds own Best Buy?
The largest fund holders of Best Buy are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.03%), Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™ (2.63%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.48%), Vanguard Small Cap Index (2.15%), iShares Select Dividend ETF (1.76%).
What is Best Buy's short interest?
14.9M shares of Best Buy were sold short, 8.00% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.94 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Best Buy?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Best Buy (since September 3, 2025), 2 were purchases and 18 were sales.
How many shares of Best Buy are outstanding?
Best Buy has 209.7M shares outstanding, of which 196.9M are in the public float.