Barclays PLC (BCS) Ownership
BCS ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 9.1% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.01% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 3.33B
- Float
- 3.18B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 0.22% 5.4M shares short
- Days to cover
- 1.23 short interest up 11.8% vs prior month
- Institutions 9.10%
- Insiders 0.01%
- Other investors 90.90%
BCS top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 2.81% | 93.9M | $2.14B | +2.5M (+2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Acadian Asset Management LLC | 0.47% | 15.8M | $359.9M | +10,503 (+0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.46% | 15.3M | $347.8M | +3.7M (+32.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | NORGES BANK | 0.34% | 11.2M | $256.4M | +5.7M (+102.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | FMR Inc | 0.29% | 9.7M | $222.2M | +593,558 (+6.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Bank of America Corp | 0.24% | 8.0M | $182.3M | −691,688 (−8.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.23% | 7.7M | $176.4M | +377,263 (+5.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.23% | 7.6M | $173.0M | +379,157 (+5.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Natixis Advisors, LLC. | 0.22% | 7.2M | $163.7M | −1.9M (−21.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | 0.21% | 7.0M | $159.4M | −1.9M (−21.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 0.19% | 6.5M | $147.3M | +8,696 (+0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Royal Bank of Canada | 0.15% | 5.1M | $116.3M | −65,083 (−1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.14% | 4.8M | $108.8M | −547,436 (−10.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Causeway Capital Management LLC | 0.12% | 4.0M | $90.6M | −98,349 (−2.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | SEI Investments Co | 0.10% | 3.5M | $78.7M | −29,713 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | BlackRock Inc | 0.10% | 3.3M | $75.1M | −198,361 (−5.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Clark Capital Management Group Inc | 0.10% | 3.2M | $72.4M | +1.1M (+51.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Wells Fargo & Co | 0.09% | 3.1M | $71.7M | −27,935 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | American Century Companies Inc | 0.09% | 3.0M | $67.7M | −1.6M (−35.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Todd Asset Management | 0.08% | 2.7M | $61.1M | −215,611 (−7.4%) | 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 14.3M shares and 11 cut 7.3M.
BCS top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGF Global Select | 0.12% | 4.1M | $94.2M | +4.1M (0.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Avantis International Equity ETF | 0.08% | 2.8M | $63.8M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Dimensional International Value ETF | 0.06% | 2.1M | $47.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity Enhanced International ETF | 0.04% | 1.2M | $27.5M | +3,352 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | DFA International Value I | 0.03% | 1.0M | $23.9M | +5,834 (+0.6%) | April 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Amplify CWP International Enh Div IncETF | 0.03% | 965K | $22.0M | +2,106 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | DFA International Core Equity 2 I | 0.03% | 896K | $20.4M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Sun Life Acadian International Eq I | 0.02% | 730K | $16.6M | — | July 31, 2026 |
| 9 | SEI World Equity Ex-US A (SIIT) | 0.02% | 710K | $16.2M | −16,310 (−2.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Harbor International Core Investor | 0.02% | 670K | $15.3M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Dimensional World ex US Core Eq 2 ETF | 0.01% | 462K | $10.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | DFA Large Cap International I | 0.01% | 319K | $7.3M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | iShares Flexible Equity Active ETF | 0.01% | 296K | $6.7M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | SEI International Equity F (SIT) | 0.01% | 290K | $6.6M | −1,286 (−0.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Dimensional International Core Eq 2 ETF | 0.01% | 263K | $6.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | DFA International Value III | 0.01% | 262K | $6.0M | −3,176 (−1.2%) | April 30, 2026 |
| 17 | ActivePassive International Equity ETF | 0.01% | 253K | $5.8M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | ACR Opportunity Fund I Shares | 0.01% | 250K | $5.7M | — | May 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF | 0.01% | 193K | $4.4M | +8,011 (+4.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | DFA Intl Sustainability Core 1 | 0.01% | 183K | $4.2M | — | August 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
BCS shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns BCS
Institutional investors own 9.1% of Barclays's shares and insiders 0.01%. The largest holder is Fisher Asset Management, LLC with 2.81% of the shares (93.9M), 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 0.22% of the float, or 1.23 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 13.4% since 2014.
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BCS ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Barclays stock?
The largest shareholders of Barclays are Fisher Asset Management, LLC (2.81%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.47%), Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts (0.46%), NORGES BANK (0.34%), FMR Inc (0.29%).
What percentage of Barclays is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 9.1% of Barclays's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.01%.
Which funds own Barclays?
The largest fund holders of Barclays are AGF Global Select (0.12%), Avantis International Equity ETF (0.08%), Dimensional International Value ETF (0.06%), Fidelity Enhanced International ETF (0.04%), DFA International Value I (0.03%).
What is Barclays's short interest?
5.4M shares of Barclays were sold short, 0.22% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.23 days to cover.
How many shares of Barclays are outstanding?
Barclays has 3.33B shares outstanding, of which 3.18B are in the public float.