BP p.l.c. (BP) Ownership
BP ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 14.1% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.00% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 2.58B
- Float
- 10.05B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 0.23% 5.2M shares short
- Days to cover
- 0.54 short interest down 21.4% vs prior month
- Institutions 14.08%
- Other investors 85.92%
BP top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 2.57% | 66.3M | $3.33B | −312,382 (−0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Acadian Asset Management LLC | 0.90% | 23.1M | $1.16B | +5.2M (+29.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 0.73% | 18.7M | $940.6M | +828,116 (+4.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership | 0.67% | 17.4M | $872.0M | +4.6M (+35.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 0.58% | 15.0M | $755.2M | −1.2M (−7.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | GQG Partners LLC | 0.55% | 14.1M | $709.9M | +8.7M (+158.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.42% | 10.8M | $540.0M | +705,679 (+7.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.41% | 10.7M | $534.9M | +78,858 (+0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | BlackRock Inc | 0.32% | 8.1M | $408.7M | −1.7M (−16.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Bank of Montreal | 0.25% | 6.5M | $327.7M | +1.9M (+41.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | BMO Capital Markets Corp. | 0.25% | 6.5M | $327.7M | +1.9M (+41.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Capital World Investors | 0.24% | 6.2M | $310.7M | −9.7M (−61.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP | 0.23% | 5.8M | $293.3M | +5.8M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 0.21% | 5.5M | $277.3M | −1.1M (−16.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Royal Bank of Canada | 0.20% | 5.2M | $262.7M | +264,061 (+5.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Renaissance Technologies Corp | 0.20% | 5.1M | $254.8M | +3.5M (+231.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.17% | 4.5M | $223.5M | +1.8M (+65.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.17% | 4.3M | $218.1M | +1.6M (+61.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd | 0.16% | 4.1M | $204.9M | −517,617 (−11.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC | 0.14% | 3.6M | $178.5M | −165,568 (−4.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 13 holders added 36.9M shares and 7 cut 14.6M.
BP top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldman Sachs GQG Ptnrs Intl Opps Instl | 0.28% | 7.2M | $361.1M | +7.2M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Dimensional International Value ETF | 0.19% | 4.8M | $240.1M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | GS Europe CORE Equity Base Inc EUR | 0.12% | 3.1M | $158.1M | +274,969 (+9.6%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 4 | DFA International Value I | 0.11% | 2.9M | $144.8M | +16,036 (+0.6%) | April 30, 2026 |
| 5 | DFA International Core Equity 2 I | 0.09% | 2.2M | $111.4M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | Avantis International Equity ETF | 0.08% | 2.1M | $107.6M | +4,680 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Dimensional International High Pbly ETF | 0.06% | 1.6M | $79.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Xtrackers MSCI World Swap ETF 1C | 0.05% | 1.4M | $70.9M | +1.4M (0.0%) | December 31, 2025 |
| 9 | BlackRock Large Cap Focus Value Instl | 0.05% | 1.4M | $70.5M | −43,369 (−3.0%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Harbor International Core Investor | 0.05% | 1.4M | $68.9M | +348,415 (+34.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Dimensional International Core Eq 2 ETF | 0.05% | 1.3M | $66.4M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard International Value Inv | 0.04% | 1.1M | $56.8M | −15,591 (−1.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Goldman Sachs Intl Eq Insghts Instl | 0.04% | 1.0M | $50.5M | +90,407 (+9.9%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 14 | DFA Large Cap International I | 0.04% | 950K | $47.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | GQG Partners US Select Quality Eq Instl | 0.03% | 872K | $43.8M | −687,421 (−44.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Strategic Advisers International | 0.03% | 823K | $41.3M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | Sun Life Acadian International Eq I | 0.03% | 812K | $40.8M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | PUTM UK Stock Market Accumulation GBP | 0.03% | 802K | $40.3M | +802,490 (0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | GQG Partners US Equity Q EUR Acc | 0.03% | 760K | $38.2M | −305,520 (−28.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | SEI World Equity Ex-US A (SIIT) | 0.03% | 721K | $36.2M | +56,201 (+8.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
BP shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns BP
Institutional investors own 14.1% of BP p.l.c.'s shares and insiders 0.00%. The largest holder is Fisher Asset Management, LLC with 2.57% of the shares (66.3M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 13 added shares and 7 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 0.23% of the float, or 0.54 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 15.9% since 2014.
Related: BP analyst forecast, BP key metrics, BP dividend history. See the BP stock overview for the latest quote and news.
BP ownership FAQ
Who owns the most BP p.l.c. stock?
The largest shareholders of BP p.l.c. are Fisher Asset Management, LLC (2.57%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.90%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (0.73%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.67%), State Street Corp (0.58%).
What percentage of BP p.l.c. is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 14.1% of BP p.l.c.'s shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.00%.
Which funds own BP p.l.c.?
The largest fund holders of BP p.l.c. are Goldman Sachs GQG Ptnrs Intl Opps Instl (0.28%), Dimensional International Value ETF (0.19%), GS Europe CORE Equity Base Inc EUR (0.12%), DFA International Value I (0.11%), DFA International Core Equity 2 I (0.09%).
What is BP p.l.c.'s short interest?
5.2M shares of BP p.l.c. were sold short, 0.23% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 0.54 days to cover.
How many shares of BP p.l.c. are outstanding?
BP p.l.c. has 2.58B shares outstanding, of which 10.05B are in the public float.