Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Ownership
CAT ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 73.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.22% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 459.7M
- Float
- 458.2M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.94% 8.0M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.33 short interest up 6.0% vs prior month
- Institutions 73.48%
- Insiders 0.22%
- Other investors 26.30%
CAT top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 8.26% | 38.0M | $27.76B | +822,072 (+2.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | State Street Corp | 7.48% | 34.4M | $25.13B | −488,288 (−1.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.54% | 30.1M | $21.98B | −156,689 (−0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co | 3.16% | 14.5M | $10.60B | −55,422 (−0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.62% | 12.0M | $8.79B | +320,354 (+2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.43% | 11.2M | $8.17B | +48,010 (+0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 2.16% | 9.9M | $7.27B | +166,569 (+1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.63% | 7.5M | $5.48B | +4,764 (+0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.59% | 7.3M | $5.35B | +4.4M (+149.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Gates Bill & Melinda Foundation | 1.38% | 6.4M | $4.64B | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 1.34% | 6.2M | $4.51B | +589,610 (+10.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | FMR Inc | 1.26% | 5.8M | $4.23B | +2.0M (+51.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.23% | 5.7M | $4.14B | −14,640 (−0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Bank of America Corp | 1.19% | 5.5M | $3.99B | −214,013 (−3.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.78% | 3.6M | $2.61B | +359,522 (+11.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.72% | 3.3M | $2.43B | −31,221 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Amvescap Plc. | 0.71% | 3.3M | $2.40B | −565,507 (−14.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 0.69% | 3.2M | $2.30B | −113,895 (−3.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Capital World Investors | 0.67% | 3.1M | $2.24B | −483,508 (−13.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.65% | 3.0M | $2.19B | −450,038 (−13.1%) | 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 8.7M shares and 10 cut 2.6M.
CAT top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.18% | 14.6M | $10.70B | −29,460 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 12.1M | $8.82B | −161,667 (−1.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 6.1M | $4.48B | −9,842 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 6.0M | $4.37B | +22,962 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 5.6M | $4.12B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street®SPDR®DowJonesIndstrAvgETFTr | 1.11% | 5.1M | $3.74B | −44,505 (−0.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.95% | 4.4M | $3.20B | −23,996 (−0.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.57% | 2.6M | $1.90B | −6,557 (−0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | State Street® IndstrlSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.56% | 2.6M | $1.89B | −2,892 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 2.4M | $1.78B | −30,734 (−1.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.40% | 1.8M | $1.35B | +5,089 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 0.37% | 1.7M | $1.25B | −1,176 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | American Funds Washington Mutual A | 0.29% | 1.3M | $974.5M | −906,432 (−40.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.26% | 1.2M | $883.4M | −806 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | JPMorgan Large Cap Growth I | 0.24% | 1.1M | $809.6M | −857,479 (−43.6%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc | 0.24% | 1.1M | $801.2M | +252 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Schwab® S&P 500 Index | 0.22% | 1.0M | $754.3M | −566 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.21% | 975K | $712.7M | +267 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Fidelity Total Market Index | 0.19% | 880K | $642.7M | +2,843 (+0.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | iShares U.S. Equity Fac Rotation Act ETF | 0.19% | 855K | $625.0M | +710 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
CAT insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Joseph E Creed | Sell | $718.93 | 2,500 | $1.8M |
| 2026-02-23 | Rodney Michael Shurman | Sell | $759.61 | 2,278 | $1.7M |
| 2026-02-19 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $760.08 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Rodney Michael Shurman | Sell | $763.39 | 1,764 | $1.3M |
| 2026-02-17 | William E Schaupp | Sell | $764.20 | 972 | $742,802 |
| 2026-02-13 | Anthony D Fassino | Sell | $776.90 | 7,891 | $6.1M |
| 2026-02-06 | Anthony D Fassino | Sell | $722.15 | 6,033 | $4.4M |
| 2026-02-06 | Lange Bob De | Sell | $720.11 | 22,656 | $16.3M |
| 2026-02-04 | Lange Bob De | Sell | $704.97 | 16,070 | $11.3M |
| 2026-02-02 | Lange Bob De | Sell | $682.99 | 15,977 | $10.9M |
| 2026-02-02 | Denise C Johnson | Sell | $681.08 | 39,138 | $26.7M |
| 2026-02-02 | Anthony D Fassino | Sell | $680.45 | 10,671 | $7.3M |
| 2026-01-29 | John Boozman | Buy | $663.92 | — | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $626.71 | — | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Andrew R J Bonfield | Sell | $575.06 | 10,000 | $5.8M |
| 2025-12-29 | Markwayne Mullin | Buy | $578.60 | — | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Andrew R J Bonfield | Sell | $571.44 | 10,000 | $5.7M |
| 2025-11-25 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $566.37 | — | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $546.75 | — | — |
| 2025-11-11 | Jason Kaiser | Sell | $563.60 | 10,707 | $6.0M |
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.
CAT shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns CAT
Institutional investors own 73.5% of Caterpillar's shares and insiders 0.22%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 8.26% of the shares (38.0M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 9 added shares and 10 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 1.94% of the float, or 3.33 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 23.9% since 2014.
Related: CAT analyst forecast, CAT key metrics, CAT dividend history. See the CAT stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CAT ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Caterpillar stock?
The largest shareholders of Caterpillar are BlackRock Inc (8.26%), State Street Corp (7.48%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.54%), State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co (3.16%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (2.62%).
What percentage of Caterpillar is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 73.5% of Caterpillar's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.22%.
Which funds own Caterpillar?
The largest fund holders of Caterpillar are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.18%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.30%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.23%).
What is Caterpillar's short interest?
8.0M shares of Caterpillar were sold short, 1.94% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.33 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Caterpillar?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Caterpillar (since November 11, 2025), 4 were purchases and 16 were sales.
How many shares of Caterpillar are outstanding?
Caterpillar has 459.7M shares outstanding, of which 458.2M are in the public float.