Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) Ownership
CLF ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 83.9% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.86% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 570.5M
- Float
- 564.4M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 13.89% 78.5M shares short
- Days to cover
- 5.64 short interest down 1.4% vs prior month
- Institutions 83.93%
- Insiders 0.86%
- Other investors 15.21%
CLF top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 9.76% | 55.7M | $674.8M | −2.9M (−5.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | State Street Corp | 5.83% | 33.2M | $403.0M | −6.1M (−15.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Slate Path Capital LP | 4.98% | 28.4M | $344.3M | +9.2M (+47.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.52% | 25.8M | $312.7M | +201,937 (+0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.41% | 25.2M | $305.3M | +8,369 (+0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | D. E. Shaw & Co LP | 2.70% | 15.4M | $186.5M | +2.7M (+20.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 2.66% | 15.2M | $184.2M | +1.3M (+9.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd | 2.61% | 14.9M | $180.6M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 2.18% | 12.5M | $151.0M | −3.0M (−19.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Assenagon Asset Management SA | 2.11% | 12.0M | $146.0M | +10.1M (+516.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.85% | 10.5M | $127.8M | +79,320 (+0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Citigroup Inc | 1.68% | 9.6M | $116.3M | +948,657 (+11.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.39% | 7.9M | $95.9M | −978,948 (−11.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1.38% | 7.9M | $95.7M | −132,484 (−1.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | PointState Capital LP | 1.15% | 6.6M | $79.8M | +6.6M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.13% | 6.4M | $77.8M | +3.2M (+100.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Millennium Management LLC | 1.12% | 6.4M | $77.2M | −121,074 (−1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Avala Global LP | 1.09% | 6.2M | $75.3M | +6.2M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Kinetic Partners Management LP | 1.05% | 6.0M | $72.9M | +775,000 (+14.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | SG Americas Securities, LLC | 1.00% | 5.7M | $69.3M | +5.0M (+685.5%) | 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 46.2M shares and 6 cut 13.3M.
CLF top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 3.56% | 20.3M | $246.3M | −7,260 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Stt Strt®SPDR®S&P®Mtls &MngETF | 3.24% | 18.5M | $223.7M | +186,800 (+1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.19% | 18.2M | $220.3M | −21,944 (−0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Small Cap Index | 2.25% | 12.8M | $155.6M | −290,265 (−2.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index | 1.46% | 8.4M | $101.3M | +22,925 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | CQS Dynamic Credit Multi asset F GBP | 1.10% | 6.3M | $75.8M | — | July 31, 2026 |
| 7 | Global X US Infrastructure Dev ETF | 0.82% | 4.7M | $56.8M | +33,120 (+0.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | State Street® SPDR® S&P MIDCAP 400® ETF | 0.74% | 4.2M | $51.1M | +47,013 (+1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | State Street SPDR Port S&P 400 Md CpETF | 0.53% | 3.0M | $36.6M | −4,240 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™ | 0.53% | 3.0M | $36.4M | +2,025 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF | 0.52% | 3.0M | $35.8M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Fidelity Extended Market Index | 0.49% | 2.8M | $33.8M | −42,689 (−1.5%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.41% | 2.3M | $28.4M | +4,313 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | DFA US Small Cap Value I | 0.41% | 2.3M | $28.3M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | DFA US Small Cap I | 0.41% | 2.3M | $28.1M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Fidelity Mid Cap Index | 0.38% | 2.2M | $26.6M | +50,519 (+2.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | 0.33% | 1.9M | $23.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Vanguard Materials ETF | 0.31% | 1.8M | $21.7M | +116,795 (+7.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large CompanyETF | 0.30% | 1.7M | $21.0M | +1,900 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Schwab US Mid-Cap ETF™ | 0.30% | 1.7M | $20.7M | +1,827 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
CLF insider transactions
latest 4| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Clifford T Smith | Sell | $10.46 | 200,000 | $2.1M |
| 2026-02-13 | Edilson Camara | Buy | $10.13 | 19,700 | $199,561 |
| 2026-02-11 | Lourenco Goncalves | Sell | $12.42 | 3,000,000 | $37.3M |
| 2025-05-23 | James D Graham | Sell | $6.85 | 120,000 | $822,000 |
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.
CLF shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns CLF
Institutional investors own 83.9% of Cleveland-Cliffs's shares and insiders 0.86%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 9.76% of the shares (55.7M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 13 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 13.89% of the float, or 5.64 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 221.4% since 2014.
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CLF ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Cleveland-Cliffs stock?
The largest shareholders of Cleveland-Cliffs are BlackRock Inc (9.76%), State Street Corp (5.83%), Slate Path Capital LP (4.98%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.52%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.41%).
What percentage of Cleveland-Cliffs is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 83.9% of Cleveland-Cliffs's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.86%.
Which funds own Cleveland-Cliffs?
The largest fund holders of Cleveland-Cliffs are iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (3.56%), Stt Strt®SPDR®S&P®Mtls &MngETF (3.24%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.19%), Vanguard Small Cap Index (2.25%), Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index (1.46%).
What is Cleveland-Cliffs's short interest?
78.5M shares of Cleveland-Cliffs were sold short, 13.89% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 5.64 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Cleveland-Cliffs?
Of the latest 4 reported insider transactions in Cleveland-Cliffs (since May 23, 2025), 1 were purchases and 3 were sales.
How many shares of Cleveland-Cliffs are outstanding?
Cleveland-Cliffs has 570.5M shares outstanding, of which 564.4M are in the public float.