Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) Ownership
COF ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 89.2% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 1.23% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 613.5M
- Float
- 604.9M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.64% 9.0M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.52 short interest down 18.6% vs prior month
- Institutions 89.20%
- Insiders 1.23%
- Other investors 9.58%
COF top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 8.32% | 51.1M | $10.30B | +236,643 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.63% | 40.6M | $8.20B | +136,467 (+0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 4.53% | 27.8M | $5.61B | +243,395 (+0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.90% | 17.8M | $3.59B | +429,972 (+2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.34% | 14.4M | $2.90B | +66,700 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Franklin Templeton Inc | 2.19% | 13.4M | $2.71B | −288,295 (−2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.09% | 12.8M | $2.58B | +921,776 (+7.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Harris Associates L.P. | 1.87% | 11.5M | $2.32B | +1.1M (+11.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | FMR Inc | 1.81% | 11.1M | $2.25B | −1.4M (−11.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | NORGES BANK | 1.63% | 10.0M | $2.01B | +1.4M (+15.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Dodge & Cox | 1.49% | 9.1M | $1.84B | +342,994 (+3.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.43% | 8.8M | $1.77B | −161,543 (−1.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.38% | 8.5M | $1.71B | +509,808 (+6.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Davis Selected Advisers | 1.35% | 8.3M | $1.67B | −268,790 (−3.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.21% | 7.4M | $1.50B | +849,689 (+12.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Capital World Investors | 1.20% | 7.4M | $1.49B | −10.7M (−59.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Bank of America Corp | 1.17% | 7.2M | $1.44B | +414,406 (+6.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 1.16% | 7.1M | $1.43B | +1.9M (+36.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 1.06% | 6.5M | $1.32B | −411,766 (−5.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Aristotle Capital Management LLC | 1.04% | 6.4M | $1.29B | −350,652 (−5.2%) | 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 8.5M shares and 7 cut 13.7M.
COF top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.22% | 19.8M | $3.99B | −40,456 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 16.1M | $3.25B | −421,965 (−2.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 8.2M | $1.65B | −13,172 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.32% | 8.1M | $1.63B | +31,030 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 7.5M | $1.52B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Dodge & Cox Stock I | 1.06% | 6.5M | $1.31B | +133,800 (+2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.95% | 5.8M | $1.18B | −107,863 (−1.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Putnam Large Cap Value A | 0.78% | 4.8M | $962.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Windsor II Inv | 0.69% | 4.2M | $857.3M | +326,600 (+8.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | State Street®FinSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.68% | 4.2M | $837.8M | −26,378 (−0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard Equity-Income Inv | 0.54% | 3.3M | $665.2M | +1.1M (+48.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 3.2M | $654.7M | −81,514 (−2.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Six Circles U.S. Unconstrained Equity | 0.50% | 3.0M | $613.2M | +656,845 (+27.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Oakmark Investor | 0.49% | 3.0M | $608.9M | +322,000 (+11.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF | 0.46% | 2.8M | $573.6M | +1.6M (+136.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | American Funds Washington Mutual A | 0.43% | 2.6M | $529.8M | −818,821 (−23.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.40% | 2.5M | $494.9M | −75,661 (−3.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Davis NY Venture A | 0.36% | 2.2M | $449.9M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | JPMorgan Equity Income I | 0.34% | 2.1M | $418.4M | −44,036 (−2.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | American Funds American Balanced A | 0.31% | 1.9M | $383.3M | −350,000 (−15.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
COF insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Celia Karam | Sell | $185.61 | 1,099 | $203,985 |
| 2026-04-01 | Lia Dean | Sell | $185.61 | 1,692 | $314,052 |
| 2026-03-30 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $178.09 | — | — |
| 2026-03-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $183.93 | — | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Jason P Hanson | Sell | $205.00 | 3,729 | $764,445 |
| 2026-02-24 | Neal Blinde | Sell | $190.51 | 38,135 | $7.3M |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $196.60 | — | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $220.10 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $216.78 | — | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Lia Dean | Sell | $223.68 | 3,284 | $734,565 |
| 2026-02-02 | Celia Karam | Sell | $218.25 | 2,108 | $460,071 |
| 2026-02-02 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $223.87 | — | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $219.32 | — | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $217.48 | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $235.35 | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $235.35 | — | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $234.35 | — | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $249.41 | — | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Matthew W Cooper | Sell | $250.00 | 2,000 | $500,000 |
| 2026-01-05 | Ravi Raghu | Sell | $250.00 | 13,450 | $3.4M |
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.
COF shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns COF
Institutional investors own 89.2% of Capital One's shares and insiders 1.23%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 8.32% of the shares (51.1M), 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 1.64% of the float, or 2.52 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 12.4% since 2014.
Related: COF analyst forecast, COF key metrics, COF dividend history. See the COF stock overview for the latest quote and news.
COF ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Capital One stock?
The largest shareholders of Capital One are BlackRock Inc (8.32%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.63%), State Street Corp (4.53%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (2.90%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (2.34%).
What percentage of Capital One is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 89.2% of Capital One's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.23%.
Which funds own Capital One?
The largest fund holders of Capital One are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.22%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.32%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.23%).
What is Capital One's short interest?
9.0M shares of Capital One were sold short, 1.64% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.52 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Capital One?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Capital One (since January 5, 2026), 6 were purchases and 14 were sales.
How many shares of Capital One are outstanding?
Capital One has 613.5M shares outstanding, of which 604.9M are in the public float.