Coty Inc. (COTY) Ownership
COTY ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 42.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 54.77% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 880.7M
- Float
- 376.4M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 9.55% 40.6M shares short
- Days to cover
- 7.81 short interest down 12.0% vs prior month
- Institutions 42.54%
- Insiders 54.77%
- Other investors 2.69%
COTY top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 8.18% | 72.0M | $230.4M | +19.5M (+37.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 3.31% | 29.2M | $93.3M | −445,853 (−1.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Crédit Agricole S.A. | 2.91% | 25.6M | $82.0M | +10.0M (+64.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.90% | 25.5M | $81.7M | +5.7M (+28.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 2.02% | 17.7M | $56.8M | +1.8M (+11.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street Corp | 1.81% | 15.9M | $51.0M | +4.7M (+41.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | SG Americas Securities, LLC | 1.77% | 15.6M | $49.8M | +10.8M (+226.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Assenagon Asset Management SA | 1.56% | 13.7M | $44.0M | +7.6M (+122.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Banco Santander Central Hispano Sa | 1.49% | 13.1M | $42.0M | −10.0M (−43.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | D. E. Shaw & Co LP | 1.41% | 12.4M | $39.7M | −399,343 (−3.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.35% | 11.9M | $38.0M | −1.7M (−12.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.06% | 9.4M | $29.9M | +2.8M (+41.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.91% | 8.1M | $25.8M | +5.0M (+163.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 0.90% | 8.0M | $25.5M | +2.9M (+58.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.86% | 7.5M | $24.1M | +663,009 (+9.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.85% | 7.5M | $24.0M | +1.9M (+34.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Amvescap Plc. | 0.73% | 6.4M | $20.5M | +2.1M (+50.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 0.54% | 4.8M | $15.2M | +3.3M (+220.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A. | 0.51% | 4.5M | $14.4M | +200,000 (+4.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Jupiter Asset Management Limited | 0.47% | 4.2M | $13.3M | +1.9M (+82.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 16 holders added 80.8M shares and 4 cut 12.6M.
COTY top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 2.57% | 22.7M | $72.6M | +5,859 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 1.44% | 12.7M | $40.6M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1.06% | 9.3M | $29.8M | −107,392 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Small Cap Index | 1.01% | 8.9M | $28.6M | −187,109 (−2.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A | 0.75% | 6.6M | $21.0M | +1.3M (+25.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index | 0.66% | 5.8M | $18.6M | +16,510 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | BlackRock Event Driven Equity Instl | 0.64% | 5.6M | $18.0M | −456,831 (−7.5%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Jupiter Merian Glb Eq Abs Rt I USD Acc | 0.46% | 4.1M | $13.1M | +2.3M (+125.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF | 0.45% | 4.0M | $12.7M | −64,872 (−1.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 0.45% | 3.9M | $12.6M | +20,930 (+0.5%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 11 | State Street SPDR Port S&P 600 Sm CpETF | 0.39% | 3.4M | $10.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 0.38% | 3.4M | $10.8M | +5,118 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | 0.37% | 3.2M | $10.3M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small CompanyETF | 0.36% | 3.2M | $10.2M | +4,529 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Contrarius Global Equity Institutional | 0.35% | 3.1M | $9.8M | +3.1M (0.0%) | December 31, 2025 |
| 16 | Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF | 0.31% | 2.7M | $8.7M | +3,965 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | BSF Global Event Driven Z2 USD | 0.29% | 2.6M | $8.2M | +122,614 (+5.0%) | December 31, 2025 |
| 18 | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 0.24% | 2.1M | $6.7M | +24,519 (+1.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™ | 0.23% | 2.0M | $6.4M | +1,359 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 600™ Sm CpValETF | 0.23% | 2.0M | $6.4M | — | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
COTY insider transactions
latest 7| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Bretten Gordon Von | Buy | $2.41 | 83,000 | $200,030 |
| 2026-02-10 | Laurent Mercier | Buy | $2.65 | 5,000 | $13,250 |
| 2025-09-03 | Kristin Blazewicz | Buy | $4.30 | 29,400 | $126,420 |
| 2025-08-26 | Laurent Mercier | Buy | $3.84 | 3,000 | $11,520 |
| 2025-08-25 | Laurent Mercier | Buy | $3.96 | 12,500 | $49,500 |
| 2025-08-22 | Priya Srinivasan | Buy | $3.84 | 30,000 | $115,200 |
| 2025-08-22 | Sue Nabi | Buy | $3.92 | 260,000 | $1.0M |
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.
COTY shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns COTY
Institutional investors own 42.5% of Coty's shares and insiders 54.77%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 8.18% of the shares (72.0M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 16 added shares and 4 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 9.55% of the float, or 7.81 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 141.8% since 2014.
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COTY ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Coty stock?
The largest shareholders of Coty are BlackRock Inc (8.18%), BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA (3.31%), Crédit Agricole S.A. (2.91%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (2.90%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (2.02%).
What percentage of Coty is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 42.5% of Coty's shares outstanding; insiders hold 54.77%.
Which funds own Coty?
The largest fund holders of Coty are iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (2.57%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (1.44%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.06%), Vanguard Small Cap Index (1.01%), Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A (0.75%).
What is Coty's short interest?
40.6M shares of Coty were sold short, 9.55% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 7.81 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Coty?
Of the latest 7 reported insider transactions in Coty (since August 22, 2025), 7 were purchases and 0 were sales.
How many shares of Coty are outstanding?
Coty has 880.7M shares outstanding, of which 376.4M are in the public float.