Deere & Company (DE) Ownership

NYSE: DETop holders, insider trades and short interest.

DE ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
84.5%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
0.17%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
269.6M
Float
269.1M
shares available to trade
Short interest
2.13%
5.7M shares short
Days to cover
4.14
short interest up 9.4% vs prior month
  • Institutions 84.45%
  • Insiders 0.17%
  • Other investors 15.38%

DE top institutional holders

20 largest
Deere & Company top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1BlackRock Inc6.88%18.5M$11.90B+228,947 (+1.2%)June 30, 2026
2Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.15%16.6M$10.64B+50,079 (+0.3%)June 30, 2026
3Capital World Investors4.27%11.5M$7.38B−770,945 (−6.3%)June 30, 2026
4State Street Corp4.03%10.9M$6.98B+256,561 (+2.4%)June 30, 2026
5JPMorgan Chase & Co3.42%9.2M$5.91B−278,450 (−2.9%)June 30, 2026
6T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2.80%7.5M$4.84B−337,724 (−4.3%)June 30, 2026
7FMR Inc2.78%7.5M$4.81B+958,880 (+14.7%)June 30, 2026
8Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 32.38%6.4M$4.11B+4.7M (+276.3%)June 30, 2026
9Geode Capital Management, LLC2.12%5.7M$3.67B+27,680 (+0.5%)June 30, 2026
10Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts1.62%4.4M$2.80B+120,326 (+2.8%)June 30, 2026
11Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC1.42%3.8M$2.45B+70,159 (+1.9%)June 30, 2026
12Gates Bill & Melinda Foundation1.32%3.6M$2.28B—June 30, 2026
13NORGES BANK1.26%3.4M$2.19B−278,614 (−7.6%)June 30, 2026
14Fisher Asset Management, LLC1.18%3.2M$2.04B+151,211 (+5.0%)June 30, 2026
15Wellington Management Company LLP1.15%3.1M$1.98B+1.4M (+84.3%)June 30, 2026
16State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co1.04%2.8M$1.80B—June 30, 2026
17Bank of America Corp0.99%2.7M$1.71B−125,909 (−4.5%)June 30, 2026
18Northern Trust Corp0.98%2.6M$1.69B−70,635 (−2.6%)June 30, 2026
19Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.74%2.0M$1.27B+468,037 (+30.8%)June 30, 2026
20Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.0.73%2.0M$1.26B+21,778 (+1.1%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 12 holders added 8.5M shares and 6 cut 1.9M.

DE top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Deere & Company top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest3.02%8.1M$5.23B−15,868 (−0.2%)August 31, 2026
2Vanguard 500 Index Investor2.45%6.6M$4.23B−80,264 (−1.2%)September 30, 2026
3American Funds Washington Mutual A1.54%4.1M$2.66B−13,295 (−0.3%)September 30, 2026
4iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.24%3.3M$2.15B−5,402 (−0.2%)September 30, 2026
5Fidelity 500 Index1.21%3.3M$2.09B+12,524 (+0.4%)August 31, 2026
6State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF1.14%3.1M$1.98B—September 30, 2026
7American Funds American Balanced A1.02%2.8M$1.77B−14,928 (−0.5%)September 30, 2026
8Fidelity Contrafund0.99%2.7M$1.71B+4,871 (+0.2%)August 31, 2026
9Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor0.90%2.4M$1.57B−11,329 (−0.5%)September 30, 2026
10American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A0.84%2.3M$1.46B+847,749 (+59.6%)September 30, 2026
11American Funds New Perspective A0.83%2.2M$1.44B+27,261 (+1.2%)September 30, 2026
12American Funds Cptl Wld Gr&Inc A0.76%2.0M$1.31B—September 30, 2026
13State Street® IndstrlSelSectSPDR®ETF0.52%1.4M$904.6M−1,580 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
14JPMorgan Large Cap Growth I0.51%1.4M$885.2M—August 31, 2026
15Vanguard Institutional Index I0.49%1.3M$852.3M−14,971 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
16American Funds Fundamental Invs A0.49%1.3M$850.0M+30,267 (+2.3%)September 30, 2026
17Vanguard Wellington Inv0.49%1.3M$846.2M+1.3M (0.0%)June 30, 2026
18Parnassus Core Equity Investor0.39%1.1M$682.9M−136,257 (−11.4%)September 30, 2026
19T. Rowe Price Value0.37%1.0M$646.5M−66,800 (−6.2%)September 30, 2026
20JPMorgan Equity Income I0.35%957K$614.0M−95,527 (−9.1%)August 31, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

DE insider transactions

latest 8
Deere & Company insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-02-17Ro KhannaSell$599.90——
2026-01-29Ro KhannaBuy$529.91——
2026-01-23Ro KhannaBuy$514.92——
2026-01-14Cory J ReedSell$510.0012,000$6.1M
2026-01-08John C May IISell$501.4941,472$20.8M
2025-12-29Markwayne MullinBuy$469.88——
2025-12-18Julie JohnsonSell$475.10——
2025-11-25John C May IISell$500.0811,106$5.6M

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.

DE shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns DE

Institutional investors own 84.5% of Deere's shares and insiders 0.17%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 6.88% of the shares (18.5M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 12 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.13% of the float, or 4.14 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 23.6% since 2014.

Related: DE analyst forecast, DE key metrics, DE dividend history. See the DE stock overview for the latest quote and news.

DE ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Deere stock?

The largest shareholders of Deere are BlackRock Inc (6.88%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.15%), Capital World Investors (4.27%), State Street Corp (4.03%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (3.42%).

What percentage of Deere is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 84.5% of Deere's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.17%.

Which funds own Deere?

The largest fund holders of Deere are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.02%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.45%), American Funds Washington Mutual A (1.54%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.24%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.21%).

What is Deere's short interest?

5.7M shares of Deere were sold short, 2.13% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 4.14 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Deere?

Of the latest 8 reported insider transactions in Deere (since November 25, 2025), 3 were purchases and 5 were sales.

How many shares of Deere are outstanding?

Deere has 269.6M shares outstanding, of which 269.1M are in the public float.

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