Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) Ownership
DLB ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 106.6% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 1.87% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 59.4M
- Float
- 58.8M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 13.43% 5.9M shares short
- Days to cover
- 6.11 short interest up 7.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 106.60%
- Insiders 1.87%
DLB top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 7.13% | 6.7M | $400.3M | +138,549 (+2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 5.29% | 5.0M | $296.8M | −20,122 (−0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 5.14% | 4.8M | $288.8M | +317,396 (+7.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 4.91% | 4.6M | $275.9M | −540,418 (−10.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 2.91% | 2.7M | $163.2M | −4,499 (−0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | First Trust Advisors L.P. | 2.89% | 2.7M | $162.2M | +450,571 (+20.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street Corp | 2.47% | 2.3M | $138.9M | +26,823 (+1.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Acadian Asset Management LLC | 2.03% | 1.9M | $113.8M | +326,223 (+20.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.97% | 1.8M | $110.4M | +77,094 (+4.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | FMR Inc | 1.69% | 1.6M | $95.1M | +573,059 (+56.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.66% | 1.6M | $93.4M | +236,762 (+17.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Bank of Montreal | 1.56% | 1.5M | $87.3M | +1.4M (+11,641.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | BMO Capital Markets Corp. | 1.56% | 1.5M | $87.3M | +1.4M (+11,641.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Snyder Capital Management LP | 1.41% | 1.3M | $79.4M | −36,784 (−2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Disciplined Growth Investors Inc | 1.33% | 1.2M | $74.8M | −19,992 (−1.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | NORGES BANK | 0.91% | 851K | $51.0M | −4,936 (−0.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.88% | 824K | $49.4M | −356,398 (−30.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.86% | 808K | $48.5M | +3,985 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Amvescap Plc. | 0.72% | 674K | $40.4M | +426,717 (+172.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.71% | 661K | $39.6M | +581,493 (+728.2%) | 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 6.0M shares and 7 cut 983K.
DLB top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 2.26% | 2.1M | $126.8M | −756 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.06% | 1.9M | $115.4M | −2,177 (−0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF | 1.64% | 1.5M | $92.3M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | 1.62% | 1.5M | $90.8M | +3,487 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap I | 1.49% | 1.4M | $83.8M | −324,842 (−18.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard Small Cap Index | 1.43% | 1.3M | $80.2M | −50,783 (−3.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | BNY Mellon Dynamic Value Fund A | 1.41% | 1.3M | $78.9M | +22,765 (+1.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Fidelity Series Stk Selec Lg Cp Val | 1.22% | 1.1M | $68.8M | −76,100 (−6.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index | 0.93% | 871K | $52.2M | +429,678 (+97.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | First Trust Value Line® Dividend ETF | 0.60% | 565K | $33.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | JNL/Newton Equity Income A | 0.55% | 519K | $31.1M | +64,954 (+14.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® ETF | 0.51% | 481K | $28.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | State Street® SPDR® S&P MIDCAP 400® ETF | 0.47% | 439K | $26.3M | −1,997 (−0.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Fidelity Equity Dividend Income | 0.46% | 434K | $26.0M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF | 0.46% | 434K | $26.0M | +455 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A | 0.45% | 420K | $25.1M | +2,600 (+0.6%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | BNY Mellon US Equity Income F Acc | 0.44% | 410K | $24.6M | +16,906 (+4.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.36% | 336K | $20.2M | −5,378 (−1.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | State Street SPDR Port S&P 400 Md CpETF | 0.34% | 314K | $18.8M | −440 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™ | 0.33% | 313K | $18.7M | +207 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
DLB insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Shriram Revankar | Sell | $66.14 | 3,000 | $198,420 |
| 2026-02-13 | Ryan Nicholson | Sell | $66.38 | 2,667 | $177,035 |
| 2025-12-17 | Kevin J Yeaman | Sell | $67.24 | 6,751 | $453,937 |
| 2025-12-17 | Mark Andrew Sherman | Sell | $67.26 | 2,491 | $167,545 |
| 2025-12-16 | Kevin J Yeaman | Sell | $66.74 | 26,766 | $1.8M |
| 2025-12-16 | Mark Andrew Sherman | Sell | $66.73 | 9,109 | $607,844 |
| 2025-12-11 | John D Couling | Sell | $68.75 | 7,273 | $500,019 |
| 2025-12-09 | Kevin J Yeaman | Sell | $67.08 | 34,367 | $2.3M |
| 2025-12-01 | Mark Andrew Sherman | Sell | $67.56 | 4,500 | $304,020 |
| 2025-11-24 | Kevin J Yeaman | Sell | $66.91 | 36,699 | $2.5M |
| 2025-11-21 | Shriram Revankar | Sell | $65.55 | 3,000 | $196,650 |
| 2025-11-20 | John D Couling | Sell | $66.12 | 6,164 | $407,564 |
| 2025-10-14 | Kevin J Yeaman | Sell | $68.87 | 25,000 | $1.7M |
| 2025-09-25 | Lisa C. McClain | Sell | $71.43 | — | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Kevin J Yeaman | Sell | $71.66 | 25,000 | $1.8M |
| 2025-09-11 | Lisa C. McClain | Buy | $72.17 | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Shriram Revankar | Sell | $74.92 | 7,000 | $524,440 |
| 2025-08-12 | Kevin J Yeaman | Sell | $72.31 | 25,000 | $1.8M |
| 2025-08-04 | Lisa C. McClain | Sell | $72.38 | — | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Kevin J Yeaman | Sell | $75.00 | 2,491 | $186,825 |
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.
DLB shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns DLB
Institutional investors own 106.6% of Dolby Laboratories's shares and insiders 1.87%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 7.13% of the shares (6.7M), 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 13.43% of the float, or 6.11 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 7.4% since 2014.
Related: DLB analyst forecast, DLB key metrics, DLB dividend history. See the DLB stock overview for the latest quote and news.
DLB ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Dolby Laboratories stock?
The largest shareholders of Dolby Laboratories are BlackRock Inc (7.13%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (5.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (5.14%), Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts (4.91%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (2.91%).
What percentage of Dolby Laboratories is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 106.6% of Dolby Laboratories's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.87%.
Which funds own Dolby Laboratories?
The largest fund holders of Dolby Laboratories are iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (2.26%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.06%), First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF (1.64%), Vanguard Information Technology ETF (1.62%), Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital SMID-Cap I (1.49%).
What is Dolby Laboratories's short interest?
5.9M shares of Dolby Laboratories were sold short, 13.43% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 6.11 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Dolby Laboratories?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Dolby Laboratories (since July 16, 2025), 1 were purchases and 19 were sales.
How many shares of Dolby Laboratories are outstanding?
Dolby Laboratories has 59.4M shares outstanding, of which 58.8M are in the public float.