Dow Inc. (DOW) Ownership
DOW ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 79.6% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.20% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 722.3M
- Float
- 720.6M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 5.33% 34.1M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.77 short interest down 8.0% vs prior month
- Institutions 79.58%
- Insiders 0.20%
- Other investors 20.21%
DOW top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 8.55% | 61.7M | $1.85B | +8.4M (+15.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.51% | 47.0M | $1.41B | +837,193 (+1.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 5.24% | 37.9M | $1.13B | +2.8M (+7.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.83% | 34.9M | $1.04B | +2.1M (+6.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.67% | 19.3M | $577.1M | +503,058 (+2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 2.47% | 17.9M | $534.9M | +13.4M (+296.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Capital World Investors | 2.18% | 15.7M | $471.2M | +8.6M (+121.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 2.17% | 15.7M | $469.8M | +5.4M (+52.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 2.09% | 15.1M | $451.9M | +1.1M (+8.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Pzena Investment Management, LLC | 1.73% | 12.5M | $374.3M | −6.4M (−34.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.34% | 9.7M | $289.4M | +37,074 (+0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | FMR Inc | 1.30% | 9.4M | $280.9M | +1.2M (+14.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | NORGES BANK | 1.29% | 9.3M | $278.5M | +36,732 (+0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.22% | 8.8M | $264.2M | +2.6M (+41.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1.09% | 7.9M | $235.0M | +42,024 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | D. E. Shaw & Co LP | 1.01% | 7.3M | $218.9M | +4.2M (+133.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Qube Research & Technologies | 0.95% | 6.9M | $205.9M | +6.9M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.92% | 6.6M | $197.9M | −95,132 (−1.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.89% | 6.4M | $192.8M | +4.5M (+225.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Bank of America Corp | 0.85% | 6.1M | $184.0M | +543,203 (+9.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 18 holders added 63.0M shares and 2 cut 6.5M.
DOW top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.17% | 22.9M | $685.5M | −52,750 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.65% | 19.1M | $572.9M | +227,136 (+1.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A | 1.70% | 12.3M | $367.0M | +6.6M (+116.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 9.6M | $287.9M | −15,466 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 9.4M | $280.0M | +35,930 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.22% | 8.8M | $264.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street®MatSelSectSPDR®ETF | 1.20% | 8.7M | $260.3M | −2,728 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Small Cap Index | 1.15% | 8.3M | $248.2M | +11,557 (+0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 1.08% | 7.8M | $233.3M | −4,162 (−0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.92% | 6.7M | $199.1M | −13,775 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index | 0.73% | 5.3M | $157.6M | +4,020 (+0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 3.9M | $115.3M | −37,819 (−1.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | Neuberger Large Cap Value Inv | 0.51% | 3.7M | $109.9M | −899,891 (−19.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.48% | 3.4M | $103.1M | +13,205 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | State Street SPDR Port S&P 500 HiDivETF | 0.43% | 3.1M | $93.6M | +4,024 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.41% | 3.0M | $89.0M | +5,472 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.40% | 2.9M | $87.5M | +21,310 (+0.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | Fidelity Mid Cap Index | 0.38% | 2.7M | $82.3M | +18,073 (+0.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | American Funds New World A | 0.33% | 2.4M | $71.9M | +1.3M (+116.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF | 0.32% | 2.3M | $69.8M | +13,224 (+0.6%) | August 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
DOW insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $33.88 | — | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $25.52 | — | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $21.88 | — | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $23.22 | — | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $24.76 | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $25.50 | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $27.79 | — | — |
| 2025-06-24 | Lisa C. McClain | Buy | $27.55 | — | — |
| 2025-06-09 | Michael T. McCaul | Sell | $29.40 | — | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $28.39 | — | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $30.12 | — | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Robert Bresnahan, Jr. | Buy | $29.90 | — | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $30.65 | — | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $29.01 | — | — |
| 2025-04-15 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $27.71 | — | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Michael T. McCaul | Sell | $27.21 | — | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Debra L Dial | Buy | $38.81 | 675 | $26,197 |
| 2025-01-15 | Julie Johnson | Buy | $40.43 | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Tommy Tuberville | Sell | $57.03 | — | — |
| 2023-11-16 | Richard K Davis | Buy | $51.09 | 5,000 | $255,450 |
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.
DOW shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns DOW
Institutional investors own 79.6% of Dow's shares and insiders 0.20%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 8.55% of the shares (61.7M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 18 added shares and 2 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 5.33% of the float, or 3.77 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 25.5% since 2014.
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DOW ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Dow stock?
The largest shareholders of Dow are BlackRock Inc (8.55%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.51%), State Street Corp (5.24%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.83%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (2.67%).
What percentage of Dow is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 79.6% of Dow's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.20%.
Which funds own Dow?
The largest fund holders of Dow are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.17%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.65%), American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A (1.70%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.30%).
What is Dow's short interest?
34.1M shares of Dow were sold short, 5.33% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.77 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Dow?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Dow (since November 16, 2023), 12 were purchases and 8 were sales.
How many shares of Dow are outstanding?
Dow has 722.3M shares outstanding, of which 720.6M are in the public float.