General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Ownership
GD ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 86.7% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.56% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 270.6M
- Float
- 254.4M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 0.90% 2.2M shares short
- Days to cover
- 1.66 short interest down 21.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 86.71%
- Insiders 0.56%
- Other investors 12.73%
GD top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longview Management Group LLC | 10.00% | 27.1M | $9.32B | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | BlackRock Inc | 7.14% | 19.3M | $6.65B | +708,645 (+3.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.16% | 16.7M | $5.74B | +528,686 (+3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Newport Trust Co. | 4.95% | 13.4M | $4.61B | −172,340 (−1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 4.37% | 11.8M | $4.07B | +374,682 (+3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Bank of America Corp | 2.72% | 7.3M | $2.53B | −780,058 (−9.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.52% | 6.8M | $2.34B | +487,975 (+7.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.30% | 6.2M | $2.14B | −45,867 (−0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.95% | 5.3M | $1.82B | −101,477 (−1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.64% | 4.4M | $1.53B | −735,507 (−14.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Wells Fargo & Co | 1.60% | 4.3M | $1.49B | −183,885 (−4.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 1.59% | 4.3M | $1.48B | −455,853 (−9.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 1.53% | 4.1M | $1.43B | −1.6M (−27.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | FMR Inc | 1.52% | 4.1M | $1.41B | −400,538 (−8.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.37% | 3.7M | $1.28B | −217,670 (−5.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Sanders Capital, LLC | 1.31% | 3.5M | $1.22B | −71,088 (−2.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.24% | 3.3M | $1.15B | −30,070 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.09% | 2.9M | $1.01B | +203,497 (+7.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Royal Bank of Canada | 1.02% | 2.8M | $950.5M | −3,422 (−0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Aristotle Capital Management LLC | 0.86% | 2.3M | $797.2M | −130,913 (−5.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 5 holders added 2.3M shares and 14 cut 4.9M.
GD top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.02% | 8.2M | $2.81B | −15,014 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.46% | 6.7M | $2.30B | −75,957 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.25% | 3.4M | $1.16B | −5,439 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.22% | 3.3M | $1.13B | +12,655 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.15% | 3.1M | $1.08B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.90% | 2.4M | $842.6M | −8,549 (−0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A | 0.83% | 2.3M | $776.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | MFS Value A | 0.75% | 2.0M | $699.8M | −157,434 (−7.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Windsor II Inv | 0.74% | 2.0M | $693.1M | −54,100 (−2.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | JPMorgan Equity Income I | 0.69% | 1.9M | $644.9M | −101,374 (−5.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 11 | iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.60% | 1.6M | $560.1M | −2,782 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.53% | 1.4M | $494.6M | −85 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | State Street® IndstrlSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.53% | 1.4M | $490.7M | −1,596 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.50% | 1.3M | $462.4M | −13,539 (−1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Columbia Dividend Income Inst | 0.47% | 1.3M | $441.9M | −2,411 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | 0.43% | 1.2M | $400.2M | −3,133 (−0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.38% | 1.0M | $358.3M | +2,763 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Capital Group Dividend Value ETF | 0.37% | 1.0M | $347.6M | +1,040 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Franklin Rising Dividends A | 0.33% | 890K | $306.4M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | 0.30% | 824K | $283.5M | −147 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
GD insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Mark Lagrand Burns | Sell | $354.95 | 10,153 | $3.6M |
| 2026-03-11 | Phebe N Novakovic | Sell | $354.09 | 32,918 | $11.7M |
| 2026-03-11 | Marguerite Amy Gilliland | Sell | $353.50 | 3,819 | $1.4M |
| 2026-02-13 | Mark Rayha | Sell | $348.79 | 4,370 | $1.5M |
| 2026-02-10 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $358.84 | — | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $353.49 | — | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Julie Johnson | Sell | $337.20 | — | — |
| 2025-12-17 | David Paddock | Sell | $334.92 | 20,360 | $6.8M |
| 2025-11-13 | Julie Johnson | Sell | $343.98 | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Mark Malcolm | Sell | $329.45 | 3,220 | $1.1M |
| 2025-08-25 | Christopher J Brady | Sell | $321.18 | 8,150 | $2.6M |
| 2025-08-22 | Mark Malcolm | Sell | $319.04 | 1,210 | $386,038 |
| 2025-08-18 | Phebe N Novakovic | Sell | $313.57 | 129,090 | $40.5M |
| 2025-08-14 | William A Moss | Sell | $316.40 | 17,700 | $5.6M |
| 2025-08-14 | Julie Johnson | Sell | $316.10 | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Marguerite Amy Gilliland | Sell | $315.20 | 33,740 | $10.6M |
| 2025-07-31 | John Boozman | Sell | $311.32 | — | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Shelley Moore Capito | Sell | $311.32 | — | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Leon Rudy F De | Sell | $312.81 | 5,490 | $1.7M |
| 2025-07-28 | Mark Lagrand Burns | Sell | $312.28 | 43,860 | $13.7M |
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.
GD shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns GD
Institutional investors own 86.7% of General Dynamics's shares and insiders 0.56%. The largest holder is Longview Management Group LLC with 10.00% of the shares (27.1M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 5 added shares and 14 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 0.90% of the float, or 1.66 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 18.4% since 2014.
Related: GD analyst forecast, GD key metrics, GD dividend history. See the GD stock overview for the latest quote and news.
GD ownership FAQ
Who owns the most General Dynamics stock?
The largest shareholders of General Dynamics are Longview Management Group LLC (10.00%), BlackRock Inc (7.14%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.16%), Newport Trust Co. (4.95%), State Street Corp (4.37%).
What percentage of General Dynamics is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 86.7% of General Dynamics's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.56%.
Which funds own General Dynamics?
The largest fund holders of General Dynamics are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.02%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.46%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.25%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.22%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.15%).
What is General Dynamics's short interest?
2.2M shares of General Dynamics were sold short, 0.90% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.66 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling General Dynamics?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in General Dynamics (since July 28, 2025), 1 were purchases and 19 were sales.
How many shares of General Dynamics are outstanding?
General Dynamics has 270.6M shares outstanding, of which 254.4M are in the public float.