Graham Holdings Company (GHC) Ownership

NYSE: GHCTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

GHC ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
86.6%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
7.17%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
3.3M
Float
2.9M
shares available to trade
Short interest
13.96%
235K shares short
Days to cover
6.27
short interest up 35.8% vs prior month
  • Institutions 86.63%
  • Insiders 7.17%
  • Other investors 6.20%

GHC top institutional holders

20 largest
Graham Holdings Company top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1BlackRock Inc10.04%425K$511.7M+9,614 (+2.3%)June 30, 2026
2Madison Avenue Partners, LP5.82%246K$296.4M+539 (+0.2%)June 30, 2026
3Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.5.60%237K$285.2M+1,956 (+0.8%)June 30, 2026
4Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.13%175K$210.3M+865 (+0.5%)June 30, 2026
5Wallace Capital Management, INC.3.66%155K$186.6M−1,997 (−1.3%)March 31, 2026
6Vanguard Capital Management, LLC3.41%145K$174.0M−1,045 (−0.7%)June 30, 2026
7State Street Corp3.02%128K$153.8M+3,244 (+2.6%)June 30, 2026
8First Trust Advisors L.P.2.18%92K$111.3M−42 (−0.0%)June 30, 2026
9Geode Capital Management, LLC2.15%91K$109.5M+3,215 (+3.7%)June 30, 2026
10AQR Capital Management LLC2.13%90K$108.5M−2,110 (−2.3%)June 30, 2026
11Victory Capital Management Inc.1.53%65K$77.8M+36,601 (+130.5%)June 30, 2026
12Northern Trust Corp0.99%42K$50.5M+1,183 (+2.9%)June 30, 2026
13Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc0.96%41K$49.1M−3,347 (−7.6%)June 30, 2026
14Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts0.88%37K$45.0M+884 (+2.4%)June 30, 2026
15Southeastern Asset Management Inc0.69%29K$35.1M−8,604 (−22.8%)June 30, 2026
16Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.66%28K$33.6M−1,504 (−5.1%)June 30, 2026
17JPMorgan Chase & Co0.66%28K$33.5M+2,034 (+7.9%)June 30, 2026
18The Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.65%27K$33.0M−3,757 (−12.0%)June 30, 2026
19Amvescap Plc.0.59%25K$29.9M−548 (−2.2%)June 30, 2026
20London Company of Virginia0.54%23K$27.7M−1,058 (−4.4%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 10 holders added 60K shares and 10 cut 24K.

GHC top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Graham Holdings Company top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF2.75%117K$140.2M−36 (−0.0%)September 30, 2026
2Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest2.38%101K$121.4M−136 (−0.1%)August 31, 2026
3DFA US Small Cap Value I2.12%90K$108.2M—August 31, 2026
4First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF2.07%88K$105.5M—September 30, 2026
5iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.93%82K$98.2M−960 (−1.2%)September 30, 2026
6Vanguard Small Cap Index1.65%70K$84.2M−3,062 (−4.2%)September 30, 2026
7Spiltan Globalfond Investmentbolag1.34%57K$68.3M−986 (−1.7%)September 30, 2026
8Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index1.07%46K$54.8M−889 (−1.9%)September 30, 2026
9Victory Sycamore Small Company Opp R1.01%43K$51.4M+27,700 (+184.7%)June 30, 2026
10Fidelity Small Cap Index0.82%35K$41.9M+286 (+0.8%)July 31, 2026
11iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF0.70%30K$35.6M+44 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
12Longleaf Partners Small-Cap0.63%27K$32.0M−5,004 (−15.8%)June 30, 2026
13DFA US Small Cap I0.60%25K$30.6M—August 31, 2026
14State Street® SPDR® S&P MIDCAP 400® ETF0.57%24K$29.1M−263 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
15Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF0.44%19K$22.6M+4 (+0.0%)September 24, 2026
16Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF0.44%19K$22.3M−409 (−2.2%)September 30, 2026
17Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.43%18K$21.8M−192 (−1.0%)September 30, 2026
18Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF0.41%18K$21.1M—September 30, 2026
19State Street SPDR Port S&P 400 Md CpETF0.41%17K$20.8M−24 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
20Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™0.41%17K$20.7M+9 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026

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

GHC insider transactions

latest 1
Graham Holdings Company insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2025-07-30Tony AllenSell$942.897$6,600

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.

GHC shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns GHC

Institutional investors own 86.6% of Graham's shares and insiders 7.17%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 10.04% of the shares (425K), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 10 added shares and 10 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 13.96% of the float, or 6.27 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 24.1% since 2014.

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GHC ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Graham stock?

The largest shareholders of Graham are BlackRock Inc (10.04%), Madison Avenue Partners, LP (5.82%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (5.60%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.13%), Wallace Capital Management, INC. (3.66%).

What percentage of Graham is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 86.6% of Graham's shares outstanding; insiders hold 7.17%.

Which funds own Graham?

The largest fund holders of Graham are iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (2.75%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.38%), DFA US Small Cap Value I (2.12%), First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF (2.07%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.93%).

What is Graham's short interest?

235K shares of Graham were sold short, 13.96% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 6.27 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Graham?

Of the latest 1 reported insider transactions in Graham (since July 30, 2025), 0 were purchases and 1 were sales.

How many shares of Graham are outstanding?

Graham has 3.3M shares outstanding, of which 2.9M are in the public float.

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