Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Ownership
GOOGL ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 81.1% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 1.60% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 5.87B
- Float
- 10.88B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.37% 80.4M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.99 short interest down 8.0% vs prior month
- Institutions 81.06%
- Insiders 1.60%
- Other investors 17.34%
GOOGL top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 3.77% | 461.0M | $157.00B | +14.0M (+3.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 3.13% | 383.0M | $130.43B | +4.7M (+1.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | FMR Inc | 2.05% | 250.7M | $85.39B | +14.2M (+6.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | State Street Corp | 1.95% | 239.0M | $81.39B | +12.7M (+5.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.23% | 150.1M | $51.12B | −1.8M (−1.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.99% | 120.5M | $41.04B | −444,297 (−0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 0.83% | 101.3M | $34.51B | +20.8M (+25.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 0.81% | 98.9M | $33.68B | +2.4M (+2.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.75% | 91.9M | $31.31B | +21.0M (+29.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Amvescap Plc. | 0.75% | 91.3M | $31.09B | +1.2M (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | NORGES BANK | 0.66% | 80.9M | $27.56B | −16.6M (−17.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 0.64% | 78.8M | $26.84B | +24.5M (+45.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Capital World Investors | 0.60% | 73.3M | $24.98B | +8.0M (+12.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Bank of America Corp | 0.59% | 72.4M | $24.67B | +3.7M (+5.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.54% | 65.5M | $22.32B | +533,285 (+0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Capital Research Global Investors | 0.51% | 62.5M | $21.30B | +5.0M (+8.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.48% | 58.6M | $19.95B | +738,145 (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 0.37% | 44.7M | $15.22B | −507,721 (−1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 0.36% | 44.4M | $15.12B | −3.2M (−6.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.34% | 41.0M | $13.96B | +61,587 (+0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 15 holders added 133.4M shares and 5 cut 22.6M.
GOOGL top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 1.52% | 186.4M | $63.49B | −340,818 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 1.26% | 154.4M | $52.59B | −1.4M (−0.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | ACAP Strategic A | 1.26% | 153.8M | $52.38B | +153.8M (0.0%) | December 31, 2025 |
| 4 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.64% | 78.2M | $26.63B | −125,874 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Fidelity 500 Index | 0.62% | 76.1M | $25.92B | +291,651 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 0.59% | 72.0M | $24.52B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor | 0.48% | 58.8M | $20.03B | −1.8M (−2.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Invesco QQQ Trust | 0.36% | 44.4M | $15.12B | −72,402 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.25% | 31.0M | $10.57B | −298,780 (−1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A | 0.23% | 27.9M | $9.51B | +350,446 (+1.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Fidelity Blue Chip Growth | 0.21% | 26.0M | $8.84B | +360,000 (+1.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 0.18% | 21.9M | $7.44B | −15,008 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Fidelity Contrafund | 0.17% | 21.1M | $7.20B | −153,400 (−0.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 14 | American Funds American Balanced A | 0.16% | 19.1M | $6.51B | +2.0M (+11.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Vanguard Wellington Inv | 0.13% | 16.4M | $5.59B | +44,817 (+0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.13% | 15.4M | $5.26B | −10,374 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | T. Rowe Price Growth Stock | 0.13% | 15.4M | $5.24B | −14,520 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A | 0.12% | 14.8M | $5.04B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc | 0.11% | 14.0M | $4.77B | +3,224 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | American Funds AMCAP A | 0.11% | 13.9M | $4.72B | −724,651 (−5.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
GOOGL insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | John L Hennessy | Sell | $331.65 | 1,050 | $348,232 |
| 2026-04-01 | Amie Thuener O'toole | Sell | $289.63 | 617 | $178,702 |
| 2026-03-30 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $273.50 | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | John Kent Walker | Sell | $275.89 | 8,993 | $2.5M |
| 2026-03-18 | Sundar Pichai | Sell | $307.89 | 32,500 | $10.0M |
| 2026-03-16 | John L Hennessy | Sell | $303.41 | 1,050 | $318,580 |
| 2026-03-04 | Sundar Pichai | Sell | $303.38 | 32,500 | $9.9M |
| 2026-03-03 | Amie Thuener O'toole | Sell | $298.00 | 955 | $284,590 |
| 2026-03-02 | Frances Arnold | Sell | $302.99 | 112 | $33,935 |
| 2026-02-26 | David Taylor | Buy | $307.38 | — | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $310.90 | — | — |
| 2026-02-18 | Sundar Pichai | Sell | $303.92 | 32,500 | $9.9M |
| 2026-02-17 | John Kent Walker | Sell | $301.45 | 47,574 | $14.3M |
| 2026-02-13 | John L Hennessy | Sell | $306.73 | 600 | $184,038 |
| 2026-02-06 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $322.86 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Sell | $331.25 | — | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $331.25 | — | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Sundar Pichai | Sell | $335.18 | 32,500 | $10.9M |
| 2026-02-04 | Michael T. McCaul | Sell | $333.04 | — | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Cleo Fields | Buy | $339.71 | — | — |
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.
GOOGL shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns GOOGL
Institutional investors own 81.1% of Alphabet's shares and insiders 1.60%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 3.77% of the shares (461.0M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 15 added shares and 5 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 1.37% of the float, or 2.99 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 11.2% since 2014.
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GOOGL ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Alphabet stock?
The largest shareholders of Alphabet are BlackRock Inc (3.77%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (3.13%), FMR Inc (2.05%), State Street Corp (1.95%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (1.23%).
What percentage of Alphabet is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 81.1% of Alphabet's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.60%.
Which funds own Alphabet?
The largest fund holders of Alphabet are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (1.52%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (1.26%), ACAP Strategic A (1.26%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (0.64%), Fidelity 500 Index (0.62%).
What is Alphabet's short interest?
80.4M shares of Alphabet were sold short, 1.37% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.99 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Alphabet?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Alphabet (since February 3, 2026), 3 were purchases and 17 were sales.
How many shares of Alphabet are outstanding?
Alphabet has 5.87B shares outstanding, of which 10.88B are in the public float.