Global Payments Inc. (GPN) Ownership
GPN ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 112.8% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.93% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 264.6M
- Float
- 219.6M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 6.80% 15.0M shares short
- Days to cover
- 6.15 short interest down 6.9% vs prior month
- Institutions 112.76%
- Insiders 0.93%
GPN top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTCR LLC | 16.35% | 43.3M | $3.62B | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | BlackRock Inc | 7.17% | 19.0M | $1.59B | +76,386 (+0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 5.56% | 14.7M | $1.23B | −69,067 (−0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Harris Associates L.P. | 4.88% | 12.9M | $1.08B | +1.1M (+8.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 4.60% | 12.2M | $1.02B | +4.4M (+55.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Pzena Investment Management, LLC | 4.42% | 11.7M | $978.2M | +76,048 (+0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street Corp | 3.97% | 10.5M | $879.6M | +4,032 (+0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 3.74% | 9.9M | $828.4M | −66,442 (−0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Glenview Capital Management LLC | 3.37% | 8.9M | $745.2M | +2.5M (+40.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Bank of America Corp | 2.83% | 7.5M | $627.1M | +2.7M (+55.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | FMR Inc | 2.64% | 7.0M | $583.7M | +1.9M (+37.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc | 2.62% | 6.9M | $580.5M | −143,842 (−2.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.43% | 6.4M | $538.8M | −21,072 (−0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.58% | 4.2M | $350.7M | +361,192 (+9.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.46% | 3.9M | $323.5M | +939,383 (+32.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | UBS Group AG | 1.44% | 3.8M | $318.5M | +2.3M (+149.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | NORGES BANK | 1.05% | 2.8M | $232.4M | −788,703 (−22.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.04% | 2.8M | $231.0M | −832,212 (−23.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Nordea Investment Mgmt Bank Demark A/s | 0.98% | 2.6M | $216.8M | −401,881 (−13.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 0.92% | 2.4M | $203.8M | +26,924 (+1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 12 holders added 16.3M shares and 7 cut 2.3M.
GPN top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.28% | 8.7M | $727.3M | +943,631 (+12.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Oakmark Investor | 2.26% | 6.0M | $500.1M | +267,000 (+4.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.21% | 5.8M | $488.3M | −339,177 (−5.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 2.14% | 5.7M | $474.1M | −250,570 (−4.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Columbia Seligman Tech & Info A | 1.76% | 4.6M | $388.8M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard Windsor II Inv | 1.59% | 4.2M | $352.8M | +345,700 (+8.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.14% | 3.0M | $252.5M | +11,586 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.12% | 3.0M | $247.8M | −4,773 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.03% | 2.7M | $228.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard Windsor Investor Shares | 0.97% | 2.6M | $215.6M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.95% | 2.5M | $210.9M | −92,360 (−3.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.85% | 2.2M | $188.1M | −4,655 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | MFS Mid Cap Value A | 0.66% | 1.8M | $146.8M | −20,577 (−1.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF | 0.62% | 1.7M | $138.2M | −118,794 (−6.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk | 0.59% | 1.6M | $131.1M | +72 (+0.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | State Street®FinSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.57% | 1.5M | $125.9M | −9,559 (−0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.44% | 1.2M | $98.4M | −66,229 (−5.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | BGF World Financials A2 | 0.40% | 1.1M | $88.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.36% | 952K | $79.6M | +1,748 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.35% | 936K | $78.3M | +2,972 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
GPN insider transactions
latest 18| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $66.38 | — | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $73.68 | — | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $69.81 | — | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $71.26 | — | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $75.21 | — | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $80.80 | — | — |
| 2025-12-11 | David M Sheffield | Sell | $81.41 | 2,016 | $164,123 |
| 2025-12-11 | Robert H B Baldwin Jr | Buy | $81.42 | 10,392 | $846,117 |
| 2025-12-10 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $80.41 | — | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Robert H B Baldwin Jr | Buy | $80.25 | 3,000 | $240,750 |
| 2025-12-03 | David Lawrence Green | Sell | $79.99 | 11,600 | $927,884 |
| 2025-11-18 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $72.04 | — | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Connie D Mcdaniel | Sell | $77.81 | 4,464 | $347,344 |
| 2025-11-10 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $75.47 | — | — |
| 2025-11-07 | Patricia A Watson | Buy | $75.06 | 1,331 | $99,905 |
| 2025-11-03 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $77.11 | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $87.69 | — | — |
| 2025-08-07 | Dara L Steele-Belkin | Sell | $86.00 | 2,000 | $172,000 |
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.
GPN shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns GPN
Institutional investors own 112.8% of Global Payments's shares and insiders 0.93%. The largest holder is GTCR LLC with 16.35% of the shares (43.3M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 12 added shares and 7 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 6.80% of the float, or 6.15 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 77.3% since 2014.
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GPN ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Global Payments stock?
The largest shareholders of Global Payments are GTCR LLC (16.35%), BlackRock Inc (7.17%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (5.56%), Harris Associates L.P. (4.88%), Ameriprise Financial Inc (4.60%).
What percentage of Global Payments is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 112.8% of Global Payments's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.93%.
Which funds own Global Payments?
The largest fund holders of Global Payments are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.28%), Oakmark Investor (2.26%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.21%), Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl (2.14%), Columbia Seligman Tech & Info A (1.76%).
What is Global Payments's short interest?
15.0M shares of Global Payments were sold short, 6.80% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 6.15 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Global Payments?
Of the latest 18 reported insider transactions in Global Payments (since August 7, 2025), 7 were purchases and 11 were sales.
How many shares of Global Payments are outstanding?
Global Payments has 264.6M shares outstanding, of which 219.6M are in the public float.