McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Ownership
MCD ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 76.4% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.26% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 707.6M
- Float
- 706.6M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 2.17% 13.8M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.36 short interest up 12.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 76.36%
- Insiders 0.26%
- Other investors 23.39%
MCD top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 7.83% | 55.4M | $13.47B | +83,304 (+0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.56% | 46.4M | $11.27B | +180,675 (+0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 5.10% | 36.1M | $8.77B | +646,675 (+1.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4.51% | 31.9M | $7.76B | −5.7M (−15.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.65% | 18.8M | $4.56B | −323,203 (−1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.56% | 18.1M | $4.40B | +152,638 (+0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 2.12% | 15.0M | $3.65B | −591,145 (−3.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Bank of America Corp | 1.55% | 11.0M | $2.67B | −1.2M (−9.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | NORGES BANK | 1.40% | 9.9M | $2.40B | +421,069 (+4.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 1.28% | 9.0M | $2.19B | −710,071 (−7.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.27% | 9.0M | $2.18B | +2.1M (+30.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Wells Fargo & Co | 1.14% | 8.1M | $1.96B | +81,052 (+1.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.12% | 7.9M | $1.92B | −301,239 (−3.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Royal Bank of Canada | 0.94% | 6.6M | $1.61B | −185,412 (−2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.88% | 6.2M | $1.51B | +620,278 (+11.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 0.83% | 5.8M | $1.42B | −754,400 (−11.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | UBS Group AG | 0.82% | 5.8M | $1.42B | +147,107 (+2.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.71% | 5.0M | $1.22B | −127,896 (−2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Franklin Templeton Inc | 0.70% | 4.9M | $1.20B | +692,594 (+16.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Legal & General Group PLC | 0.62% | 4.4M | $1.07B | −343,169 (−7.2%) | 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 5.1M shares and 10 cut 10.2M.
MCD top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.19% | 22.6M | $5.49B | −43,579 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 18.6M | $4.52B | −288,509 (−1.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 9.4M | $2.29B | −15,170 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 9.2M | $2.24B | +35,420 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 8.7M | $2.11B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street®SPDR®DowJonesIndstrAvgETFTr | 0.72% | 5.1M | $1.24B | −44,505 (−0.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | American Funds American Mutual A | 0.72% | 5.1M | $1.23B | +2.7M (+113.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor | 0.57% | 4.0M | $982.8M | −3.5M (−46.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.57% | 4.0M | $972.8M | −18,312 (−0.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | State Street® CnsmrDiscSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.55% | 3.9M | $946.1M | −38,883 (−1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 3.7M | $909.5M | −54,845 (−1.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.48% | 3.4M | $818.7M | +3.4M (0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | American Funds Capital Inc Bldr A | 0.44% | 3.1M | $758.6M | +592,694 (+23.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.41% | 2.9M | $701.8M | +7,603 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A | 0.37% | 2.6M | $641.4M | +867,293 (+48.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Columbia Dividend Income Inst | 0.32% | 2.3M | $548.9M | −4,242 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 0.28% | 2.0M | $489.0M | +362 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.26% | 1.9M | $452.0M | −1,248 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Vanguard Dividend Growth Inv | 0.26% | 1.8M | $447.7M | −169,861 (−8.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | T. Rowe Price Value | 0.26% | 1.8M | $438.8M | +29,440 (+1.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
MCD insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Joseph M Erlinger | Sell | $302.72 | 333 | $100,806 |
| 2026-04-10 | Joseph M Erlinger | Sell | $307.00 | 2,626 | $806,182 |
| 2026-03-30 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $308.72 | — | — |
| 2026-03-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $308.26 | — | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Joseph M Erlinger | Sell | $328.34 | 2,626 | $862,221 |
| 2026-03-10 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $327.74 | — | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $333.23 | — | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Jonathan Banner | Sell | $333.29 | 6,201 | $2.1M |
| 2026-02-23 | Joseph M Erlinger | Sell | $330.43 | 333 | $110,033 |
| 2026-02-13 | Christopher J Kempczinski | Sell | $333.54 | 26,276 | $8.8M |
| 2026-02-12 | Christopher J Kempczinski | Sell | $331.35 | 26,277 | $8.7M |
| 2026-02-12 | Edith Morgan Flatley | Sell | $331.00 | 4,692 | $1.6M |
| 2026-02-10 | Joseph M Erlinger | Sell | $325.25 | 2,626 | $854,106 |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $315.17 | — | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $309.43 | — | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Joseph M Erlinger | Sell | $306.58 | 2,626 | $805,079 |
| 2026-01-09 | Sheldon Whitehouse | Sell | $307.27 | — | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Julie Johnson | Sell | $319.72 | — | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Desiree Ralls-Morrison | Sell | $320.00 | 2,486 | $795,520 |
| 2025-12-01 | Manuel Jm Steijaert | Sell | $305.50 | 6,567 | $2.0M |
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.
MCD shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns MCD
Institutional investors own 76.4% of McDonald's's shares and insiders 0.26%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 7.83% of the shares (55.4M), 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 2.17% of the float, or 2.36 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 26.3% since 2014.
Related: MCD analyst forecast, MCD key metrics, MCD dividend history. See the MCD stock overview for the latest quote and news.
MCD ownership FAQ
Who owns the most McDonald's stock?
The largest shareholders of McDonald's are BlackRock Inc (7.83%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.56%), State Street Corp (5.10%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (4.51%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (2.65%).
What percentage of McDonald's is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 76.4% of McDonald's's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.26%.
Which funds own McDonald's?
The largest fund holders of McDonald's are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.19%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.30%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.23%).
What is McDonald's's short interest?
13.8M shares of McDonald's were sold short, 2.17% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.36 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling McDonald's?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in McDonald's (since December 1, 2025), 4 were purchases and 16 were sales.
How many shares of McDonald's are outstanding?
McDonald's has 707.6M shares outstanding, of which 706.6M are in the public float.