Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) Ownership
META ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 79.1% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.15% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 2.21B
- Float
- 2.20B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.52% 33.6M shares short
- Days to cover
- 1.44 short interest up 8.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 79.07%
- Insiders 0.15%
- Other investors 20.79%
META top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 6.81% | 173.4M | $123.00B | +4.6M (+2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 5.63% | 143.4M | $101.75B | +1.3M (+0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | FMR Inc | 3.76% | 95.9M | $68.02B | −20.7M (−17.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | State Street Corp | 3.61% | 92.0M | $65.28B | +3.5M (+4.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.16% | 54.9M | $38.98B | +784,701 (+1.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.80% | 45.9M | $32.59B | −4.2M (−8.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Capital World Investors | 1.60% | 40.9M | $29.00B | −178,539 (−0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.56% | 39.6M | $28.10B | +8.7M (+28.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.55% | 39.4M | $27.97B | +1.4M (+3.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 1.51% | 38.4M | $27.23B | +530,182 (+1.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.51% | 38.4M | $27.22B | +345,296 (+0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | NORGES BANK | 1.28% | 32.7M | $23.21B | −832,270 (−2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 1.21% | 30.8M | $21.84B | −2.2M (−6.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Bank of America Corp | 0.87% | 22.1M | $15.67B | +1.1M (+5.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.86% | 21.9M | $15.54B | −78,150 (−0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.82% | 20.9M | $14.85B | +2.2M (+11.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 3 | 0.73% | 18.6M | $13.20B | +831,554 (+4.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.61% | 15.4M | $10.95B | +34,481 (+0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Legal & General Group PLC | 0.55% | 14.1M | $10.00B | −190,868 (−1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.54% | 13.8M | $9.81B | −320,215 (−2.3%) | 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 25.2M shares and 8 cut 28.7M.
META top mutual fund and ETF holders
19 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.74% | 69.8M | $49.51B | −136,086 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.27% | 57.9M | $41.08B | −429,836 (−0.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.15% | 29.4M | $20.84B | −47,286 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.12% | 28.5M | $20.22B | +109,486 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.06% | 27.1M | $19.19B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A | 0.98% | 25.1M | $17.80B | +853,060 (+3.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor | 0.90% | 22.9M | $16.24B | +134,815 (+0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Invesco QQQ Trust | 0.88% | 22.5M | $15.96B | −36,696 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Fidelity Contrafund | 0.79% | 20.1M | $14.28B | −1.3M (−6.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A | 0.50% | 12.7M | $9.03B | +937,796 (+8.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.46% | 11.7M | $8.27B | −75,320 (−0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | American Funds New Perspective A | 0.40% | 10.3M | $7.30B | +441,026 (+4.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | State Street® CommServSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.27% | 6.9M | $4.89B | −25,515 (−0.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | American Funds Fundamental Invs A | 0.27% | 6.8M | $4.83B | −33,320 (−0.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 0.26% | 6.7M | $4.79B | −4,634 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | American Funds AMCAP A | 0.23% | 5.9M | $4.19B | +2,468 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.23% | 5.8M | $4.11B | −3,900 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc | 0.21% | 5.3M | $3.73B | +1,212 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | American Funds IS® Growth 1 | 0.19% | 5.0M | $3.52B | −1.4M (−21.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
META insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $680.09 | 629 | $427,777 |
| 2026-04-20 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $680.09 | 926 | $629,763 |
| 2026-04-15 | Robert M Kimmitt | Sell | $667.00 | 580 | $386,860 |
| 2026-04-13 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $629.45 | 2,778 | $1.7M |
| 2026-04-13 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $629.55 | 1,887 | $1.2M |
| 2026-03-23 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $605.38 | 926 | $560,582 |
| 2026-03-23 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $605.38 | 629 | $380,784 |
| 2026-03-16 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $632.02 | 926 | $585,251 |
| 2026-03-16 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $632.02 | 629 | $397,541 |
| 2026-03-16 | Robert M Kimmitt | Sell | $632.02 | 580 | $366,572 |
| 2026-03-09 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $634.94 | 926 | $587,954 |
| 2026-03-09 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $634.94 | 629 | $399,377 |
| 2026-03-02 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $637.21 | 926 | $590,056 |
| 2026-03-02 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $637.21 | 629 | $400,805 |
| 2026-02-27 | Susan J Li | Sell | $644.70 | 56,571 | $36.5M |
| 2026-02-24 | Susan J Li | Sell | $633.61 | 55,702 | $35.3M |
| 2026-02-23 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $652.68 | 926 | $604,382 |
| 2026-02-23 | Javier Olivan | Sell | $652.68 | 629 | $410,536 |
| 2026-02-20 | Susan J Li | Sell | $650.00 | 18,789 | $12.2M |
| 2026-02-20 | Michael T. McCaul | Buy | $655.66 | — | — |
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.
META shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns META
Institutional investors own 79.1% of Meta's shares and insiders 0.15%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 6.81% of the shares (173.4M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 12 added shares and 8 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 1.52% of the float, or 1.44 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 8.6% since 2014.
Related: META analyst forecast, META key metrics, META dividend history. See the META stock overview for the latest quote and news.
META ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Meta stock?
The largest shareholders of Meta are BlackRock Inc (6.81%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (5.63%), FMR Inc (3.76%), State Street Corp (3.61%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (2.16%).
What percentage of Meta is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 79.1% of Meta's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.15%.
Which funds own Meta?
The largest fund holders of Meta are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.74%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.27%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.15%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.12%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.06%).
What is Meta's short interest?
33.6M shares of Meta were sold short, 1.52% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.44 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Meta?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Meta (since February 20, 2026), 1 were purchases and 19 were sales.
How many shares of Meta are outstanding?
Meta has 2.21B shares outstanding, of which 2.20B are in the public float.