Nucor Corporation (NUE) Ownership
NUE ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 81.0% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 1.18% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 226.9M
- Float
- 223.4M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 2.56% 4.4M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.47 short interest up 6.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 80.98%
- Insiders 1.18%
- Other investors 17.84%
NUE top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co | 10.67% | 24.2M | $6.20B | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | BlackRock Inc | 8.81% | 20.0M | $5.12B | +729,041 (+3.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.55% | 14.9M | $3.81B | +404,165 (+2.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 5.38% | 12.2M | $3.13B | +461,837 (+3.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 5.10% | 11.6M | $2.96B | −680,285 (−5.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.68% | 6.1M | $1.56B | −81,002 (−1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | NORGES BANK | 1.82% | 4.1M | $1.06B | +384,348 (+10.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.74% | 4.0M | $1.01B | +127,592 (+3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | FMR Inc | 1.31% | 3.0M | $762.4M | +737,658 (+33.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.29% | 2.9M | $747.9M | −95,147 (−3.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.09% | 2.5M | $634.7M | −62,560 (−2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Bank of America Corp | 0.92% | 2.1M | $532.6M | +845,668 (+68.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Nordea Investment Mgmt Bank Demark A/s | 0.87% | 2.0M | $505.6M | +24,761 (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.84% | 1.9M | $486.8M | −53,755 (−2.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 0.82% | 1.9M | $476.1M | −2.0M (−52.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 0.82% | 1.9M | $474.2M | +145,259 (+8.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Amvescap Plc. | 0.72% | 1.6M | $420.2M | −349,705 (−17.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.70% | 1.6M | $405.3M | −94,770 (−5.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.65% | 1.5M | $380.7M | −324,368 (−17.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Legal & General Group PLC | 0.64% | 1.5M | $373.0M | −284,842 (−16.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 9 holders added 3.9M shares and 10 cut 4.1M.
NUE 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% | 7.2M | $1.85B | −14,349 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.63% | 6.0M | $1.53B | −91,563 (−1.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 2.14% | 4.9M | $1.25B | −67,975 (−1.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 3.0M | $774.9M | −4,884 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 3.0M | $757.7M | +11,354 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.22% | 2.8M | $711.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.95% | 2.2M | $553.9M | −14,331 (−0.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Global X US Infrastructure Dev ETF | 0.80% | 1.8M | $466.9M | +12,780 (+0.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | State Street®MatSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.63% | 1.4M | $364.6M | −446 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF | 0.62% | 1.4M | $363.0M | −57,910 (−3.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.57% | 1.3M | $329.0M | −5,562 (−0.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | BGF World Mining A2 | 0.55% | 1.2M | $317.1M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 1.2M | $307.6M | −17,051 (−1.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.40% | 910K | $233.3M | +1,672 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.40% | 897K | $229.8M | +2,469 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Stt Strt®SPDR®S&P®Mtls &MngETF | 0.38% | 865K | $221.8M | +8,760 (+1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Fidelity Mid Cap Index | 0.37% | 839K | $214.9M | +3,423 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.33% | 758K | $194.4M | −1,615 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Vanguard Materials ETF | 0.31% | 698K | $178.8M | +45,492 (+7.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats | 0.31% | 697K | $178.7M | — | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
NUE insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | Kenneth Rex Query | Sell | $196.02 | 7,452 | $1.5M |
| 2026-02-03 | Allen C Behr | Sell | $188.50 | 7,568 | $1.4M |
| 2026-02-02 | Allen C Behr | Sell | $181.07 | 7,500 | $1.4M |
| 2026-01-30 | Daniel R Needham | Sell | $178.00 | 3,881 | $690,818 |
| 2025-12-23 | Thomas J Batterbee | Sell | $165.28 | 2,000 | $330,560 |
| 2025-12-19 | Allen C Behr | Sell | $157.89 | 5,950 | $939,445 |
| 2025-11-12 | John J Hollatz | Sell | $149.88 | 7,000 | $1.0M |
| 2025-10-30 | Allen C Behr | Sell | $151.28 | 9,042 | $1.4M |
| 2025-10-30 | Stephen D Laxton | Sell | $151.57 | 2,003 | $303,595 |
| 2025-10-27 | Michael T. McCaul | Sell | $144.33 | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Michael T. McCaul | Sell | $147.77 | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Michael D Keller | Sell | $148.41 | 6,088 | $903,520 |
| 2025-08-18 | Daniel R Needham | Sell | $146.00 | 7,200 | $1.1M |
| 2025-08-18 | Kenneth Rex Query | Sell | $144.90 | 10,000 | $1.4M |
| 2025-07-31 | Allen C Behr | Sell | $143.38 | 8,021 | $1.2M |
| 2025-06-27 | Michael T. McCaul | Sell | $131.75 | — | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Kenneth Rex Query | Sell | $130.37 | 10,000 | $1.3M |
| 2025-06-24 | Daniel R Needham | Sell | $127.87 | 7,088 | $906,343 |
| 2025-06-16 | Michael T. McCaul | Buy | $121.61 | — | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $115.72 | — | — |
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.
NUE shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns NUE
Institutional investors own 81.0% of Nucor's shares and insiders 1.18%. The largest holder is State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co with 10.67% of the shares (24.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 9 added shares and 10 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.56% of the float, or 3.47 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 28.4% since 2014.
Related: NUE analyst forecast, NUE key metrics, NUE dividend history. See the NUE stock overview for the latest quote and news.
NUE ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Nucor stock?
The largest shareholders of Nucor are State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co (10.67%), BlackRock Inc (8.81%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.55%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (5.38%), State Street Corp (5.10%).
What percentage of Nucor is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 81.0% of Nucor's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.18%.
Which funds own Nucor?
The largest fund holders of Nucor are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.19%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.63%), Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl (2.14%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.30%).
What is Nucor's short interest?
4.4M shares of Nucor were sold short, 2.56% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.47 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Nucor?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Nucor (since May 19, 2025), 1 were purchases and 19 were sales.
How many shares of Nucor are outstanding?
Nucor has 226.9M shares outstanding, of which 223.4M are in the public float.