Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR) Ownership
PBR ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 22.3% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.03% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 3.72B
- Float
- 3.94B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 2.13% 35.7M shares short
- Days to cover
- 1.62 short interest up 11.7% vs prior month
- Institutions 22.29%
- Insiders 0.03%
- Other investors 77.68%
PBR top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GQG Partners LLC | 3.00% | 193.2M | $5.02B | +19.8M (+11.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Baillie Gifford & Co Limited. | 0.75% | 48.6M | $1.26B | +4.2M (+9.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership | 0.62% | 40.2M | $1.04B | +11.6M (+40.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 3 | 0.59% | 38.1M | $989.8M | −6.2M (−14.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Capital World Investors | 0.46% | 29.4M | $764.9M | +15.3M (+108.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Amvescap Plc. | 0.43% | 27.5M | $714.5M | −1.6M (−5.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Lazard Asset Management LLC | 0.40% | 25.6M | $666.0M | +363,256 (+1.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | ARGA Investment Management, LP | 0.27% | 17.3M | $450.1M | −368,824 (−2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 0.25% | 16.4M | $425.6M | +699,204 (+4.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | BlackRock Inc | 0.23% | 14.7M | $382.2M | −1.3M (−7.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Acadian Asset Management LLC | 0.21% | 13.8M | $358.3M | +6.3M (+84.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 0.21% | 13.3M | $346.0M | −7.5M (−36.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.20% | 12.7M | $329.2M | −7.9M (−38.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Schroder Investment Management Group | 0.17% | 10.8M | $280.8M | −7.5M (−41.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.15% | 9.8M | $254.0M | −903,811 (−8.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd | 0.14% | 9.0M | $233.4M | −2.1M (−19.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Jane Street Group LLC | 0.14% | 8.8M | $229.8M | +7.3M (+479.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Renaissance Technologies Corp | 0.14% | 8.8M | $228.3M | +1.1M (+14.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Bank of America Corp | 0.13% | 8.6M | $223.6M | −372,164 (−4.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 0.13% | 8.4M | $218.3M | −3.4M (−29.0%) | 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 66.7M shares and 11 cut 39.1M.
PBR top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldman Sachs GQG Ptnrs Intl Opps Instl | 0.98% | 63.2M | $1.64B | +7.4M (+13.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity R6 | 0.80% | 51.7M | $1.34B | +4.0M (+8.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | American Funds New World A | 0.38% | 24.6M | $639.7M | −4.8M (−16.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Invesco Developing Markets A | 0.23% | 15.0M | $389.3M | +388,909 (+2.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | American Funds American Balanced A | 0.22% | 14.0M | $364.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | iShares Latin America 40 ETF | 0.17% | 11.1M | $288.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Eqs 5 | 0.11% | 6.8M | $177.7M | −292,870 (−4.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | American Funds IS® Growth 1 | 0.10% | 6.2M | $160.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Invesco Emerging Mkt Eq Z USD AD | 0.09% | 6.1M | $158.1M | +129,255 (+2.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Instl | 0.09% | 6.1M | $157.9M | +106,604 (+1.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | DWS Invest Latin American Eqs FC | 0.09% | 5.5M | $143.3M | +542,446 (+10.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | T. Rowe Price Em Mkts Discv Stk | 0.08% | 5.4M | $140.7M | +100,700 (+1.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | American Funds EUPAC A | 0.08% | 5.3M | $137.5M | −1.8M (−25.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Artemis SmartGARP Glb EM Eq I Acc GBP | 0.07% | 4.6M | $119.3M | +294,921 (+6.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 0.07% | 4.5M | $118.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Beneva GQG Partners Global Eq GIF Basic | 0.05% | 3.2M | $83.5M | +497,771 (+18.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | AB Emerging Markets Opportunities ETF | 0.05% | 3.2M | $83.1M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Invesco Global Emerg Mkts UK Acc | 0.05% | 3.2M | $82.4M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Opps | 0.04% | 2.9M | $74.9M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | GQG Partners Global Quality Equity F | 0.04% | 2.7M | $70.3M | +271,323 (+11.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
PBR insider transactions
latest 2| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Angelica Garcia Cobas Laureano | Buy | $9.49 | 1,000 | $9,490 |
| 2026-04-01 | Angelica Garcia Cobas Laureano | Sell | $9.09 | 19 | $173 |
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.
PBR shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns PBR
Institutional investors own 22.3% of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras's shares and insiders 0.03%. The largest holder is GQG Partners LLC with 3.00% of the shares (193.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 9 added shares and 11 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.13% of the float, or 1.62 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 1.2% since 2014.
Related: PBR analyst forecast, PBR key metrics, PBR dividend history. See the PBR stock overview for the latest quote and news.
PBR ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras stock?
The largest shareholders of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras are GQG Partners LLC (3.00%), Baillie Gifford & Co Limited. (0.75%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.62%), Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 3 (0.59%), Capital World Investors (0.46%).
What percentage of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 22.3% of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.03%.
Which funds own Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras?
The largest fund holders of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras are Goldman Sachs GQG Ptnrs Intl Opps Instl (0.98%), GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity R6 (0.80%), American Funds New World A (0.38%), Invesco Developing Markets A (0.23%), American Funds American Balanced A (0.22%).
What is Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras's short interest?
35.7M shares of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras were sold short, 2.13% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.62 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras?
Of the latest 2 reported insider transactions in Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (since April 1, 2026), 1 were purchases and 1 were sales.
How many shares of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras are outstanding?
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has 3.72B shares outstanding, of which 3.94B are in the public float.