Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Ownership
PFE ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 69.1% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.10% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 5.70B
- Float
- 5.69B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 2.64% 150.2M shares short
- Days to cover
- 4.48 short interest down 0.9% vs prior month
- Institutions 69.06%
- Insiders 0.10%
- Other investors 30.84%
PFE top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 9.29% | 529.7M | $15.67B | +31.4M (+6.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.53% | 372.1M | $11.01B | +2.7M (+0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 5.39% | 307.1M | $9.08B | +5.5M (+1.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.37% | 135.3M | $4.00B | +1.7M (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.09% | 119.2M | $3.53B | +2.5M (+2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 1.91% | 109.1M | $3.23B | +4.1M (+3.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.69% | 96.3M | $2.85B | +3.7M (+3.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | NORGES BANK | 1.08% | 61.5M | $1.82B | −12.0M (−16.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.04% | 59.1M | $1.75B | −2.9M (−4.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.02% | 57.9M | $1.71B | +4.0M (+7.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 0.99% | 56.6M | $1.67B | −360,819 (−0.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co | 0.96% | 54.5M | $1.61B | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.93% | 53.0M | $1.57B | +5.9M (+12.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.92% | 52.5M | $1.55B | +656,592 (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Bank of America Corp | 0.76% | 43.6M | $1.29B | −3.0M (−6.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Legal & General Group PLC | 0.76% | 43.2M | $1.28B | −272,441 (−0.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 0.67% | 38.1M | $1.13B | +1.6M (+4.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc | 0.63% | 36.2M | $1.07B | +1.6M (+4.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Amundi | 0.59% | 33.5M | $991.9M | −7.3M (−17.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Royal Bank of Canada | 0.58% | 32.8M | $970.6M | −1.3M (−3.9%) | 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 65.4M shares and 7 cut 27.2M.
PFE top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.18% | 181.1M | $5.36B | −343,090 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.66% | 151.4M | $4.48B | +1.8M (+1.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.33% | 75.9M | $2.25B | −122,248 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.30% | 74.0M | $2.19B | +284,153 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.23% | 70.0M | $2.07B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.96% | 54.5M | $1.61B | +184,934 (+0.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street®HlthCrSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.71% | 40.4M | $1.20B | +125,728 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.53% | 30.5M | $901.2M | −290,184 (−0.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.41% | 23.1M | $683.2M | +170,753 (+0.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | iShares Select Dividend ETF | 0.33% | 18.9M | $560.5M | −6,500 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | First Trust Morningstar Div Leaders ETF | 0.31% | 17.7M | $523.8M | +28,810 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard Health Care ETF | 0.31% | 17.4M | $514.5M | +110,671 (+0.6%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | VanEck Morningstar DevMrkts Div Lead ETF | 0.30% | 16.9M | $499.8M | +18,761 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | MFS Value A | 0.29% | 16.5M | $486.7M | +3.3M (+25.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.26% | 15.0M | $443.2M | −10,088 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | American Funds New Perspective A | 0.25% | 14.5M | $427.5M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | 0.24% | 13.9M | $411.1M | −2,495 (−0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc | 0.24% | 13.6M | $402.5M | +3,152 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Vanguard Equity-Income Inv | 0.24% | 13.6M | $401.7M | −5.5M (−28.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Schwab® S&P 500 Index | 0.22% | 12.8M | $378.2M | +54,037 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
PFE insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $26.60 | — | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $27.61 | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $26.09 | — | — |
| 2025-12-31 | J. French Hill | Sell | $24.90 | — | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $25.19 | — | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $25.45 | — | — |
| 2025-09-15 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $23.98 | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $24.86 | — | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sell | $24.69 | — | — |
| 2025-08-04 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $23.56 | — | — |
| 2025-08-04 | Lisa C. McClain | Sell | $23.56 | — | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Lisa C. McClain | Buy | $24.59 | — | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $25.03 | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $23.97 | — | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Josh Gottheimer | Sell | $23.37 | — | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Ron Wyden | Sell | $23.37 | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Buy | $23.46 | — | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $23.18 | — | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $23.01 | — | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Robert Bresnahan, Jr. | Buy | $22.57 | — | — |
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.
PFE shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns PFE
Institutional investors own 69.1% of Pfizer's shares and insiders 0.10%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 9.29% of the shares (529.7M), 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 2.64% of the float, or 4.48 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 10.8% since 2014.
Related: PFE analyst forecast, PFE key metrics, PFE dividend history. See the PFE stock overview for the latest quote and news.
PFE ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Pfizer stock?
The largest shareholders of Pfizer are BlackRock Inc (9.29%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.53%), State Street Corp (5.39%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (2.37%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (2.09%).
What percentage of Pfizer is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 69.1% of Pfizer's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.10%.
Which funds own Pfizer?
The largest fund holders of Pfizer are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.18%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.66%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.33%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.30%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.23%).
What is Pfizer's short interest?
150.2M shares of Pfizer were sold short, 2.64% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 4.48 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Pfizer?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Pfizer (since May 15, 2025), 10 were purchases and 10 were sales.
How many shares of Pfizer are outstanding?
Pfizer has 5.70B shares outstanding, of which 5.69B are in the public float.