Seadrill Limited (SDRL) Ownership
SDRL ownership summary
as of October 17, 2026- Institutions
- 98.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.63% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 62.5M
- Float
- 62.3M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 7.29% 4.5M shares short
- Days to cover
- 7.80 short interest down 2.9% vs prior month
- Institutions 98.53%
- Insiders 0.63%
- Other investors 0.84%
SDRL top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 8.77% | 5.5M | $259.2M | +538,485 (+10.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Elliott Investment Management LP | 7.10% | 4.4M | $209.8M | −279,404 (−5.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 5.81% | 3.6M | $171.7M | +81,179 (+2.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.35% | 2.7M | $128.5M | +28,354 (+1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC | 4.22% | 2.6M | $124.6M | +187,101 (+7.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | UBS Group AG | 3.76% | 2.3M | $111.0M | −1.5M (−38.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 3.48% | 2.2M | $102.8M | +70,797 (+3.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Patients Capital Management LLC | 3.12% | 2.0M | $92.3M | −199,330 (−9.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | State Street Corp | 2.99% | 1.9M | $88.4M | +66,279 (+3.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.90% | 1.8M | $85.6M | +360,358 (+24.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | American Century Companies Inc | 2.33% | 1.5M | $68.8M | +24,975 (+1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Adage Capital Partners Gp LLC | 2.21% | 1.4M | $65.4M | −1.1M (−43.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Fidelity International Ltd | 2.19% | 1.4M | $64.8M | +1.3M (+1,111.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Webs Creek Capital Management LP | 2.09% | 1.3M | $61.7M | +408,410 (+45.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Condire Management LP | 2.05% | 1.3M | $60.5M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | FMR Inc | 1.84% | 1.2M | $54.4M | −25,158 (−2.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Barclays PLC | 1.63% | 1.0M | $48.3M | +70,528 (+7.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Qube Research & Technologies | 1.61% | 1.0M | $47.4M | +181,149 (+22.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | AllianceBernstein L.P. | 1.60% | 998K | $47.1M | −10,102 (−1.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Merewether Investment Management, LP | 1.42% | 887K | $41.9M | +19,409 (+2.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 13 holders added 3.3M shares and 6 cut 3.1M.
SDRL top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.04% | 1.9M | $89.7M | −3,604 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.63% | 1.6M | $77.6M | −18,944 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Patient Opportunity C | 2.17% | 1.4M | $64.0M | −170,661 (−11.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 1.81% | 1.1M | $53.6M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Goehring & Rozencwajg Resources Instl | 1.76% | 1.1M | $51.9M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | DFA US Small Cap Value I | 1.38% | 861K | $40.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | Nomura Small Cap Core I | 1.14% | 713K | $33.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 1.11% | 696K | $32.9M | +5,489 (+0.8%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 9 | Fidelity China Focus A-Dis-USD | 1.04% | 653K | $30.8M | −1,317 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Columbia Small Cap Growth Inst | 0.96% | 602K | $28.5M | +109,807 (+22.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 11 | iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 0.95% | 596K | $28.2M | +904 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value | 0.83% | 521K | $24.6M | +94,694 (+22.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | DFA US Targeted Value I | 0.73% | 459K | $21.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 14 | DNB Norge C | 0.64% | 401K | $18.9M | +142,700 (+55.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF | 0.61% | 382K | $18.1M | +23 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard Energy ETF | 0.61% | 380K | $18.0M | +809 (+0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF | 0.59% | 367K | $17.3M | +150 (+0.0%) | September 24, 2026 |
| 18 | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 0.58% | 366K | $17.3M | +8,790 (+2.5%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™ | 0.53% | 329K | $15.6M | +216 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Fidelity Asian Smaller Coms Y-Acc-USD | 0.50% | 314K | $14.9M | +348 (+0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
SDRL shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns SDRL
Institutional investors own 98.5% of Seadrill's shares and insiders 0.63%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 8.77% of the shares (5.5M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 13 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 7.29% of the float, or 7.80 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 87.3% since 2014.
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SDRL ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Seadrill stock?
The largest shareholders of Seadrill are BlackRock Inc (8.77%), Elliott Investment Management LP (7.10%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (5.81%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.35%), Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates LLC (4.22%).
What percentage of Seadrill is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 98.5% of Seadrill's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.63%.
Which funds own Seadrill?
The largest fund holders of Seadrill are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.04%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (2.63%), Patient Opportunity C (2.17%), Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (1.81%), Goehring & Rozencwajg Resources Instl (1.76%).
What is Seadrill's short interest?
4.5M shares of Seadrill were sold short, 7.29% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 7.80 days to cover.
How many shares of Seadrill are outstanding?
Seadrill has 62.5M shares outstanding, of which 62.3M are in the public float.