Smith & Nephew plc (SNN) Ownership
SNN ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 11.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.01% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 418.5M
- Float
- 2.11B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.12% 4.7M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.63 short interest down 25.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 11.46%
- Insiders 0.01%
- Other investors 88.53%
SNN top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Road Asset Management, LLC | 0.77% | 3.2M | $93.6M | −19,874 (−0.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.73% | 3.1M | $89.2M | +606,498 (+24.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Brandes Investment Partners & Co | 0.51% | 2.1M | $62.4M | +806,533 (+60.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 0.44% | 1.8M | $53.4M | +784,514 (+74.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | LMR Partners LLP | 0.42% | 1.8M | $51.4M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Causeway Capital Management LLC | 0.37% | 1.6M | $45.5M | +612,021 (+64.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Co | 0.33% | 1.4M | $40.0M | +857,880 (+165.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Todd Asset Management | 0.30% | 1.3M | $36.4M | −141,417 (−10.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.29% | 1.2M | $35.0M | −180,747 (−13.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Bank of Montreal | 0.27% | 1.1M | $33.3M | −1.1M (−48.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | BMO Capital Markets Corp. | 0.27% | 1.1M | $33.3M | −1.1M (−48.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.24% | 994K | $28.9M | +178,983 (+22.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Teachers Retirement System Of The State Of Kentucky | 0.19% | 814K | $23.6M | −91,600 (−10.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Bank of America Corp | 0.16% | 654K | $19.0M | −586,501 (−47.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | BlackRock Inc | 0.15% | 624K | $18.1M | +55,634 (+9.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Millennium Management LLC | 0.15% | 621K | $18.0M | +599,784 (+2,891.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | FMR Inc | 0.14% | 599K | $17.4M | −6,621 (−1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | D. E. Shaw & Co LP | 0.13% | 543K | $15.8M | −368,862 (−40.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Connor Clark & Lunn Inv Mgmt Ltd | 0.12% | 488K | $14.2M | +487,774 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 0.11% | 455K | $13.2M | −283,736 (−38.4%) | 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 5.0M shares and 10 cut 3.9M.
SNN top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandes International ETF | 0.08% | 344K | $10.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Dimensional Global Trgtd Value USD Acc | 0.08% | 335K | $9.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | Strategic Advisers U.S. Total Stock | 0.08% | 333K | $9.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | Dimensional International Core Eq 2 ETF | 0.07% | 298K | $8.7M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | DFA International Core Equity 2 I | 0.07% | 274K | $8.0M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | Avantis International Equity ETF | 0.07% | 272K | $7.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | JNL Multi-Manager Small Cap Value I | 0.05% | 201K | $5.8M | +24,735 (+14.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Dimensional World ex US Core Eq 2 ETF | 0.04% | 181K | $5.3M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | AMG River Road Mid Cap Value N | 0.04% | 179K | $5.2M | −2,942 (−1.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Kingwest US Equity Portfolio Ser F | 0.04% | 155K | $4.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Buffalo International | 0.04% | 154K | $4.5M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | JNL Multi-Manager Mid Cap A | 0.04% | 147K | $4.3M | +35,788 (+32.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | AMG River Road Small-Mid Cap Value N | 0.03% | 141K | $4.1M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Dimensional UK Value GBP Acc | 0.03% | 105K | $3.0M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Mercer US Small/Mid Cap Equity Y3 | 0.02% | 98K | $2.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Russell Inv Tax-Managed US Mid&Sm Cap S | 0.02% | 90K | $2.6M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | ActivePassive International Equity ETF | 0.02% | 84K | $2.4M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Stt Strt®SPDR®S&PKenshoNwEcosComposETF | 0.02% | 79K | $2.3M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | DFA Intl Sustainability Core 1 | 0.02% | 69K | $2.0M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | Steward Values Enhanced International I | 0.02% | 67K | $1.9M | — | August 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
SNN shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns SNN
Institutional investors own 11.5% of Smith & Nephew's shares and insiders 0.01%. The largest holder is River Road Asset Management, LLC with 0.77% of the shares (3.2M), 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 1.12% of the float, or 2.63 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 51.6% since 2014.
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SNN ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Smith & Nephew stock?
The largest shareholders of Smith & Nephew are River Road Asset Management, LLC (0.77%), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (0.73%), Brandes Investment Partners & Co (0.51%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (0.44%), LMR Partners LLP (0.42%).
What percentage of Smith & Nephew is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 11.5% of Smith & Nephew's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.01%.
Which funds own Smith & Nephew?
The largest fund holders of Smith & Nephew are Brandes International ETF (0.08%), Dimensional Global Trgtd Value USD Acc (0.08%), Strategic Advisers U.S. Total Stock (0.08%), Dimensional International Core Eq 2 ETF (0.07%), DFA International Core Equity 2 I (0.07%).
What is Smith & Nephew's short interest?
4.7M shares of Smith & Nephew were sold short, 1.12% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.63 days to cover.
How many shares of Smith & Nephew are outstanding?
Smith & Nephew has 418.5M shares outstanding, of which 2.11B are in the public float.