Stryker Corporation (SYK) Ownership

NYSE: SYKTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

SYK ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
83.0%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
5.36%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
383.6M
Float
348.1M
shares available to trade
Short interest
1.56%
5.7M shares short
Days to cover
1.85
short interest down 24.9% vs prior month
  • Institutions 83.01%
  • Insiders 5.36%
  • Other investors 11.63%

SYK top institutional holders

20 largest
Stryker Corporation top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1BlackRock Inc7.15%27.4M$8.08B−187,307 (−0.7%)June 30, 2026
2Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.88%22.5M$6.64B+153,662 (+0.7%)June 30, 2026
3JPMorgan Chase & Co4.50%17.3M$5.09B+1.7M (+10.7%)June 30, 2026
4State Street Corp4.05%15.5M$4.58B+183,400 (+1.2%)June 30, 2026
5Greenleaf Trust3.97%15.2M$4.49B−709,525 (−4.5%)June 30, 2026
6T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.3.11%11.9M$3.51B+1.9M (+18.7%)June 30, 2026
7Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC2.13%8.2M$2.41B−161,077 (−1.9%)June 30, 2026
8Wellington Management Company LLP2.13%8.2M$2.41B+45,478 (+0.6%)June 30, 2026
9Geode Capital Management, LLC2.04%7.8M$2.30B+71,508 (+0.9%)June 30, 2026
10Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts1.55%6.0M$1.76B−336,823 (−5.3%)June 30, 2026
11AllianceBernstein L.P.1.28%4.9M$1.45B−1.1M (−18.6%)June 30, 2026
12NORGES BANK1.28%4.9M$1.44B−292,101 (−5.6%)June 30, 2026
13Bank of America Corp1.16%4.5M$1.31B+346,554 (+8.4%)June 30, 2026
14Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.93%3.5M$1.05B−403,885 (−10.2%)June 30, 2026
15Royal Bank of Canada0.91%3.5M$1.02B+202,326 (+6.2%)June 30, 2026
16Northern Trust Corp0.87%3.3M$980.2M+23,065 (+0.7%)June 30, 2026
17Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership0.86%3.3M$967.1M+1.7M (+111.0%)June 30, 2026
18Ameriprise Financial Inc0.85%3.3M$964.3M+1.9M (+132.6%)June 30, 2026
19First Western Trust Bank0.79%3.0M$889.1M−2,104 (−0.1%)June 30, 2026
20Fundsmith LLP0.76%2.9M$858.6M−147,583 (−4.8%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 11 holders added 8.2M shares and 9 cut 3.4M.

SYK top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Stryker Corporation top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest2.86%11.0M$3.23B−20,880 (−0.2%)August 31, 2026
2Vanguard 500 Index Investor2.39%9.2M$2.70B+108,836 (+1.2%)August 31, 2026
3iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.21%4.7M$1.37B−7,474 (−0.2%)September 30, 2026
4Fidelity 500 Index1.17%4.5M$1.32B+17,203 (+0.4%)August 31, 2026
5State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF1.12%4.3M$1.26B—September 30, 2026
6State Street®HlthCrSelSectSPDR®ETF0.65%2.5M$729.3M+7,696 (+0.3%)September 30, 2026
7Vanguard Dividend Growth Inv0.60%2.3M$674.1M−219,048 (−8.7%)June 30, 2026
8Vanguard Wellington Inv0.56%2.1M$631.4M+772,128 (+56.3%)June 30, 2026
9Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor0.52%2.0M$588.7M−3,313 (−0.2%)August 31, 2026
10Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF0.51%2.0M$575.5M+949 (+0.0%)August 31, 2026
11Vanguard Institutional Index I0.48%1.8M$543.5M−17,601 (−0.9%)August 31, 2026
12Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor0.43%1.6M$485.6M+5,059 (+0.3%)August 31, 2026
13Parnassus Core Equity Investor0.43%1.6M$481.7M−8,221 (−0.5%)August 31, 2026
14AllianceBernstein US L/C Growth Eqty MF0.36%1.4M$409.2M−18,530 (−1.3%)June 30, 2026
15Franklin Rising Dividends A0.35%1.3M$392.8M−125,000 (−8.6%)August 31, 2026
16American Funds Cptl Wld Gr&Inc A0.34%1.3M$380.3M—June 30, 2026
17Vanguard Health Care Inv0.28%1.1M$320.3M+227,781 (+26.5%)June 30, 2026
18Vanguard Health Care ETF0.27%1.1M$310.3M+5,676 (+0.5%)August 31, 2026
19JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF0.25%966K$284.6M+600 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
20Fundsmith Equity I Acc0.25%964K$284.0M+270,428 (+39.0%)August 31, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

SYK insider transactions

latest 20
Stryker Corporation insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-02-24Ro KhannaBuy$381.84——
2026-02-17Ro KhannaBuy$369.13——
2026-02-04Ronda E StrykerSell$362.92250,000$90.7M
2026-01-23Thomas H. Kean, Jr.Sell$354.74——
2026-01-23Ro KhannaSell$354.74——
2025-12-10Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Buy$353.84——
2025-11-20Preston Wendell WellsSell$365.88165$60,370
2025-11-20Thomas H. Kean, Jr.Sell$360.46——
2025-11-18Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Buy$359.53——
2025-11-14William E Berry JrSell$365.491,953$713,802
2025-11-10Ro KhannaBuy$355.03——
2025-11-06Ronda E StrykerSell$353.28276,173$97.6M
2025-11-05Ronda E StrykerSell$356.98243,827$87.0M
2025-11-03Ro KhannaSell$358.24——
2025-10-17Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Buy$374.67——
2025-10-07Ro KhannaSell$369.14——
2025-09-12Thomas H. Kean, Jr.Sell$383.32——
2025-08-25Viju MenonSell$390.61500$195,305
2025-08-25Thomas H. Kean, Jr.Sell$390.69——
2025-08-06Ronda E StrykerSell$376.45200,000$75.3M

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.

SYK shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns SYK

Institutional investors own 83.0% of Stryker's shares and insiders 5.36%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 7.15% of the shares (27.4M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 11 added shares and 9 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 1.56% of the float, or 1.85 days of average trading volume.

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SYK ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Stryker stock?

The largest shareholders of Stryker are BlackRock Inc (7.15%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (5.88%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (4.50%), State Street Corp (4.05%), Greenleaf Trust (3.97%).

What percentage of Stryker is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 83.0% of Stryker's shares outstanding; insiders hold 5.36%.

Which funds own Stryker?

The largest fund holders of Stryker are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.86%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.39%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.21%), Fidelity 500 Index (1.17%), State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (1.12%).

What is Stryker's short interest?

5.7M shares of Stryker were sold short, 1.56% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.85 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Stryker?

Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Stryker (since August 6, 2025), 6 were purchases and 14 were sales.

How many shares of Stryker are outstanding?

Stryker has 383.6M shares outstanding, of which 348.1M are in the public float.

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