Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) Ownership
TSN ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 94.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 2.61% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 281.8M
- Float
- 274.5M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 3.15% 8.7M shares short
- Days to cover
- 2.27 short interest up 0.5% vs prior month
- Institutions 94.53%
- Insiders 2.61%
- Other investors 2.85%
TSN top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 7.45% | 26.2M | $1.44B | +1.3M (+5.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 5.24% | 18.4M | $1.01B | +117,273 (+0.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Pzena Investment Management, LLC | 4.84% | 17.0M | $934.2M | −139,062 (−0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.41% | 15.5M | $852.5M | +110,980 (+0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street Corp | 4.17% | 14.7M | $804.9M | +342,190 (+2.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Davis Selected Advisers | 3.60% | 12.7M | $694.7M | −436,972 (−3.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 2.33% | 8.2M | $450.0M | −1.8M (−18.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.19% | 7.7M | $423.9M | +103,920 (+1.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.57% | 5.5M | $303.4M | −660,204 (−10.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Northern Trust Corp | 1.37% | 4.8M | $263.8M | −325,277 (−6.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | NORGES BANK | 1.30% | 4.6M | $251.1M | −686,223 (−13.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.28% | 4.5M | $246.4M | −464,753 (−9.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 1.25% | 4.4M | $241.7M | +847,437 (+23.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 1.22% | 4.3M | $236.4M | −1.4M (−24.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.12% | 3.9M | $216.3M | +532,907 (+15.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Jane Street Group LLC | 0.94% | 3.3M | $181.1M | +1.8M (+123.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 0.82% | 2.9M | $158.2M | +64,713 (+2.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 0.77% | 2.7M | $149.0M | +657,937 (+32.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.75% | 2.7M | $145.6M | −47,008 (−1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Citadel Advisors Llc | 0.74% | 2.6M | $142.7M | +1.6M (+171.6%) | 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 7.6M shares and 9 cut 5.9M.
TSN top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.55% | 9.0M | $492.0M | −23,465 (−0.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.10% | 7.4M | $406.3M | −94,000 (−1.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Windsor Investor Shares | 1.66% | 5.8M | $321.1M | −1.5M (−20.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 1.08% | 3.8M | $207.8M | −7,885 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.07% | 3.8M | $206.1M | −6,031 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Davis NY Venture A | 1.04% | 3.7M | $201.3M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.04% | 3.7M | $201.1M | +14,050 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 0.99% | 3.5M | $190.6M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Small Cap Index | 0.90% | 3.2M | $174.0M | +3.2M (0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 0.86% | 3.0M | $165.6M | −3.1M (−50.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | State Street®CnsmrStpSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.71% | 2.5M | $136.3M | −49,236 (−1.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index | 0.59% | 2.1M | $113.3M | +2.1M (0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Northern Trust MstarGlblUpstmNatrlResETF | 0.58% | 2.0M | $112.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | MFS Mid Cap Value A | 0.53% | 1.9M | $101.7M | −21,737 (−1.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.45% | 1.6M | $87.5M | −2,679 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.42% | 1.5M | $81.9M | −14,405 (−1.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | AMG Yacktman I | 0.40% | 1.4M | $76.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.38% | 1.3M | $73.7M | −1.4M (−50.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Columbia Select Mid Cap Value Instl | 0.37% | 1.3M | $70.9M | +26,947 (+2.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Davis Select US Equity ETF | 0.35% | 1.2M | $67.3M | — | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
TSN insider transactions
latest 3| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $65.21 | — | — |
| 2025-11-28 | John H Tyson | Sell | $58.05 | 100,301 | $5.8M |
| 2025-11-25 | Curt Calaway | Sell | $57.19 | 6,539 | $373,965 |
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.
TSN shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns TSN
Institutional investors own 94.5% of Tyson Foods's shares and insiders 2.61%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 7.45% of the shares (26.2M), 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 3.15% of the float, or 2.27 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 31.7% since 2014.
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TSN ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Tyson Foods stock?
The largest shareholders of Tyson Foods are BlackRock Inc (7.45%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (5.24%), Pzena Investment Management, LLC (4.84%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.41%), State Street Corp (4.17%).
What percentage of Tyson Foods is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 94.5% of Tyson Foods's shares outstanding; insiders hold 2.61%.
Which funds own Tyson Foods?
The largest fund holders of Tyson Foods are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.55%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.10%), Vanguard Windsor Investor Shares (1.66%), Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (1.08%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (1.07%).
What is Tyson Foods's short interest?
8.7M shares of Tyson Foods were sold short, 3.15% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.27 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Tyson Foods?
Of the latest 3 reported insider transactions in Tyson Foods (since November 25, 2025), 0 were purchases and 3 were sales.
How many shares of Tyson Foods are outstanding?
Tyson Foods has 281.8M shares outstanding, of which 274.5M are in the public float.