Walmart Inc. (WMT) Ownership
WMT ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 38.3% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 44.25% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 7.96B
- Float
- 4.85B shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.83% 80.9M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.51 short interest up 0.4% vs prior month
- Institutions 38.30%
- Insiders 44.25%
- Other investors 17.45%
WMT top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 4.46% | 354.2M | $42.08B | +1.1M (+0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 3.61% | 286.4M | $34.02B | +1.5M (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street Corp | 2.37% | 188.0M | $22.34B | +2.1M (+1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Amvescap Plc. | 1.87% | 148.5M | $17.64B | +2.4M (+1.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.34% | 106.4M | $12.65B | +593,609 (+0.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.21% | 96.3M | $11.44B | −26.2M (−21.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 1.19% | 94.8M | $11.26B | +1.1M (+1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.11% | 88.3M | $10.49B | +2.4M (+2.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Bank of America Corp | 0.83% | 65.8M | $7.82B | −21,092 (−0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | NORGES BANK | 0.72% | 57.4M | $6.82B | −546,893 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.53% | 42.3M | $5.02B | +4.2M (+11.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 0.52% | 41.5M | $4.93B | +515,417 (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.52% | 41.0M | $4.87B | −775,083 (−1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co | 0.49% | 39.0M | $4.63B | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | FMR Inc | 0.39% | 31.3M | $3.71B | −512,321 (−1.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 0.38% | 30.5M | $3.62B | +142,298 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Wells Fargo & Co | 0.36% | 28.8M | $3.42B | −495,688 (−1.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.34% | 27.2M | $3.23B | −982,674 (−3.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Royal Bank of Canada | 0.34% | 27.0M | $3.21B | −744,001 (−2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.34% | 27.0M | $3.21B | −183,926 (−0.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 10 holders added 16.0M shares and 9 cut 30.4M.
WMT top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 1.76% | 139.3M | $16.55B | −268,758 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 1.48% | 117.1M | $13.91B | +585,192 (+0.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Invesco QQQ Trust | 1.28% | 101.6M | $12.07B | −165,638 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.75% | 59.4M | $7.06B | −95,608 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Fidelity 500 Index | 0.72% | 56.9M | $6.76B | +218,568 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 6 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 0.69% | 54.7M | $6.50B | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.53% | 41.7M | $4.95B | −212,156 (−0.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.32% | 25.2M | $3.00B | +397,029 (+1.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.30% | 23.6M | $2.80B | +136,690 (+0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | 0.28% | 22.4M | $2.66B | +52,080 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | State Street®CnsmrStpSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.17% | 13.7M | $1.62B | −270,864 (−1.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | State Street® SPDR® Port S&P 500® ETF | 0.15% | 11.7M | $1.39B | −7,878 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF | 0.15% | 11.6M | $1.38B | −179,521 (−1.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc | 0.13% | 10.6M | $1.26B | +2,452 (+0.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Schwab® S&P 500 Index | 0.13% | 10.0M | $1.19B | +179,618 (+1.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Six Circles U.S. Unconstrained Equity | 0.12% | 9.7M | $1.16B | +238,098 (+2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 0.11% | 8.9M | $1.06B | −13,660 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Fidelity Total Market Index | 0.11% | 8.4M | $994.6M | +26,517 (+0.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | 0.09% | 7.4M | $876.1M | +8,715 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | iShares Core MSCI World ETF USD Acc | 0.09% | 7.3M | $866.9M | +4,750 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
WMT insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | C Douglas Mcmillon | Sell | $132.21 | 19,416 | $2.6M |
| 2026-04-16 | Christopher James Nicholas | Sell | $124.72 | 2,900 | $361,688 |
| 2026-04-16 | John R Furner | Sell | $124.84 | 13,125 | $1.6M |
| 2026-04-15 | Daniel J Bartlett | Sell | $124.63 | 1,335 | $166,381 |
| 2026-03-26 | C Douglas Mcmillon | Sell | $123.16 | 19,416 | $2.4M |
| 2026-03-19 | John R Furner | Sell | $121.96 | 13,125 | $1.6M |
| 2026-03-02 | John D Rainey | Sell | $127.79 | 20,000 | $2.6M |
| 2026-02-26 | C Douglas Mcmillon | Sell | $126.71 | 19,416 | $2.5M |
| 2026-02-24 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $126.75 | — | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Latriece Watkins | Sell | $121.46 | 10,000 | $1.2M |
| 2026-02-20 | Christopher James Nicholas | Sell | $122.00 | 34,082 | $4.2M |
| 2026-02-19 | John R Furner | Sell | $129.10 | 13,125 | $1.7M |
| 2026-02-17 | Daniel J Bartlett | Sell | $133.21 | 1,255 | $167,179 |
| 2026-02-03 | Donna Morris | Sell | $123.79 | 76,181 | $9.4M |
| 2026-02-02 | John D Rainey | Sell | $122.27 | 20,000 | $2.4M |
| 2026-01-29 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $117.41 | — | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Ro Khanna | Buy | $117.73 | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | C Douglas Mcmillon | Sell | $119.17 | 19,416 | $2.3M |
| 2026-01-20 | John McGuire | Sell | $118.71 | — | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Daniel J Bartlett | Sell | $120.00 | 1,388 | $166,560 |
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.
WMT shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns WMT
Institutional investors own 38.3% of Walmart's shares and insiders 44.25%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 4.46% of the shares (354.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 10 added shares and 9 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 1.83% of the float, or 3.51 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 17.6% since 2014.
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WMT ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Walmart stock?
The largest shareholders of Walmart are BlackRock Inc (4.46%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (3.61%), State Street Corp (2.37%), Amvescap Plc. (1.87%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (1.34%).
What percentage of Walmart is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 38.3% of Walmart's shares outstanding; insiders hold 44.25%.
Which funds own Walmart?
The largest fund holders of Walmart are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (1.76%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (1.48%), Invesco QQQ Trust (1.28%), iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (0.75%), Fidelity 500 Index (0.72%).
What is Walmart's short interest?
80.9M shares of Walmart were sold short, 1.83% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.51 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Walmart?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Walmart (since January 15, 2026), 3 were purchases and 17 were sales.
How many shares of Walmart are outstanding?
Walmart has 7.96B shares outstanding, of which 4.85B are in the public float.