W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI) Ownership
WTI ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 55.6% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 36.09% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 150.9M
- Float
- 99.3M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 14.58% 14.2M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.82 short interest down 6.7% vs prior month
- Institutions 55.62%
- Insiders 36.09%
- Other investors 8.29%
WTI top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 5.48% | 8.3M | $31.4M | +612,821 (+8.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | D. E. Shaw & Co LP | 4.13% | 6.2M | $23.7M | +3.3M (+112.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3.31% | 5.0M | $19.0M | +130,309 (+2.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 2.87% | 4.3M | $16.5M | +173,667 (+4.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Acadian Asset Management LLC | 2.79% | 4.2M | $16.0M | +3.7M (+730.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 2.42% | 3.6M | $13.9M | +870,591 (+31.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 2.37% | 3.6M | $13.6M | +428,298 (+13.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Nuveen, LLC | 2.26% | 3.4M | $13.0M | +3.2M (+1,230.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 1.96% | 3.0M | $11.3M | −2.2M (−42.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.88% | 2.8M | $10.8M | +396,868 (+16.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 1.80% | 2.7M | $10.3M | +2.0M (+268.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | State Street Corp | 1.67% | 2.5M | $9.6M | −157,516 (−5.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | First Trust Advisors L.P. | 1.39% | 2.1M | $8.0M | +1.7M (+499.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1.32% | 2.0M | $7.6M | −397,967 (−16.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.29% | 1.9M | $7.4M | +35,590 (+1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.07% | 1.6M | $6.2M | +1.3M (+406.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Algert Global LLC | 1.05% | 1.6M | $6.0M | +1.0M (+185.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Mackenzie Investments | 1.01% | 1.5M | $5.8M | +1.5M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Huber Capital Management LLC | 0.92% | 1.4M | $5.3M | −338,555 (−19.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Millennium Management LLC | 0.90% | 1.4M | $5.1M | +415,903 (+44.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 16 holders added 20.8M shares and 4 cut 3.1M.
WTI top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 2.04% | 3.1M | $11.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1.70% | 2.6M | $9.8M | −29,632 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A | 1.66% | 2.5M | $9.5M | +15,700 (+0.6%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | First Trust Natural Gas ETF | 1.30% | 2.0M | $7.4M | −17,544 (−0.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Energy ETF | 1.25% | 1.9M | $7.2M | −3,828 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small CompanyETF | 0.76% | 1.1M | $4.3M | +1,617 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 0.70% | 1.1M | $4.0M | +4,690 (+0.4%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity R6 | 0.66% | 995K | $3.8M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | Vanguard US Momentum Factor ETF | 0.65% | 979K | $3.7M | +848,736 (+651.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 0.62% | 936K | $3.6M | +1,420 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | VT Price Value A USD Acc | 0.56% | 845K | $3.2M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | Huber Small Cap Value Inv | 0.51% | 777K | $3.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend ETF | 0.51% | 767K | $2.9M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | North Square Dynamic Small Cap I | 0.46% | 691K | $2.6M | −268,270 (−28.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite | 0.38% | 573K | $2.2M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 0.38% | 569K | $2.2M | +8,033 (+1.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | 0.36% | 538K | $2.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Fidelity Extended Market Index | 0.32% | 482K | $1.8M | −2,592 (−0.5%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Russell Inv US Small Cap Equity Y | 0.30% | 452K | $1.7M | +45,212 (+11.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | Columbia VP Small Cap Value Discovery 1 | 0.29% | 437K | $1.7M | −4,900 (−1.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
WTI insider transactions
latest 1| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-21 | Shahid Ghauri | Sell | $4.50 | 116,411 | $523,850 |
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.
WTI shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns WTI
Institutional investors own 55.6% of W&T Offshore's shares and insiders 36.09%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 5.48% of the shares (8.3M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 16 added shares and 4 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 14.58% of the float, or 3.82 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 96.6% since 2014.
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WTI ownership FAQ
Who owns the most W&T Offshore stock?
The largest shareholders of W&T Offshore are BlackRock Inc (5.48%), D. E. Shaw & Co LP (4.13%), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (3.31%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (2.87%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.79%).
What percentage of W&T Offshore is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 55.6% of W&T Offshore's shares outstanding; insiders hold 36.09%.
Which funds own W&T Offshore?
The largest fund holders of W&T Offshore are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.04%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.70%), Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A (1.66%), First Trust Natural Gas ETF (1.30%), Vanguard Energy ETF (1.25%).
What is W&T Offshore's short interest?
14.2M shares of W&T Offshore were sold short, 14.58% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.82 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling W&T Offshore?
Of the latest 1 reported insider transactions in W&T Offshore (since March 21, 2022), 0 were purchases and 1 were sales.
How many shares of W&T Offshore are outstanding?
W&T Offshore has 150.9M shares outstanding, of which 99.3M are in the public float.