Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in AAPL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1.14B | $290.57B | -1.0% | 7.799% | 5.09% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 953.8M | $241.72B | — | 6.497% | 6.05% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 602.3M | $152.87B | -0.3% | 4.103% | 5.28% |
| 4 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 368.6M | $93.30B | +3.0% | 2.511% | 5.80% |
| 5 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 331.4M | $84.12B | — | 2.258% | 4.46% |
| 6 | FMR LLC | 307.4M | $78.03B | +0.0% | 2.094% | 4.20% |
| 7 | MORGAN STANLEY | 244.5M | $62.05B | +6.1% | 1.665% | 3.74% |
| 8 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 227.9M | $57.84B | 0.0% | 1.552% | 21.99% |
| 9 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 159.3M | $40.42B | -0.9% | 1.085% | 5.34% |
| 10 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 122.7M | $31.13B | +0.9% | 0.835% | 3.57% |
| 11 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 120.7M | $30.64B | -2.3% | 0.822% | 2.24% |
| 12 | Legal & General Group Plc | 108.1M | $27.44B | -2.1% | 0.737% | 6.35% |
| 13 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 105.5M | $26.78B | +0.0% | 0.719% | 5.57% |
| 14 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 102.3M | $25.97B | +2.6% | 0.697% | 3.97% |
| 15 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 92.2M | $23.39B | -5.8% | 0.628% | 4.30% |
| 16 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 84.2M | $21.37B | — | 0.574% | 5.46% |
| 17 | Nuveen, LLC | 78.5M | $19.92B | +4.7% | 0.535% | 5.40% |
| 18 | Amundi | 73.1M | $18.55B | +23.2% | 0.498% | 5.05% |
| 19 | Invesco Ltd. | 72.9M | $18.50B | -0.8% | 0.496% | 2.83% |
| 20 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 68.1M | $17.28B | -5.2% | 0.464% | 3.03% |
| 21 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 65.0M | $16.50B | -15.9% | 0.443% | 3.08% |
| 22 | Capital Research Global Investors | 64.0M | $16.25B | +15.4% | 0.436% | 2.52% |
| 23 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 63.6M | $16.15B | -16.2% | 0.434% | 1.81% |
| 24 | UBS Group AG | 63.2M | $16.05B | +5.8% | 0.431% | 2.41% |
| 25 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 61.8M | $15.68B | +0.1% | 0.421% | 3.41% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in AAPL — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in AAPL during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5,910 | +0.9% | 52.29% | 5.63 pp | $2.23T | 9.7% |
| Q4 2025 | 5,856 | +7.6% | 57.92% | +5.23 pp | $2.48T | +9.9% |
| Q3 2025 | 5,441 | +0.1% | 52.69% | +9.33 pp | $2.25T | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | 5,433 | +0.8% | 43.36% | 1.92 pp | $1.85T | 4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | 5,392 | +0.5% | 45.28% | 7.28 pp | $1.94T | 14% |
| Q4 2024 | 5,364 | +9.5% | 52.56% | +5.16 pp | $2.25T | +11% |
| Q3 2024 | 4,900 | +0.1% | 47.40% | 5.35 pp | $2.03T | 10% |
| Q2 2024 | 4,897 | — | 52.75% | — | $2.25T | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AAPL stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Apple Inc. stands at 52.3%, held across 5,910 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of AAPL, with approximately 1,144,923,925 shares worth $290.57B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of AAPL, including BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for AAPL is 50 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
353 institutions opened new positions in AAPL during Q1 2026, while 299 fully exited. 907 added to existing positions and 4,629 trimmed.
AAPL institutional ownership fell by 5.63 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +54 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 50.7% of all reported 13F value in AAPL, and the top 25 account for 64.5%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Institutional Ownership