Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in ALB held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital World Investors | 9.8M | $1.77B | +12.6% | 8.340% | 0.24% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 8.7M | $1.57B | +6.6% | 7.407% | 0.03% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.7M | $1.38B | β | 6.497% | 0.03% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.3M | $1.13B | β | 5.355% | 0.06% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 5.2M | $940.0M | -8.1% | 4.430% | 0.03% |
| 6 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 4.6M | $819.6M | -18.7% | 3.871% | 0.09% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.4M | $615.5M | +14.4% | 2.912% | 0.04% |
| 8 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 3.0M | $534.3M | -1.1% | 2.524% | 0.04% |
| 9 | PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 2.7M | $478.4M | -5.0% | 2.260% | 0.38% |
| 10 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 2.4M | $423.4M | +81.7% | 2.000% | 0.34% |
| 11 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.2M | $403.6M | -3.3% | 1.906% | 0.02% |
| 12 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 2.1M | $371.7M | +40.2% | 1.756% | 0.35% |
| 13 | TORONTO DOMINION BANK | 1.8M | $323.3M | +7.3% | 1.527% | 0.47% |
| 14 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.7M | $300.3M | +34.8% | 1.418% | 0.03% |
| 15 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.7M | $297.5M | -5.9% | 1.405% | 0.05% |
| 16 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 1.6M | $287.4M | -1.8% | 1.358% | 1.19% |
| 17 | BARCLAYS PLC | 1.3M | $226.3M | β | 1.069% | 0.09% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.2M | $218.8M | -0.2% | 1.033% | 0.03% |
| 19 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.2M | $216.8M | +213.9% | 1.024% | 0.10% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.2M | $208.1M | +1.3% | 0.983% | 0.03% |
| 21 | UBS Group AG | 1.1M | $204.3M | -20.7% | 0.965% | 0.03% |
| 22 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.1M | $193.7M | -25.6% | 0.915% | 0.04% |
| 23 | ProShare Advisors LLC | 948K | $170.2M | -46.3% | 0.804% | 0.25% |
| 24 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 939K | $168.4M | +2.4% | 0.796% | 0.23% |
| 25 | Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 907K | $162.8M | -1.8% | 0.769% | 0.42% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in ALB β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in ALB during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new ALB position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their ALB position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 959 | +9.4% | 96.04% | +8.34 pp | $19.30B | +9.5% |
| Q4 2025 | 877 | +20% | 87.70% | +40.80 pp | $17.63B | +87% |
| Q3 2025 | 733 | +5.9% | 46.90% | +5.33 pp | $9.43B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | 692 | 6.5% | 41.57% | +2.21 pp | $8.36B | +5.6% |
| Q1 2025 | 740 | 4.5% | 39.36% | 11.39 pp | $7.91B | 22% |
| Q4 2024 | 775 | +0.5% | 50.75% | +0.75 pp | $10.20B | +1.5% |
| Q3 2024 | 771 | 4.7% | 50.00% | 40.16 pp | $10.05B | 45% |
| Q2 2024 | 809 | β | 90.16% | β | $18.12B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ALB stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Albemarle Corporation stands at 96.0%, held across 959 reporting institutions.
Capital World Investors is the largest reported institutional holder of ALB, with approximately 9,835,390 shares worth $1.77B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of ALB, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for ALB is 72 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
219 institutions opened new positions in ALB during Q1 2026, while 137 fully exited. 606 added to existing positions and 130 trimmed.
ALB institutional ownership rose by 8.34 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +82 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 50.0% of all reported 13F value in ALB, and the top 25 account for 69.5%.
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.
Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Institutional Ownership