Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in AN held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.4M | $476.8M | -2.0% | 7.114% | 0.01% |
| 2 | Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC | 1.5M | $302.2M | -0.3% | 4.509% | 7.48% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.5M | $288.8M | +4.0% | 4.309% | 0.06% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.5M | $284.5M | β | 4.244% | 0.02% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.4M | $274.1M | β | 4.090% | 0.01% |
| 6 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 891K | $173.9M | +195.8% | 2.595% | 0.49% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 886K | $173.1M | -1.0% | 2.582% | 0.01% |
| 8 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 824K | $160.4M | +21.3% | 2.401% | 0.07% |
| 9 | Invesco Ltd. | 755K | $147.4M | +2.3% | 2.199% | 0.02% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 500K | $97.7M | -3.4% | 1.457% | 0.01% |
| 11 | MORGAN STANLEY | 487K | $95.1M | -2.5% | 1.418% | 0.01% |
| 12 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 459K | $89.6M | +204.1% | 1.337% | 0.01% |
| 13 | FMR LLC | 388K | $75.7M | +1221.1% | 1.130% | 0.00% |
| 14 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 384K | $74.9M | +8.7% | 1.118% | 0.04% |
| 15 | LYRICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | 376K | $73.4M | β | 1.095% | 1.12% |
| 16 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 345K | $67.3M | +1.0% | 1.004% | 0.01% |
| 17 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 317K | $62.0M | -3.6% | 0.924% | 0.61% |
| 18 | Simcoe Capital Management, LLC | 295K | $57.6M | +66.4% | 0.859% | 10.00% |
| 19 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 251K | $49.1M | -0.5% | 0.732% | 0.01% |
| 20 | Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 237K | $46.4M | +24.6% | 0.692% | 0.14% |
| 21 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 229K | $44.8M | -1.8% | 0.668% | 0.30% |
| 22 | HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 225K | $43.9M | -12.3% | 0.656% | 0.48% |
| 23 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 203K | $39.7M | +256.9% | 0.592% | 0.04% |
| 24 | Nuveen, LLC | 201K | $39.3M | +15.5% | 0.586% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 199K | $38.8M | -4.5% | 0.579% | 0.01% |
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 AN β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in AN during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new AN position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their AN 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 | 501 | 2.5% | 68.55% | 9.13 pp | $4.51B | 12% |
| Q4 2025 | 514 | +2.2% | 77.68% | 3.64 pp | $5.11B | 4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 503 | +3.1% | 81.32% | +5.24 pp | $5.35B | +6.9% |
| Q2 2025 | 488 | +6.6% | 76.08% | +16.72 pp | $5.00B | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | 458 | +6.5% | 59.36% | 6.83 pp | $3.90B | 10% |
| Q4 2024 | 430 | +0.7% | 66.19% | +1.71 pp | $4.35B | +2.6% |
| Q3 2024 | 427 | 3.4% | 64.48% | +7.14 pp | $4.24B | +12% |
| Q2 2024 | 442 | β | 57.34% | β | $3.77B | 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 AN stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of AutoNation, Inc. stands at 68.5%, held across 501 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of AN, with approximately 2,442,063 shares worth $0.48B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of AN.
Our composite Smart Money Score for AN is 22 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
72 institutions opened new positions in AN during Q1 2026, while 85 fully exited. 134 added to existing positions and 293 trimmed.
AN institutional ownership fell by 9.13 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -13 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 52.8% of all reported 13F value in AN, and the top 25 account for 72.7%.
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.
AutoNation, Inc. (AN) Institutional Ownership