Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in AZO held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1.2M | $4.20B | -2.4% | 7.600% | 0.07% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.1M | $3.64B | β | 6.578% | 0.09% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 703K | $2.37B | -1.8% | 4.294% | 0.08% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 546K | $1.84B | β | 3.334% | 0.10% |
| 5 | MORGAN STANLEY | 446K | $1.51B | -9.5% | 2.726% | 0.09% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 415K | $1.40B | +1.3% | 2.533% | 0.09% |
| 7 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 350K | $1.18B | +25.2% | 2.138% | 0.13% |
| 8 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 325K | $1.10B | -6.5% | 1.988% | 0.19% |
| 9 | FMR LLC | 286K | $965.1M | +3.1% | 1.745% | 0.05% |
| 10 | FIRST MANHATTAN CO | 262K | $884.4M | +0.2% | 1.599% | 2.45% |
| 11 | Fiera Capital Corp | 261K | $881.7M | -3.5% | 1.595% | 3.02% |
| 12 | PineStone Asset Management Inc. | 257K | $867.6M | -4.6% | 1.569% | 6.10% |
| 13 | DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt | 199K | $673.0M | -9.6% | 1.217% | 0.66% |
| 14 | PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS /CA | 196K | $660.9M | -7.4% | 1.195% | 1.94% |
| 15 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 194K | $656.5M | +14.2% | 1.183% | 0.21% |
| 16 | Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 178K | $600.2M | +0.4% | 1.086% | 0.40% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 169K | $570.3M | -6.6% | 1.031% | 0.08% |
| 18 | MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES | 165K | $557.4M | -5.7% | 1.008% | 11.16% |
| 19 | Boston Partners | 136K | $460.9M | -42.5% | 0.833% | 0.48% |
| 20 | BARCLAYS PLC | 126K | $425.1M | +5.2% | 0.769% | 0.17% |
| 21 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 125K | $423.3M | +2.5% | 0.766% | 0.20% |
| 22 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 124K | $419.5M | -3.1% | 0.759% | 0.69% |
| 23 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 120K | $404.7M | +2.1% | 0.732% | 0.06% |
| 24 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 120K | $404.6M | +1.6% | 0.732% | 0.22% |
| 25 | Amundi | 113K | $380.9M | +24.3% | 0.689% | 0.10% |
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 AZO β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in AZO during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new AZO position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their AZO 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 | 1,265 | 2.9% | 88.48% | 10.37 pp | $45.13B | 10% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,303 | 0.7% | 98.85% | 25.98 pp | $50.42B | 21% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,312 | +2.7% | 124.83% | +16.72 pp | $63.68B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,277 | +3.3% | 108.11% | 0.56 pp | $55.15B | 0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,236 | +5.3% | 108.67% | +16.06 pp | $55.43B | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,174 | +4.4% | 92.61% | +0.92 pp | $47.24B | +1.0% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,124 | +1.7% | 91.69% | 7.29 pp | $46.77B | 7.4% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,105 | β | 98.98% | β | $50.49B | 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 AZO stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of AutoZone, Inc. stands at 88.5%, held across 1,265 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of AZO, with approximately 1,244,090 shares worth $4.20B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of AZO, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for AZO is 35 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
126 institutions opened new positions in AZO during Q1 2026, while 164 fully exited. 360 added to existing positions and 774 trimmed.
AZO institutional ownership fell by 10.37 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -38 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 42.3% of all reported 13F value in AZO, and the top 25 account for 60.9%.
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.
AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) Institutional Ownership