42% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
99 more exits than new buyers, ownership rose 101.60 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
42% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
182.5% institutional ownership
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Banks - Diversified peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in BAC across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in BAC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employees Provident Fund Board | 40.8M | $445.18B | β | 0.536% | 0.69% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 539.5M | $26.30B | -0.8% | 7.089% | 0.46% |
| 3 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 513.6M | $25.04B | -0.7% | 6.749% | 9.52% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 409.7M | $19.97B | β | 5.383% | 0.50% |
| 5 | Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co | 664K | $17.32B | β | 0.009% | 0.39% |
| 6 | American State Bank (Iowa) | 1.3M | $17.17B | β | 0.017% | 1.70% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 294.9M | $14.38B | -1.2% | 3.875% | 0.50% |
| 8 | FMR LLC | 198.5M | $9.68B | -7.6% | 2.608% | 0.51% |
| 9 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 163.4M | $7.97B | β | 2.147% | 0.42% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 157.9M | $7.67B | +2.2% | 2.075% | 0.48% |
| 11 | Capital World Investors | 144.3M | $7.03B | +2.1% | 1.896% | 0.96% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 108.7M | $5.30B | -3.6% | 1.428% | 0.32% |
| 13 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 73.1M | $3.56B | +28.0% | 0.960% | 0.87% |
| 14 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 67.7M | $3.30B | -0.9% | 0.889% | 0.38% |
| 15 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 63.1M | $3.08B | -2.2% | 0.830% | 0.41% |
| 16 | Invesco Ltd. | 60.9M | $2.97B | +0.8% | 0.800% | 0.45% |
| 17 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 57.3M | $2.80B | +6.6% | 0.754% | 0.95% |
| 18 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 56.8M | $2.77B | -11.0% | 0.746% | 0.64% |
| 19 | CITIGROUP INC | 50.6M | $2.47B | +55.8% | 0.665% | 1.05% |
| 20 | Capital International Investors | 46.9M | $2.28B | +9.3% | 0.616% | 0.54% |
| 21 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 46.7M | $2.28B | +7.0% | 0.614% | 0.47% |
| 22 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 46.6M | $2.27B | -14.4% | 0.613% | 0.42% |
| 23 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 46.1M | $2.25B | -2.2% | 0.606% | 0.74% |
| 24 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 45.3M | $2.21B | -2.1% | 0.595% | 0.39% |
| 25 | Sanders Capital, LLC | 45.2M | $2.20B | -0.2% | 0.594% | 2.62% |
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 BAC β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in BAC during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
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 | 3,391 | 2.8% | 182.52% | +101.60 pp | $725.11B | +126% |
| Q4 2025 | 3,490 | +6.7% | 80.92% | +2.44 pp | $321.49B | +3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 3,271 | +1.0% | 78.48% | 56.91 pp | $311.77B | 42% |
| Q2 2025 | 3,240 | +3.9% | 135.39% | +75.09 pp | $537.87B | +125% |
| Q1 2025 | 3,118 | 0.5% | 60.30% | 11.71 pp | $239.56B | 16% |
| Q4 2024 | 3,134 | +8.7% | 72.01% | +0.03 pp | $286.09B | +0.0% |
| Q3 2024 | 2,883 | +1.1% | 71.98% | 66.09 pp | $285.96B | 48% |
| Q2 2024 | 2,853 | β | 138.07% | β | $548.55B | 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.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for BAC.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying BAC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Bank of America Corporation stands at 182.5%, held across 3,391 reporting institutions.
Employees Provident Fund Board is the largest reported institutional holder of BAC, with approximately 40,828,634 shares worth $445.18B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of BAC, including BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for BAC is 55 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
262 institutions opened new positions in BAC during Q1 2026, while 361 fully exited. 412 added to existing positions and 2,704 trimmed.
BAC institutional ownership rose by 101.60 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of β holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 81.5% of all reported 13F value in BAC, and the top 25 account for 87.9%.
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.