Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in BCS held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 93.9M | $2.52B | +2.7% | 2.785% | 0.75% |
| 2 | MORGAN STANLEY | 15.3M | $409.9M | +32.3% | 0.453% | 0.02% |
| 3 | NORGES BANK | 11.3M | $302.2M | — | 0.334% | 0.03% |
| 4 | FMR LLC | 9.7M | $261.8M | +6.5% | 0.289% | 0.01% |
| 5 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 8.0M | $215.1M | +0.2% | 0.237% | 0.02% |
| 6 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 8.0M | $214.9M | -8.0% | 0.237% | 0.01% |
| 7 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 7.6M | $205.7M | +5.3% | 0.225% | 0.04% |
| 8 | JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | 7.0M | $186.9M | -21.3% | 0.207% | 0.07% |
| 9 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 6.5M | $173.6M | +0.1% | 0.192% | 0.03% |
| 10 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 5.1M | $137.0M | -1.3% | 0.151% | 0.02% |
| 11 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4.8M | $128.3M | -10.3% | 0.142% | 0.01% |
| 12 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 4.4M | $117.3M | -4.8% | 0.130% | 0.03% |
| 13 | CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.0M | $106.8M | -2.4% | 0.118% | 1.16% |
| 14 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 3.5M | $92.8M | -0.9% | 0.103% | 0.08% |
| 15 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.3M | $88.6M | -5.7% | 0.098% | 0.00% |
| 16 | Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | 3.2M | $85.3M | +51.4% | 0.094% | 0.47% |
| 17 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 3.1M | $84.4M | -0.9% | 0.093% | 0.01% |
| 18 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 3.0M | $79.8M | -35.3% | 0.088% | 0.04% |
| 19 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 2.8M | $75.3M | +11.5% | 0.083% | 0.01% |
| 20 | TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.7M | $72.0M | -7.4% | 0.080% | 1.28% |
| 21 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 2.6M | $69.5M | +358.1% | 0.077% | 0.02% |
| 22 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 2.2M | $59.3M | -12.8% | 0.065% | 0.11% |
| 23 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.9M | $51.3M | +77.2% | 0.057% | 0.00% |
| 24 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 1.8M | $48.4M | -28.4% | 0.053% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Main Street Research LLC | 1.6M | $43.6M | +90.5% | 0.048% | 2.06% |
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 BCS — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in BCS during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new BCS position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their BCS position in Q2 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 559 | +11% | 8.82% | +0.23 pp | $7.23B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | 504 | +1.0% | 8.59% | +0.41 pp | $5.53B | 11% |
| Q4 2025 | 499 | +14% | 8.18% | 0.14 pp | $6.24B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | 436 | +2.8% | 8.32% | 0.25 pp | $5.04B | 21% |
| Q2 2025 | 424 | +7.3% | 8.57% | +0.41 pp | $6.41B | +88% |
| Q1 2025 | 395 | +2.9% | 8.16% | +1.02 pp | $3.41B | +40% |
| Q4 2024 | 384 | +11% | 7.14% | +1.44 pp | $2.43B | +21% |
| Q3 2024 | 347 | — | 5.70% | — | $2.01B | — |
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 BCS stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Barclays PLC stands at 8.8%, held across 559 reporting institutions.
Fisher Asset Management, LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of BCS, with approximately 93,904,423 shares worth $2.52B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of BCS, including Fisher Asset Management, LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for BCS is 63 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
105 institutions opened new positions in BCS during Q2 2026, while 60 fully exited. 375 added to existing positions and 58 trimmed.
BCS institutional ownership rose by 0.23 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +55 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 64.1% of all reported 13F value in BCS, and the top 25 account for 80.7%.
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.
Barclays PLC (BCS) Institutional Ownership