Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in CL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 72.6M | $6.19B | +3.1% | 9.054% | 0.11% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 52.2M | $4.45B | — | 6.509% | 0.11% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 47.7M | $4.07B | -1.6% | 5.948% | 0.14% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 23.8M | $2.03B | — | 2.969% | 0.11% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 22.9M | $1.97B | +3.6% | 2.854% | 0.12% |
| 6 | MORGAN STANLEY | 20.9M | $1.78B | +8.5% | 2.603% | 0.11% |
| 7 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 12.5M | $1.07B | +172.5% | 1.561% | 0.20% |
| 8 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 11.9M | $1.02B | +10.0% | 1.487% | 0.34% |
| 9 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 9.5M | $807.6M | +71.0% | 1.181% | 0.09% |
| 10 | FMR LLC | 9.0M | $767.8M | +10.9% | 1.123% | 0.04% |
| 11 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 8.7M | $739.9M | -0.2% | 1.082% | 0.10% |
| 12 | Invesco Ltd. | 8.3M | $710.7M | -3.0% | 1.039% | 0.11% |
| 13 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 8.1M | $691.8M | +2.5% | 1.012% | 0.92% |
| 14 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 6.8M | $582.0M | +13.5% | 0.851% | 0.12% |
| 15 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO | 6.7M | $573.6M | 0.0% | 0.839% | 0.45% |
| 16 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 6.6M | $565.7M | +17.4% | 0.827% | 0.04% |
| 17 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 5.9M | $501.1M | -2.7% | 0.733% | 0.12% |
| 18 | Legal & General Group Plc | 5.7M | $487.3M | -0.5% | 0.713% | 0.11% |
| 19 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 5.6M | $476.0M | +2.3% | 0.696% | 0.26% |
| 20 | DIAMOND HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 5.4M | $460.8M | -25.3% | 0.674% | 2.88% |
| 21 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 5.4M | $456.6M | -29.0% | 0.668% | 0.09% |
| 22 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 5.2M | $443.3M | +70.7% | 0.648% | 0.10% |
| 23 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 5.2M | $442.3M | +4.5% | 0.647% | 0.09% |
| 24 | Amundi | 5.2M | $441.9M | -17.1% | 0.646% | 0.12% |
| 25 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 5.1M | $436.5M | +3.5% | 0.638% | 0.07% |
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 CL — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in CL during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new CL position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their CL position in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 1,913 | +3.2% | 73.08% | +4.62 pp | $52.45B | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,853 | +2.8% | 68.46% | 0.61 pp | $49.13B | 0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,802 | 4.1% | 69.07% | 10.11 pp | $49.57B | 13% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,879 | +0.2% | 79.18% | 22.71 pp | $56.83B | 22% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,876 | +0.7% | 101.89% | +24.01 pp | $73.12B | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,863 | +0.6% | 77.88% | 8.37 pp | $55.89B | 9.7% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,851 | +4.8% | 86.25% | 2.72 pp | $61.90B | 3.1% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,766 | — | 88.97% | — | $63.85B | — |
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 CL stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Colgate-Palmolive Company stands at 73.1%, held across 1,913 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of CL, with approximately 72,643,002 shares worth $6.19B 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 CL.
Our composite Smart Money Score for CL is 53 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
220 institutions opened new positions in CL during Q1 2026, while 160 fully exited. 1,350 added to existing positions and 336 trimmed.
CL institutional ownership rose by 4.62 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +60 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 46.0% of all reported 13F value in CL, and the top 25 account for 61.3%.
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.