Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in CRC held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 12.4M | $856.4M | +0.3% | 13.942% | 0.02% |
| 2 | CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | 7.0M | $485.0M | -33.3% | 7.896% | 0.31% |
| 3 | Gimbel Daniel Scott | 6.2M | $432.0M | -0.0% | 7.033% | 99.29% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.2M | $363.2M | β | 5.913% | 0.02% |
| 5 | Sourcerock Group LLC | 4.5M | $314.7M | +6.3% | 5.123% | 12.69% |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.2M | $287.7M | -0.6% | 4.684% | 0.06% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 4.0M | $274.0M | +3.0% | 4.461% | 0.01% |
| 8 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.7M | $257.2M | β | 4.188% | 0.01% |
| 9 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 3.2M | $224.5M | +2.1% | 3.655% | 0.12% |
| 10 | Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | 2.2M | $150.7M | +13.0% | 2.454% | 0.64% |
| 11 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 2.1M | $146.5M | -9.7% | 2.385% | 0.09% |
| 12 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 2.0M | $136.6M | +58.6% | 2.225% | 0.06% |
| 13 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.9M | $133.2M | +74.6% | 2.169% | 0.02% |
| 14 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.9M | $132.5M | +3.3% | 2.156% | 0.01% |
| 15 | FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 1.7M | $119.6M | +6.9% | 1.948% | 0.40% |
| 16 | FMR LLC | 1.6M | $111.4M | +20.1% | 1.814% | 0.01% |
| 17 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.3M | $87.3M | +35.2% | 1.421% | 0.27% |
| 18 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.2M | $83.1M | -1.2% | 1.353% | 0.02% |
| 19 | UBS Group AG | 1.1M | $76.7M | -24.6% | 1.249% | 0.01% |
| 20 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.1M | $76.5M | +71.6% | 1.245% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Channing Capital Management, LLC | 1.1M | $75.2M | -31.7% | 1.224% | 1.93% |
| 22 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.1M | $75.0M | +7.3% | 1.221% | 0.01% |
| 23 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 912K | $63.1M | -1.3% | 1.028% | 0.01% |
| 24 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 906K | $62.7M | β | 1.021% | 0.03% |
| 25 | Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 804K | $55.7M | -19.1% | 0.907% | 0.14% |
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 CRC β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in CRC during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new CRC position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their CRC 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 | 345 | +9.9% | 120.14% | +41.45 pp | $6.25B | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | 314 | 6.0% | 78.69% | 8.32 pp | $4.09B | 9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 334 | +12% | 87.01% | +14.28 pp | $4.53B | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | 299 | +11% | 72.73% | +6.93 pp | $3.78B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | 270 | 1.1% | 65.80% | 15.82 pp | $3.42B | 19% |
| Q4 2024 | 273 | +12% | 81.62% | 0.29 pp | $4.25B | 0.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 244 | 4.7% | 81.91% | +12.27 pp | $4.26B | +18% |
| Q2 2024 | 256 | β | 69.64% | β | $3.62B | 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 CRC stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of California Resources Corporation stands at 120.1%, held across 345 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of CRC, with approximately 12,372,185 shares worth $0.86B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of CRC, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for CRC is 67 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
77 institutions opened new positions in CRC during Q1 2026, while 46 fully exited. 228 added to existing positions and 38 trimmed.
CRC institutional ownership rose by 41.45 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +31 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 58.3% of all reported 13F value in CRC, and the top 25 account for 81.3%.
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.