Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in DAR held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 15.1M | $937.0M | +4.0% | 9.544% | 0.02% |
| 2 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 8.1M | $498.9M | +0.6% | 5.082% | 0.10% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.3M | $454.0M | — | 4.625% | 0.02% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.1M | $440.5M | — | 4.487% | 0.01% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 5.5M | $337.5M | +1.9% | 3.438% | 0.01% |
| 6 | FMR LLC | 4.4M | $271.3M | -22.3% | 2.764% | 0.01% |
| 7 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 4.2M | $259.5M | -3.5% | 2.643% | 1.07% |
| 8 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.7M | $229.7M | +383.5% | 2.339% | 0.11% |
| 9 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 3.4M | $209.0M | +26.0% | 2.129% | 0.10% |
| 10 | Merewether Investment Management, LP | 3.3M | $205.6M | +278.6% | 2.095% | 3.98% |
| 11 | UBS Group AG | 3.0M | $184.8M | -41.3% | 1.883% | 0.03% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.9M | $181.5M | +3.3% | 1.848% | 0.01% |
| 13 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 2.9M | $179.7M | -2.0% | 1.830% | 0.06% |
| 14 | Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 2.7M | $167.4M | -27.2% | 1.706% | 0.43% |
| 15 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.7M | $167.2M | +2.1% | 1.703% | 0.01% |
| 16 | FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 2.5M | $151.9M | -9.7% | 1.547% | 1.56% |
| 17 | BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | 2.4M | $148.0M | -0.7% | 1.507% | 0.48% |
| 18 | Gates Capital Management, Inc. | 2.4M | $146.0M | -50.2% | 1.487% | 5.04% |
| 19 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 2.3M | $145.0M | -38.0% | 1.477% | 0.01% |
| 20 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.3M | $143.9M | +141.3% | 1.466% | 0.02% |
| 21 | Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 2.1M | $129.4M | +72.9% | 1.318% | 0.21% |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.7M | $103.4M | +2.9% | 1.054% | 0.02% |
| 23 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.6M | $98.3M | +17.8% | 1.002% | 0.01% |
| 24 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.6M | $97.3M | -29.9% | 0.991% | 0.02% |
| 25 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 1.5M | $90.1M | — | 0.918% | 0.01% |
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 DAR — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in DAR during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new DAR position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their DAR 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 | 595 | +27% | 106.85% | +43.68 pp | $9.67B | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | 469 | +4.5% | 63.17% | 136.82 pp | $5.71B | 91% |
| Q3 2025 | 449 | 7.6% | 199.99% | +118.10 pp | $61.39B | +729% |
| Q2 2025 | 486 | +6.3% | 81.89% | +30.25 pp | $7.41B | +59% |
| Q1 2025 | 457 | +0.7% | 51.64% | 13.16 pp | $4.67B | 20% |
| Q4 2024 | 454 | +0.4% | 64.80% | +4.69 pp | $5.86B | +7.8% |
| Q3 2024 | 452 | 3.2% | 60.11% | 0.63 pp | $5.44B | 1.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 467 | — | 60.74% | — | $5.49B | — |
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 DAR stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Darling Ingredients Inc. stands at 106.8%, held across 595 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of DAR, with approximately 15,148,807 shares worth $0.94B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of DAR, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for DAR is 81 out of 100 (Strong Smart Money). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
185 institutions opened new positions in DAR during Q1 2026, while 59 fully exited. 360 added to existing positions and 47 trimmed.
DAR institutional ownership rose by 43.68 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +126 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 39.8% of all reported 13F value in DAR, and the top 25 account for 61.8%.
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.
Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) Institutional Ownership