Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in ESI held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 27.3M | $930.4M | +2.6% | 11.188% | 0.02% |
| 2 | FMR LLC | 20.7M | $706.2M | +19.4% | 8.492% | 0.04% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 13.7M | $466.5M | β | 5.609% | 0.02% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10.7M | $366.1M | β | 4.402% | 0.01% |
| 5 | Invesco Ltd. | 9.0M | $307.0M | +27.2% | 3.691% | 0.05% |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 8.5M | $289.3M | -0.1% | 3.479% | 0.06% |
| 7 | FIL Ltd | 8.1M | $275.9M | +58.8% | 3.317% | 0.21% |
| 8 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 8.0M | $272.0M | -15.0% | 3.271% | 0.21% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 7.3M | $249.4M | +2.0% | 2.999% | 0.01% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 5.2M | $178.3M | +6.5% | 2.144% | 0.01% |
| 11 | LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC | 4.4M | $149.8M | -9.3% | 1.802% | 4.41% |
| 12 | SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | 4.4M | $149.1M | -6.7% | 1.793% | 1.08% |
| 13 | SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 4.4M | $148.6M | +31.1% | 1.787% | 3.16% |
| 14 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 5.1M | $126.3M | +45.2% | 2.075% | 0.04% |
| 15 | Capital World Investors | 3.6M | $124.0M | +6.7% | 1.491% | 0.02% |
| 16 | VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 3.6M | $121.3M | -17.2% | 1.458% | 1.22% |
| 17 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 3.0M | $107.1M | +50.5% | 1.246% | 0.04% |
| 18 | Gates Capital Management, Inc. | 3.1M | $104.4M | -33.0% | 1.256% | 3.60% |
| 19 | JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 3.0M | $101.7M | +36.7% | 1.222% | 0.07% |
| 20 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 2.9M | $98.7M | +6.4% | 1.187% | 0.05% |
| 21 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 2.7M | $90.5M | +30.8% | 1.088% | 0.02% |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.6M | $90.3M | +4.9% | 1.085% | 0.01% |
| 23 | NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 2.4M | $82.7M | -3.7% | 0.994% | 3.96% |
| 24 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 2.3M | $80.0M | -6.7% | 0.962% | 0.01% |
| 25 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 2.2M | $75.8M | +8.9% | 0.912% | 0.05% |
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 ESI β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in ESI during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new ESI position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their ESI 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 | 434 | +11% | 73.28% | +20.28 pp | $7.80B | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | 390 | +6.6% | 53.00% | +0.37 pp | $5.64B | +0.7% |
| Q3 2025 | 366 | +4.0% | 52.63% | +5.21 pp | $5.60B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | 352 | 1.1% | 47.42% | +2.48 pp | $5.05B | +5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 356 | 3.0% | 44.94% | 1.60 pp | $4.78B | 3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | 367 | +12% | 46.54% | 2.59 pp | $4.95B | 5.3% |
| Q3 2024 | 328 | +3.1% | 49.13% | 2.15 pp | $5.23B | 4.2% |
| Q2 2024 | 318 | β | 51.28% | β | $5.46B | 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 ESI stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Element Solutions Inc stands at 73.3%, held across 434 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of ESI, with approximately 27,253,273 shares worth $0.93B 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 ESI.
Our composite Smart Money Score for ESI is 55 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
100 institutions opened new positions in ESI during Q1 2026, while 56 fully exited. 295 added to existing positions and 38 trimmed.
ESI institutional ownership rose by 20.28 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +44 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 51.8% of all reported 13F value in ESI, and the top 25 account for 73.0%.
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.
Element Solutions Inc (ESI) Institutional Ownership