Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in EW held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 52.7M | $4.22B | +0.5% | 9.146% | 0.07% |
| 2 | STATE STREET CORP | 26.3M | $2.11B | +1.2% | 4.561% | 0.07% |
| 3 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 22.0M | $1.76B | +1.0% | 3.818% | 0.33% |
| 4 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 16.7M | $1.34B | -4.3% | 2.903% | 0.25% |
| 5 | FMR LLC | 14.5M | $1.16B | -12.5% | 2.516% | 0.06% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 13.1M | $1.05B | +2.7% | 2.278% | 0.07% |
| 7 | JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | 13.1M | $1.05B | -5.2% | 2.266% | 0.72% |
| 8 | DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt | 12.8M | $1.03B | +65.7% | 2.222% | 1.00% |
| 9 | Ninety One UK Ltd | 12.4M | $992.7M | +60.3% | 2.150% | 2.30% |
| 10 | MORGAN STANLEY | 7.1M | $565.4M | -3.5% | 1.225% | 0.03% |
| 11 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 7.0M | $562.9M | -4.1% | 1.219% | 0.93% |
| 12 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 6.2M | $495.4M | +10.9% | 1.073% | 0.16% |
| 13 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 5.8M | $466.4M | -0.9% | 1.010% | 0.06% |
| 14 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 5.5M | $437.1M | +1.4% | 0.947% | 0.09% |
| 15 | Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 5.2M | $416.5M | +345.8% | 0.902% | 0.67% |
| 16 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 5.1M | $411.8M | +47.0% | 0.892% | 0.05% |
| 17 | Invesco Ltd. | 4.8M | $385.6M | +39.1% | 0.835% | 0.06% |
| 18 | WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST | 4.8M | $384.4M | 0.0% | 0.833% | 4.75% |
| 19 | Legal & General Group Plc | 4.4M | $356.3M | +0.8% | 0.772% | 0.08% |
| 20 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 3.9M | $311.0M | +132.4% | 0.674% | 0.02% |
| 21 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 3.5M | $295.6M | +38.0% | 0.601% | 0.10% |
| 22 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.6M | $291.2M | +1.0% | 0.631% | 0.06% |
| 23 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 3.6M | $284.9M | +3.2% | 0.617% | 0.04% |
| 24 | PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 3.4M | $274.1M | +0.1% | 0.594% | 0.22% |
| 25 | JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 2.9M | $234.9M | -5.8% | 0.509% | 0.99% |
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 EW — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in EW during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new EW position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their EW 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 | 1,245 | 2.4% | 64.88% | 19.33 pp | $31.84B | 23% |
| Q4 2025 | 1,275 | +5.8% | 84.21% | +8.24 pp | $41.32B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,205 | 1.2% | 75.97% | 0.79 pp | $37.28B | 1.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,220 | +5.5% | 76.76% | +5.32 pp | $37.67B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,156 | 1.3% | 71.44% | 0.45 pp | $35.05B | 0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,171 | +2.3% | 71.89% | +10.11 pp | $35.28B | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,145 | 7.4% | 61.78% | 80.74 pp | $30.31B | 57% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,237 | — | 142.52% | — | $69.94B | — |
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 EW stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation stands at 64.9%, held across 1,245 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of EW, with approximately 52,728,933 shares worth $4.22B 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 EW.
Our composite Smart Money Score for EW is 17 out of 100 (Heavy Distribution). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
122 institutions opened new positions in EW during Q1 2026, while 152 fully exited. 273 added to existing positions and 847 trimmed.
EW institutional ownership fell by 19.33 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -30 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 48.0% of all reported 13F value in EW, and the top 25 account for 65.6%.
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.
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) Institutional Ownership