Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in GD held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 27.1M | $9.59B | 0.0% | 10.002% | 96.91% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 19.3M | $6.84B | +3.8% | 7.137% | 0.10% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 16.7M | $5.91B | +3.3% | 6.162% | 0.13% |
| 4 | Newport Trust Company, LLC | 13.4M | $4.75B | -1.3% | 4.952% | 11.44% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 11.8M | $4.18B | +3.3% | 4.365% | 0.06% |
| 6 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 7.3M | $2.60B | -9.6% | 2.717% | 0.17% |
| 7 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.8M | $2.41B | +7.7% | 2.516% | 0.11% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 6.2M | $2.20B | -0.7% | 2.299% | 0.12% |
| 9 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 5.3M | $1.84B | -1.9% | 1.953% | 0.10% |
| 10 | MORGAN STANLEY | 4.4M | $1.57B | -14.2% | 1.641% | 0.08% |
| 11 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 4.3M | $1.53B | -4.1% | 1.599% | 0.25% |
| 12 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 4.3M | $1.52B | -9.6% | 1.589% | 0.31% |
| 13 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 4.1M | $1.48B | -27.4% | 1.530% | 0.47% |
| 14 | FMR LLC | 4.1M | $1.45B | -8.9% | 1.516% | 0.06% |
| 15 | Capital Research Global Investors | 3.7M | $1.31B | -5.5% | 1.371% | 0.18% |
| 16 | Sanders Capital, LLC | 3.5M | $1.26B | -2.0% | 1.311% | 1.26% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 3.3M | $1.18B | -0.9% | 1.236% | 0.14% |
| 18 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.9M | $1.04B | +7.4% | 1.089% | 0.08% |
| 19 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 2.8M | $978.2M | -0.1% | 1.021% | 0.15% |
| 20 | Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | 2.3M | $820.4M | -5.3% | 0.856% | 1.72% |
| 21 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.1M | $742.4M | -5.8% | 0.775% | 0.26% |
| 22 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 1.9M | $677.1M | -7.2% | 0.707% | 0.81% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.8M | $651.7M | +8.8% | 0.680% | 0.06% |
| 24 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.7M | $592.9M | +0.7% | 0.619% | 0.08% |
| 25 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 1.7M | $588.6M | +9.7% | 0.614% | 0.19% |
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 GD — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in GD during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new GD position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their GD position in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2,220 | +1.0% | 87.22% | +0.15 pp | $81.45B | +2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | 2,199 | +4.0% | 87.07% | 0.33 pp | $79.21B | +2.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 2,115 | +6.2% | 87.40% | +1.01 pp | $77.44B | 1.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,991 | +7.0% | 86.39% | +1.72 pp | $78.25B | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,860 | +4.4% | 84.67% | 1.58 pp | $65.76B | +6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,782 | +0.4% | 86.25% | 0.39 pp | $61.95B | +3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,775 | +1.4% | 86.64% | 3.08 pp | $60.03B | 16% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,750 | — | 89.72% | — | $71.36B | — |
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 GD stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of General Dynamics Corporation stands at 87.2%, held across 2,220 reporting institutions.
LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of GD, with approximately 27,060,944 shares worth $9.59B as of Q2 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of GD.
Our composite Smart Money Score for GD is 37 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
124 institutions opened new positions in GD during Q2 2026, while 122 fully exited. 1,534 added to existing positions and 492 trimmed.
GD institutional ownership rose by 0.15 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +21 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 51.4% of all reported 13F value in GD, and the top 25 account for 70.9%.
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.
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Institutional Ownership