Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in GILD held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 119.0M | $16.59B | -3.4% | 9.585% | 0.29% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 80.7M | $11.24B | β | 6.496% | 0.28% |
| 3 | FMR LLC | 71.9M | $10.02B | +9.7% | 5.792% | 0.54% |
| 4 | STATE STREET CORP | 59.9M | $8.34B | -0.6% | 4.821% | 0.29% |
| 5 | Capital World Investors | 41.3M | $5.75B | -3.7% | 3.325% | 0.78% |
| 6 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 35.1M | $4.90B | β | 2.829% | 0.26% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 29.7M | $4.14B | +0.1% | 2.394% | 0.26% |
| 8 | Capital Research Global Investors | 27.1M | $3.78B | +7.2% | 2.185% | 0.59% |
| 9 | DODGE & COX | 24.3M | $3.38B | -7.7% | 1.953% | 1.86% |
| 10 | MORGAN STANLEY | 23.3M | $3.25B | -0.9% | 1.877% | 0.20% |
| 11 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 20.0M | $2.78B | -13.6% | 1.609% | 0.20% |
| 12 | Invesco Ltd. | 15.5M | $2.16B | -0.4% | 1.250% | 0.33% |
| 13 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 15.1M | $2.10B | -1.2% | 1.214% | 0.39% |
| 14 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 13.8M | $1.93B | -1.7% | 1.113% | 0.25% |
| 15 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 13.5M | $1.89B | -14.9% | 1.090% | 0.35% |
| 16 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 13.2M | $1.84B | +1.5% | 1.063% | 0.38% |
| 17 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 11.5M | $1.61B | +31.0% | 0.930% | 0.18% |
| 18 | Amundi | 10.5M | $1.47B | +10.7% | 0.849% | 0.40% |
| 19 | Legal & General Group Plc | 10.5M | $1.46B | +1.4% | 0.843% | 0.34% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 8.2M | $1.14B | +2.2% | 0.659% | 0.17% |
| 21 | Nuveen, LLC | 7.8M | $1.09B | +24.1% | 0.631% | 0.30% |
| 22 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 7.7M | $1.08B | -12.7% | 0.622% | 0.22% |
| 23 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 7.3M | $1.02B | -6.6% | 0.587% | 0.24% |
| 24 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 7.0M | $980.1M | β | 0.566% | 0.25% |
| 25 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 6.6M | $926.2M | -0.3% | 0.535% | 0.20% |
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 GILD β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in GILD during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new GILD position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their GILD 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 | 2,267 | +5.4% | 87.05% | +6.55 pp | $135.73B | +8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | 2,151 | +9.4% | 80.50% | +9.26 pp | $125.52B | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | 1,966 | 0.8% | 71.24% | 0.72 pp | $111.08B | 1.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,981 | +1.3% | 71.96% | +0.63 pp | $112.21B | +0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,955 | +7.7% | 71.33% | +10.81 pp | $111.23B | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,815 | +9.5% | 60.52% | 12.25 pp | $94.37B | 17% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,657 | +2.2% | 72.77% | +25.09 pp | $113.47B | +53% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,622 | β | 47.68% | β | $74.35B | 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 GILD stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Gilead Sciences, Inc. stands at 87.1%, held across 2,267 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of GILD, with approximately 119,010,973 shares worth $16.59B 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 GILD.
Our composite Smart Money Score for GILD is 59 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
284 institutions opened new positions in GILD during Q1 2026, while 168 fully exited. 1,621 added to existing positions and 357 trimmed.
GILD institutional ownership rose by 6.55 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +116 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 52.6% of all reported 13F value in GILD, and the top 25 account for 69.9%.
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.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Institutional Ownership