Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in HTZ held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knighthead Capital Management, LLC | 181.5M | $836.5M | 0.0% | 57.465% | 84.61% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 18.3M | $84.5M | +0.6% | 5.806% | 0.00% |
| 3 | UBS Group AG | 17.0M | $78.3M | -4.4% | 5.378% | 0.01% |
| 4 | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | 15.2M | $70.3M | 0.0% | 4.827% | 0.51% |
| 5 | NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | 12.0M | $55.4M | +74.9% | 3.804% | 0.18% |
| 6 | TORONTO DOMINION BANK | 11.1M | $51.1M | +45.8% | 3.514% | 0.07% |
| 7 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.8M | $31.3M | — | 2.153% | 0.00% |
| 8 | STATE STREET CORP | 5.8M | $26.8M | +8.7% | 1.842% | 0.00% |
| 9 | MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 5.6M | $25.7M | -1.7% | 1.768% | 0.03% |
| 10 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.5M | $25.3M | — | 1.740% | 0.00% |
| 11 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 5.2M | $23.8M | -63.6% | 1.638% | 0.00% |
| 12 | CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 4.9M | $22.6M | — | 1.554% | 0.03% |
| 13 | MORGAN STANLEY | 4.8M | $22.0M | -18.6% | 1.509% | 0.00% |
| 14 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 4.3M | $19.7M | +91.5% | 1.353% | 0.00% |
| 15 | CIBC World Markets Inc. | 3.9M | $18.0M | -25.1% | 1.233% | 0.03% |
| 16 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.2M | $14.8M | +2.7% | 1.017% | 0.00% |
| 17 | CPV Partners, LLC | 3.2M | $14.8M | 0.0% | 1.017% | 6.60% |
| 18 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 2.8M | $12.9M | +11.3% | 0.889% | 0.01% |
| 19 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.7M | $12.4M | +20.6% | 0.854% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | 2.5M | $11.5M | — | 0.792% | 3.28% |
| 21 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.5M | $11.4M | -2.8% | 0.781% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 2.4M | $10.9M | +6.4% | 0.751% | 0.01% |
| 23 | JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | 2.2M | $10.1M | +140.4% | 0.691% | 0.05% |
| 24 | Man Group plc | 2.1M | $9.8M | +39.7% | 0.673% | 0.02% |
| 25 | BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.0M | $9.3M | +12.9% | 0.639% | 0.03% |
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 HTZ — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in HTZ during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
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 | 261 | 6.8% | 104.65% | 14.90 pp | $1.70B | 12% |
| Q4 2025 | 280 | +3.7% | 119.55% | 41.51 pp | $1.94B | 26% |
| Q3 2025 | 270 | +5.1% | 161.06% | 7.56 pp | $2.61B | 4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | 257 | +9.8% | 168.62% | +89.93 pp | $2.73B | +114% |
| Q1 2025 | 234 | +0.9% | 78.69% | +13.13 pp | $1.27B | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | 232 | 0.9% | 65.56% | +8.86 pp | $1.06B | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | 234 | 9.3% | 56.70% | 10.31 pp | $919M | 15% |
| Q2 2024 | 258 | — | 67.01% | — | $1.09B | — |
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 HTZ stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. stands at 104.7%, held across 261 reporting institutions.
Knighthead Capital Management, LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of HTZ, with approximately 181,455,469 shares worth $0.84B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of HTZ, including Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for HTZ is 44 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
37 institutions opened new positions in HTZ during Q1 2026, while 56 fully exited. 55 added to existing positions and 166 trimmed.
HTZ institutional ownership fell by 14.90 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -19 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 75.8% of all reported 13F value in HTZ, and the top 25 account for 89.0%.
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.