Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in LIN held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 36.9M | $18.28B | -0.7% | 7.957% | 0.32% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 30.2M | $14.99B | β | 6.524% | 0.38% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 19.6M | $9.73B | +1.4% | 4.235% | 0.34% |
| 4 | Capital Research Global Investors | 16.1M | $7.96B | +58.5% | 3.464% | 1.23% |
| 5 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 12.3M | $6.09B | β | 2.652% | 0.32% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 11.8M | $5.87B | +4.2% | 2.553% | 0.37% |
| 7 | FMR LLC | 9.0M | $4.46B | -16.2% | 1.942% | 0.24% |
| 8 | MORGAN STANLEY | 7.4M | $3.65B | +3.8% | 1.588% | 0.22% |
| 9 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 4.8M | $3.02B | -7.0% | 1.027% | 1.02% |
| 10 | Capital International Investors | 5.4M | $2.70B | -28.5% | 1.174% | 0.63% |
| 11 | Invesco Ltd. | 5.3M | $2.61B | -2.4% | 1.138% | 0.40% |
| 12 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 5.2M | $2.55B | -0.7% | 1.112% | 0.48% |
| 13 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 5.1M | $2.53B | -4.5% | 1.101% | 0.47% |
| 14 | Freemont Capital Pte Ltd | 5.1M | $2.52B | 0.0% | 1.097% | 51.34% |
| 15 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 4.5M | $2.23B | +6.9% | 0.971% | 0.46% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4.5M | $2.22B | +0.1% | 0.965% | 0.29% |
| 17 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 4.4M | $2.20B | +19.8% | 0.958% | 0.54% |
| 18 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 4.2M | $2.06B | +24.8% | 0.897% | 0.24% |
| 19 | Nuveen, LLC | 4.1M | $2.02B | +8.6% | 0.880% | 0.55% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 3.9M | $1.92B | +2.6% | 0.834% | 0.29% |
| 21 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 3.8M | $1.88B | 0.0% | 0.818% | 0.41% |
| 22 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 3.7M | $1.84B | +15.7% | 0.799% | 0.43% |
| 23 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 3.6M | $1.80B | -7.7% | 0.785% | 0.60% |
| 24 | UBS Group AG | 3.6M | $1.77B | +27.5% | 0.770% | 0.27% |
| 25 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 3.4M | $1.68B | -10.8% | 0.734% | 0.12% |
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 LIN β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in LIN during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new LIN position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their LIN 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 | 2,191 | +7.6% | 72.54% | +9.17 pp | $175.99B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | 2,037 | +1.1% | 63.37% | 6.59 pp | $153.75B | 9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | 2,014 | +0.4% | 69.96% | 0.60 pp | $169.74B | 0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 2,005 | +2.3% | 70.56% | +1.38 pp | $171.19B | +2.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,959 | +3.5% | 69.18% | +5.86 pp | $167.85B | +9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,893 | +4.2% | 63.32% | 7.14 pp | $153.64B | 10% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,817 | +4.2% | 70.46% | +5.24 pp | $170.94B | +8.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,743 | β | 65.22% | β | $158.24B | 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 LIN stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Linde plc stands at 72.5%, held across 2,191 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of LIN, with approximately 36,872,272 shares worth $18.28B 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 LIN.
Our composite Smart Money Score for LIN is 59 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
341 institutions opened new positions in LIN during Q1 2026, while 187 fully exited. 1,616 added to existing positions and 225 trimmed.
LIN institutional ownership rose by 9.17 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +154 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 43.6% of all reported 13F value in LIN, and the top 25 account for 61.7%.
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.
Linde plc (LIN) Institutional Ownership