Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in SARO held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlyle Group Inc. | 84.6M | $2.18B | -44.6% | 25.442% | 20.58% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 21.8M | $562.8M | +133.6% | 6.553% | 0.01% |
| 3 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 15.1M | $395.9M | +42.9% | 4.536% | 0.66% |
| 4 | STATE STREET CORP | 12.7M | $327.4M | +123.5% | 3.812% | 0.01% |
| 5 | JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 12.0M | $311.0M | +7.3% | 3.621% | 0.15% |
| 6 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 9.5M | $245.6M | +88.6% | 2.860% | 0.16% |
| 7 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 8.2M | $211.0M | -24.8% | 2.458% | 0.04% |
| 8 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.8M | $201.0M | — | 2.341% | 0.01% |
| 9 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.2M | $185.3M | — | 2.158% | 0.01% |
| 10 | Findlay Park Partners LLP | 4.1M | $105.5M | — | 1.229% | 1.47% |
| 11 | FMR LLC | 3.8M | $99.1M | +27.7% | 1.154% | 0.01% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.7M | $95.1M | +54.3% | 1.108% | 0.01% |
| 13 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 3.5M | $90.5M | +82.8% | 1.053% | 0.01% |
| 14 | Invesco Ltd. | 3.5M | $90.2M | +18.0% | 1.050% | 0.01% |
| 15 | UBS Group AG | 3.5M | $89.7M | +326.0% | 1.045% | 0.01% |
| 16 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 3.2M | $83.8M | -6.4% | 0.976% | 0.03% |
| 17 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 2.9M | $74.0M | -15.4% | 0.862% | 0.12% |
| 18 | PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS /CA | 2.6M | $67.9M | +4.6% | 0.790% | 0.20% |
| 19 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 2.3M | $57.2M | -5.3% | 0.683% | 0.02% |
| 20 | M.D. SASS INVESTORS SERVICES, INC. | 2.1M | $55.5M | +7.9% | 0.647% | 4.21% |
| 21 | Burkehill Global Management, LP | 1.9M | $49.1M | +26.6% | 0.571% | 2.43% |
| 22 | ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | 1.7M | $42.8M | -13.6% | 0.498% | 1.14% |
| 23 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.6M | $42.0M | +92.8% | 0.489% | 0.00% |
| 24 | HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | 1.6M | $40.7M | -13.6% | 0.474% | 0.07% |
| 25 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.4M | $37.4M | +131.1% | 0.436% | 0.00% |
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 SARO — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in SARO during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new SARO position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their SARO position in Q1 2026
6 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 | 319 | +30% | 77.45% | 13.78 pp | $6.93B | 15% |
| Q4 2025 | 245 | +8.9% | 91.23% | +4.59 pp | $8.16B | +5.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 225 | +0.4% | 86.64% | 18.59 pp | $7.75B | 18% |
| Q2 2025 | 224 | +11% | 105.23% | +32.13 pp | $9.41B | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | 201 | +56% | 73.10% | +10.20 pp | $6.54B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | 129 | — | 62.90% | — | $5.63B | — |
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 SARO stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of StandardAero, Inc. stands at 77.5%, held across 319 reporting institutions.
Carlyle Group Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of SARO, with approximately 84,587,035 shares worth $2.18B 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 SARO.
Our composite Smart Money Score for SARO is 39 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
110 institutions opened new positions in SARO during Q1 2026, while 36 fully exited. 131 added to existing positions and 77 trimmed.
SARO institutional ownership fell by 13.78 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +74 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 68.3% of all reported 13F value in SARO, and the top 25 account for 82.9%.
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.