Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in SCL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.3M | $165.5M | +0.3% | 14.592% | 0.00% |
| 2 | HighTower Advisors, LLC | 1.6M | $79.5M | +0.0% | 7.008% | 0.08% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.4M | $67.9M | β | 5.989% | 0.00% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.1M | $55.8M | -0.5% | 4.923% | 0.01% |
| 5 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 947K | $47.4M | +5.2% | 4.176% | 0.89% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 942K | $47.1M | β | 4.152% | 0.00% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 903K | $45.1M | -1.1% | 3.978% | 0.00% |
| 8 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 732K | $36.6M | +19.6% | 3.227% | 0.02% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 530K | $26.5M | +2.9% | 2.334% | 0.00% |
| 10 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 464K | $23.2M | -2.7% | 2.047% | 0.00% |
| 11 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 393K | $19.7M | +794.3% | 1.733% | 0.00% |
| 12 | SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 379K | $18.9M | -7.1% | 1.669% | 2.74% |
| 13 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 328K | $16.4M | +73.4% | 1.445% | 0.01% |
| 14 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 310K | $15.5M | +8.4% | 1.366% | 0.02% |
| 15 | MORGAN STANLEY | 304K | $15.2M | -1.9% | 1.342% | 0.00% |
| 16 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 252K | $12.6M | -15.9% | 1.111% | 0.00% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 243K | $12.1M | +1.9% | 1.069% | 0.00% |
| 18 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 235K | $11.7M | +51.5% | 1.034% | 0.01% |
| 19 | Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 223K | $11.2M | +0.0% | 0.983% | 0.05% |
| 20 | Nuveen, LLC | 206K | $10.3M | +160.6% | 0.906% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 174K | $8.7M | +124.8% | 0.768% | 0.06% |
| 22 | Invesco Ltd. | 173K | $8.6M | +5.9% | 0.761% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 169K | $8.4M | -0.0% | 0.743% | 0.03% |
| 24 | GENDELL JEFFREY L | 166K | $8.3M | +1721.9% | 0.730% | 0.11% |
| 25 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 153K | $7.6M | +19.3% | 0.672% | 0.15% |
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 SCL β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in SCL during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new SCL position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their SCL 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 | 219 | +5.3% | 76.95% | +4.32 pp | $951M | +6.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 208 | +5.1% | 72.63% | 2.02 pp | $898M | 2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | 198 | 1.5% | 74.65% | 8.35 pp | $923M | 10% |
| Q2 2025 | 201 | +2.0% | 83.00% | +0.83 pp | $1.03B | +1.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 197 | 4.8% | 82.17% | 44.60 pp | $1.02B | 35% |
| Q4 2024 | 207 | 8.4% | 126.77% | +13.49 pp | $1.57B | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | 226 | +5.6% | 113.28% | 10.15 pp | $1.40B | 8.2% |
| Q2 2024 | 214 | β | 123.43% | β | $1.53B | 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 SCL stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Stepan Company stands at 77.0%, held across 219 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of SCL, with approximately 3,311,040 shares worth $0.17B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of SCL, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for SCL is 61 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
40 institutions opened new positions in SCL during Q1 2026, while 29 fully exited. 137 added to existing positions and 39 trimmed.
SCL institutional ownership rose by 4.32 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +11 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 62.5% of all reported 13F value in SCL, and the top 25 account for 82.0%.
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.
Stepan Company (SCL) Institutional Ownership