Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in SDRL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 5.5M | $207.5M | +10.9% | 8.774% | 0.00% |
| 2 | Elliott Investment Management L.P. | 4.4M | $167.9M | -5.9% | 7.100% | 0.74% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.6M | $137.5M | +2.3% | 5.812% | 0.02% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.7M | $102.8M | +1.1% | 4.348% | 0.00% |
| 5 | Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, LLC | 2.6M | $99.7M | +7.6% | 4.217% | 5.74% |
| 6 | UBS Group AG | 2.3M | $88.9M | -38.3% | 3.757% | 0.01% |
| 7 | BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | 2.2M | $82.3M | +3.4% | 3.479% | 0.03% |
| 8 | Patient Capital Management, LLC | 2.0M | $73.9M | -9.3% | 3.124% | 2.42% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 1.9M | $70.8M | +3.7% | 2.993% | 0.00% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.8M | $68.6M | +24.8% | 2.899% | 0.00% |
| 11 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.5M | $55.1M | +1.8% | 2.328% | 0.02% |
| 12 | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | 1.4M | $52.3M | -43.8% | 2.212% | 0.07% |
| 13 | FIL Ltd | 1.4M | $51.9M | +1111.5% | 2.194% | 0.04% |
| 14 | Webs Creek Capital Management LP | 1.3M | $49.4M | +45.5% | 2.087% | 9.35% |
| 15 | Condire Management, LP | 1.3M | $48.4M | 0.0% | 2.047% | 5.14% |
| 16 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 998K | $45.4M | -1.0% | 1.596% | 0.02% |
| 17 | FMR LLC | 1.2M | $43.5M | -2.1% | 1.841% | 0.00% |
| 18 | BARCLAYS PLC | 1.0M | $38.6M | +7.4% | 1.634% | 0.01% |
| 19 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 1.0M | $38.0M | +22.0% | 1.606% | 0.04% |
| 20 | Merewether Investment Management, LP | 887K | $33.5M | +2.2% | 1.418% | 0.63% |
| 21 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 859K | $32.5M | +10.6% | 1.374% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Sagefield Capital LP | 857K | $32.4M | +3.0% | 1.370% | 2.40% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 793K | $30.0M | -17.1% | 1.268% | 0.00% |
| 24 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 792K | $29.9M | -20.1% | 1.266% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Hosking Partners LLP | 705K | $26.6M | -10.0% | 1.127% | 0.89% |
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 SDRL — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in SDRL during Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 238 | 2.5% | 97.62% | 3.30 pp | $2.26B | 19% |
| Q1 2026 | 244 | +20% | 100.92% | 2.33 pp | $2.78B | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | 203 | 1.0% | 103.25% | 0.19 pp | $2.20B | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | 205 | +11% | 103.44% | 1.43 pp | $1.83B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | 184 | 1.1% | 104.87% | +9.76 pp | $1.63B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | 186 | 4.6% | 95.11% | +0.36 pp | $1.44B | 35% |
| Q4 2024 | 195 | +0.5% | 94.75% | +3.17 pp | $2.23B | +3.3% |
| Q3 2024 | 194 | — | 91.58% | — | $2.15B | — |
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 SDRL stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Seadrill Limited stands at 97.6%, held across 238 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of SDRL, with approximately 5,486,757 shares worth $0.21B as of Q2 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of SDRL.
Our composite Smart Money Score for SDRL is 22 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
32 institutions opened new positions in SDRL during Q2 2026, while 37 fully exited. 46 added to existing positions and 154 trimmed.
SDRL institutional ownership fell by 3.30 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -6 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 48.6% of all reported 13F value in SDRL, and the top 25 account for 75.4%.
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.
Seadrill Limited (SDRL) Institutional Ownership