Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in SXT held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freemont Capital Pte Ltd | 6.3M | $545.0M | 0.0% | 14.817% | 11.10% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 6.3M | $543.0M | -0.0% | 14.764% | 0.01% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.7M | $237.2M | — | 6.449% | 0.01% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.9M | $165.4M | — | 4.495% | 0.00% |
| 5 | JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 1.9M | $164.7M | -8.6% | 4.479% | 0.08% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 1.6M | $140.6M | +2.3% | 3.823% | 0.00% |
| 7 | WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | 1.2M | $101.8M | +6.3% | 2.768% | 0.74% |
| 8 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.0M | $90.5M | +2.2% | 2.460% | 0.02% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.0M | $90.1M | +3.1% | 2.448% | 0.01% |
| 10 | VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 902K | $78.0M | — | 2.119% | 0.78% |
| 11 | CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO /MA | 849K | $73.4M | +15.6% | 1.995% | 0.53% |
| 12 | SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P | 766K | $66.2M | +10.1% | 1.799% | 1.28% |
| 13 | VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 584K | $50.5M | +6.5% | 1.373% | 0.03% |
| 14 | FMR LLC | 580K | $50.1M | +21.0% | 1.362% | 0.00% |
| 15 | Rivermont Capital Management LP | 552K | $47.8M | +61.5% | 1.298% | 10.06% |
| 16 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 529K | $45.7M | -1.6% | 1.243% | 0.01% |
| 17 | Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 493K | $42.6M | +50.3% | 1.158% | 0.05% |
| 18 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 456K | $39.4M | -2.2% | 1.072% | 0.01% |
| 19 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 442K | $38.2M | +0.7% | 1.038% | 0.01% |
| 20 | BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A. | 359K | $31.0M | +15.8% | 0.843% | 0.04% |
| 21 | MORGAN STANLEY | 357K | $30.9M | -21.3% | 0.840% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Invesco Ltd. | 342K | $29.5M | -28.5% | 0.803% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Boston Trust Walden Corp | 319K | $27.6M | -12.8% | 0.749% | 0.23% |
| 24 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 309K | $26.7M | -0.8% | 0.726% | 0.26% |
| 25 | Owls Nest Partners IA, LLC | 301K | $26.0M | +46.7% | 0.708% | 9.11% |
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 SXT — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in SXT 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 | 320 | 7.0% | 65.79% | 6.46 pp | $3.47B | 8.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 344 | +7.5% | 72.25% | 0.11 pp | $3.82B | 0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 320 | +4.6% | 72.36% | 39.67 pp | $3.82B | 35% |
| Q2 2025 | 306 | +6.6% | 112.03% | +56.83 pp | $5.92B | +103% |
| Q1 2025 | 287 | +1.8% | 55.20% | 2.43 pp | $2.92B | 4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | 282 | +4.4% | 57.63% | +1.61 pp | $3.04B | +2.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 270 | +9.8% | 56.02% | +2.98 pp | $2.96B | +5.6% |
| Q2 2024 | 246 | — | 53.04% | — | $2.80B | — |
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 SXT stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Sensient Technologies Corporation stands at 65.8%, held across 320 reporting institutions.
Freemont Capital Pte Ltd is the largest reported institutional holder of SXT, with approximately 6,304,914 shares worth $0.54B 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 SXT.
Our composite Smart Money Score for SXT is 19 out of 100 (Heavy Distribution). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
37 institutions opened new positions in SXT during Q1 2026, while 61 fully exited. 79 added to existing positions and 202 trimmed.
SXT institutional ownership fell by 6.46 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -24 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 62.1% of all reported 13F value in SXT, and the top 25 account for 80.1%.
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.
Sensient Technologies Corporation (SXT) Institutional Ownership