Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in T held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 561.0M | $16.26B | -1.6% | 8.033% | 0.29% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 454.8M | $13.18B | β | 6.512% | 0.33% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 315.8M | $9.16B | -4.9% | 4.522% | 0.32% |
| 4 | Employees Provident Fund Board | 173K | $6.62B | β | 0.003% | 0.01% |
| 5 | Newport Trust Co | 179.5M | $5.20B | -2.2% | 2.570% | 12.77% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 175.0M | $5.06B | +2.4% | 2.506% | 0.31% |
| 7 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 133.6M | $3.87B | β | 1.912% | 0.21% |
| 8 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 125.2M | $3.63B | +4.5% | 1.793% | 0.27% |
| 9 | Capital World Investors | 109.2M | $3.17B | +141.8% | 1.564% | 0.43% |
| 10 | MORGAN STANLEY | 105.2M | $3.05B | -1.6% | 1.506% | 0.18% |
| 11 | GQG Partners LLC | 81.4M | $2.36B | -5.4% | 1.165% | 3.74% |
| 12 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 72.8M | $2.11B | +12.7% | 1.042% | 0.39% |
| 13 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 68.7M | $1.99B | -0.5% | 0.984% | 0.26% |
| 14 | Capital Research Global Investors | 61.6M | $1.78B | -0.9% | 0.882% | 0.28% |
| 15 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 59.9M | $1.74B | +24.2% | 0.857% | 0.20% |
| 16 | FMR LLC | 57.7M | $1.67B | +1.0% | 0.826% | 0.09% |
| 17 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 54.3M | $1.57B | +7.8% | 0.777% | 0.33% |
| 18 | Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co | 40K | $1.56B | β | 0.001% | 0.04% |
| 19 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 53.3M | $1.54B | +1.2% | 0.763% | 0.36% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 52.5M | $1.52B | +1.8% | 0.752% | 0.23% |
| 21 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 50.1M | $1.45B | +0.1% | 0.717% | 0.30% |
| 22 | Legal & General Group Plc | 48.0M | $1.39B | +0.1% | 0.687% | 0.32% |
| 23 | Invesco Ltd. | 47.9M | $1.39B | -13.8% | 0.686% | 0.21% |
| 24 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 39.4M | $1.14B | β | 0.564% | 0.29% |
| 25 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 37.6M | $1.09B | -3.4% | 0.538% | 0.19% |
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 T β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in T during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new T position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their T 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 | 2,884 | +4.7% | 81.72% | +14.41 pp | $134.57B | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | 2,754 | 0.1% | 67.31% | 9.11 pp | $110.85B | 12% |
| Q3 2025 | 2,758 | 1.2% | 76.42% | 3.42 pp | $125.84B | 4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | 2,791 | +1.5% | 79.84% | +0.25 pp | $131.47B | +0.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 2,751 | +8.1% | 79.59% | +18.43 pp | $131.07B | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | 2,544 | +8.5% | 61.16% | +3.93 pp | $100.71B | +6.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 2,344 | +2.0% | 57.23% | 9.43 pp | $94.25B | 14% |
| Q2 2024 | 2,297 | β | 66.66% | β | $109.77B | 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 T stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of AT&T Inc. stands at 81.7%, held across 2,884 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of T, with approximately 560,997,651 shares worth $16.26B 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 T.
Our composite Smart Money Score for T is 58 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
349 institutions opened new positions in T during Q1 2026, while 219 fully exited. 2,228 added to existing positions and 298 trimmed.
T institutional ownership rose by 14.41 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +130 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 51.4% of all reported 13F value in T, and the top 25 account for 69.5%.
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.
AT&T Inc. (T) Institutional Ownership