Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in VALE held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital World Investors | 104.8M | $1.67B | +17.4% | 2.402% | 0.23% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 73.8M | $1.17B | +5.2% | 1.691% | 0.02% |
| 3 | FMR LLC | 54.2M | $861.6M | -1.5% | 1.241% | 0.05% |
| 4 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 47.9M | $762.8M | +15.3% | 1.099% | 0.41% |
| 5 | MORGAN STANLEY | 46.0M | $732.3M | +266.4% | 1.055% | 0.04% |
| 6 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 37.2M | $591.9M | +29.0% | 0.852% | 0.07% |
| 7 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 27.6M | $438.6M | +6.9% | 0.632% | 0.05% |
| 8 | Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 27.6M | $438.5M | +32.5% | 0.632% | 0.63% |
| 9 | LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 23.7M | $376.8M | +5.4% | 0.543% | 0.62% |
| 10 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 22.5M | $358.3M | +4.3% | 0.516% | 0.12% |
| 11 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 21.8M | $347.4M | +119.9% | 0.500% | 0.03% |
| 12 | Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | 19.4M | $308.2M | +6.2% | 0.444% | 1.30% |
| 13 | GQG Partners LLC | 16.6M | $263.7M | -74.6% | 0.380% | 0.42% |
| 14 | Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 15.7M | $249.2M | +15202.2% | 0.359% | 0.40% |
| 15 | UBS Group AG | 15.6M | $248.1M | -19.5% | 0.357% | 0.04% |
| 16 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 14.1M | $223.6M | +27.3% | 0.322% | 0.35% |
| 17 | Invesco Ltd. | 13.4M | $213.5M | -21.8% | 0.307% | 0.03% |
| 18 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 10.6M | $168.8M | +36.8% | 0.243% | 0.14% |
| 19 | STATE STREET CORP | 10.6M | $168.2M | -0.3% | 0.242% | 0.01% |
| 20 | Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | 10.0M | $158.6M | -12.7% | 0.228% | 2.37% |
| 21 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 9.4M | $150.3M | -47.3% | 0.216% | 0.35% |
| 22 | TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | 9.1M | $145.2M | +12.5% | 0.209% | 0.22% |
| 23 | Holocene Advisors, LP | 8.9M | $141.0M | +17.7% | 0.203% | 0.34% |
| 24 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 8.7M | $139.1M | +48.2% | 0.200% | 0.07% |
| 25 | Capital Research Global Investors | 8.6M | $137.0M | +5.3% | 0.197% | 0.02% |
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 VALE — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in VALE 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 | 538 | +5.3% | 20.55% | +3.90 pp | $14.09B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | 511 | +7.6% | 16.65% | +4.64 pp | $11.41B | +39% |
| Q3 2025 | 475 | +2.4% | 12.01% | 0.56 pp | $8.24B | 4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 464 | 2.5% | 12.57% | +2.33 pp | $8.62B | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | 476 | 1.7% | 10.24% | +3.04 pp | $7.02B | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | 484 | 2.0% | 7.20% | 7.79 pp | $4.94B | 52% |
| Q3 2024 | 494 | 0.4% | 14.99% | +3.25 pp | $10.28B | +28% |
| Q2 2024 | 496 | — | 11.74% | — | $8.05B | — |
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 VALE stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Vale S.A. stands at 20.5%, held across 538 reporting institutions.
Capital World Investors is the largest reported institutional holder of VALE, with approximately 104,839,174 shares worth $1.67B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 4 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of VALE, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, Fisher Asset Management, LLC, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for VALE is 77 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
116 institutions opened new positions in VALE during Q1 2026, while 89 fully exited. 329 added to existing positions and 89 trimmed.
VALE institutional ownership rose by 3.90 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +27 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 52.5% of all reported 13F value in VALE, and the top 25 account for 74.3%.
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.
Vale S.A. (VALE) Institutional Ownership