Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in WWD held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 7.0M | $2.98B | +11.1% | 11.774% | 0.04% |
| 2 | FMR LLC | 2.8M | $1.19B | +27.3% | 4.712% | 0.05% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.7M | $1.14B | +0.7% | 4.515% | 0.02% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.7M | $1.14B | +5.2% | 4.506% | 0.05% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 2.3M | $996.5M | +0.8% | 3.931% | 0.01% |
| 6 | Newport Trust Company, LLC | 1.9M | $810.2M | -5.1% | 3.196% | 1.95% |
| 7 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.4M | $614.7M | +23.9% | 2.425% | 0.05% |
| 8 | Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 1.4M | $582.2M | -2.9% | 2.297% | 0.92% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.3M | $537.5M | -23.5% | 2.120% | 0.03% |
| 10 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 1.1M | $481.2M | -12.4% | 1.898% | 1.74% |
| 11 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 981K | $417.5M | +8.5% | 1.647% | 0.37% |
| 12 | NORGES BANK | 819K | $348.3M | — | 1.374% | 0.03% |
| 13 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 729K | $310.4M | +5.5% | 1.224% | 0.11% |
| 14 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 714K | $303.7M | -5.0% | 1.198% | 0.02% |
| 15 | Winslow Capital Management, LLC | 690K | $293.6M | — | 1.158% | 1.01% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 597K | $254.1M | +3.2% | 1.002% | 0.03% |
| 17 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 588K | $250.0M | +22.4% | 0.986% | 0.23% |
| 18 | Findlay Park Partners LLP | 545K | $232.0M | +20.7% | 0.915% | 3.13% |
| 19 | MORGAN STANLEY | 536K | $228.2M | -7.1% | 0.900% | 0.01% |
| 20 | WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | 527K | $224.0M | +93.4% | 0.884% | 0.73% |
| 21 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 478K | $203.4M | +8.5% | 0.802% | 0.24% |
| 22 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 472K | $200.9M | -11.2% | 0.792% | 0.01% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 472K | $200.6M | +9.3% | 0.791% | 0.02% |
| 24 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 462K | $196.4M | -0.9% | 0.775% | 0.03% |
| 25 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 444K | $189.1M | -16.0% | 0.746% | 0.11% |
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 WWD — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in WWD during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new WWD position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their WWD position in Q2 2026
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 | 757 | +3.8% | 90.70% | +3.77 pp | $21.88B | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | 729 | +16% | 86.93% | 1.68 pp | $18.01B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | 627 | +14% | 88.61% | 1.13 pp | $15.40B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | 551 | +4.8% | 89.74% | +0.05 pp | $13.10B | +4.1% |
| Q2 2025 | 526 | +12% | 89.69% | +0.37 pp | $12.59B | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | 469 | +0.2% | 89.32% | +1.67 pp | $9.13B | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | 468 | +9.6% | 87.65% | +1.37 pp | $8.23B | 2.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 427 | — | 86.28% | — | $8.40B | — |
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 WWD stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Woodward, Inc. stands at 90.7%, held across 757 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of WWD, with approximately 7,015,523 shares worth $2.98B 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 WWD.
Our composite Smart Money Score for WWD is 53 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
104 institutions opened new positions in WWD during Q2 2026, while 81 fully exited. 518 added to existing positions and 115 trimmed.
WWD institutional ownership rose by 3.77 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +28 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 47.9% of all reported 13F value in WWD, and the top 25 account for 65.5%.
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.
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Institutional Ownership