Williams Companies Ownership | Who Owns Williams Companies?


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Williams Companies Ownership Summary


Williams Companies is owned by 43.19% institutional investors, 1.20% insiders, and 55.61% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.69% of WMB shares. Cushing Midstream Strategy is the top mutual fund, with 8.88% of its assets in Williams Companies shares.

WMB Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWilliams Companies43.19%1.20%55.61%
SectorEnergy Stocks 44.64%13.74%41.61%
IndustryOil & Gas Midstream Stocks 34.47%17.79%47.74%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group130.36M10.69%$7.05B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de111.54M9.15%$6.04B
Blackrock106.02M8.70%$4.51B
State street79.47M6.52%$3.38B
Dodge & cox36.35M2.98%$1.97B
Geode capital management31.26M2.56%$1.69B
Wellington management group llp27.94M2.29%$1.51B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/22.91M1.88%$1.24B
Jpmorgan chase20.00M1.64%$1.08B
Morgan stanley19.74M1.62%$838.82M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Kayne anderson capital advisors lp7.80M9.96%$422.29M
R.m.sincerbeaux capital management282.55K9.18%$15.29M
Robertson opportunity capital434.88K8.64%$23.54M
Heronetta management277.38K8.58%$15.01M
Tortoise capital advisors11.46M7.94%$620.16M
Sailingstone capital partners499.20K7.51%$21.22M
Asset management advisors177.70K7.00%$9.62M
Sl advisors69.21K6.19%$3.75M
Elco management200.81K5.71%$10.87M
Barnett & company137.76K4.88%$7.46M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank10.63M0.08%10.63M
Raymond james financial9.55M0.19%9.55M
Blackstone18.95M4.67%5.07M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de111.54M0.12%4.54M
State street79.47M0.15%3.92M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Wellington management group llp27.94M0.28%-7.79M
Jpmorgan chase20.00M0.08%-5.98M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/22.91M0.14%-4.61M
Clearbridge investments15.89M0.70%-3.39M
Mirae asset global investments70.92K0.01%-3.18M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank10.63M0.08%10.63M$575.10M
Raymond james financial9.55M0.19%9.55M$516.87M
Alyeska investment group1.81M0.37%1.81M$98.03M
Cinctive capital management lp680.13K1.87%680.13K$36.81M
Clean energy transition llp630.11K1.28%630.11K$34.10M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Mendota financial group-2.00
Financial gravity asset management-2.00
Sugar maple asset management-5.00
Strengthening families & communities-14.00
Tfo-tdc-23.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2024973-29.24%526,736,014-49.95%430.58%445-29.14%387-22.75%
Sep 30, 20241,3621.34%1,051,366,764-1.06%861.14%6201.31%498-0.80%
Jun 30, 20241,3192.65%1,059,895,6330.66%871.16%602-1.15%4889.42%
Mar 31, 20241,2850.94%1,052,897,7870.03%861.16%6091.84%446-3.67%
Dec 31, 20231,2737.88%1,052,534,4870.40%861.16%59823.30%463-2.73%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Cushing Midstream Strategy108.31M8.88%1.97M
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF38.60M3.17%33.07K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv38.44M3.15%134.40K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust33.81M2.77%232.86K
Dodge & Cox Stock I26.81M2.20%-26.70K
The Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF24.64M2.02%-31.36K
Fidelity 500 Index15.27M1.25%67.98K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF15.17M1.24%-222.73K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF14.87M1.22%43.08K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust14.76M1.21%-77.33K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Apr 01, 2025Wilson Terrance Lane SVP & General CounselSell$119.06K
Mar 12, 2025Larsen Larry C Senior Vice PresidentSell$455.52K
Mar 07, 2025Dunn Micheal G. Executive Vice President & COOSell$5.13M
Mar 04, 2025Hausman Mary A. VP Chief Accounting OfficerSell$511.52K
Mar 03, 2025Wilson Terrance Lane SVP & General CounselSell$116.98K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2028 Q1--
2027 Q1--
2026 Q3--
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4-1

WMB Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Williams Companies?

Williams Companies shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 43.19%, followed by 1.20% insiders and 55.61% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Williams Companies's industry, Oil & Gas Midstream Stocks , is 34.47%, which Williams Companies exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Williams Companies?

Williams Companies’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (130.36M shares, 10.69%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (111.54M shares, 9.15%), and Blackrock (106.02M shares, 8.70%). Together, they hold 28.54% of Williams Companies’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Williams Companies?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.70% of Williams Companies, totaling 106.02M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.10% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 4.51B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -2.962M shares, a -2.72% change.

Who is Williams Companies’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Kayne anderson capital advisors lp is Williams Companies’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.96% of its assets in 7.8M Williams Companies shares, valued at 422.29M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Williams Companies shares?

Cushing Midstream Strategy is the top mutual fund holder of Williams Companies shares, with 8.88% of its total shares outstanding invested in 108.31M Williams Companies shares.

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