Walmart Ownership | Who Owns Walmart?

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Walmart Ownership Summary

Walmart is owned by 20.95% institutional investors, 46.02% insiders, and 33.02% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.26% of WMT shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 1.75% of its assets in Walmart shares.

WMT Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Walmart	20.95%	46.02%	33.02%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	43.74%	14.93%	41.34%
Industry	Discount Stores Stocks	71.72%	6.51%	21.77%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	422.74M	5.26%	$38.19B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	336.62M	4.19%	$30.41B
Blackrock	296.91M	3.69%	$20.10B
State street	187.48M	2.33%	$12.69B
Geode capital management	90.64M	1.13%	$8.17B
Morgan stanley	81.74M	1.02%	$5.53B
Norges bank	63.50M	0.79%	$5.74B
Fmr	62.04M	0.77%	$5.61B
Jpmorgan chase	55.13M	0.69%	$4.98B
Fisher asset management	48.79M	0.61%	$4.41B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Narus financial partners	1.43M	43.62%	$128.99M
Hexagon capital partners	2.32M	38.05%	$209.42M
Mach-1 financial group	189.72K	30.91%	$17.14M
Heritage oak wealth advisors	707.08K	30.01%	$63.88M
Timelo investment management	410.00K	15.77%	$27.76M
New wave wealth advisors	315.33K	11.68%	$28.49M
Legacy capital wealth partners	510.08K	11.41%	$46.09M
Boston mountain money management	224.59K	10.03%	$15.21M
Stack financial management	1.08M	8.95%	$97.92M
Reuter james wealth management	518.58K	8.68%	$46.85M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	63.50M	0.75%	63.50M
Raymond james financial	25.53M	0.86%	25.53M
Jpmorgan chase	55.13M	0.37%	22.53M
Amundi	17.74M	0.46%	7.13M
Jennison associates	25.34M	1.39%	6.86M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Legal & general group	25.37M	0.61%	-8.18M
International assets investment management	82.92K	0.62%	-6.88M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/	46.71M	0.49%	-6.38M
Capital wealth planning	62.48K	0.05%	-4.40M
Gqg partners	11.89M	1.59%	-4.40M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	63.50M	0.75%	63.50M	$5.74B
Raymond james financial	25.53M	0.86%	25.53M	$2.31B
Capital research global investors	1.88M	0.03%	1.88M	$169.75M
Leigh baldwin	1.30M	1.13%	1.30M	$1.30B
Nearwater capital markets	945.34K	2.44%	945.34K	$85.41M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-8.00
Am squared	-9.00
Vima	-28.00
Thomas j. herzfeld advisors	-39.00
Financial connections group	-63.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	2,671	-24.18%	1,684,240,715	-38.31%	20	1.82%	1,284	-25.31%	1,027	-23.64%
Sep 30, 2024	3,474	3.76%	2,729,138,123	-1.77%	33	2.85%	1,691	-1.34%	1,329	9.02%
Jun 30, 2024	3,285	1.20%	2,774,789,535	3.40%	34	3.10%	1,685	-45.20%	1,197	1741.54%
Mar 31, 2024	3,246	3.71%	2,683,418,112	192.32%	33	25.80%	3,075	105.69%	65	-94.41%
Dec 31, 2023	3,130	5.21%	917,962,564	2.84%	11	9.31%	1,495	1.63%	1,163	12.91%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	140.16M	1.75%	-214.73K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	139.44M	1.74%	476.65K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	120.38M	1.50%	815.81K
Fidelity 500 Index	54.36M	0.68%	242.09K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	53.96M	0.67%	-843.34K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	52.92M	0.66%	153.30K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	52.53M	0.66%	-275.29K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	51.93M	0.65%	-871.76K
Vanguard Value Index Inv	38.17M	0.48%	238.83K
Vanguard Institutional Index I	26.91M	0.34%	-318.76K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Apr 01, 2025	Rainey John D	Executive Vice President	Sell	$54.68K
Apr 01, 2025	Rainey John D	Executive Vice President	Sell	$140.36K
Mar 27, 2025	McMillon C Douglas	President and CEO	Sell	$2.49M
Mar 19, 2025	McLay Kathryn J.	Executive Vice President	Sell	$343.80K
Mar 17, 2025	Bartlett Daniel J	Executive Vice President	Sell	$166.43K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	2
2025 Q1	-	30
2024 Q4	1	20
2024 Q3	-	54
2024 Q2	-	49

WMT Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Walmart?

Walmart shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 20.95%, followed by 46.02% insiders and 33.03% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Walmart's industry, Discount Stores Stocks , is 71.72%, which Walmart falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Walmart?

Walmart’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (422.74M shares, 5.26%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (336.62M shares, 4.19%), and Blackrock (296.91M shares, 3.69%). Together, they hold 13.13% of Walmart’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Walmart?

Yes, BlackRock owns 3.69% of Walmart, totaling 296.91M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.46% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 20.1B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 3.01M shares, a 1.02% change.

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

Narus financial partners is Walmart’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 43.62% of its assets in 1.43M Walmart shares, valued at 128.99M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Walmart shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Walmart shares, with 1.75% of its total shares outstanding invested in 140.16M Walmart shares.

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