Williams-Sonoma Ownership | Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

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Williams-Sonoma Ownership Summary

Williams-Sonoma is owned by 42.06% institutional investors, 1.43% insiders, and 56.51% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.51% of WSM shares. iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.34% of its assets in Williams-Sonoma shares.

WSM Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Williams-Sonoma	42.06%	1.43%	56.51%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	48.44%	13.23%	38.33%
Industry	Specialty Retail Stocks	43.48%	11.88%	44.64%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	15.68M	12.51%	$2.90B
Blackrock	7.66M	11.93%	$2.16B
Vanguard group	12.83M	10.24%	$2.38B
Aristotle capital management	4.56M	7.10%	$1.29B
Blackhill capital	3.90M	6.08%	$1.10B
Fmr	5.77M	4.61%	$1.07B
State street	2.55M	3.97%	$720.55M
Leonard green & partners	3.22M	2.57%	$597.03M
Invesco	2.86M	2.28%	$529.80M
Geode capital management	2.67M	2.13%	$498.78M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Blackhill capital	3.90M	68.37%	$1.10B
Leonard green & partners	3.22M	14.50%	$597.03M
Reik	215.60K	9.59%	$39.92M
Thomas story & son	89.48K	6.94%	$16.57M
Winmill	111.99K	6.71%	$20.74M
Mcrae capital management	157.42K	5.71%	$29.15M
Hs management partners	379.20K	4.83%	$70.22M
Kensington investment counsel	51.27K	3.96%	$9.49M
Carolina wealth advisors	39.57K	3.94%	$7.33M
Evexia wealth	54.86K	3.85%	$11.37M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	1.57M	0.04%	1.57M
D. e. shaw	1.55M	0.21%	1.20M
Blackrock	7.66M	0.05%	886.78K
Millennium management	608.58K	0.06%	604.38K
Ubs group	738.74K	0.03%	521.86K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	5.77M	0.06%	-3.01M
Pacer advisors	37.36K	0.01%	-2.07M
Capital research global investors	925.76K	0.04%	-741.52K
Clark capital management group	-	-	-302.88K
Healthcare of ontario pension plan trust fund	-	-	-300.00K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	1.57M	0.04%	1.57M	$290.12M
Marshall wace, llp	470.62K	0.10%	470.62K	$87.15M
Raymond james financial	214.75K	0.01%	214.75K	$39.77M
Wealthfront advisers	76.20K	0.01%	76.20K	$4.15M
Cary street partners financial	57.75K	0.35%	57.75K	$10.69M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Annis gardner whiting capital advisors	-1.00
Financial management professionals	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Peak6 investments	-2.00
Atticus wealth management	-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	554	-35.36%	52,721,086	-56.47%	42	0.47%	228	-70.27%	235	379.59%
Sep 30, 2024	847	0.83%	120,619,221	93.47%	94	0.99%	757	98.17%	49	-84.34%
Jun 30, 2024	832	-0.83%	62,305,462	1.51%	97	1.06%	379	-4.77%	308	4.41%
Mar 31, 2024	839	17.51%	61,375,692	-2.41%	95	0.99%	398	18.45%	295	10.90%
Dec 31, 2023	714	14.79%	62,894,428	-2.96%	98	0.96%	336	26.32%	266	9.46%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	4.11M	3.34%	3.08K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	4.01M	3.25%	-72.32K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	3.88M	3.15%	4.44K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	3.14M	2.55%	2.56K
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF	2.11M	1.72%	2.62K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv	2.07M	1.68%	-7.29K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.92M	1.56%	5.33K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	1.53M	1.24%	1.53M
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.50M	1.22%	4.38K
Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF	1.49M	1.21%	-246.00

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Apr 09, 2025	Yearout Karalyn	EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	Sell	$408.98K
Apr 09, 2025	Yearout Karalyn	EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	Sell	$92.06K
Apr 09, 2025	Yearout Karalyn	EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	Sell	$451.17K
Apr 09, 2025	Yearout Karalyn	EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER	Sell	$260.04K
Mar 27, 2025	Howie Jeffrey	EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Sell	$2.09M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	4
2025 Q1	-	19
2024 Q4	-	7
2024 Q3	-	10
2024 Q2	-	17

WSM Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Williams-Sonoma?

Williams-Sonoma shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 42.06%, followed by 1.43% insiders and 56.51% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Williams-Sonoma's industry, Specialty Retail Stocks , is 43.48%, which Williams-Sonoma falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Williams-Sonoma?

Williams-Sonoma’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (15.68M shares, 12.51%), Blackrock (7.66M shares, 11.93%), and Vanguard group (12.83M shares, 10.24%). Together, they hold 34.68% of Williams-Sonoma’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Williams-Sonoma?

Yes, BlackRock owns 11.93% of Williams-Sonoma, totaling 7.66M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.05% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.16B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 886.78K shares, a 13.09% change.

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

Blackhill capital is Williams-Sonoma’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 68.37% of its assets in 3.9M Williams-Sonoma shares, valued at 1.1B$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Williams-Sonoma shares?

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Williams-Sonoma shares, with 3.34% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.11M Williams-Sonoma shares.

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