West Pharmaceutical Services Ownership | Who Owns West Pharmaceutical Services?


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West Pharmaceutical Services Ownership Summary


West Pharmaceutical Services is owned by 58.23% institutional investors, 0.89% insiders, and 40.88% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.35% of WST shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.19% of its assets in West Pharmaceutical Services shares.

WST Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWest Pharmaceutical Services58.23%0.89%40.88%
SectorHealthcare Stocks 57.39%9.93%32.68%
IndustryMedical Instruments & Supplies Stocks46.11%12.95%40.94%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group8.99M12.35%$2.94B
Blackrock7.58M10.31%$2.50B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de7.45M10.23%$2.44B
Bank of new york mellon3.45M4.74%$1.13B
State street3.20M4.36%$1.06B
Artisan partners limited partnership3.11M4.27%$1.02B
Alliancebernstein2.59M3.56%$849.19M
Brown advisory2.55M3.51%$835.94M
Franklin resources1.78M2.45%$583.35M
Geode capital management1.78M2.44%$581.21M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Alpine peaks capital, lp19.73K5.31%$6.46M
Mccollum christoferson group43.19K4.18%$14.15M
Ami asset management182.66K3.19%$59.83M
Endowment wealth management14.15K3.11%$4.63M
Grace & white inc /ny41.33K2.53%$13.54M
Bright rock capital management36.00K2.52%$11.79M
Findlay park partners llp741.91K2.30%$244.38M
Rock springs capital management lp168.75K2.10%$55.28M
Riverbridge partners435.29K1.95%$142.58M
Durable capital partners lp637.40K1.70%$208.79M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank887.18K0.04%887.18K
Van eck associates689.49K0.29%676.17K
William blair investment management640.74K0.51%563.71K
Fmr1.09M0.02%494.83K
D. e. shaw425.92K0.10%418.00K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Apg asset management1.44M1.27%-871.45K
Price t rowe associates inc /md/525.32K0.02%-736.16K
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/---577.42K
Proshare advisors577.97K0.43%-533.59K
Franklin resources1.78M0.16%-503.00K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank887.18K0.04%887.18K$290.60M
Raymond james financial221.78K0.03%221.78K$72.65M
Point72 asset management202.47K0.15%202.47K$66.32M
Brown brothers harriman94.99K0.22%94.99K$31.11M
Proficio capital partners77.65K0.01%77.65K$77.65K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Aspect partners-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-1.00
Financial gravity asset management-1.00
Atticus wealth management-1.00
Reston wealth management-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 2024455-39.17%42,387,784-37.44%580.67%236-33.71%156-40.91%
Sep 30, 2024737-6.83%67,631,966-1.04%921.06%352-2.49%259-11.90%
Jun 30, 2024783-1.51%68,254,5680.86%921.10%358-8.21%29011.11%
Mar 31, 2024795-0.75%67,674,951-1.61%921.07%39010.17%261-14.71%
Dec 31, 20238012.96%68,781,8001.52%921.12%3548.59%3060.66%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF2.31M3.19%1.67K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.28M3.16%3.38K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust2.01M2.78%14.05K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional1.56M2.16%6.93K
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF1.34M1.86%-1.76K
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat1.34M1.86%717.22K
Franklin Rising Dividends A963.50K1.33%-8.50K
Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth I947.50K1.31%194.58K
Fidelity 500 Index907.04K1.25%4.04K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF901.61K1.25%-13.33K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Oct 29, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$148.37K
Oct 29, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$69.84K
Aug 19, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$158.70K
Aug 19, 2024Witherspoon Charles VP & TreasurerSell$150.00K
May 10, 2024Hofmann Thomas W-Sell$225.77K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4-2
2024 Q3-3
2024 Q2-5
2024 Q1-4

WST Ownership FAQ


Who Owns West Pharmaceutical Services?

West Pharmaceutical Services shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 58.23%, followed by 0.89% insiders and 40.88% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in West Pharmaceutical Services's industry, Medical Instruments & Supplies Stocks, is 46.11%, which West Pharmaceutical Services exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of West Pharmaceutical Services?

West Pharmaceutical Services’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (8.99M shares, 12.35%), Blackrock (7.58M shares, 10.31%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (7.45M shares, 10.23%). Together, they hold 32.89% of West Pharmaceutical Services’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own West Pharmaceutical Services?

Yes, BlackRock owns 10.31% of West Pharmaceutical Services, totaling 7.58M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.06% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.5B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 16.23K shares, a 0.21% change.

Who is West Pharmaceutical Services’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Alpine peaks capital, lp is West Pharmaceutical Services’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 5.31% of its assets in 19.73K West Pharmaceutical Services shares, valued at 6.46M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of West Pharmaceutical Services shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of West Pharmaceutical Services shares, with 3.19% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.31M West Pharmaceutical Services shares.

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