Woodward Ownership | Who Owns Woodward?

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Woodward Ownership Summary

Woodward is owned by 41.79% institutional investors, 0.56% insiders, and 57.64% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.95% of WWD shares. VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A is the top mutual fund, with 4.02% of its assets in Woodward shares.

WWD Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Woodward	41.79%	0.56%	57.64%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	50.72%	11.74%	37.54%
Industry	Defense Stocks	43.44%	10.98%	45.58%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	5.92M	9.95%	$984.45M
Blackrock	5.98M	9.89%	$1.04B
Vanguard group	5.63M	9.48%	$937.74M
Eagle capital management	4.76M	8.01%	$792.78M
State street	2.31M	3.82%	$402.98M
Newport trust	2.14M	3.61%	$356.76M
Capital research global investors	1.66M	2.80%	$276.50M
Farallon capital management	1.52M	2.56%	$253.17M
Earnest partners	1.42M	2.39%	$236.00M
Cooke & bieler lp	1.36M	2.28%	$225.55M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Naya capital management uk	1.33M	23.42%	$221.13M
Alpha wave global, lp	105.73K	8.07%	$17.59M
Duquesne family office	1.23M	5.48%	$203.99M
Hawk ridge capital management lp	560.92K	4.44%	$93.35M
Fact capital, lp	52.65K	3.68%	$8.76M
Pensioenfonds rail & ov	251.17K	3.28%	$43.80M
Eagle capital management	4.76M	2.89%	$792.78M
Avala global lp	262.30K	2.72%	$43.65M
Terril brothers	52.10K	2.48%	$8.67M
Graybill wealth management	30.96K	2.19%	$5.40M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Naya capital management uk	1.33M	23.42%	751.54K
Norges bank	722.39K	0.02%	722.39K
Ubs group	472.60K	0.01%	417.00K
Farallon capital management	1.52M	1.28%	367.30K
Raymond james financial	187.40K	0.01%	187.40K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital research global investors	1.66M	0.06%	-2.41M
Morgan stanley	671.65K	0.01%	-565.19K
Mirae asset global investments	260.00	0.00%	-264.24K
Brown advisory	254.66K	0.05%	-230.68K
Alpha wave global, lp	105.73K	8.07%	-205.53K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	722.39K	0.02%	722.39K	$120.22M
Raymond james financial	187.40K	0.01%	187.40K	$31.19M
Lord, abbett	132.00K	0.07%	132.00K	$21.97M
Bradley foster & sargent inc/ct	120.45K	0.34%	120.45K	$20.04M
Weiss asset management lp	53.89K	0.18%	53.89K	$8.97M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Tfo-tdc	-2.00
Visionpoint advisory group	-3.00
Riverview trust	-4.00
Gradient investments	-5.00
Fuller & thaler asset management	-11.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	287	-35.51%	24,840,398	-51.72%	41	0.58%	144	-21.31%	75	-56.14%
Sep 30, 2024	441	-7.35%	51,291,879	0.14%	84	1.18%	182	-19.47%	168	9.09%
Jun 30, 2024	469	8.31%	51,186,286	-0.08%	84	1.18%	222	13.27%	152	2.01%
Mar 31, 2024	433	2.85%	51,227,422	4.73%	84	1.28%	196	-4.39%	149	9.56%
Dec 31, 2023	421	11.08%	48,911,651	11.87%	81	1.54%	205	15.82%	136	13.33%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A	2.40M	4.02%	-1.41K
Capital Group AMCAP Composite	2.40M	4.02%	-1.41K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	1.94M	3.27%	3.40K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.89M	3.18%	-42.79K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.86M	3.13%	8.96K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	1.51M	2.54%	1.27K
American Funds IS® Growth-Income 1	1.48M	2.50%	-
Capital Group Core Equity Composite	1.48M	2.50%	-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	906.51K	1.53%	1.23K
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv	848.01K	1.43%	-3.64K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 24, 2025	Cromwell Thomas G	EVP and COO	Sell	$1.86M
Mar 26, 2025	Cromwell Thomas G	EVP and COO	Sell	$641.39K
Mar 19, 2025	Cromwell Thomas G	EVP and COO	Sell	$1.84M
Mar 03, 2025	SENGSTACK GREGG C	-	Sell	$552.03K
Mar 03, 2025	SENGSTACK GREGG C	-	Sell	$73.15K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	-	9
2024 Q4	-	15
2024 Q3	-	-
2024 Q2	-	4

WWD Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Woodward?

Woodward shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 41.79%, followed by 0.56% insiders and 57.65% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Woodward's industry, Defense Stocks, is 43.44%, which Woodward falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Woodward?

Woodward’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (5.92M shares, 9.95%), Blackrock (5.98M shares, 9.89%), and Vanguard group (5.63M shares, 9.48%). Together, they hold 29.32% of Woodward’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Woodward?

Yes, BlackRock owns 9.89% of Woodward, totaling 5.98M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.04B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -77.111K shares, a -1.27% change.

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

Naya capital management uk is Woodward’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 23.42% of its assets in 1.33M Woodward shares, valued at 221.13M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Woodward shares?

VA CollegeAmerica Amcap 529A is the top mutual fund holder of Woodward shares, with 4.02% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.4M Woodward shares.

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