Alcon Inc.
Alcon Inc. (ALC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ALC · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
675
Institutional Holders
▼ 9 vs Q2
$17.75B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $5.69B vs Q2
487.40M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.74%
238.27M
13F Shares Held
▼ 27.21M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
ALC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC ophthalmic goods | 21.20M | 4.28% | 4.28% | $1.59T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 327.0K |
UBS GROUP AG ophthalmic goods | 12.87M | 2.60% | 2.60% | $959.03B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.99M |
FMR LLC ophthalmic goods | 10.74M | 2.17% | 2.17% | $799.19B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 3.26M |
ARISTOTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ophthalmic goods | 10.71M | 2.16% | 2.16% | $797.68B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 369.8K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ ophthalmic goods | 10.26M | 2.07% | 2.07% | $764.14B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 3.27M |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP ophthalmic goods | 8.81M | 1.78% | 1.78% | $655.95B | Nov 3, 2025 | ▼ 951.9K |
ZURCHER KANTONALBANK (ZURICH CANTONALBANK) ophthalmic goods | 8.49M | 1.72% | 1.72% | $632.57B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 649.0K |
AKO CAPITAL LLP ophthalmic goods | 7.97M | 1.61% | 1.61% | $593.77B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 261.0K |
SELECT EQUITY GROUP, L.P. ophthalmic goods | 6.73M | 1.36% | 1.36% | $501.08B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 34.7K |
UBS GROUP AG ophthalmic goods | 6.23M | 1.26% | 1.26% | $464.46B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 345.8K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
22
Increased
+20.88M shares1
New Positions
first time holders26
Decreased
−13.65M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+7.23M
+20.88M / −13.65M
Net new holders
-3
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
ALC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
No recent insider transactions reported.
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Alcon Inc. (ALC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 48.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.26%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 50.86%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Alcon Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 21.20 million shares — equal to 4.28% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 675 institutional investors currently hold ALC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $17.75 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ALC ownershipAlcon Inc. (ALC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 48.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 4.28% stake. Company insiders hold 0.26%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.