American Express Company
American Express Company (AXP) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · AXP · as of Dec 31, 2021
Ownership Breakdown
2,065
Institutional Holders
▲ 116 vs Q3
$106.05B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $4.97B vs Q3
682.33M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.87%
647.96M
13F Shares Held
▼ 14.11M vs Q3
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
AXP largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q4 2021 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC finance services | 151.61M | 19.22% | 19.22% | $24.80T | Feb 14, 2022 | — held |
VANGUARD GROUP INC finance services | 46.60M | 5.91% | 5.91% | $7.62T | Feb 14, 2022 | ▼ 918.9K |
BLACKROCK INC. finance services | 45.90M | 5.82% | 5.82% | $7.51T | Feb 10, 2022 | ▼ 1.90M |
STATE STREET CORP finance services | 34.28M | 4.34% | 4.34% | $5.61T | Feb 14, 2022 | ▲ 320.3K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP finance services | 28.43M | 3.60% | 3.60% | $4.65T | Feb 11, 2022 | ▼ 3.39M |
FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC finance services | 15.75M | 2.00% | 2.00% | $2.58T | Feb 2, 2022 | ▲ 121.6K |
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ finance services | 12.49M | 1.58% | 1.58% | $2.04T | Feb 10, 2022 | ▲ 115.5K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO finance services | 11.76M | 1.49% | 1.49% | $1.92T | Feb 11, 2022 | ▲ 302.1K |
MORGAN STANLEY finance services | 10.59M | 1.34% | 1.34% | $1.73T | Feb 14, 2022 | ▲ 616.4K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC finance services | 9.83M | 1.25% | 1.25% | $1.60T | Feb 11, 2022 | ▲ 55.0K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q4 2021 vs prior quarter
Q4 2021
21
Increased
+6.40M shares0
New Positions
first time holders28
Decreased
−18.68M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
12.28M
+6.40M / −18.68M
Net new holders
-7
0 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
AXP insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
12
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young Christopher David director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 20.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
WARDELL LISA W director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 10.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Wallace Noel R. director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 863.3 | Form 4 ↗ |
Quarles Randal K. director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 742.115 | Form 4 ↗ |
Pike Lynn Ann director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 9.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
PHILLIPS JR CHARLES E director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 10.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
PARKHILL KAREN L director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 9.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Majoras Deborah P director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 5.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Leonsis Theodore director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 42.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Brennan John Joseph director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 29.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
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
American Express Company (AXP) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 95.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.13%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 4.90%.
The largest institutional shareholder of American Express Company is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, holding approximately 151.61 million shares — equal to 19.22% of outstanding shares — as of December 31, 2021.
A total of 2,065 institutional investors currently hold AXP stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $106.05 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
AXP ownershipAmerican Express Company (AXP) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 95.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC with a 19.22% stake. Company insiders hold 0.13%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of December 31, 2021.