Best Buy Co., Inc.
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BBY · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
919
Institutional Holders
▲ 52 vs Q2
$13.66B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $1.48B vs Q2
210.69M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 92.96%
180.63M
13F Shares Held
▼ 441,185 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
BBY largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 24.90M | 11.76% | 11.76% | $1.88T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 120.7K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 23.95M | 11.31% | 11.31% | $1.81T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 552.4K |
STATE STREET CORP retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 13.34M | 6.30% | 6.30% | $1.02T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 294.7K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 7.29M | 3.44% | 3.44% | $551.42B | Nov 10, 2025 | ▲ 253.4K |
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 7.00M | 3.30% | 3.30% | $525.12B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 3.50M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 5.21M | 2.46% | 2.46% | $392.63B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 165.2K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 4.71M | 2.22% | 2.22% | $356.17B | Nov 26, 2025 | ▼ 701.5K |
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 4.46M | 2.11% | 2.11% | $337.47B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 54.4K |
INVESCO LTD. retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 4.46M | 2.11% | 2.11% | $337.27B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 88.6K |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 3.17M | 1.50% | 1.50% | $239.90B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 46.1K |
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
31
Increased
+11.77M shares2
New Positions
first time holders16
Decreased
−6.07M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+5.70M
+11.77M / −6.07M
Net new holders
+17
2 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
BBY insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
2
Buy transactions
8
Sell transactions
0.25
Buy/Sell ratio
$1M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 27,132 | $77.69 | $2.11M | 11.40M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 133,778 | $75.09 | $10.05M | 11.27M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 147,868 | $76.96 | $11.38M | 11.12M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Jun 1, 2026 | Gift | 350 | — | — | 10.93M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 191,572 | $75.96 | $14.55M | 10.93M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Jun 1, 2026 | Gift | 350 | — | — | 399 | Form 4 ↗ |
Watson Mathew SVP, Controller & CAO | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 1,784 | $73.80 | $131.7K | 21.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Apr 15, 2026 | Gift | 20,975 | — | — | 11.43M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Apr 15, 2026 | Gift | 1,252 | — | — | 1.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Apr 15, 2026 | Gift | 939 | — | — | 749 | 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
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 85.7% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 7.04%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 7.23%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Best Buy Co., Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 24.90 million shares — equal to 11.76% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 919 institutional investors currently hold BBY stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $13.66 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BBY ownershipBest Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 85.7% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 11.76% stake. Company insiders hold 7.04%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.