Barclays PLC
Barclays PLC (BCS) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BCS · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
421
Institutional Holders
▲ 2 vs Q4
$5.68B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $2.72B vs Q4
3.43B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 93.08%
278.12M
13F Shares Held
▲ 37.85M vs Q4
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
BCS largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC commercial banks, nec | 73.37M | 49.73% | 49.73% | $1.13T | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 73.12M |
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC commercial banks, nec | 33.61M | 22.78% | 22.78% | $516.16B | May 21, 2025 | ▲ 9.19M |
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP commercial banks, nec | 19.21M | 13.02% | 13.02% | $295.11B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 5.43M |
MORGAN STANLEY commercial banks, nec | 13.00M | 8.81% | 8.81% | $199.62B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 3.75M |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ commercial banks, nec | 10.36M | 7.02% | 7.02% | $159.07B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 3.68M |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP commercial banks, nec | 9.09M | 6.16% | 6.16% | $139.58B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 1.71M |
NATIXIS ADVISORS, L.P. commercial banks, nec | 8.89M | 6.03% | 6.03% | $136.59B | May 8, 2025 | ▲ 3.92M |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC commercial banks, nec | 7.09M | 4.80% | 4.80% | $108.88B | Jun 27, 2025 | ▼ 54.1K |
FMR LLC commercial banks, nec | 6.86M | 4.65% | 4.65% | $105.43B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 334.2K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP commercial banks, nec | 5.69M | 3.86% | 3.86% | $87.43B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 367.3K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
21
Increased
+100.06M shares1
New Positions
first time holders25
Decreased
−23.33M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+76.73M
+100.06M / −23.33M
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
BCS insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
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
Barclays PLC (BCS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 8.1% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 6.92%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 84.97%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Barclays PLC is FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, holding approximately 73.37 million shares — equal to 49.73% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 421 institutional investors currently hold BCS stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $5.68 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BCS ownershipBarclays PLC (BCS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 8.1% of shares. The largest shareholder is FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC with a 49.73% stake. Company insiders hold 6.92%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.