Canadian National Railway Company
Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · CNI · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
889
Institutional Holders
▲ 2 vs Q2
$50.03B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $1.88B vs Q2
606.60M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.36%
426.97M
13F Shares Held
▼ 12.02M 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
CNI largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST railroads, line-haul operating | 54.83M | 8.63% | 8.63% | $6.42T | Nov 14, 2024 | — held |
TCI FUND MANAGEMENT LTD railroads, line-haul operating | 35.44M | 5.58% | 5.58% | $4.15T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 4.05M |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA railroads, line-haul operating | 25.71M | 4.05% | 4.05% | $3.01T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 329.4K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC railroads, line-haul operating | 22.89M | 3.60% | 3.60% | $2.68T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 455.3K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP railroads, line-haul operating | 18.56M | 2.92% | 2.92% | $2.18T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 790.4K |
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ railroads, line-haul operating | 15.73M | 2.48% | 2.48% | $1.83T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 14.4K |
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ railroads, line-haul operating | 13.87M | 2.18% | 2.18% | $1.62T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▼ 1.00M |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP railroads, line-haul operating | 13.15M | 2.07% | 2.07% | $1.54T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▼ 38.2K |
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC railroads, line-haul operating | 12.50M | 1.97% | 1.97% | $1.46T | Nov 14, 2024 | — held |
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC railroads, line-haul operating | 11.46M | 1.80% | 1.80% | $1.34T | Nov 1, 2024 | ▲ 2.3K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2024 vs prior quarter
Q3 2024
23
Increased
+12.45M shares1
New Positions
first time holders24
Decreased
−22.14M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
9.69M
+12.45M / −22.14M
Net new holders
+0
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
CNI 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
Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 70.4% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.64%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 26.97%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Canadian National Railway Company is BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST, holding approximately 54.83 million shares — equal to 8.63% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 889 institutional investors currently hold CNI stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $50.03 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
CNI ownershipCanadian National Railway Company (CNI) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 70.4% of shares. The largest shareholder is BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST with a 8.63% stake. Company insiders hold 2.64%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.