Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · DLB · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
424
Institutional Holders
▼ 7 vs Q4
$4.56B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $238.93M vs Q4
95.55M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.70%
56.82M
13F Shares Held
▲ 1.46M 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
DLB largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC patent owners & lessors | 7.54M | 7.90% | 7.90% | $605.19B | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 502.1K |
MORGAN STANLEY patent owners & lessors | 7.13M | 7.47% | 7.47% | $572.51B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 124.0K |
BLACKROCK, INC. patent owners & lessors | 6.03M | 6.32% | 6.32% | $484.51B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 180.1K |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP patent owners & lessors | 5.71M | 5.98% | 5.98% | $458.51B | Apr 29, 2025 | ▲ 882.7K |
STATE STREET CORP patent owners & lessors | 2.08M | 2.18% | 2.18% | $167.12B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 59.6K |
DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN patent owners & lessors | 1.55M | 1.62% | 1.62% | $124.24B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 18.1K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC patent owners & lessors | 1.53M | 1.60% | 1.60% | $123.22B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 86.2K |
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC patent owners & lessors | 1.21M | 1.27% | 1.27% | $97.13B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 898.0K |
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP patent owners & lessors | 1.15M | 1.20% | 1.20% | $92.18B | May 7, 2025 | ▲ 174.4K |
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC patent owners & lessors | 1.14M | 1.20% | 1.20% | $90.95B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 444.7K |
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
33
Increased
+4.97M shares2
New Positions
first time holders14
Decreased
−532.8K shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+4.44M
+4.97M / −532.8K
Net new holders
+21
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
DLB 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.
1
Buy transactions
9
Sell transactions
0.11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pendleton Todd SVP, Chief Marketing Officer | May 22, 2026 | Sale | 11,876 | $54.55 | $647.9K | 41.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Revankar Shriram SVP, Advanced Technology Group | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 3,000 | $54.90 | $164.7K | 80.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Revankar Shriram SVP, Advanced Technology Group | May 18, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 4,329 | $54.21 | $234.7K | 76.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Park Robert J SVP & Chief Financial Officer | May 12, 2026 | Sale | 4,504 | $56.62 | $255.0K | 81.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Park Robert J SVP & Chief Financial Officer | May 12, 2026 | Sale | 391 | $57.35 | $22.4K | 81.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Couling John D SVP, Entertainment | May 5, 2026 | Sale | 6,928 | $57.47 | $398.2K | 119.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Couling John D SVP, Entertainment | May 5, 2026 | Sale | 738 | $58.34 | $43.1K | 118.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Couling John D SVP, Entertainment | May 4, 2026 | Sale | 4,688 | $58.47 | $274.1K | 118.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Rollins Emily director | Apr 1, 2026 | Sale | 1,000 | $60.08 | $60.1K | 12.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Dolby Dagmar 10 percent owner | Feb 25, 2026 | Gift | 1,000,000 | — | — | 6.68M | 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
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 59.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.30%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 39.23%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 7.54 million shares — equal to 7.90% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 424 institutional investors currently hold DLB stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $4.56 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
DLB ownershipDolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 59.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 7.90% stake. Company insiders hold 1.30%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.