HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · HSBC · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
452
Institutional Holders
▲ 13 vs Q2
$2.38B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $15.78M vs Q2
3.44B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 100.00%
55.10M
13F Shares Held
▼ 1.31M 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
HSBC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MORGAN STANLEY savings institution, federally chartered | 6.37M | 17.56% | 17.56% | $288.06B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 76.1K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP savings institution, federally chartered | 10.66M | 5.87% | 5.87% | $481.62B | Nov 7, 2024 | ▼ 502.2K |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC savings institution, federally chartered | 4.79M | 2.64% | 2.64% | $216.39B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 964.8K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ savings institution, federally chartered | 3.36M | 1.85% | 1.85% | $151.62B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 535.4K |
MEDIOLANUM INTERNATIONAL FUNDS LTD savings institution, federally chartered | 3.10M | 1.71% | 1.71% | $28.21B | Oct 23, 2024 | NEW |
SANDERS CAPITAL, LLC savings institution, federally chartered | 2.98M | 1.64% | 1.64% | $134.76B | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 4.6K |
BLACKROCK, INC. savings institution, federally chartered | 2.49M | 1.37% | 1.37% | $112.73B | Nov 13, 2024 | NEW |
FMR LLC savings institution, federally chartered | 2.44M | 1.35% | 1.35% | $110.36B | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 749.8K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP savings institution, federally chartered | 1.83M | 1.01% | 1.01% | $82.71B | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 73.7K |
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC savings institution, federally chartered | 1.14M | 0.63% | 0.63% | $51.51B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 582.5K |
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
+3.80M shares4
New Positions
first time holders22
Decreased
−2.51M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+1.29M
+3.80M / −2.51M
Net new holders
+5
4 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
HSBC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palomaki Daniel Scott Global Financial Controller | May 22, 2026 | Award | 88 | — | — | 516 | Form 4 ↗ |
Palomaki Daniel Scott Global Financial Controller | May 7, 2026 | Sale | 23,123 | $18.11 | $418.7K | 5.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Bingham Jonathan Global Financial Controller | Mar 27, 2026 | Purchase | 13 | $15.81 | $205.491 | 1.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Bingham Jonathan Global Financial Controller | Mar 20, 2026 | Award | 792 | — | — | 792 | 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
HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 1.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.00%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 98.40%.
The largest institutional shareholder of HSBC Holdings plc is MORGAN STANLEY, holding approximately 6.37 million shares — equal to 17.56% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 452 institutional investors currently hold HSBC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.38 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
HSBC ownershipHSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 1.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is MORGAN STANLEY with a 17.56% stake. Company insiders hold 0.00%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.