Linde plc
Linde plc (LIN) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · LIN · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
2,151
Institutional Holders
▲ 2 vs Q2
$177.53B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $2.45B vs Q2
462.60M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.66%
375.40M
13F Shares Held
▼ 8.54M 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
LIN largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC industrial inorganic chemicals | 44.60M | 9.47% | 9.47% | $21.18T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 40.5K |
BLACKROCK, INC. industrial inorganic chemicals | 36.81M | 7.82% | 7.82% | $17.49T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 96.8K |
STATE STREET CORP industrial inorganic chemicals | 19.32M | 4.10% | 4.10% | $9.18T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 172.2K |
FMR LLC industrial inorganic chemicals | 12.42M | 2.64% | 2.64% | $5.90T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 502.1K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC industrial inorganic chemicals | 11.32M | 2.40% | 2.40% | $5.35T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 56.2K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS industrial inorganic chemicals | 10.55M | 2.24% | 2.24% | $5.01T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 506.6K |
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS industrial inorganic chemicals | 9.33M | 1.98% | 1.98% | $4.43T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 83.2K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ industrial inorganic chemicals | 9.09M | 1.93% | 1.93% | $4.32T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 557.6K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO industrial inorganic chemicals | 9.02M | 1.92% | 1.92% | $4.29T | Nov 26, 2025 | ▲ 5.4K |
MORGAN STANLEY industrial inorganic chemicals | 7.52M | 1.60% | 1.60% | $3.57T | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 245.7K |
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
26
Increased
+5.47M shares0
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−6.46M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
999.1K
+5.47M / −6.46M
Net new holders
+5
0 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
LIN 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WOOD ROBERT L director | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 880 | $508.76 | $447.7K | 13.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
WOOD ROBERT L director | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 4,335 | $506.39 | $2.20M | 9.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Reynolds Paula Rosput director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 17.212 | — | — | 128.887 | Form 4 ↗ |
GRANT HUGH director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 68.85 | — | — | 515.551 | 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
Linde plc (LIN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 81.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.34%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 18.51%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Linde plc is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 44.60 million shares — equal to 9.47% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 2,151 institutional investors currently hold LIN stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $177.53 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
LIN ownershipLinde plc (LIN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 81.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.47% stake. Company insiders hold 0.34%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.