McDonald's Corporation
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · MCD · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
3,268
Institutional Holders
▲ 93 vs Q2
$156.90B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $27.93B vs Q2
710.51M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.86%
515.07M
13F Shares Held
▲ 8.59M 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
MCD largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 69.64M | 9.72% | 9.72% | $21.21T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 136.9K |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating places | 50.21M | 7.01% | 7.01% | $15.29T | Nov 13, 2024 | NEW |
STATE STREET CORP retail-eating places | 34.57M | 4.82% | 4.82% | $10.53T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 42.6K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO retail-eating places | 26.36M | 3.68% | 3.68% | $8.03T | Dec 26, 2024 | ▲ 7.97M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-eating places | 15.92M | 2.22% | 2.22% | $4.83T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 220.4K |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-eating places | 15.36M | 2.14% | 2.14% | $4.68T | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.91M |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP retail-eating places | 15.08M | 2.10% | 2.10% | $4.59T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 128.8K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ retail-eating places | 13.20M | 1.84% | 1.84% | $4.02T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 220.7K |
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS retail-eating places | 10.12M | 1.41% | 1.41% | $3.08T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 1.36M |
NORGES BANK retail-eating places | 9.63M | 1.34% | 1.34% | $2.93T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 484.2K |
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
26
Increased
+17.99M shares1
New Positions
first time holders23
Decreased
−5.60M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+12.39M
+17.99M / −5.60M
Net new holders
+4
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
MCD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ralls-Morrison Desiree EVP, Chief Legal Officer | May 28, 2026 | Sale | 2,763 | $278.36 | $769.1K | 6.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | May 26, 2026 | Sale | 333 | $280.11 | $93.3K | 7.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Apr 23, 2026 | Sale | 333 | $302.72 | $100.8K | 8.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Apr 10, 2026 | Sale | 2,626 | $307.00 | $806.2K | 8.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Mar 23, 2026 | Sale | 333 | $313.47 | $104.4K | 8.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Baroni Dario President, IDL | Mar 18, 2026 | Sale | 600 | $323.77 | $194.3K | 1.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Mar 10, 2026 | Sale | 2,626 | $328.34 | $862.2K | 8.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Ralls-Morrison Desiree EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Feb 20, 2026 | I-Discretionary | 1,518.69 | — | — | 3.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA | Feb 23, 2026 | Sale | 333 | $330.43 | $110.0K | 8.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Banner Jonathan EVP - Chief Impact Officer | Feb 23, 2026 | Sale | 1,600.66 | $333.42 | $533.7K | 2.3K | 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
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 72.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.14%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 27.36%.
The largest institutional shareholder of McDonald's Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 69.64 million shares — equal to 9.72% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 3,268 institutional investors currently hold MCD stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $156.90 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
MCD ownershipMcDonald's Corporation (MCD) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 72.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.72% stake. Company insiders hold 0.14%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.