Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · VZ · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
3,014
Institutional Holders
▲ 29 vs Q2
$119.75B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $10.80B vs Q2
4.18B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.94%
2.67B
13F Shares Held
▲ 31.89M 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
VZ largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 358.13M | 8.49% | 8.49% | $16.08T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 4.09M |
BLACKROCK, INC. telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 341.91M | 8.10% | 8.10% | $15.36T | Nov 13, 2024 | NEW |
STATE STREET CORP telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 184.52M | 4.37% | 4.37% | $8.29T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 835.2K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 101.27M | 2.40% | 2.40% | $4.55T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 5.94M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 95.82M | 2.27% | 2.27% | $4.29T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 2.08M |
MORGAN STANLEY telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 77.63M | 1.84% | 1.84% | $3.49T | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.97M |
NORGES BANK telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 55.73M | 1.32% | 1.32% | $2.50T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 267.8K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 40.09M | 95.00% | 95.00% | $1.80T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 1.78M |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 35.86M | 84.98% | 84.98% | $1.61T | Nov 7, 2024 | ▲ 298.6K |
UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 34.32M | 81.34% | 81.34% | $1.54T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 39.9K |
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
25
Increased
+34.77M shares3
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−31.16M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+3.60M
+34.77M / −31.16M
Net new holders
+7
3 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
VZ 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.
59
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
59.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malady Kyle EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 135.715 | — | — | 417.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Villanueva Rodriguez Alfonso EVP&Int.Group CEO-VZ Cons.&CTO | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 81.669 | — | — | 6.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Venkatesh Vandana EVP and Chief Legal Officer | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 99.684 | — | — | 56.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Stillwell Mary-Lee SVP and Controller | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 45.639 | — | — | 16.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Skiadas Anthony T EVP and CFO | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 135.715 | — | — | 144.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Russo Joseph J. EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 86.173 | — | — | 83.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hammock Samantha EVP & Chief HR Officer | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 77.165 | — | — | 36.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULMAN DANIEL H CEO | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 207.776 | — | — | 7.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hammock Samantha EVP & Chief HR Officer | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 73,069 | $47.83 | $3.50M | 16.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Vestberg Hans Erik director | May 21, 2026 | Award | 193.239 | — | — | 228.9K | 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
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 64.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.06%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 35.97%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Verizon Communications Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 358.13 million shares — equal to 8.49% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 3,014 institutional investors currently hold VZ stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $119.75 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
VZ ownershipVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 64.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 8.49% stake. Company insiders hold 0.06%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.