The Wendy's Company
The Wendy's Company (WEN) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · WEN · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
451
Institutional Holders
$2.76B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $280.73M vs Q4
190.48M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 82.37%
188.78M
13F Shares Held
▲ 2.37M 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
WEN largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P. retail-eating & drinking places | 30.42M | 14.92% | 14.92% | $445.10B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 101.3K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating & drinking places | 21.63M | 10.61% | 10.61% | $316.51B | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 536.1K |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating & drinking places | 19.77M | 9.70% | 9.70% | $289.30B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 31.4K |
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC retail-eating & drinking places | 10.64M | 5.22% | 5.22% | $155.00B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 217.1K |
HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P retail-eating & drinking places | 9.75M | 4.78% | 4.78% | $142.66B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 502.0K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC retail-eating & drinking places | 6.77M | 3.32% | 3.32% | $99.01B | Sep 15, 2025 | ▲ 464.4K |
POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. retail-eating & drinking places | 6.01M | 2.95% | 2.95% | $87.91B | Jul 21, 2025 | ▲ 3.05M |
STATE STREET CORP retail-eating & drinking places | 5.67M | 2.78% | 2.78% | $82.92B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 209.4K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO retail-eating & drinking places | 4.47M | 2.19% | 2.19% | $65.39B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 109.3K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP retail-eating & drinking places | 4.12M | 2.02% | 2.02% | $60.24B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 84.2K |
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
34
Increased
+19.90M shares2
New Positions
first time holders14
Decreased
−3.24M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+16.67M
+19.90M / −3.24M
Net new holders
+22
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
WEN insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wright Robert D. President & CEO | May 21, 2026 | Award | 1,772,898 | $7.62 | $13.51M | 1.77M | Form 4 ↗ |
Wright Robert D. President & CEO | May 21, 2026 | Award | 118,110 | — | — | 118.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Arlin Wendy C. director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 20,967 | — | — | 46.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
WINKLEBLACK ARTHUR B director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 32,580 | — | — | 118.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Rothschild Peter director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 20,967 | — | — | 199.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Peltz Bradley G. director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 20,967 | — | — | 45.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Mathews-Spradlin Mich J director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 20,967 | — | — | 98.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Gomez Richard H. director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 20,967 | — | — | 62.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
CARUSO-CABRERA MICHELLE director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 20,967 | — | — | 51.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
MAY PETER W
| May 20, 2026 | Award | 20,967 | — | — | 5.56M | 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
The Wendy's Company (WEN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 99.1% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 17.63%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Wendy's Company is TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P., holding approximately 30.42 million shares — equal to 14.92% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 451 institutional investors currently hold WEN stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.76 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
WEN ownershipThe Wendy's Company (WEN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 99.1% of shares. The largest shareholder is TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P. with a 14.92% stake. Company insiders hold 17.63%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.