Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · AAPL · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
5,336
Institutional Holders
▼ 56 vs Q2
$2.17T
Total Inst. Value
▲ $198.92B vs Q2
14.69B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.83%
9.31B
13F Shares Held
▼ 9.47M 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
AAPL largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC electronic computers | 1.35B | 8.88% | 8.88% | $313.76T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 21.65M |
BLACKROCK, INC. electronic computers | 1.09B | 7.21% | 7.21% | $254.81T | Nov 13, 2024 | NEW |
STATE STREET CORP electronic computers | 584.01M | 3.85% | 3.85% | $136.07T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 55.94M |
FMR LLC electronic computers | 363.86M | 2.40% | 2.40% | $84.78T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 18.22M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC electronic computers | 333.86M | 2.20% | 2.20% | $77.54T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 20.48M |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC electronic computers | 300.00M | 1.98% | 1.98% | $69.90T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 100.00M |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ electronic computers | 235.58M | 1.55% | 1.55% | $54.89T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 7.09M |
MORGAN STANLEY electronic computers | 231.46M | 1.53% | 1.53% | $53.93T | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 427.5K |
NORGES BANK electronic computers | 180.98M | 1.19% | 1.19% | $42.17T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 3.45M |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO electronic computers | 179.31M | 1.18% | 1.18% | $41.78T | Dec 26, 2024 | ▼ 2.09M |
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
32
Increased
+276.13M shares2
New Positions
first time holders16
Decreased
−217.72M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+58.41M
+276.13M / −217.72M
Net new holders
+18
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
AAPL 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.
5
Buy transactions
35
Sell transactions
0.14
Buy/Sell ratio
$1M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEVINSON ARTHUR D director | May 27, 2026 | Sale | 50,000 | $311.02 | $15.55M | 3.76M | Form 4 ↗ |
LEVINSON ARTHUR D director | May 27, 2026 | Gift | 65,000 | — | — | 3.70M | Form 4 ↗ |
Borders Ben Principal Accounting Officer | May 8, 2026 | Sale | 1,274 | $290.00 | $369.5K | 38.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
LEVINSON ARTHUR D director | May 6, 2026 | Sale | 149,527 | $284.57 | $42.55M | 3.92M | Form 4 ↗ |
LEVINSON ARTHUR D director | May 6, 2026 | Sale | 100,473 | $285.04 | $28.64M | 3.82M | Form 4 ↗ |
LEVINSON ARTHUR D director | May 6, 2026 | Gift | 5,000 | — | — | 3.81M | Form 4 ↗ |
Parekh Kevan Senior Vice President, CFO | Apr 23, 2026 | Sale | 1,534 | $275.00 | $421.9K | 13.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Borders Ben Principal Accounting Officer | Apr 15, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 892 | $266.43 | $237.7K | 40.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Parekh Kevan Senior Vice President, CFO | Apr 15, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 4,793 | $266.43 | $1.28M | 14.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
O'BRIEN DEIRDRE Senior Vice President | Apr 1, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 34,315 | $255.63 | $8.77M | 166.8K | 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
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 63.4% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.17%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 36.44%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Apple Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 1.35 billion shares — equal to 8.88% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 5,336 institutional investors currently hold AAPL stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.17 trillion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
AAPL ownershipApple Inc. (AAPL) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 63.4% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 8.88% stake. Company insiders hold 0.17%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.