American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · AEO · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
375
Institutional Holders
▲ 1 vs Q4
$2.00B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $989.08M vs Q4
167.57M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 90.99%
171.80M
13F Shares Held
▼ 6.87M 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
AEO largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-family clothing stores | 27.59M | 14.48% | 14.48% | $320.61B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 889.4K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-family clothing stores | 20.99M | 11.02% | 11.02% | $243.91B | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 225.0K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP retail-family clothing stores | 10.57M | 5.55% | 5.55% | $122.82B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 346.1K |
COOKE & BIELER LP retail-family clothing stores | 7.79M | 4.09% | 4.09% | $90.53B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 1.79M |
STATE STREET CORP retail-family clothing stores | 7.15M | 3.75% | 3.75% | $83.04B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 232.2K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP retail-family clothing stores | 6.22M | 3.26% | 3.26% | $72.22B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 3.72M |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC retail-family clothing stores | 6.02M | 3.16% | 3.16% | $69.92B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 511.7K |
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP retail-family clothing stores | 5.86M | 3.08% | 3.08% | $68.09B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 3.94M |
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC retail-family clothing stores | 5.31M | 2.79% | 2.79% | $61.65B | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 962.7K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-family clothing stores | 4.10M | 2.15% | 2.15% | $47.65B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 71.5K |
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
26
Increased
+19.32M shares5
New Positions
first time holders19
Decreased
−13.16M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+6.16M
+19.32M / −13.16M
Net new holders
+12
5 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
AEO 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.
6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spiegel Noel Joseph director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 1,216 | — | — | 175.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sable David M. director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 329 | — | — | 47.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
PAGE JANICE E director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 26 | — | — | 3.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
MCMILLAN CARY D director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 1,267 | — | — | 182.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
HENRETTA DEBORAH A director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 612 | — | — | 88.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L Exec Chairman & CEO | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 1,781 | — | — | 6.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Mathias Michael A. EVP and CFO | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 350 | — | — | 1.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Keefer James H JR SVP, Controller & CAO | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 136 | — | — | 534 | Form 4 ↗ |
Chandrasekaran Sujatha director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 208 | — | — | 30.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Henke Beth M EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 177 | — | — | 555 | 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
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 9.01%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 27.59 million shares — equal to 14.48% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 375 institutional investors currently hold AEO stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.00 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
AEO ownershipAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 100.0% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 14.48% stake. Company insiders hold 9.01%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.