Alcon Inc.
Alcon Inc. (ALC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · ALC · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
689
Institutional Holders
▲ 10 vs Q4
$25.76B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $3.48B vs Q4
487.40M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.74%
260.77M
13F Shares Held
▼ 2.15M 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
ALC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC ophthalmic goods | 20.08M | 4.06% | 4.06% | $1.91T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 510.4K |
FMR LLC ophthalmic goods | 17.16M | 3.47% | 3.47% | $1.62T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 2.19M |
NORGES BANK ophthalmic goods | 12.65M | 2.56% | 2.56% | $1.19T | May 11, 2026 | ▲ 30.5K |
ARISTOTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ophthalmic goods | 12.22M | 2.47% | 2.47% | $1.16T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 398.3K |
UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC ophthalmic goods | 11.73M | 2.37% | 2.37% | $1.11T | May 19, 2025 | ▼ 228.5K |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP ophthalmic goods | 9.65M | 1.95% | 1.95% | $916.14B | Apr 29, 2025 | ▲ 1.04M |
ZURCHER KANTONALBANK (ZURICH CANTONALBANK) ophthalmic goods | 8.51M | 1.72% | 1.72% | $800.81B | May 7, 2025 | ▼ 417.1K |
HARDING LOEVNER LP ophthalmic goods | 7.12M | 1.44% | 1.44% | $676.36B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 1.35M |
AKO CAPITAL LLP ophthalmic goods | 7.12M | 1.44% | 1.44% | $672.56B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.24M |
VONTOBEL HOLDING LTD. ophthalmic goods | 6.78M | 1.37% | 1.37% | $638.01B | Apr 28, 2025 | ▼ 1.07M |
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
25
Increased
+14.96M shares3
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−10.01M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+4.94M
+14.96M / −10.01M
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
ALC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
No recent insider transactions reported.
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
Alcon Inc. (ALC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 53.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.26%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 46.24%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Alcon Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 20.08 million shares — equal to 4.06% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 689 institutional investors currently hold ALC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $25.76 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
ALC ownershipAlcon Inc. (ALC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 53.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 4.06% stake. Company insiders hold 0.26%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.