American Express Company
American Express Company (AXP) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · AXP · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
2,830
Institutional Holders
▲ 32 vs Q2
$193.27B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $3.52B vs Q2
682.33M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.87%
582.02M
13F Shares Held
▼ 13.08M 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
AXP largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC finance services | 151.61M | 21.72% | 21.72% | $50.36T | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
VANGUARD GROUP INC finance services | 46.02M | 6.59% | 6.59% | $15.28T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 409.0K |
BLACKROCK, INC. finance services | 43.06M | 6.17% | 6.17% | $14.30T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 580.9K |
STATE STREET CORP finance services | 29.09M | 4.17% | 4.17% | $9.66T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 347.8K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO finance services | 22.19M | 3.18% | 3.18% | $7.37T | Nov 26, 2025 | ▲ 3.14M |
MORGAN STANLEY finance services | 13.23M | 1.90% | 1.90% | $4.40T | May 27, 2026 | ▼ 289.6K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP finance services | 12.97M | 1.86% | 1.86% | $4.31T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 1.92M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC finance services | 12.69M | 1.82% | 1.82% | $4.20T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 793.9K |
FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC finance services | 8.88M | 1.27% | 1.27% | $2.95T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 146.6K |
FMR LLC finance services | 8.16M | 1.17% | 1.17% | $2.71T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 123.5K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
21
Increased
+7.55M shares0
New Positions
first time holders28
Decreased
−9.97M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
2.42M
+7.55M / −9.97M
Net new holders
-7
0 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
AXP insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young Christopher David director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 20.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
WARDELL LISA W director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 10.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Wallace Noel R. director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 863.3 | Form 4 ↗ |
Quarles Randal K. director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 742.115 | Form 4 ↗ |
Pike Lynn Ann director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 9.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
PHILLIPS JR CHARLES E director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 10.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
PARKHILL KAREN L director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 9.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Majoras Deborah P director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 5.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Leonsis Theodore director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 42.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Brennan John Joseph director | May 5, 2026 | Award | 742.115 | — | — | 29.2K | 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 Express Company (AXP) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 85.3% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.13%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 14.57%.
The largest institutional shareholder of American Express Company is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, holding approximately 151.61 million shares — equal to 21.72% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 2,830 institutional investors currently hold AXP stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $193.27 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
AXP ownershipAmerican Express Company (AXP) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 85.3% of shares. The largest shareholder is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC with a 21.72% stake. Company insiders hold 0.13%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.