Best Buy Co., Inc.
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BBY · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
868
Institutional Holders
▼ 44 vs Q4
$13.31B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $2.08B vs Q4
210.69M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 92.96%
181.03M
13F Shares Held
▲ 1.73M 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
BBY largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 24.88M | 11.56% | 11.56% | $1.83T | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 294.7K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 22.98M | 10.68% | 10.68% | $1.69T | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 6.9K |
STATE STREET CORP retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 13.14M | 6.10% | 6.10% | $979.00B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 953.1K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 7.52M | 3.50% | 3.50% | $553.78B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.02M |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 6.97M | 3.24% | 3.24% | $512.99B | Sep 15, 2025 | ▲ 408.6K |
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 5.67M | 2.63% | 2.63% | $417.30B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 327.2K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 5.09M | 2.37% | 2.37% | $373.97B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 994 |
INVESCO LTD. retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 3.93M | 1.82% | 1.82% | $289.05B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 234.7K |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 3.46M | 1.61% | 1.61% | $254.84B | Apr 29, 2025 | ▼ 362.3K |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-radio, tv & consumer electronics stores | 3.28M | 1.53% | 1.53% | $241.73B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 463.4K |
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
27
Increased
+9.08M shares0
New Positions
first time holders23
Decreased
−4.53M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+4.55M
+9.08M / −4.53M
Net new holders
+4
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
BBY 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.
2
Buy transactions
8
Sell transactions
0.25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 27,132 | $77.69 | $2.11M | 11.40M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 133,778 | $75.09 | $10.05M | 11.27M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 147,868 | $76.96 | $11.38M | 11.12M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Jun 1, 2026 | Gift | 350 | — | — | 10.93M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 191,572 | $75.96 | $14.55M | 10.93M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Jun 1, 2026 | Gift | 350 | — | — | 399 | Form 4 ↗ |
Watson Mathew SVP, Controller & CAO | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 1,784 | $73.80 | $131.7K | 21.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Apr 15, 2026 | Gift | 20,975 | — | — | 11.43M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Apr 15, 2026 | Gift | 1,252 | — | — | 1.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULZE RICHARD M Chairman Emeritus | Apr 15, 2026 | Gift | 939 | — | — | 749 | 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
Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 85.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 7.04%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 7.04%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Best Buy Co., Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 24.88 million shares — equal to 11.56% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 868 institutional investors currently hold BBY stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $13.31 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BBY ownershipBest Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 85.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 11.56% stake. Company insiders hold 7.04%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.