Brady Corporation
Brady Corporation (BRC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BRC · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
291
Institutional Holders
▲ 14 vs Q4
$2.56B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $83.76M vs Q4
47.11M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 90.06%
36.22M
13F Shares Held
▲ 454,331 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
BRC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 5.19M | 10.85% | 10.85% | $366.71B | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 23.9K |
FMR LLC miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 4.83M | 10.10% | 10.10% | $341.30B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.10M |
BLACKROCK, INC. miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 4.38M | 9.15% | 9.15% | $309.27B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 236.8K |
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 1.61M | 3.37% | 3.37% | $114.04B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.07M |
STATE STREET CORP miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 1.57M | 3.28% | 3.28% | $110.94B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 172.5K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 1.48M | 3.08% | 3.08% | $104.24B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 32.1K |
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 1.08M | 2.25% | 2.25% | $75.99B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 76.6K |
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 894.3K | 1.87% | 1.87% | $63.17B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 234.7K |
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 869.0K | 1.82% | 1.82% | $61.39B | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 148.8K |
CHAMPLAIN INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 672.9K | 1.41% | 1.41% | $47.54B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 262.5K |
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
24
Increased
+3.27M shares2
New Positions
first time holders23
Decreased
−1.43M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+1.84M
+3.27M / −1.43M
Net new holders
+3
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
BRC 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.
1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALLENDER PATRICK W director | Apr 6, 2026 | Award | 304 | $80.22 | $24.4K | 101.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
ALLENDER PATRICK W director | Jan 9, 2026 | Award | 296 | $82.21 | $24.3K | 100.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
DeBruine Thomas F Chief Operating Officer | Jan 5, 2026 | Sale | 5,538 | $81.00 | $448.6K | 10.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Thornton Ann CFO and Treasurer | Dec 19, 2025 | Sale | 4,080 | $81.95 | $334.4K | 28.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Wilms Brett President - EMEA & Australia | Dec 10, 2025 | Sale | 3,791 | $78.13 | $296.2K | 7.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Gorman Andrew General Counsel&Corp Secretary | Nov 25, 2025 | Sale | 6,059 | $80.01 | $484.8K | 14.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Shaller Russell President & CEO | Nov 25, 2025 | Sale | 17,130 | $81.25 | $1.39M | 141.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
RICHARDSON BRADLEY C director | Nov 21, 2025 | Sale | 1,000 | $78.33 | $78.3K | 733 | Form 4 ↗ |
BRUNO ELIZABETH P director | Nov 19, 2025 | Sale | 22,462 | $74.69 | $1.68M | 575.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
BRUNO ELIZABETH P director | Nov 19, 2025 | Sale | 1,243 | $75.08 | $93.3K | 325.8K | 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
Brady Corporation (BRC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 76.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 9.94%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 13.19%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Brady Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 5.19 million shares — equal to 10.85% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 291 institutional investors currently hold BRC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.56 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BRC ownershipBrady Corporation (BRC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 76.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 10.85% stake. Company insiders hold 9.94%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.