British American Tobacco p.l.c.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BTI · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
816
Institutional Holders
▲ 53 vs Q2
$14.80B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $2.53B vs Q2
2.16B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.61%
278.85M
13F Shares Held
▲ 19.08M 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
BTI largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS cigarettes | 64.06M | 2.89% | 2.89% | $3.40T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.89M |
GQG PARTNERS LLC cigarettes | 28.55M | 1.29% | 1.29% | $1.52T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 4.87M |
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS cigarettes | 22.07M | 99.58% | 99.58% | $1.17T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 559.2K |
FMR LLC cigarettes | 20.42M | 92.14% | 92.14% | $1.08T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 8.16M |
BLACKROCK, INC. cigarettes | 10.89M | 49.16% | 49.16% | $578.23B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 976.6K |
ORBIS ALLAN GRAY LTD cigarettes | 9.52M | 42.96% | 42.96% | $505.38B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 4.98M |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS cigarettes | 9.47M | 42.74% | 42.74% | $502.69B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 9.40M |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ cigarettes | 6.93M | 31.29% | 31.29% | $368.10B | Feb 3, 2026 | ▲ 1.58M |
MORGAN STANLEY cigarettes | 5.26M | 23.76% | 23.76% | $279.44B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 22.8K |
MONDRIAN INVESTMENT PARTNERS LTD cigarettes | 4.19M | 18.89% | 18.89% | $222.17B | Nov 7, 2025 | NEW |
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
26
Increased
+36.31M shares3
New Positions
first time holders21
Decreased
−14.04M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+22.27M
+36.31M / −14.04M
Net new holders
+8
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
BTI insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$38M
Total disposed
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
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 12.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.39%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 78.71%.
The largest institutional shareholder of British American Tobacco p.l.c. is CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, holding approximately 64.06 million shares — equal to 2.89% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 816 institutional investors currently hold BTI stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $14.80 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BTI ownershipBritish American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 12.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS with a 2.89% stake. Company insiders hold 8.39%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.