Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · CAT · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
2,947
Institutional Holders
▲ 130 vs Q2
$133.51B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $19.07B vs Q2
460.64M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.78%
343.72M
13F Shares Held
▼ 146,624 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
CAT largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC construction machinery & equip | 46.53M | 9.61% | 9.61% | $18.20T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 46.2K |
STATE STREET CORP construction machinery & equip | 36.38M | 7.51% | 7.51% | $14.23T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 229.5K |
BLACKROCK, INC. construction machinery & equip | 35.41M | 7.31% | 7.31% | $13.85T | Nov 13, 2024 | NEW |
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO construction machinery & equip | 17.73M | 3.66% | 3.66% | $6.94T | Nov 12, 2024 | — held |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS construction machinery & equip | 17.49M | 3.61% | 3.61% | $6.84T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 1.80M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC construction machinery & equip | 10.21M | 2.11% | 2.11% | $3.99T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 67.1K |
FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC construction machinery & equip | 8.95M | 1.85% | 1.85% | $3.50T | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 205.0K |
MORGAN STANLEY construction machinery & equip | 7.61M | 1.57% | 1.57% | $2.97T | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 326.1K |
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST construction machinery & equip | 7.35M | 1.52% | 1.52% | $2.88T | Nov 14, 2024 | — held |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP construction machinery & equip | 6.12M | 1.26% | 1.26% | $2.39T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 239.7K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2024 vs prior quarter
Q3 2024
27
Increased
+9.39M shares1
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−5.90M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+3.49M
+9.39M / −5.90M
Net new holders
+8
1 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
CAT 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.
16
Buy transactions
41
Sell transactions
0.39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creed Joseph E Chief Executive Officer | May 26, 2026 | Award | 18 | — | — | 11.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Epley Kyle Joseph Chief Financial Officer | May 26, 2026 | Award | 6 | — | — | 5.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Denise C Group President | May 14, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 3,473 | $910.55 | $3.16M | 62.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Denise C Group President | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 1,787 | $904.70 | $1.62M | 60.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Denise C Group President | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 2,259 | $905.73 | $2.05M | 58.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Denise C Group President | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 1,491 | $906.73 | $1.35M | 56.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Denise C Group President | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 1,191 | $907.98 | $1.08M | 55.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Denise C Group President | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 2,302 | $908.76 | $2.09M | 53.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Denise C Group President | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 1,568 | $909.70 | $1.43M | 51.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Johnson Denise C Group President | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 402 | $910.65 | $366.1K | 51.4K | 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
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 74.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.22%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 25.17%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Caterpillar Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 46.53 million shares — equal to 9.61% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 2,947 institutional investors currently hold CAT stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $133.51 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
CAT ownershipCaterpillar Inc. (CAT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 74.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.61% stake. Company insiders hold 0.22%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.