Fastenal Company
Fastenal Company (FAST) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · FAST · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,441
Institutional Holders
▲ 84 vs Q2
$46.74B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $6.11B vs Q2
1.15B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.71%
953.77M
13F Shares Held
▼ 13.85M 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
FAST largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 151.52M | 13.20% | 13.20% | $7.43T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 2.35M |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 103.92M | 9.05% | 9.05% | $5.10T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 5.42M |
STATE STREET CORP retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 54.10M | 4.71% | 4.71% | $2.65T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 214.6K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 46.38M | 4.04% | 4.04% | $2.27T | Nov 10, 2025 | ▲ 382.0K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 37.01M | 3.22% | 3.22% | $1.81T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 1.03M |
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 31.09M | 2.71% | 2.71% | $1.52T | Nov 3, 2025 | ▼ 3.77M |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 24.71M | 2.15% | 2.15% | $1.21T | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 2.10M |
INVESCO LTD. retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 18.22M | 1.59% | 1.59% | $893.31B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 2.24M |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 15.60M | 1.36% | 1.36% | $765.27B | Feb 3, 2026 | ▲ 173.6K |
BAIRD FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 14.58M | 1.27% | 1.27% | $714.93B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 191.1K |
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
+23.59M shares0
New Positions
first time holders28
Decreased
−18.84M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+4.75M
+23.59M / −18.84M
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
FAST insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
23
Buy transactions
4
Sell transactions
5.75
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wisecup Reyne K director | Mar 5, 2026 | Sale | 36,920 | $47.34 | $1.75M | 40.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Miller Charles S. Senior EVP-Sales | Apr 14, 2025 | Purchase | 20 | $81.45 | $1.6K | 40 | Form 4 ↗ |
Miller Charles S. Senior EVP-Sales | Apr 7, 2025 | Purchase | 20 | $73.61 | $1.5K | 20 | Form 4 ↗ |
SATTERLEE SCOTT director | Jan 23, 2026 | Sale | 15,964 | $44.19 | $705.5K | 50.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Miller Charles S. Senior EVP-Sales | Apr 14, 2025 | Purchase | 20 | $39.15 | $783 | 40 | Form 4 ↗ |
Miller Charles S. Senior EVP-Sales | Apr 7, 2025 | Purchase | 20 | $39.15 | $783 | 20 | Form 4 ↗ |
FLORNESS DANIEL L CEO | Jan 2, 2026 | Award | 85,365 | $41.00 | $3.50M | 85.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Oas Noelle Joan Executive VP-Human Resources | Jan 2, 2026 | Award | 17,560 | $41.00 | $720.0K | 17.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Ericson Brady D director | Jan 2, 2026 | Award | 23,474 | $41.00 | $962.4K | 23.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Drazkowski William Joseph EVP-Sales | Jan 2, 2026 | Award | 31,097 | $41.00 | $1.27M | 31.1K | 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
Fastenal Company (FAST) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 83.1% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.29%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 16.64%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Fastenal Company is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 151.52 million shares — equal to 13.20% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 1,441 institutional investors currently hold FAST stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $46.74 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
FAST ownershipFastenal Company (FAST) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 83.1% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 13.20% stake. Company insiders hold 0.29%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.