Linde plc
Linde plc (LIN) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · LIN · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
2,109
Institutional Holders
▲ 46 vs Q4
$181.08B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $18.33B vs Q4
462.60M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.66%
386.81M
13F Shares Held
▼ 2.01M 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
LIN largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC industrial inorganic chemicals | 44.35M | 9.37% | 9.37% | $20.65T | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 47.6K |
BLACKROCK, INC. industrial inorganic chemicals | 35.97M | 7.60% | 7.60% | $16.75T | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 182.0K |
STATE STREET CORP industrial inorganic chemicals | 19.34M | 4.09% | 4.09% | $9.01T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 619.9K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO industrial inorganic chemicals | 13.25M | 2.80% | 2.80% | $6.17T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 3.65M |
FMR LLC industrial inorganic chemicals | 12.22M | 2.58% | 2.58% | $5.69T | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 664.7K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC industrial inorganic chemicals | 11.28M | 2.38% | 2.38% | $5.24T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 274.5K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS industrial inorganic chemicals | 10.79M | 2.28% | 2.28% | $5.03T | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 753.8K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ industrial inorganic chemicals | 9.60M | 2.03% | 2.03% | $4.47T | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 453.1K |
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS industrial inorganic chemicals | 9.22M | 1.95% | 1.95% | $4.29T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 2.2K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP industrial inorganic chemicals | 7.54M | 1.59% | 1.59% | $3.51T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.18M |
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
22
Increased
+7.40M shares1
New Positions
first time holders23
Decreased
−9.84M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
2.44M
+7.40M / −9.84M
Net new holders
+0
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
LIN 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.
0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WOOD ROBERT L director | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 880 | $508.76 | $447.7K | 13.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
WOOD ROBERT L director | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 4,335 | $506.39 | $2.20M | 9.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Reynolds Paula Rosput director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 17.212 | — | — | 128.887 | Form 4 ↗ |
GRANT HUGH director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 68.85 | — | — | 515.551 | 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
Linde plc (LIN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 83.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.34%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 16.04%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Linde plc is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 44.35 million shares — equal to 9.37% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 2,109 institutional investors currently hold LIN stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $181.08 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
LIN ownershipLinde plc (LIN) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 83.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.37% stake. Company insiders hold 0.34%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.