Monster Beverage Corporation
Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · MNST · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,040
Institutional Holders
▲ 26 vs Q4
$36.91B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $3.51B vs Q4
978.01M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 71.63%
631.55M
13F Shares Held
▼ 4.27M 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
MNST largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 64.79M | 6.65% | 6.65% | $3.79T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 1.15M |
BLACKROCK, INC. bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 51.91M | 5.33% | 5.33% | $3.04T | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 264.3K |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 38.93M | 4.00% | 4.00% | $2.28T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 1.40M |
STATE STREET CORP bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 34.03M | 3.50% | 3.50% | $1.99T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 240.4K |
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 26.06M | 2.68% | 2.68% | $1.53T | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 349.0K |
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 20.13M | 2.07% | 2.07% | $1.17T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 2.26M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 17.94M | 1.84% | 1.84% | $1.05T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 825.9K |
MORGAN STANLEY bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 16.30M | 1.67% | 1.67% | $953.94B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 123.0K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 15.29M | 1.57% | 1.57% | $894.91B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 7.33M |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters | 13.37M | 1.37% | 1.37% | $782.65B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 2.22M |
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
25
Increased
+30.08M shares1
New Positions
first time holders23
Decreased
−36.82M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
6.74M
+30.08M / −36.82M
Net new holders
+3
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
MNST 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.
33
Buy transactions
27
Sell transactions
1.22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCHLOSBERG HILTON H Vice Chairman and CEO | May 22, 2026 | J-Other | 1,151,867 | — | — | 1.36M | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHLOSBERG HILTON H Vice Chairman and CEO | May 22, 2026 | Gift | 5,908 | — | — | 1.35M | Form 4 ↗ |
SACKS RODNEY C director | May 22, 2026 | J-Other | 697,495 | — | — | 217.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
SACKS RODNEY C director | May 22, 2026 | Gift | 11,585 | — | — | 205.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
HALL MARK J director | May 14, 2026 | Sale | 54,000 | $85.81 | $4.63M | 299.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
KELLY THOMAS J Chief Financial Officer | May 13, 2026 | Sale | 7,000 | $87.81 | $614.7K | 62.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Tirre Emelie Chief Strategy Officer | May 13, 2026 | Sale | 88,700 | $85.96 | $7.62M | 81.8K | 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
Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 64.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 28.37%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 7.06%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Monster Beverage Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 64.79 million shares — equal to 6.65% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 1,040 institutional investors currently hold MNST stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $36.91 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
MNST ownershipMonster Beverage Corporation (MNST) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 64.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 6.65% stake. Company insiders hold 28.37%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.