Nucor Corporation
Nucor Corporation (NUE) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · NUE · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,293
Institutional Holders
▲ 47 vs Q2
$23.68B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $227.76M vs Q2
227.74M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.61%
175.17M
13F Shares Held
▼ 5.81M 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
NUE largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 28.26M | 12.26% | 12.26% | $3.83T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 907.6K |
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 24.32M | 10.55% | 10.55% | $3.29T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 177.4K |
BLACKROCK, INC. steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 18.47M | 8.01% | 8.01% | $2.50T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 696.5K |
STATE STREET CORP steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 12.16M | 5.27% | 5.27% | $1.65T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 337.9K |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 6.41M | 2.78% | 2.78% | $867.80B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 206.4K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 6.03M | 2.61% | 2.61% | $813.14B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 32.0K |
MORGAN STANLEY steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 3.81M | 1.65% | 1.65% | $516.19B | May 27, 2026 | ▼ 58.6K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 3.08M | 1.34% | 1.34% | $417.06B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 39.6K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 3.04M | 1.32% | 1.32% | $412.08B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 509.0K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens) | 2.65M | 1.15% | 1.15% | $358.85B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 545.4K |
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
20
Increased
+2.27M shares1
New Positions
first time holders29
Decreased
−5.60M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
3.33M
+2.27M / −5.60M
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
NUE 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.
5
Buy transactions
22
Sell transactions
0.23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hollatz John J Executive Vice President | Jun 3, 2026 | Sale | 5,522 | $258.57 | $1.43M | 97.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hollatz John J Executive Vice President | Jun 3, 2026 | Sale | 5,038 | $258.33 | $1.30M | 97.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Spicer Randy J Executive Vice President | May 18, 2026 | Sale | 2,500 | $225.00 | $562.5K | 20.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Topalian Leon J Chair and CEO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 16,239 | $226.84 | $3.68M | 179.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Topalian Leon J Chair and CEO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 21,954 | $227.58 | $5.00M | 157.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Topalian Leon J Chair and CEO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 9,366 | $228.63 | $2.14M | 148.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Topalian Leon J Chair and CEO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 4,441 | $229.32 | $1.02M | 143.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Ford Bradley Executive Vice President | May 5, 2026 | Sale | 1,940 | $232.11 | $450.3K | 43.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Ford Bradley Executive Vice President | May 5, 2026 | Sale | 300 | $232.23 | $69.7K | 43.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Behr Allen C Executive Vice President | May 4, 2026 | Sale | 1,558 | $225.93 | $352.0K | 71.4K | 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
Nucor Corporation (NUE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 76.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.39%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 20.69%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Nucor Corporation is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 28.26 million shares — equal to 12.26% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 1,293 institutional investors currently hold NUE stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $23.68 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
NUE ownershipNucor Corporation (NUE) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 76.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 12.26% stake. Company insiders hold 2.39%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.