Packaging Corporation of America
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · PKG · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
866
Institutional Holders
▲ 14 vs Q2
$18.42B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $2.71B vs Q2
89.10M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 97.55%
84.55M
13F Shares Held
▲ 1.22M 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
PKG largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC paperboard containers & boxes | 11.23M | 12.53% | 12.53% | $2.45T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 23.3K |
BLACKROCK, INC. paperboard containers & boxes | 7.61M | 8.50% | 8.50% | $1.66T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 1.12M |
STATE STREET CORP paperboard containers & boxes | 4.13M | 4.61% | 4.61% | $905.38B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 33.6K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC paperboard containers & boxes | 3.39M | 3.79% | 3.79% | $739.77B | Nov 10, 2025 | ▲ 43.2K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO paperboard containers & boxes | 3.09M | 3.44% | 3.44% | $672.36B | Nov 26, 2025 | ▲ 370.6K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ paperboard containers & boxes | 2.74M | 3.06% | 3.06% | $597.93B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 47.2K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC paperboard containers & boxes | 2.40M | 2.68% | 2.68% | $521.73B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 14.4K |
FIL LTD paperboard containers & boxes | 2.34M | 2.61% | 2.61% | $509.87B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 63.6K |
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC paperboard containers & boxes | 1.95M | 2.18% | 2.18% | $426.02B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 55.8K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC paperboard containers & boxes | 1.92M | 2.15% | 2.15% | $419.31B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 63.9K |
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
30
Increased
+6.16M shares1
New Positions
first time holders18
Decreased
−2.21M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+3.95M
+6.16M / −2.21M
Net new holders
+13
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
PKG 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.
8
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
8.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KOWLZAN MARK W Chairman & CEO | May 27, 2026 | Sale | 9,266 | $217.08 | $2.01M | 473.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
MENCOFF SAMUEL M director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 591 | — | — | 270.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
SOULELES THOMAS S director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 591 | — | — | 11.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
LYONS ROBERT C director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 591 | — | — | 13.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Harman Donna A. director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 591 | — | — | 5.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
GOWLAND KAREN E director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 591 | — | — | 2.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Farrington Duane C director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 591 | — | — | 7.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
BEEBE CHERYL K director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 591 | — | — | 15.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
PORTER ROGER B director | May 12, 2026 | Award | 591 | — | — | 22.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Olivier Darla J. SVP | Mar 27, 2026 | Award | 173 | — | — | 28.5K | 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
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 94.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 2.45%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 2.66%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Packaging Corporation of America is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 11.23 million shares — equal to 12.53% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 866 institutional investors currently hold PKG stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $18.42 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
PKG ownershipPackaging Corporation of America (PKG) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 94.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 12.53% stake. Company insiders hold 2.45%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.