The Sherwin-Williams Company
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · SHW · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,704
Institutional Holders
▼ 33 vs Q4
$70.66B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $1.68B vs Q4
246.64M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 92.67%
202.51M
13F Shares Held
▼ 477,666 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
SHW largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 22.08M | 8.85% | 8.85% | $7.71T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 245.9K |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 17.45M | 7.00% | 7.00% | $6.09T | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 152.6K |
STATE STREET CORP retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 15.38M | 6.17% | 6.17% | $5.37T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 531.0K |
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 8.66M | 3.47% | 3.47% | $3.02T | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.51M |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 7.10M | 2.85% | 2.85% | $2.48T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 165.8K |
FMR LLC retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 5.71M | 2.29% | 2.29% | $1.99T | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 875.7K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 5.02M | 2.01% | 2.01% | $1.75T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 191.0K |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 4.41M | 1.77% | 1.77% | $1.54T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 93.2K |
NORGES BANK retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 4.01M | 1.61% | 1.61% | $1.40T | May 11, 2026 | ▲ 13.8K |
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply | 3.54M | 1.42% | 1.42% | $1.23T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 3.51M |
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
29
Increased
+9.29M shares1
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−5.20M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+4.09M
+9.29M / −5.20M
Net new holders
+10
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
SHW 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.
24
Buy transactions
17
Sell transactions
1.41
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williams Thomas director | Apr 6, 2026 | Award | 106.97 | $315.50 | $33.7K | 1.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
THAMAN MICHAEL H director | Apr 6, 2026 | Award | 106.97 | $315.50 | $33.7K | 5.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Gamgort Robert James director | Apr 6, 2026 | Award | 106.97 | $315.50 | $33.7K | 487.96 | Form 4 ↗ |
ANDERSON KERRII B director | Apr 6, 2026 | Award | 31.7 | $315.50 | $10.0K | 1.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Young Bryan J SVP - Corp Strategy & Devel. | Feb 24, 2026 | Sale | 2,513 | $364.47 | $915.9K | 10.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Young Bryan J SVP - Corp Strategy & Devel. | Feb 17, 2026 | Award | 3,900 | — | — | 13.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Young Bryan J SVP - Corp Strategy & Devel. | Feb 17, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 1,387 | $368.59 | $511.2K | 12.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Rea Todd D President, Consumer Brands Grp | Feb 17, 2026 | Award | 5,100 | — | — | 14.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Rea Todd D President, Consumer Brands Grp | Feb 17, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 1,883 | $368.59 | $694.1K | 12.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Petz Heidi G President & CEO | Feb 17, 2026 | Award | 16,800 | — | — | 34.0K | 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
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 82.1% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 7.33%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 10.56%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Sherwin-Williams Company is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 22.08 million shares — equal to 8.85% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 1,704 institutional investors currently hold SHW stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $70.66 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
SHW ownershipThe Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 82.1% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 8.85% stake. Company insiders hold 7.33%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.