Sonoco Products Company
Sonoco Products Company (SON) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · SON · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
482
Institutional Holders
▲ 24 vs Q2
$3.43B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $107.74M vs Q2
98.87M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.75%
79.63M
13F Shares Held
▼ 1.53M 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
SON largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. paperboard containers & boxes | 10.68M | 10.74% | 10.74% | $460.11B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 178.0K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC paperboard containers & boxes | 9.99M | 10.05% | 10.05% | $430.48B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▼ 377.3K |
STATE STREET CORP paperboard containers & boxes | 4.27M | 4.30% | 4.30% | $184.19B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 195.9K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP paperboard containers & boxes | 3.72M | 3.74% | 3.74% | $160.35B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 105.8K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ paperboard containers & boxes | 2.81M | 2.83% | 2.83% | $121.15B | Feb 3, 2026 | ▲ 6.9K |
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB paperboard containers & boxes | 2.71M | 2.73% | 2.73% | $115.72B | Oct 27, 2025 | ▼ 113.6K |
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC paperboard containers & boxes | 2.68M | 2.69% | 2.69% | $115.40B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 31.9K |
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC paperboard containers & boxes | 2.12M | 2.13% | 2.13% | $90.69B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.65M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC paperboard containers & boxes | 1.78M | 1.79% | 1.79% | $76.55B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 26.9K |
SEI INVESTMENTS CO paperboard containers & boxes | 1.46M | 1.46% | 1.46% | $62.71B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 56.4K |
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
21
Increased
+3.69M shares2
New Positions
first time holders25
Decreased
−3.77M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
78.7K
+3.69M / −3.77M
Net new holders
-2
2 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
SON insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harrell James A. III Pres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg. | Apr 27, 2026 | Purchase | 6,753.312 | $50.37 | $340.2K | 10.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Joachimczyk Paul CFO | Apr 24, 2026 | Purchase | 8,058 | $49.64 | $400.0K | 28.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
WHIDDON THOMAS E director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 657.1 | — | — | 68.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
MCGARVIE BLYTHE J director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 657.1 | — | — | 33.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kyle Richard G director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 657.1 | — | — | 29.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Istavridis Eleni director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 657.1 | — | — | 15.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
HILL ROBERT R JR director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 1,291.5 | — | — | 29.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Haley John R director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 1,835.2 | — | — | 83.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Guillemot Philippe director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 657.1 | — | — | 28.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Drew Theresa J director | Apr 1, 2026 | Award | 657.1 | — | — | 21.4K | 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
Sonoco Products Company (SON) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 80.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.25%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 18.21%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Sonoco Products Company is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 10.68 million shares — equal to 10.74% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 482 institutional investors currently hold SON stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $3.43 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
SON ownershipSonoco Products Company (SON) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 80.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 10.74% stake. Company insiders hold 1.25%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.