Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · VZ · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
3,155
Institutional Holders
▲ 6 vs Q4
$125.89B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $17.49B vs Q4
4.18B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.94%
2.78B
13F Shares Held
▲ 71.70M 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
VZ largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 368.17M | 8.72% | 8.72% | $16.70T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 4.35M |
BLACKROCK, INC. telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 357.01M | 8.46% | 8.46% | $16.19T | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 8.62M |
STATE STREET CORP telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 204.01M | 4.83% | 4.83% | $9.25T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 14.05M |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 109.87M | 2.60% | 2.60% | $4.98T | Sep 15, 2025 | ▲ 1.17M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 99.23M | 2.35% | 2.35% | $4.49T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 2.40M |
MORGAN STANLEY telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 70.96M | 1.68% | 1.68% | $3.22T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 3.37M |
NORGES BANK telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 56.63M | 1.34% | 1.34% | $2.57T | May 11, 2026 | ▼ 909.1K |
GQG PARTNERS LLC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 49.86M | 1.18% | 1.18% | $2.26T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 37.52M |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 45.48M | 1.08% | 1.08% | $2.06T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 431.8K |
FMR LLC telephone communications (no radiotelephone) | 43.39M | 1.03% | 1.03% | $1.97T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 14.87M |
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
30
Increased
+132.03M shares1
New Positions
first time holders18
Decreased
−19.53M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+112.50M
+132.03M / −19.53M
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
VZ 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.
59
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
59.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malady Kyle EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 135.715 | — | — | 417.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Villanueva Rodriguez Alfonso EVP&Int.Group CEO-VZ Cons.&CTO | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 81.669 | — | — | 6.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Venkatesh Vandana EVP and Chief Legal Officer | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 99.684 | — | — | 56.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Stillwell Mary-Lee SVP and Controller | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 45.639 | — | — | 16.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Skiadas Anthony T EVP and CFO | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 135.715 | — | — | 144.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Russo Joseph J. EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 86.173 | — | — | 83.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hammock Samantha EVP & Chief HR Officer | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 77.165 | — | — | 36.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
SCHULMAN DANIEL H CEO | Jun 4, 2026 | Award | 207.776 | — | — | 7.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hammock Samantha EVP & Chief HR Officer | May 29, 2026 | Sale | 73,069 | $47.83 | $3.50M | 16.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Vestberg Hans Erik director | May 21, 2026 | Award | 193.239 | — | — | 228.9K | 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
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 66.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.06%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 33.43%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Verizon Communications Inc. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 368.17 million shares — equal to 8.72% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 3,155 institutional investors currently hold VZ stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $125.89 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
VZ ownershipVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 66.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 8.72% stake. Company insiders hold 0.06%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.