Wells Fargo & Company
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · WFC · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
2,672
Institutional Holders
▼ 12 vs Q4
$180.72B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $2.98B vs Q4
3.06B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.79%
2.52B
13F Shares Held
▼ 5.29M 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
WFC largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC national commercial banks | 300.75M | 9.17% | 9.17% | $21.59T | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 1.13M |
BLACKROCK, INC. national commercial banks | 262.69M | 8.01% | 8.01% | $18.86T | May 2, 2025 | ▲ 5.70M |
FMR LLC national commercial banks | 205.37M | 6.26% | 6.26% | $14.74T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 2.32M |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO national commercial banks | 142.63M | 4.35% | 4.35% | $10.24T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 650.1K |
STATE STREET CORP national commercial banks | 141.79M | 4.32% | 4.32% | $10.18T | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 236.5K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC national commercial banks | 73.53M | 2.24% | 2.24% | $5.26T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 2.24M |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP national commercial banks | 70.97M | 2.16% | 2.16% | $5.09T | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 16.35M |
DODGE & COX national commercial banks | 57.63M | 1.76% | 1.76% | $4.14T | May 14, 2025 | ▼ 12.82M |
NORGES BANK national commercial banks | 49.90M | 1.52% | 1.52% | $3.58T | May 11, 2026 | ▲ 1.99M |
MORGAN STANLEY national commercial banks | 48.79M | 1.49% | 1.49% | $3.50T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 5.27M |
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
22
Increased
+71.39M shares1
New Positions
first time holders27
Decreased
−68.20M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+3.19M
+71.39M / −68.20M
Net new holders
-4
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
WFC insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
16
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
16.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRAVER THEODORE F JR director | May 14, 2026 | Gift | 89 | — | — | 27.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
CRAVER THEODORE F JR director | May 14, 2026 | Gift | 89 | — | — | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Vautrinot Suzanne M director | Apr 28, 2026 | Award | 3,436 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
SARGENT RONALD director | Apr 28, 2026 | Award | 3,436 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Norwood Felicia F director | Apr 28, 2026 | Award | 3,436 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Morris Maria R director | Apr 28, 2026 | Award | 3,436 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Morken CeCelia director | Apr 28, 2026 | Award | 3,436 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hewett Wayne M. director | Apr 28, 2026 | Award | 3,436 | — | — | 17.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
GARCIA FABIAN T director | Apr 28, 2026 | Award | 3,436 | — | — | 11.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
DAVIS RICHARD K director | Apr 28, 2026 | Award | 3,436 | — | — | 17.9K | 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
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 82.3% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.21%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 17.44%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Wells Fargo & Company is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 300.75 million shares — equal to 9.17% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 2,672 institutional investors currently hold WFC stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $180.72 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
WFC ownershipWells Fargo & Company (WFC) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 82.3% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.17% stake. Company insiders hold 0.21%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.