Who owns the most AAPL stock?

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Short answer

The largest reported holders of AAPL are BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, according to the latest SEC Form 13F filings (6109 institutions in all, total shares held +3.7% vs the prior quarter).

AAPL daily close, 2026-04-22 to 2026-10-16
$267.13$305.29$343.462026-06-16: insiders sold $34K2026-09-22: insiders sold $816K2026-09-08: insiders sold $456K2026-09-01: insiders sold $456K2026-05-08: insiders sold $369K2026-05-27: insiders sold $15.6M2026-04-23: insiders sold $422K2026-09-15: insiders sold $475K2026-05-06: insiders sold $71.2M2026-08-18: insiders sold $442K2026-09-29: insiders sold $806K2026-10-02: insiders sold $87.8M2026-08-25: insiders sold $447K2026-08-11: insiders sold $443K2026-10-13: insiders sold $828K2026-10-06: insiders sold $796K04-2207-2210-16● insider buys · ● insider sales (open market, sized by dollar value; hover for details)

Top 10 institutional holders of AAPL

FundValueLast quarter
BlackRock Inc.$336.5Badded (+1.6%)
Vanguard Capital Management LLC$277.5Badded (+0.6%)
State Street Corp$178.0Badded (+2.1%)
Geode Capital Management, LLC$107.2Badded (+0.7%)
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC$96.7Badded (+0.8%)
FMR LLC$94.1Badded (+5.8%)
Morgan Stanley$70.2Bcut (-0.8%)
JPMorgan Chase & Co$64.5Bcut (-1.2%)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc$66.0Bunchanged (0.0%)
Norges Bank$55.2Bnew

Also worth knowing about AAPL

AAPL last closed at $343.46 (2026-10-16), +2.0% on the week.

No open-market insider purchases in 90 days, against $93.7M of sales.

Dilution risk: low (10/100). Share count -1.7% over a year.

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What would change the picture for AAPL

  • The 2026-11-02 earnings report (16 days away). Apple Inc. beat estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters (average surprise +1.7%); a miss would break that pattern.
  • An open-market purchase by an insider at Apple Inc.. There has been none in 90 days; Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of the trade.
  • Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 3.91 to 3.77 over three months (1 = strong buy, 5 = strong sell). A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
  • Price levels: a close above $343.46 would be a new 52-week high (0.0% from here); a close below $246.02 would be a new 52-week low (-28.4%).
  • Growth: revenue changed +14.2% year over year in the quarter ending Jun 2026 (trend: accelerating). At a P/E of 39.4, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
  • New shares: dilution risk is low now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

How AAPL compares with its peers

StockClose1 month3 monthsFrom 52-wk highP/EPrice/salesRevenue growth
AAPL$343.46+1.9%+5.3%0.0%39.410.74+14.2%
MSFT$529.05+6.3%+31.8%-2.6%29.511.84+17.8%
GOOGL$340.59-1.9%-3.2%-15.3%17.19.4+20.1%
AMZN$250.0-0.5%0.0%-12.0%20.13.48+15.8%
META$709.33+4.0%+9.9%-8.8%26.77.97+27.7%

Over the past month AAPL ranks 3 of 5 in this group (+1.9%); the best was MSFT (+6.3%) and the weakest GOOGL (-1.9%).

AAPL's P/E of 39.4 is above the peers' median of 23.4, so investors pay more for each dollar of its profit, usually for faster expected growth.

AAPL history: what happened after similar moves

Month endingMove in that month1 month later3 months later
2024-03-07-10.6%-0.3%+15.2%
2025-01-21-12.2%+10.5%-10.2%
2025-03-17-11.4%-5.5%-7.2%
2026-06-25-10.8%+22.4%+22.2%

Since 2023, AAPL fell 10% or more in a month 4 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 2 of 4 cases; the median change was +4.0%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is AAPL's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year AAPL closed as high as $343.46 and as low as $246.02. At $343.46 (2026-10-16) it is 0.0% from the high and +39.6% above the low.

Do analysts think AAPL is a buy?

34 of the 53 analysts who cover Apple Inc. rate it a buy or strong buy, for a consensus of Buy. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings. More →

Is Apple Inc. profitable?

Yes. Apple Inc. had $466.8B of revenue over the last 12 months with a net margin of 27.6% and a P/E of 39.4. More →

Is Apple Inc. issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads low (10/100); the share count changed -1.7% in a year.

When does Apple Inc. report earnings next?

The next report is expected on 2026-11-02, 16 days from now. Apple Inc. beat the average estimate in 3 of its last 4 reports. More →

Does AAPL pay a dividend?

Yes: $1 per share over the last 12 months, about 0.31% at today's price.

Dates to watch for AAPL

DateEventWhy it matters
Wed Oct 28, 2026MSFT earningsA read-through for AAPL: results from a peer often move the group.
Wed Oct 28, 2026GOOGL earningsA read-through for AAPL: results from a peer often move the group.
Wed Oct 28, 2026Federal Reserve rate decisionMarket odds: 85% hold, 1% cut, 14% hike.
Thu Oct 29, 2026AMZN earningsA read-through for AAPL: results from a peer often move the group.
Mon Nov 2, 2026Apple Inc. earningsResults and guidance; the biggest scheduled event for the stock.
Mon Nov 16, 202613F filing deadlineFunds disclose what they held on 2026-09-30, including AAPL.
Fri Nov 20, 2026Monthly options expirationOften heavier trading and bigger swings in widely traded stocks.

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio
Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.
Form 4
The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.
Open-market trade
A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.
Form 13F
A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.
Dilution
When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.
52-week high / low
The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).
Analyst consensus
The average of Wall Street analysts' ratings (strong buy to strong sell). Analysts skew positive, so a hold is often read as a cautious view.

Where these numbers come from

  • Price: daily closing prices through 2026-10-16; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
  • Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days, counting only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S); option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
  • Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 53 analysts, compared with three months ago.
  • Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
  • Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Jun 2026); P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
  • Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
  • Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
  • History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

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How this article was made: it was generated from SEC filings and market data with automated tools and is published under Graham Whitaker's editorial responsibility. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will correct it.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (Form 4, 8-K/6-K, prospectuses, XBRL share counts) and daily closing prices. Insider sales are often routine (taxes, diversification, pre-planned 10b5-1 plans). Not investment advice.

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