AZN Institutional Ownership
Who owns Astrazeneca PLC and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 1,514 funds reported holding AZN at Jun 30, 2026.
- ▲786 buying vs 619 selling
- ▲Shares held by funds +6.5%
- ▲Funds holding +116
- ▼Superinvestors: 0 added, 3 cut
- ●Put/call 4.47 to 4.27
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 1,514 | 1,398 | +8.3% |
| In funds' top 10 | 58 | 71 | −18.3% |
| 13F shares | 809M | 759M | +6.5% |
| Held by funds | – | – | – |
| New positions | 273 | 1,267 | −78.5% |
| Increased | 513 | 40 | +1182.5% |
| Reduced | 472 | 40 | +1080.0% |
| Sold out | 147 | 1,288 | −88.6% |
| Calls (shares) | 902K | 612K | +47.4% |
| Puts (shares) | 806K | 783K | +2.9% |
| Put/call ratio | 4.27 | 4.47 | −4.3% |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in AZN
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Who owns AZN
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds15.3%
- Active managers and hedge funds58.7%
- Banks and brokers19.8%
- Pensions, insurers and other6.2%
The top 10 holders own 39.1% of all AZN shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Put/call ratio
funds' options, market makers left outAbove 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
565 funds changed their position- DekaBank Deutsche GirozentraleSold out−3.8M sh
- Parnassus Investments, LLCAdded+2.1M sh
- Ninety One UK LtdTrimmed−1.2M sh
- Truist Financial CorpTrimmed−585K sh
- Temasek Holdings (Private) LtdAdded+429K sh
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Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Investor AB | – | 51.6M | $9.8B | 0 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | – | 45.4M | $8.5B | +346K |
| 3 | Capital International Investors | – | 34.6M | $6.5B | +183K |
| 4 | Norges Bank | – | 33.9M | $6.3B | +33.9M |
| 5 | Capital World Investors | – | 30.1M | $5.6B | +1.8M |
| 6 | Fmr LLC | – | 28.9M | $5.4B | −706K |
| 7 | Wellington Management Group LLP | – | 28.5M | $5.4B | +4.8M |
| 8 | Legal & General Group Plc | – | 25.8M | $4.8B | −100K |
| 9 | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | – | 19.2M | $3.7B | +614K |
| 10 | VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | – | 18.7M | $3.5B | +178K |
- Norges Bank+33.9M sh+$6.3B
- Wellington Management Group LLP+4.8M sh+$900M
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP+2.9M sh+$551M
- Causeway Capital Management LLC+1.9M sh+$362M
- AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc+1.9M sh+$357M
- Capital World Investors+1.8M sh+$339M
- Assenagon Asset Management S.A.+1.8M sh+$336M
- Liontrust Investment Partners LLP+1.6M sh+$297M
- Price T Rowe Associates Inc /md/−2.9M sh−$545M
- National Bank of Canada /fi/−1.7M sh−$324M
- Liontrust Investment Partners LLP−1.6M sh−$316M
- Bank of America Corp /de/−1.4M sh−$259M
- Franklin Resources Inc−1.3M sh−$241M
- DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt−1.2M sh−$228M
- Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.−1.1M sh−$210M
- Alliancebernstein L.P.−934K sh−$184M
AZN institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most AZN stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of AZN was Investor AB, followed by Vanguard Capital Management LLC and Capital International Investors. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of AZN is owned by institutions?
1,514 funds reported holding 809M AZN shares at Jun 30, 2026.
Are hedge funds buying AZN?
In Q2 2026, 786 funds bought AZN (273 of them new positions) and 619 sold (147 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 0 added and 3 cut. Our fund sentiment for AZN is bullish.
What is AZN's institutional put/call ratio?
Funds reported $711M of AZN puts against $167M of calls, a put/call ratio of 4.27 (4.47 the quarter before). Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.
How current is this AZN ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.