What are the most widely held stocks among institutions? I couldn't find a quick answer to this question so I decided to create this post. Below are the top 100 stocks ranked by the largest number of institutions holding the stock at the end of the first quarter of 2014. The list is not of the 100 stocks with the highest percentage of institutional ownership, but rather the 100 stocks held by the largest number of institutions.
This ranking of stocks by number of institutions is similar to a ranking of stocks by market capitalization, but there are some notable differences. Although Apple tops both lists, note how low Google comes in this list, perhaps because of its large insider ownership of its Class B common stock.
The numbers change somewhat from quarter to quarter, so I included rankings for the last quarter of 2013 and the number of institutions as of both dates. Note that there is overlap among some institutions, so the absolute numbers of institutions are not exact. These figures are based on 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
|
Q1 2014 Ranking |
Q4 2013 Ranking |
Company Name |
# Institutions Q1 2014 |
# Institutions Q4 2013 |
|
1 |
1 |
APPLE INC |
3261 |
3339 |
|
2 |
2 |
MICROSOFT CORP |
2963 |
3027 |
|
3 |
3 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON |
2870 |
2883 |
|
4 |
4 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO |
2746 |
2825 |
|
5 |
7 |
EXXON MOBIL CORP |
2652 |
2662 |
|
6 |
6 |
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO |
2605 |
2672 |
|
7 |
5 |
CHEVRON CORP NEW |
2590 |
2673 |
|
8 |
12 |
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW |
2563 |
2559 |
|
9 |
10 |
PFIZER INC |
2534 |
2634 |
|
10 |
11 |
INTEL CORP |
2516 |
2581 |
|
11 |
13 |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO |
2512 |
2554 |
|
12 |
21 |
VERIZON |
2510 |
2215 |
|
13 |
9 |
IBM |
2495 |
2637 |
|
14 |
20 |
MCDONALDS CORP |
2374 |
2245 |
|
15 |
16 |
QUALCOMM INC |
2369 |
2375 |
|
16 |
8 |
GOOGLE INC |
2346 |
2645 |
|
17 |
18 |
AT&T INC |
2281 |
2311 |
|
18 |
14 |
PEPSICO INC |
2280 |
2420 |
|
19 |
19 |
SCHLUMBERGER LTD |
2252 |
2310 |
|
20 |
15 |
COCA COLA CO |
2248 |
2378 |
|
21 |
27 |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR |
2211 |
2119 |
|
22 |
17 |
CISCO SYS INC |
2199 |
2333 |
|
23 |
24 |
ORACLE CORP |
2103 |
2142 |
|
24 |
26 |
DISNEY WALT CO |
2075 |
2129 |
|
25 |
25 |
WAL-MART STORES INC |
2068 |
2138 |
|
26 |
28 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES |
2064 |
2094 |
|
27 |
22 |
MERCK & CO INC NEW |
2059 |
2154 |
|
28 |
30 |
HOME DEPOT INC |
2026 |
2016 |
|
29 |
31 |
CITIGROUP INC |
2016 |
1989 |
|
30 |
23 |
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC |
2009 |
2154 |
|
31 |
33 |
3M CO |
1968 |
1962 |
|
32 |
41 |
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS |
1965 |
1837 |
|
33 |
29 |
CONOCOPHILLIPS |
1961 |
2032 |
|
34 |
32 |
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB |
1925 |
1966 |
|
35 |
35 |
BANK OF AMERICA |
1886 |
1933 |
|
36 |
39 |
CVS CAREMARK |
1874 |
1846 |
|
37 |
42 |
CATERPILLAR INC DEL |
1862 |
1815 |
|
38 |
38 |
ABBVIE INC |
1857 |
1883 |
|
39 |
40 |
UNION PAC CORP |
1847 |
1838 |
|
40 |
34 |
ABBOTT LABS |
1836 |
1939 |
|
41 |
45 |
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO |
1830 |
1772 |
|
42 |
37 |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY |
1812 |
1892 |
|
43 |
43 |
EMERSON ELEC CO |
1798 |
1810 |
|
44 |
44 |
BOEING CO |
1768 |
1782 |
|
45 |
47 |
GILEAD SCIENCES INC |
1741 |
1710 |
|
46 |
36 |
E M C CORP MASS |
1736 |
1900 |
|
47 |
50 |
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP |
1716 |
1690 |
|
48 |
53 |
ALTRIA GROUP INC |
1683 |
1675 |
|
49 |
59 |
HONEYWELL INTL INC |
1674 |
1620 |
|
50 |
69 |
COMCAST CORP NEW |
1668 |
1540 |
|
51 |
51 |
AMAZON COM INC |
1665 |
1680 |
|
52 |
48 |
US BANCORP DEL |
1662 |
1692 |
|
53 |
46 |
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO |
1656 |
1753 |
|
54 |
62 |
FACEBOOK INC |
1655 |
1582 |
|
55 |
77 |
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC. |
1649 |
1492 |
|
56 |
49 |
VISA INC |
1645 |
1692 |
|
57 |
54 |
WALGREEN CO |
1633 |
1671 |
|
58 |
56 |
EBAY INC |
1629 |
1653 |
|
59 |
52 |
AMGEN INC |
1625 |
1680 |
|
60 |
57 |
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP |
1609 |
1634 |
|
61 |
55 |
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE |
1593 |
1658 |
|
62 |
60 |
HALLIBURTON CO |
1582 |
1612 |
|
63 |
58 |
MONDELEZ INTL INC |
1551 |
1621 |
|
64 |
61 |
MEDTRONIC INC |
1543 |
1612 |
|
65 |
73 |
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG |
1541 |
1513 |
|
66 |
68 |
AMERICAN INTL GROUP |
1532 |
1543 |
|
67 |
66 |
NIKE INC |
1509 |
1556 |
|
68 |
79 |
HEWLETT PACKARD CO |
1496 |
1470 |
|
69 |
64 |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP |
1491 |
1560 |
|
70 |
71 |
LILLY ELI & CO |
1482 |
1535 |
|
71 |
67 |
PHILLIPS 66 |
1476 |
1553 |
|
72 |
80 |
DOW CHEM CO |
1458 |
1463 |
|
73 |
63 |
FORD MTR CO DEL |
1454 |
1562 |
|
74 |
89 |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN |
1454 |
1387 |
|
75 |
85 |
MASTERCARD INC |
1451 |
1437 |
|
76 |
86 |
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW |
1449 |
1409 |
|
77 |
72 |
TARGET CORP |
1437 |
1525 |
|
78 |
88 |
MONSANTO CO NEW |
1431 |
1398 |
|
79 |
65 |
CELGENE CORP |
1429 |
1557 |
|
80 |
81 |
BAXTER INTL INC |
1425 |
1454 |
|
81 |
70 |
DEERE & CO |
1409 |
1536 |
|
82 |
75 |
GENERAL MLS INC |
1401 |
1499 |
|
83 |
82 |
GENERAL MTRS CO |
1397 |
1451 |
|
84 |
84 |
APACHE CORP |
1395 |
1437 |
|
85 |
76 |
STARBUCKS CORP |
1390 |
1497 |
|
86 |
87 |
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO |
1379 |
1408 |
|
87 |
83 |
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC |
1375 |
1442 |
|
88 |
78 |
LOWES COS INC |
1373 |
1475 |
|
89 |
95 |
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC |
1370 |
1347 |
|
90 |
74 |
FREEPORT-MCMORAN |
1366 |
1512 |
|
91 |
90 |
METLIFE INC |
1354 |
1383 |
|
92 |
99 |
NEXTERA ENERGY INC |
1337 |
1320 |
|
93 |
93 |
ISHARES |
1334 |
1355 |
|
94 |
107 |
THERMO FISHER SCIENT. |
1319 |
1263 |
|
95 |
102 |
ISHARES |
1299 |
1355 |
|
96 |
98 |
PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC |
1298 |
1322 |
|
97 |
96 |
SOUTHERN CO |
1295 |
1331 |
|
98 |
97 |
DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW |
1291 |
1327 |
|
99 |
113 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP |
1289 |
1240 |
|
100 |
114 |
FEDEX CORP |
1280 |
1234 |
Comments