Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

4,094,594,595Shares Outstanding

27,113,075Shares held by institutions

$1,326,642,760Value of institutional holdings

65.51%Institutional ownership %

2.23%Shares Changed QoQ

2,006No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) currently has 2880 active institutional owners and shareholders as of today (December 2025), that have filed 13F forms with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

The percentage of Verizon Communications owned by institutions changed from 65.4% in September 2025 to 64.5% in December 2025, marking a slight down trend.
On a quarter-over-quarter basis, institutional holdings shifted by 3.21%, with a year-over-year a decrease of 2.96% in the count of filers.
During the quarter, 1332 institutions bought more Verizon Communications shares, 1359 sold shares, and 189 of the 2880 total investors held their position steady.
The total number of shares held by institutions in Verizon Communications increased to 2.73Bn as of December 2025, a net change of up by 84.97Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 21.70Mn shares year over year.
VANGUARD GROUP INC continues to be the largest institutional holder of Verizon Communications as of December 31, 2025, with a position of 379.40Mn shares, representing 8.97% of the company's outstanding stock.
Among the most significant buyers of Verizon Communications during December 2025 were NORGES BANK (57.87Mn), AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC (10.57Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (8.23Mn), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (7.51Mn), STATE STREET CORP (7.46Mn).
Leading sellers of Verizon Communications stock in December 2025 included MORGAN STANLEY (12.31Mn), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (11.99Mn), GQG Partners LLC (9.12Mn), BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (6.47Mn), Capital World Investors (5.35Mn).
The top 10 institutional holders of Verizon Communications for the quarter ending December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (379.40Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (369.06Mn), STATE STREET CORP (222.95Mn), CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (116.57Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (102.63Mn), MORGAN STANLEY (65.00Mn), NORGES BANK (57.87Mn), BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (53.81Mn), NORTHERN TRUST CORP (44.37Mn), GQG Partners LLC (43.87Mn).

2,880 Institutional Holders

27,113,075 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	379,402,347	5,497,598	1.47%	$15,453,057,591.00
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	369,056,692	8,230,971	2.28%	$15,031,679,110.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	222,951,399	7,461,335	3.46%	$9,080,810,481.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	116,570,816	5,851,715	5.29%	$4,747,929,532.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	102,632,509	867,694	0.85%	$4,168,079,727.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	64,997,318	-12,312,908	-15.93%	$2,647,340,899.00
NORGES BANK	31 Dec, 2025	57,872,767	57,872,767	0.00%	$2,357,157,800.00
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	31 Dec, 2025	53,811,144	-6,472,736	-10.74%	$2,191,727,891.00
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	31 Dec, 2025	44,369,712	-895,983	-1.98%	$1,807,178,371.00
GQG Partners LLC	31 Dec, 2025	43,866,695	-9,124,130	-17.22%	$1,786,691,129.00
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	31 Dec, 2025	35,627,861	-1,379,663	-3.73%	$1,451,122,779.00
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	31 Dec, 2025	31,584,162	7,509,055	31.19%	$1,286,422,927.00
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	31,167,570	904,203	2.99%	$1,269,455,129.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	30,762,364	-1,562,023	-4.83%	$1,252,942,616.00
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	31 Dec, 2025	30,662,168	-11,992,540	-28.12%	$1,248,870,197.00
FMR LLC	31 Dec, 2025	29,086,902	-3,608,901	-11.04%	$1,184,709,524.00
Legal & General Group Plc	31 Dec, 2025	28,002,385	-185,681	-0.66%	$1,140,537,141.00
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	31 Dec, 2025	25,972,726	931,713	3.72%	$1,057,868,000.00
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	31 Dec, 2025	25,728,294	10,569,162	69.72%	$1,048,020,165.00
UBS Group AG	31 Dec, 2025	24,192,229	-2,501,200	-9.37%	$985,349,487.00

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