Verizon Communications
VZ · NYSE
Who owns VZ
Largest institutional holders, from their latest 13F filings
The 10 largest institutions hold 28.9% of VZ’s shares.
- Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.2%
- BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.5.9%
- State Street Investment Management (US)5.0%
- Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.3.1%
- Next 6 largest institutions8.7%
- All other shareholders71.1%
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 259.00M | 6.23% |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 244.07M | 5.87% |
| State Street Investment Management (US) | 209.68M | 5.05% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 127.77M | 3.08% |
| Geode Capital Management, L.L.C. | 106.82M | 2.57% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 77.43M | 1.86% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) | 54.31M | 1.31% |
| BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited | 51.56M | 1.24% |
| GQG Partners, LLC | 35.88M | 0.86% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. | 35.84M | 0.86% |
Largest mutual fund holders
| Holder | Shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 119.66M | 2.88% |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 109.60M | 2.64% |
| Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 88.98M | 2.14% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 55.69M | 1.34% |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 53.99M | 1.30% |
Insider trades
Form 4 filings by officers, directors and large holders
Over the last 6 months, insiders sold $3.92M (9 trades) of VZ on the open market, with no buys.
| Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malady Kyle | Sale | 1.10K | $47.22K |
| Villanueva Rodriguez Alfonso | Award | 131 | $1.73K |
| Russo Joseph J. | Award | 83 | $1.10K |
| Venkatesh Vandana | Award | 96 | $1.27K |
| Malady Kyle | Award | 131 | $1.73K |
| Stillwell Mary-Lee | Award | 44 | $582 |
| Skiadas Anthony T | Award | 131 | $1.73K |
| SCHULMAN DANIEL H | Award | 201 | $2.66K |
| Malady Kyle | Sale | 1.10K | $50.33K |
| PHILLIPS JR CHARLES E | Award | 1.77K | — |
Congressional trades
Disclosed by members of Congress over the last 12 months
| Member | Type | Amount | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert CisnerosHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Lloyd SmuckerHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Jennifer McClellanHouse | Sale | $100K–$250K | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Alan ArmstrongSenator | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Pete SessionsHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Sheldon WhitehouseSenator | Sale (Full) | $1K–$15K | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Tim MooreHouse | Sale | $15K–$50K | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Julie JohnsonHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Gary C PetersSenator | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Tim MooreHouse | Purchase | $15K–$50K | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Tim MooreHouse | Sale | $100K–$250K | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Julie JohnsonHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Ro KhannaHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Tim MooreHouse | Purchase | $15K–$50K | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Ro KhannaHouse | Sale | $1K–$15K | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Tim MooreHouse | Purchase | $15K–$50K | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Ro KhannaHouse | Purchase | $1K–$15K | Oct 30, 2025 |
Short interest
Settled Sep 30, 2026
- Shares short
- 88.90M
- Days to cover
- 3.72
- % of shares outstanding
- 2.14%
- Average daily volume
- 23.88M
- Change since last report
- +5.7%
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