GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
Institutions report 234,068,758 shares against 270,557,195 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. A figure this high can overstate: where an adviser and a sub-adviser both report the same shares, both are counted.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | $9.6B | 27,060,944 | 96.91% | 31q | HELD |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $6.8B | 19,310,609 | 0.10% | 8q | +3.8%+$251.0M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $5.9B | 16,670,477 | 0.13% | 2q | +3.3%+$187.3M |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC | $4.7B | 13,398,261 | 11.44% | 31q | -1.3%-$61.0M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $4.2B | 11,811,099 | 0.12% | 31q | +3.3%+$132.7M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $2.6B | 7,349,613 | 0.17% | 31q | -9.6%-$276.3M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $2.4B | 6,808,241 | 0.11% | 2q | +7.7%+$172.9M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $2.2B | 6,220,205 | 0.12% | 31q | -0.7%-$16.2M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $1.8B | 5,283,746 | 0.10% | 31q | -1.9%-$35.3M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $1.6B | 4,440,256 | 0.08% | 35q | -14.2%-$260.5M |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $1.5B | 4,326,856 | 0.25% | 31q | -4.1%-$65.1M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $1.5B | 4,298,949 | 0.31% | 31q | -9.6%-$161.5M |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | $1.5B | 4,140,985 | 0.47% | 18q | -27.4%-$559.7M |
| FMR LLC | $1.5B | 4,101,398 | 0.06% | 31q | -8.9%-$141.9M |
| Capital Research Global Investors | $1.3B | 3,708,400 | 0.18% | 31q | -5.5%-$77.1M |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | $1.3B | 3,546,156 | 1.26% | 14q | -2.0%-$25.2M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $1.2B | 3,344,509 | 0.14% | 31q | -0.9%-$10.7M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $1.0B | 2,947,325 | 0.08% | 31q | +7.4%+$72.1M |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $978.2M | 2,761,270 | 0.15% | 31q | HELD |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | $820.4M | 2,315,796 | 1.72% | 33q | -5.4%-$46.4M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $742.4M | 2,095,666 | 0.26% | 31q | -5.8%-$45.7M |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | $677.1M | 1,911,371 | 0.81% | 9q | -7.2%-$52.4M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $651.7M incl. $1.0M options PUT | 1,836,694 | 0.06% | 31q | +8.8%+$52.9M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $592.9M | 1,673,688 | 0.08% | 31q | +0.7%+$3.9M |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | $588.6M incl. $18.4M options CALL+PUT | 1,609,653 | 0.19% | 31q | +10.8%+$57.6M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $571.4M | 1,612,968 | 0.10% | 31q | +2.1%+$11.7M |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $520.0M | 1,467,857 | 0.11% | 31q | -9.0%-$51.5M |
| Boston Partners | $506.5M | 1,425,653 | 0.45% | 31q | +5.1%+$24.6M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $505.8M | 1,427,768 | 0.11% | 2q | +0.5%+$2.7M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $442.2M | 1,248,261 | 0.11% | 6q | +11.2%+$44.4M |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $440.1M | 1,242,347 | 0.21% | 31q | +36.1%+$116.6M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $429.1M | 1,211,250 | 0.07% | 31q | HELD |
| UBS Group AG | $385.9M incl. $17.7M options CALL+PUT | 1,039,208 | 0.05% | 31q | -31.9%-$180.7M |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | $381.4M | 1,076,752 | 0.55% | 31q | +117.4%+$206.0M |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | $376.0M | 1,062,295 | 0.16% | 31q | +55.3%+$133.9M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $374.3M | 1,056,617 | 0.08% | 31q | +1.2%+$4.3M |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | $366.4M | 1,034,444 | 0.93% | 31q | +5428.8%+$359.8M |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $324.4M | 915,683 | 0.08% | 31q | -3.5%-$11.8M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $322.0M incl. $106.3K options PUT | 908,555 | 0.11% | 31q | +28.5%+$71.3M |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $283.7M | 800,998 | 0.08% | 7q | -2.4%-$7.0M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $269.2M | 759,854 | 0.16% | 31q | -22.3%-$77.3M |
| National Pension Service | $267.8M | 756,122 | 0.17% | 31q | +2.2%+$5.8M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $261.3M incl. $100.5M options CALL+PUT | 453,829 | 0.03% | 31q | +11.7%+$27.4M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $247.7M | 699,169 | 0.05% | 31q | +2.6%+$6.2M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $247.1M incl. $215.8M options CALL+PUT | 88,315 | 0.02% | 31q | +356.6%+$192.9M |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC | $239.2M | 675,358 | 2.35% | 26q | HELD |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $232.4M | 655,994 | 0.13% | 13q | -12.6%-$33.5M |
| Swiss National Bank | $230.0M | 649,306 | 0.12% | 31q | -3.6%-$8.7M |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | $225.0M | 635,112 | 0.12% | 31q | +9.4%+$19.3M |
| LPL Financial LLC | $223.4M | 630,777 | 0.05% | 31q | +2.3%+$5.1M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $221.9M | 626,444 | 0.10% | 11q | -2.4%-$5.5M |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | $212.1M | 598,884 | 0.12% | 15q | -24.8%-$70.0M |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC | $204.9M | 578,479 | 0.95% | 31q | -1.5%-$3.2M |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | $197.6M | 557,713 | 0.11% | 31q | -2.7%-$5.6M |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | $196.6M | 554,957 | 0.11% | 31q | -6.0%-$12.6M |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $194.5M | 549,151 | 0.09% | 2q | -1.0%-$2.0M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $193.4M | 546,014 | 0.04% | 31q | -29.5%-$81.0M |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $184.4M incl. $16.4M options CALL+PUT | 474,451 | 0.15% | 40q | +33.3%+$46.0M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $184.4M incl. $7.6M options CALL+PUT | 499,224 | 0.20% | 15q | +170.1%+$116.1M |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $183.9M | 519,125 | 0.12% | 2q | +15.4%+$24.5M |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | $180.0M | 508,202 | 0.20% | 34q | +16.2%+$25.1M |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | $176.8M | 499,159 | 0.13% | 19q | +59.1%+$65.7M |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | $166.4M | 469,642 | 0.28% | 31q | +24.7%+$33.0M |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | $166.3M incl. $4.2M options CALL+PUT | 457,472 | 0.21% | 18q | +1548.4%+$156.2M |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $163.1M | 460,415 | 0.20% | 17q | +13.4%+$19.2M |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $163.0M | 460,145 | 0.12% | 31q | -2.1%-$3.4M |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $160.7M | 453,720 | 0.22% | 2q | +1403.4%+$150.0M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $155.9M incl. $12.8M options CALL+PUT | 403,938 | 0.06% | 31q | -15.7%-$29.0M |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $154.0M | 435,068 | 0.14% | 31q | +3.4%+$5.1M |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $147.5M | 416,438 | 0.04% | 34q | -44.2%-$116.8M |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | $147.3M | 415,910 | 1.06% | 12q | HELD |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $147.1M | 415,162 | 0.43% | 12q | HELD |
| Man Group plc | $146.6M | 413,811 | 0.23% | 15q | +11.6%+$15.2M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $143.9M incl. $135.2M options CALL+PUT | 24,653 | 0.01% | 31q | -87.2%-$982.4M |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | $141.1M | 398,338 | 1.48% | 7q | +911.2%+$127.2M |
| Markel Group Inc. | $138.5M | 391,000 | 1.05% | 31q | HELD |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | $137.6M | 388,450 | 0.08% | 31q | HELD |
| CITIGROUP INC | $135.1M | 381,322 | 0.04% | 31q | +14.6%+$17.2M |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $134.7M incl. $637.6K options CALL+PUT | 378,322 | 0.13% | 17q | -18.1%-$29.7M |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | $132.7M | 374,728 | 0.20% | 9q | +42.4%+$39.5M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $131.3M | 370,547 | 0.01% | 31q | +1.4%+$1.8M |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | $128.5M | 362,616 | 0.99% | 15q | +31.4%+$30.7M |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $126.4M | 356,870 | 0.12% | 31q | +0.8%+$988.0K |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | $126.2M | 356,297 | 0.02% | 31q | -1.2%-$1.6M |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | $119.7M | 337,989 | 0.41% | 3q | +130.5%+$67.8M |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $109.6M | 309,375 | 0.05% | 31q | HELD |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $108.8M | 307,152 | 0.10% | 31q | -8.4%-$10.0M |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO | $107.3M | 302,825 | 0.37% | 31q | +3.2%+$3.4M |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina | $105.1M | 296,787 | 0.27% | 34q | +2.6%+$2.6M |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT | $103.5M | 292,289 | 0.74% | 26q | HELD |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | $101.8M | 287,245 | 0.17% | 31q | -7.9%-$8.7M |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | $101.0M | 285,248 | 0.14% | 31q | +15.5%+$13.5M |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | $100.8M | 284,425 | 0.13% | 31q | -4.1%-$4.3M |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | $99.3M | 280,389 | 0.12% | 31q | -4.5%-$4.7M |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | $98.8M | 278,892 | 0.26% | 31q | -4.5%-$4.7M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $98.0M | 285,611 | 0.03% | 31q | +1.0%+$927.7K |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $95.3M | 269,009 | 0.35% | 31q | -48.7%-$90.3M |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | $91.1M | 262,449 | 0.04% | 31q | -18.2%-$20.2M |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | $90.3M | 254,784 | 0.08% | 31q | +2.6%+$2.3M |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | $80.8M | 228,105 | 0.12% | 31q | -40.7%-$55.4M |
Q2 2026 in brief
In Q2 2026, 2,234 managers that file Form 13F reported holding General Dynamics Corp (GD), $83.6B in all, or about 86% of the shares outstanding. 153 managers opened a position and 156 sold out completely, against 2,237 holders the quarter before. Largest holders: Longview Asset Management, Llc, Blackrock, Inc. and Vanguard Capital Management Llc. Largest new positions: Freestone Grove Partners Lp ($67.0M), Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, Llc ($26.5M) and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. ($19.9M).
Q2 2026 is the latest quarter whose 13F deadline has passed. A 13F shows long US stock positions at quarter end, filed up to 45 days later; an adviser and a sub-adviser can both report the same shares.
Five percent filings
Anyone crossing 5% of a company must say so within days - far sooner than the next quarterly holdings report. A 13D declares an intent to influence the company; a 13G is the passive version. See all activist filings →
| Filed | Form | Filer | % of class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 13D/A | Longview Asset Management, LLC | 9.0% |
What the company announced
Form 8-K filings from the last 120 days, showing only the items worth a reader's attention. Earnings releases, exhibit attachments and general disclosures are filed constantly and are left out. Filed is when the SEC received it; event is the date the company says the thing happened.
| Filed | Event date | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-07 | Directors or officers departed or appointed | filing |
| 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-05 | Directors or officers departed or appointed | filing |
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N | Chairman and CEO | Sold | 51,568 | $19.7M ×4 |
| 2026-07-31 | Gilliland Marguerite Amy | Executive Vice President | Sold | 43,180 | $16.3M ×2 |
| 2026-05-12 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | Sold | 36,480 | $12.6M ×2 |
| 2026-05-11 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | Sold | 36,230 | $12.4M ×2 |
| 2026-09-23 | STEEL ROBERT K | Director | Sold | 7,440 | $2.6M ×4 |
| 2026-08-05 | Brady Christopher J | Vice President | Sold | 6,320 | $2.4M |
| 2026-06-17 | Malcolm Mark | Director | Sold | 5,480 | $2.0M ×2 |
| 2026-08-10 | Wall Peter A | Director | Sold | 1,990 | $788.9K |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 864 | $2.8B | 8,319,655 | 42 | 297 | 257 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 2,234 | $83.6B | 234,068,758 | 126 | 768 | 752 | 0.9% |
| Q1 2026 | 2,237 | $81.1B | 234,184,047 | 182 | 779 | 681 | 1.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 2,179 | $80.2B | 235,450,732 | 143 | 715 | 624 | 1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 2,044 | $81.8B | 236,893,619 | 247 | 709 | 576 | 1.3% |
| Q2 2025 | 1,912 | $69.0B | 233,485,442 | 166 | 712 | 565 | 1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 1,844 | $64.1B | 231,997,055 | 124 | 669 | 610 | 1.4% |
| Q4 2024 | 1,860 | $62.9B | 234,690,207 | 95 | 569 | 624 | 1.7% |
| Q3 2024 | 1,814 | $75.6B | 246,561,020 | 125 | 611 | 570 | 1.5% |
| Q2 2024 | 1,785 | $71.3B | 242,110,503 | 113 | 614 | 561 | 1.4% |
| Q1 2024 | 1,771 | $70.7B | 246,486,091 | 153 | 566 | 583 | 1.6% |
| Q4 2023 | 1,701 | $64.7B | 245,378,857 | 154 | 529 | 535 | 1.6% |
| Q3 2023 | 1,532 | $52.9B | 236,372,802 | 87 | 523 | 496 | 1.4% |
| Q2 2023 | 1,541 | $52.0B | 237,869,580 | 82 | 550 | 528 | 1.6% |
| Q1 2023 | 1,560 | $55.5B | 242,791,476 | 112 | 500 | 515 | 1.2% |
| Q4 2022 | 1,582 | $60.1B | 239,158,557 | 149 | 510 | 518 | 1.2% |
| Q3 2022 | 1,418 | $136.0B | 638,537,153 | 74 | 475 | 479 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2022 | 1,469 | $138.2B | 620,848,013 | 122 | 516 | 460 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2022 | 1,471 | $156.8B | 647,669,450 | 148 | 447 | 505 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2021 | 1,416 | $131.8B | 629,390,081 | 105 | 480 | 432 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2021 | 1,306 | $120.8B | 613,917,244 | 92 | 446 | 414 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2021 | 1,289 | $111.5B | 590,291,097 | 88 | 439 | 407 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2021 | 1,256 | $112.9B | 619,402,494 | 134 | 418 | 443 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2020 | 1,220 | $93.6B | 625,698,967 | 94 | 405 | 397 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2020 | 1,132 | $75.1B | 539,196,460 | 79 | 407 | 394 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2020 | 1,153 | $78.2B | 519,496,657 | 136 | 403 | 389 | 0.7% |
| Q1 2020 | 1,088 | $76.5B | 574,884,105 | 90 | 420 | 376 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2019 | 1,153 | $92.4B | 603,318,926 | 71 | 385 | 351 | 0.6% |
| Q3 2019 | 1,088 | $93.7B | 554,917,297 | 88 | 347 | 373 | 0.8% |
| Q2 2019 | 1,055 | $90.2B | 507,486,816 | 72 | 382 | 343 | 0.6% |
| Q1 2019 | 1,095 | $81.0B | 478,752,579 | 97 | 346 | 390 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2018 | 1,068 | $70.0B | 467,808,175 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 0.7% |