VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
Institutions report 2,898,144,023 shares against 4,154,775,202 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $17.0B incl. $109.6M options CALL | 398,216,158 | 0.25% | 8q | +8.2%+$1.3B |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $11.0B | 258,996,106 | 0.23% | 2q | HELD |
| STATE STREET CORP | $8.9B | 209,676,274 | 0.26% | 31q | -2.4%-$219.2M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $5.4B | 127,774,822 | 0.72% | 31q | +13.1%+$628.5M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $4.5B | 106,820,018 | 0.24% | 31q | +0.6%+$25.8M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $3.3B | 77,434,092 | 0.15% | 2q | +0.8%+$25.1M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $3.0B | 70,302,870 | 0.16% | 35q | -5.1%-$159.4M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $2.6B | 60,860,766 | 0.17% | 31q | -2.0%-$52.5M |
| NORGES BANK | $2.3B | 54,307,400 | 0.23% | 32q | -6.2%-$151.0M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $1.9B incl. $59.9M options CALL+PUT | 41,184,848 | 0.10% | 31q | +25.1%+$376.3M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $1.9B | 43,831,966 | 0.22% | 31q | -1.1%-$20.9M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $1.7B | 41,173,226 | 0.32% | 31q | +14.1%+$214.9M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $1.7B incl. $48.1M options CALL+PUT | 38,103,828 | 0.14% | 31q | +5.6%+$87.5M |
| GQG Partners LLC | $1.5B | 35,877,241 | 2.83% | 8q | -21.5%-$416.5M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $1.4B | 33,633,551 | 0.26% | 31q | +2.7%+$38.1M |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $1.3B incl. $162.6K options PUT | 31,692,986 | 0.36% | 7q | +8.0%+$99.9M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $1.3B | 30,357,757 | 0.21% | 31q | -20.5%-$330.6M |
| PeakShares LLC | $1.2B | 28,242,000 | 0.89% | 3q | +99995.7%+$1.2B |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $1.2B | 27,344,618 | 0.24% | 31q | -2.7%-$32.5M |
| FMR LLC | $1.1B | 25,976,622 | 0.05% | 31q | -16.7%-$219.9M |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $1.0B incl. $31.0M options CALL+PUT | 23,785,315 | 0.15% | 31q | -3.4%-$36.6M |
| UBS Group AG | $1.0B incl. $51.4M options CALL+PUT | 23,236,455 | 0.13% | 31q | +10.4%+$97.7M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $978.8M | 23,117,525 | 0.22% | 2q | -1.2%-$12.1M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $943.2M | 22,277,231 | 0.07% | 31q | HELD |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $918.1M incl. $849.6M options CALL+PUT | 1,617,079 | 0.07% | 31q | +9.1%+$76.3M |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $884.1M | 20,882,074 | 0.26% | 34q | +6.7%+$55.3M |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $765.7M | 18,083,984 | 0.17% | 31q | +8.3%+$58.8M |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | $753.8M | 17,802,815 | 1.58% | 8q | -6.3%-$50.4M |
| Amundi | $753.6M | 17,798,946 | 0.18% | 21q | -12.0%-$102.7M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $726.0M | 17,145,993 | 0.43% | 31q | +16.6%+$103.2M |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $692.4M incl. $8.4M options CALL+PUT | 16,155,516 | 0.11% | 31q | +5.9%+$38.4M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $682.8M | 16,129,809 | 0.14% | 31q | -37.9%-$416.9M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $672.0M incl. $595.8M options CALL+PUT | 1,800,875 | 0.08% | 31q | -40.0%-$448.3M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $664.4M | 15,692,050 | 0.16% | 6q | -1.8%-$11.9M |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | $581.9M | 13,744,076 | 0.84% | 31q | +1.0%+$6.0M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $555.2M incl. $94.7M options CALL+PUT | 10,877,215 | 0.11% | 31q | +8.3%+$42.5M |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $555.1M | 13,110,356 | 0.13% | 31q | +1.7%+$9.1M |
| CITIGROUP INC | $547.5M incl. $174.7M options CALL+PUT | 8,805,867 | 0.18% | 31q | +63.4%+$212.3M |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | $546.4M | 12,904,335 | 0.99% | 31q | +6.3%+$32.6M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $530.0M | 12,518,211 | 0.23% | 31q | +13.3%+$62.0M |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | $527.4M incl. $27.1M options CALL+PUT | 11,800,716 | 0.22% | 31q | +4.5%+$22.9M |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | $521.9M | 12,327,203 | 0.29% | 31q | -14.5%-$88.5M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $500.3M incl. $136.5M options CALL+PUT | 8,591,033 | 0.17% | 31q | +12.0%+$53.7M |
| Swiss National Bank | $499.2M | 11,789,498 | 0.26% | 31q | -4.7%-$24.8M |
| Capital Research Global Investors | $483.8M | 11,426,700 | 0.07% | 31q | -2.0%-$10.0M |
| LPL Financial LLC | $459.9M | 10,860,978 | 0.10% | 31q | +6.3%+$27.4M |
| National Pension Service | $453.7M | 10,714,909 | 0.29% | 31q | +1.2%+$5.5M |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | $435.4M | 10,283,100 | 0.25% | 31q | -10.3%-$50.0M |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | $433.1M | 10,267,871 | 0.35% | 31q | -3.6%-$16.2M |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | $432.7M | 10,219,866 | 0.24% | 31q | +5.6%+$22.9M |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | $432.7M | 10,219,648 | 0.26% | 31q | +18.8%+$68.5M |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | $411.2M | 9,711,714 | 1.05% | 31q | +9.4%+$35.5M |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO | $411.1M | 9,710,284 | 0.28% | 31q | HELD |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $401.7M | 9,488,172 | 0.27% | 2q | +11.6%+$41.9M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $391.8M incl. $361.0M options CALL+PUT | 728,271 | 0.03% | 31q | -88.9%-$3.1B |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $390.1M | 9,212,693 | 0.18% | 2q | -2.2%-$8.8M |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | $388.9M incl. $152.4K options CALL+PUT | 9,180,555 | 0.13% | 31q | -15.8%-$72.8M |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | $366.5M | 8,656,452 | 0.26% | 31q | +6.5%+$22.3M |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | $362.2M | 7,297,469 | 0.61% | 31q | HELD |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $360.3M | 8,509,392 | 0.13% | 31q | -1.6%-$5.9M |
| Swedbank AB | $330.0M | 7,793,558 | 0.28% | 21q | +4.7%+$14.8M |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | $328.2M | 7,751,542 | 0.27% | 31q | +3.5%+$11.2M |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $315.1M | 7,442,271 | 0.24% | 31q | -2.5%-$8.1M |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | $297.4M | 7,023,546 | 0.16% | 31q | HELD |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | $296.7M incl. $265.4M options CALL+PUT | 740,378 | 0.07% | 19q | HELD |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | $274.4M | 6,481,407 | 0.26% | 22q | +2.3%+$6.1M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $271.9M | 6,421,036 | 0.03% | 31q | -21.2%-$73.2M |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $271.4M | 6,409,300 | 0.25% | 31q | -2.8%-$7.8M |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | $262.8M | 6,207,262 | 0.32% | 38q | +12.3%+$28.7M |
| Woodline Partners LP | $256.0M | 6,045,671 | 0.79% | 3q | +25.0%+$51.2M |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | $253.1M | 5,978,303 | 1.05% | 46q | -5.9%-$15.8M |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | $248.0M | 5,856,889 | 0.27% | 34q | +2.3%+$5.6M |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $239.3M incl. $23.0M options CALL+PUT | 5,108,904 | 0.19% | 40q | -22.1%-$68.0M |
| Aberdeen Group plc | $228.2M | 5,388,656 | 0.32% | 31q | +6.3%+$13.4M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $227.8M incl. $210.1M options CALL+PUT | 418,477 | 0.08% | 31q | -80.4%-$935.7M |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $221.9M | 5,241,296 | 0.11% | 31q | -1.9%-$4.2M |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $220.4M | 5,204,436 | 0.19% | 31q | -9.0%-$21.8M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $215.5M | 4,292,284 | 0.07% | 31q | -7.3%-$17.0M |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $207.5M | 4,900,065 | 0.10% | 31q | -0.9%-$1.9M |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | $197.5M | 4,664,026 | 0.29% | 31q | +17.1%+$28.8M |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | $197.0M | 4,653,695 | 0.27% | 31q | +39.6%+$55.9M |
| EQUITY INVESTMENT CORP | $194.9M | 4,602,787 | 3.72% | 31q | HELD |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | $192.1M | 4,536,273 | 0.24% | 31q | -5.4%-$10.9M |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | $191.1M | 4,514,520 | 0.11% | 31q | +0.8%+$1.5M |
| Jupiter Topco LLC | $184.3M | 4,352,698 | 0.08% | new | FIRST |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | $182.4M | 4,308,404 | 0.11% | 31q | +252.4%+$130.7M |
| Capital World Investors | $179.9M | 4,250,000 | 0.02% | 31q | HELD |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC | $173.4M | 4,096,031 | 0.87% | 31q | +8.0%+$12.9M |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC | $167.4M | 3,954,398 | 0.43% | 31q | +2.5%+$4.1M |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS | $166.9M | 3,941,542 | 0.41% | 26q | +4.2%+$6.7M |
| ASSETMARK, INC | $159.4M | 3,765,427 | 0.27% | 31q | +2.9%+$4.5M |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | $157.7M | 3,723,872 | 0.22% | 31q | -5.2%-$8.6M |
| AVIVA PLC | $157.5M | 3,719,678 | 0.23% | 31q | +1.1%+$1.7M |
| Walleye Trading LLC | $155.8M incl. $129.9M options CALL+PUT | 611,621 | 0.18% | 31q | +123.0%+$86.0M |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $153.2M | 3,618,139 | 0.25% | 31q | -1.9%-$3.0M |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | $151.6M incl. $61.1M options CALL | 2,134,871 | 0.11% | 19q | HELD |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | $150.5M | 3,553,629 | 0.33% | 31q | +9.7%+$13.4M |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | $148.1M | 3,497,275 | 0.12% | 31q | -5.0%-$7.9M |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $147.9M | 3,498,514 | 0.23% | 7q | HELD |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $147.1M CALL+PUT | options only | 0.16% | 10q | OPTIONS |
Showing the largest 100 of 3,189 reported holders. The count of 3,188 above leaves out 1 position whose reported value failed our price check; it is listed here as filed.
Q2 2026 in brief
In Q2 2026, 3,188 managers that file Form 13F reported holding Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), $127.1B in all, or about 69% of the shares outstanding. 167 managers opened a position and 293 sold out completely, against 3,314 holders the quarter before. Largest holders: Blackrock, Inc., Vanguard Capital Management Llc and State Street Corp. Largest new positions: Carronade Capital Management, Lp ($85.6M), National Bank Of Canada /Fi/ ($61.1M) and Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. ($46.3M).
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.
Tender offers and delisting
Schedules TO, 13E-3 and 14D-9 and Form 25 filed in the last 180 days. Price a share is read from the filing itself where it states one plainly; a marker means we found no figure we could stand behind, and the reason is on it.
| Filed | What | Filed by | Price a share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | Delisting notice from the exchange | NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC | - | filing |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-25 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Hammock Samantha | EVP & Chief HR Officer | Sold | 73,069 | $3.5M |
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 | 1,368 | $7.8B | 170,450,686 | 81 | 516 | 516 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | 3,188 | $127.1B | 2,898,144,023 | 127 | 1,307 | 1,162 | 3.3% |
| Q1 2026 | 3,314 | $144.4B | 2,783,403,658 | 301 | 1,221 | 1,264 | 3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 3,133 | $118.9B | 2,829,554,320 | 131 | 1,038 | 1,377 | 3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 3,074 | $127.4B | 2,811,766,107 | 150 | 1,301 | 1,069 | 3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | 3,062 | $126.1B | 2,821,897,671 | 113 | 1,301 | 1,114 | 3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | 3,096 | $130.2B | 2,778,275,676 | 206 | 1,214 | 1,219 | 3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 3,068 | $112.4B | 2,728,972,883 | 100 | 1,033 | 1,263 | 2.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 2,936 | $126.1B | 2,719,645,969 | 150 | 1,125 | 1,149 | 3.3% |
| Q2 2024 | 2,909 | $114.2B | 2,691,219,958 | 138 | 1,123 | 1,135 | 2.7% |
| Q1 2024 | 2,888 | $122.8B | 2,839,102,631 | 163 | 1,117 | 1,144 | 3.0% |
| Q4 2023 | 2,846 | $106.8B | 2,728,339,738 | 197 | 835 | 1,373 | 3.5% |
| Q3 2023 | 2,621 | $87.7B | 2,618,392,227 | 100 | 961 | 1,229 | 3.1% |
| Q2 2023 | 2,780 | $100.6B | 2,624,280,677 | 100 | 1,044 | 1,247 | 2.9% |
| Q1 2023 | 2,846 | $107.7B | 2,706,527,002 | 139 | 1,337 | 951 | 2.6% |
| Q4 2022 | 2,860 | $109.1B | 2,690,078,902 | 121 | 889 | 1,416 | 2.9% |
| Q3 2022 | 2,733 | $343.1B | 11,563,087,149 | 81 | 1,110 | 1,182 | 0.8% |
| Q2 2022 | 2,968 | $496.2B | 14,894,226,293 | 101 | 1,324 | 1,056 | 0.7% |
| Q1 2022 | 3,012 | $471.9B | 13,079,696,203 | 144 | 1,500 | 901 | 0.7% |
| Q4 2021 | 3,017 | $506.2B | 11,864,685,323 | 102 | 1,092 | 1,204 | 0.9% |
| Q3 2021 | 2,788 | $525.1B | 12,783,119,925 | 85 | 1,239 | 993 | 0.7% |
| Q2 2021 | 2,823 | $494.3B | 13,656,605,463 | 109 | 1,289 | 963 | 0.6% |
| Q1 2021 | 2,842 | $561.7B | 13,480,348,625 | 115 | 1,369 | 954 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2020 | 2,840 | $573.2B | 10,358,286,243 | 80 | 1,199 | 906 | 0.6% |
| Q3 2020 | 2,634 | $673.0B | 15,225,879,928 | 82 | 1,102 | 976 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2020 | 2,636 | $606.8B | 14,318,986,582 | 141 | 1,167 | 899 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2020 | 2,584 | $833.1B | 16,814,655,278 | 103 | 1,194 | 915 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2019 | 2,628 | $706.8B | 13,310,095,241 | 68 | 1,054 | 797 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2019 | 2,408 | $699.8B | 12,904,258,555 | 106 | 1,010 | 818 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2019 | 2,378 | $604.2B | 12,237,466,909 | 86 | 1,024 | 821 | 0.7% |
| Q1 2019 | 2,408 | $702.4B | 13,614,235,474 | 98 | 1,028 | 836 | 2.2% |
| Q4 2018 | 2,384 | $732.3B | 13,815,340,260 | 16 | 37 | 41 | 2.6% |