CATERPILLAR INC CAT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 149123101 · ISIN US1491231015
American corporation which designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryConstruction Machinery & Equip
- HeadquartersIrving, TX
- Founded1925
- Websitecaterpillar.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($1.6bn this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 459.7m as of 2026-06-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $1061.74. Options: 75 managers hold calls ($13.4bn notional), 82 hold puts ($14.7bn).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,992 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,286 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,283 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,328 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,411 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,583 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,713 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,713 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,838 |
| Q4 2024 | 3,007 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,901 |
| Q2 2025 | 3,021 |
| Q3 2025 | 3,147 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,531 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,765 |
| Q2 2026 | 4,045 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 1,260 | 1,137 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,212 | 1,210 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,292 | 1,328 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,389 | 1,243 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,413 | 1,320 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,507 | 1,397 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,617 | 1,659 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,827 | 1,699 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $4.0bn | $4.0bn | 0.98 |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2bn | $5.3bn | 1.04 |
| Q1 2026 | $7.3bn | $6.6bn | 0.91 |
| Q2 2026 | $13.4bn | $14.7bn | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +822.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +589.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +409.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +359.5k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | New | +350.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +320.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +295.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +290.1k |
Biggest sellers
| DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -3.1m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -830.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -565.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -488.3k |
| GFS Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -487.6k |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -483.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -450.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -340.9k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.7bn2.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.7bn2.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3bn2.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.1bn998.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $690.5m668.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $434.1m407.6k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $238.3m223.8k shares |
| CTC LLC | New | $229.5m2.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $224.7m211.0k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $222.6m2.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.0bn2.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.9bn2.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.5bn2.4m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $1.9bn1.8m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2bn1.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $393.2m369.2k shares |
| CTC LLC | New | $317.1m3.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $246.3m231.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $162.8m152.9k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $134.9m126.7k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $39.9k | 7 | $16.0m | $4.1m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $36.6k | 2 | $4.7m | $3.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | $152.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $16.9m | $15.0m |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $170.7k | 6 | $39.8m | $26.2m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 7 | $99.5m | $3.1m |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $219.2k | 7 | $87.6m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $26.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Creed Joseph E Chief Executive Officer | Sold | $26.2m32.4k shares |
| 2026-05-14 | Johnson Denise C Group President | Sold | $11.4m12.6k shares |
| 2026-05-13 | Johnson Denise C Group President | Sold | $5.6m6.2k shares |
| 2026-05-13 | Schaupp William E Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $326.2k360 shares |
| 2026-05-11 | Fassino Anthony D. Group President | Sold | $14.9m16.3k shares |
| 2026-05-06 | De Lange Bob Group President | Sold | $22.4m24.2k shares |
| 2026-05-06 | BONFIELD ANDREW R J CFO Emeritus | Sold | $14.4m15.7k shares |
| 2026-05-06 | Fassino Anthony D. Group President | Sold | $8.5m9.2k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | Shurman Rodney Michael Group President | Sold | $5.1m5.6k shares |
| 2026-05-04 | Kaiser Jason Group President | Sold | $5.0m5.6k shares |
| 2026-05-04 | MacLennan David Director | Bought | $219.2k250 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.60% of their portfolio | 38.0m $40.5bn | Added +822.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 1.09% of their portfolio | 34.4m $36.6bn | Reduced -488.3k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 30.1m $32.0bn | Reduced -156.7k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 10.57% of their portfolio | 14.5m $15.5bn | Reduced -55.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 12.0m $12.8bn | Added +320.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 11.2m $11.9bn | Added +48.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 3.15% of their portfolio | 9.9m $10.6bn | Added +166.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.42% of their portfolio | 7.5m $8.0bn | Added +4.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.3m $7.6bn | Added +4.4m |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 19.65% of their portfolio | 6.4m $6.8bn | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.66% of their portfolio | 6.2m $6.6bn | Added +589.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.8m $6.2bn | Added +2.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.70% of their portfolio | 5.7m $6.0bn | Reduced -14.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.37% of their portfolio | 5.5m $5.8bn | Reduced -214.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.6m $3.8bn | Added +359.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 3.3m $3.5bn | Reduced -31.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.3m $3.5bn | Reduced -565.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 3.2m $3.4bn | Reduced -113.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.1m $3.3bn | Reduced -483.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.0m $3.2bn | Reduced -450.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.7m $2.9bn | Reduced -3.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.6m $2.8bn | Added +18.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.58% of their portfolio | 2.6m $2.8bn | Reduced -158.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 2.6m $2.8bn | Added +290.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.41% of their portfolio | 2.3m $2.4bn | Added +2.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.2m $2.3bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.1m $2.3bn | Added +70.1k |
| Amundi 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.1m $2.2bn | Reduced -155.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.9bn | Added +164.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.7m $1.8bn | Added +295.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $1.5bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.81% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.5bn | Added +26.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.5bn | Reduced -42.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.4m $1.5bn | Added +3.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.4bn | Reduced -61.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.3m $1.4bn | Reduced -6.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.3bn | Added +12.7k |
| Capital Wealth Planning, LLC 6.37% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.3bn | Added +11.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.2m $1.3bn | Added +82.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.2bn | Added +26.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $1.1bn | Added +29.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.0m $1.1bn | Added +21.4k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 993.3k $1.1bn | Reduced -23.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.58% of their portfolio | 965.6k $1.0bn | Added +85.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 940.4k $1.0bn | Added +31.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 934.3k $995.0m | Reduced -40.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 917.0k $976.5m | Reduced -830.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.53% of their portfolio | 907.0k $965.9m | Added +409.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 877.0k $621.3m | Added +42.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.55% of their portfolio | 871.7k $928.3m | Reduced -560 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 843.7k $898.5m | Reduced -129.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.60% of their portfolio | 835.0k $889.2m | Added +89.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.65% of their portfolio | 814.4k $867.2m | Added +16.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 810.4k $862.3m | Reduced -55.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 714.1k $760.5m | Reduced -3.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.69% of their portfolio | 701.8k $747.3m | Reduced -4.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.38% of their portfolio | 685.7k $730.2m | Added +4.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 662.7k $705.7m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 1.68% of their portfolio | 610.2k $646.5m | Reduced -50.2k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 1.03% of their portfolio | 595.9k $634.6m | Added +4.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.52% of their portfolio | 591.1k $629.5m | Added +13.7k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.48% of their portfolio | 577.8k $615.3m | Reduced -340.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 564.9k $601.6m | Reduced -27.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.82% of their portfolio | 546.0k $581.5m | Added +29.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.79% of their portfolio | 538.7k $573.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.71% of their portfolio | 527.8k $562.1m | Added +2.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 526.1k $560.2m | Added +8.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 512.9k $546.2m | Reduced -142.4k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.67% of their portfolio | 511.5k $544.9m | Added +28.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 505.9k $538.7m | Reduced -36.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 505.0k $533.2m | Added +238.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.46% of their portfolio | 501.1k $533.6m | Reduced -84.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 481.1k $512.3m | Reduced -29.4k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.55% of their portfolio | 473.9k $504.7m | Reduced -5.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.34% of their portfolio | 454.9k $484.4m | Reduced -40.0k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.52% of their portfolio | 426.8k $454.5m | Added +216.2k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 426.0k $453.6m | Added +8.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 415.2k $442.1m | Added +73.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.69% of their portfolio | 390.5k $415.8m | Reduced -17.4k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 1.08% of their portfolio | 382.3k $404.2m | Added +35.2k |
| Creative Planning 0.24% of their portfolio | 379.7k $404.3m | Added +13.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 370.1k $394.2m | Reduced -53.4k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 369.2k $393.2m | Reduced -70.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.55% of their portfolio | 367.7k $391.6m | Reduced -19.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.38% of their portfolio | 363.9k $387.5m | Reduced -63.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.82% of their portfolio | 361.5k $384.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 358.8k $382.1m | Added +50.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 355.9k $379.0m | Added +46.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.70% of their portfolio | 355.4k $378.5m | Reduced -15.0k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 350.8k $373.5m | New |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.35% of their portfolio | 344.7k $367.0m | Reduced -30.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.68% of their portfolio | 337.5k $359.4m | Reduced -37.2k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 336.9k $358.8m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Markel Group Inc. 2.67% of their portfolio | 328.6k $350.0m | Unchanged |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.39% of their portfolio | 326.6k $230.5m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.55% of their portfolio | 324.8k $345.3m | Added +7.9k |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.87% of their portfolio | 320.0k $340.8m | Added +508 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd 2.30% of their portfolio | 313.1k $333.4m | Reduced -3.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.39% of their portfolio | 310.1k $330.6m | Added +15.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 309.8k $330.0m | Reduced -20.0k |