CROWN CASTLE INC CCI
COM · REIT · CUSIP 22822V101 · ISIN US22822V1017
American communications infrastructure company
- SectorReal estate
- IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts
- HeadquartersHouston, TX
- Founded1994
- Websitecrowncastle.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 ($71.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 425.5m as of 2026-08-03, 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 ≈ $75.77. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($121.6m notional), 17 hold puts ($70.9m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,295 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,325 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,288 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,237 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,157 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,241 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,200 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,128 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,158 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,123 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,106 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,077 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,063 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,031 |
| Q1 2026 | 956 |
| Q2 2026 | 935 |
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 | 551 | 538 |
| Q4 2024 | 411 | 680 |
| Q1 2025 | 534 | 557 |
| Q2 2025 | 528 | 513 |
| Q3 2025 | 483 | 518 |
| Q4 2025 | 395 | 593 |
| Q1 2026 | 423 | 542 |
| Q2 2026 | 427 | 488 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $212.1m | $139.5m | 0.66 |
| Q4 2025 | $173.5m | $93.7m | 0.54 |
| Q1 2026 | $116.9m | $73.8m | 0.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $121.6m | $70.9m | 0.58 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +3.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.0m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | Added | +1.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +1.7m |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Added | +1.7m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | New | +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -5.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -3.0m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -1.6m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -1.4m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.4m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $35.2m465.1k shares |
| Great Hill Capital LLC | Unchanged | $13.2m115.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.9m156.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $11.2m147.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $10.1m133.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.9m118.0k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Added | $7.2m95.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $5.1m67.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $3.9m51.4k shares |
| LANDMARK INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P. | New | $3.0m41.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $29.6m390.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.5m151.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.5m86.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $4.6m60.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.1m54.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $3.0m39.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.7m35.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m29.0k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $1.7m22.8k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $1.4m18.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 9.3% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.9% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 8.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-09 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO 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 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $39.2k | 4 | $3.7m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.0m | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $814.0k | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | $74.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $113.8k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Collins Robert Sean Vice President and Controller | Sold | $113.8k1.5k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | Stephens Kevin A Director | Bought | $74.0k820 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. 0.05% of their portfolio | 43.9m $3.3bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 4.68% of their portfolio | 39.1m $3.0bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 37.9m $2.9bn | Added +603.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 28.5m $2.2bn | Added +178.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.0m $1.7bn | Added +211.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.23% of their portfolio | 17.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.73% of their portfolio | 15.1m $1.1bn | Added +1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 13.6m $1.0bn | Added +242.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.8m $744.4m | Added +89.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.4m $482.7m | Added +47.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.3m $479.6m | Added +383.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.0m $456.9m | Added +333.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.8m $441.5m | Not comparable |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 5.7m $429.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.81% of their portfolio | 4.7m $356.3m | Added +320.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.6m $348.8m | Reduced -271.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.4m $332.7m | Added +171.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $342.5m | Added +2.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $313.8m | Added +48.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.9m $297.3m | Added +19.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $293.3m | Added +3.9m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $289.6m | Added +1.7m |
| FIL Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.6m $270.9m | Added +257.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $243.7m | Reduced -497.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.1m $231.0m | Added +1.1m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.9m $220.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $213.9m | Added +1.5m |
| Magellan Asset Management Ltd 4.71% of their portfolio | 2.8m $210.6m | Reduced -74.9k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 2.39% of their portfolio | 2.7m $206.5m | Reduced -27.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $204.4m | Reduced -1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $199.5m | Reduced -1.5m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.5m $191.2m | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $185.6m | Added +530 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.3m $172.9m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $168.9m | Reduced -54.2k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.2m $165.4m | Added +8.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.2m $163.4m | Added +955.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $142.5m | Added +83.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.9m $141.1m | Added +1.7m |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.8m $139.1m | Reduced -198.7k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $135.7m | Reduced -1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $135.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $134.6m | Reduced -180.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.7m $132.5m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $131.9m | Added +42.4k |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd 2.32% of their portfolio | 1.7m $126.8m | Added +50.2k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.7m $126.3m | Added +1.7m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $121.9m | Reduced -735.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $105.6m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $100.1m | Reduced -676.5k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.3m $97.4m | Added +92.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $93.1m | Reduced -48.0k |
| MILFORD FUNDS LTD 1.50% of their portfolio | 1.2m $91.9m | Reduced -596.5k |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.4m | Reduced -41.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $87.2m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $83.5m | Added +436.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.3m | Added +88.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $79.8m | Added +49.5k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 1.0m $77.7m | Reduced -162.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $76.0m | Reduced -112.9k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 941.8k $71.3m | Reduced -10.1k |
| Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich 1.54% of their portfolio | 931.3k $70.5m | Reduced -44.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 920.0k $69.7m | Reduced -100.6k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 1.27% of their portfolio | 906.2k $68.6m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 870.0k $65.9m | Reduced -11.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.32% of their portfolio | 869.1k $65.8m | Reduced -56.9k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 860.9k $65.2m | Added +108.1k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 853.1k $64.6m | Reduced -59.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 820.7k $62.1m | Reduced -57.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 811.3k $61.4m | New |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 804.2k $60.9m | Reduced -25.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 791.3k $59.9m | Reduced -81.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 776.3k $58.8m | Reduced -60.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 775.7k $58.7m | Added +196.9k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 772.8k $58.8m | Added +71.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 771.3k $58.4m | Reduced -138.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 735.5k $55.7m | Added +403.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 718.5k $54.4m | Added +417.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.16% of their portfolio | 699.5k $53.0m | Reduced -791 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 697.5k $52.8m | Reduced -14.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.07% of their portfolio | 690.9k $52.3m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 686.6k $52.0m | Added +103.2k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 674.6k $51.1m | Added +50.8k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 655.7k $49.5m | Added +49.6k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 0.83% of their portfolio | 633.5k $48.0m | Added +74.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 626.2k $47.4m | Reduced -230.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 547.5k $44.5m | Added +19.3k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 545.7k $41.3m | Reduced -9.1k |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 528.8k $40.0m | Added +6.3k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.28% of their portfolio | 516.6k $39.1m | Reduced -765 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 496.3k $37.6m | Added +404.8k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 450.8k $34.1m | Reduced -38.8k |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 449.4k $34.0m | Added +13.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 440.7k $33.4m | Added +339.9k |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.57% of their portfolio | 437.0k $33.1m | Added +22.8k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.80% of their portfolio | 427.3k $32.4m | Reduced -81.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 421.9k $31.9m | Added +9.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 413.9k $31.3m | Reduced -5.2m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 386.0k $29.2m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 383.3k $29.0m | Added +49.8k |