SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO SHW
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 824348106 · ISIN US8243481061
American paint and coatings manufacturing company
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply
- HeadquartersCleveland, OH
- Founded1866
- Websitesherwin-williams.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 ($406.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 242.8m 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 ≈ $344.02. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($336.4m notional), 33 hold puts ($301.5m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,261 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,329 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,300 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,363 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,404 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,513 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,584 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,537 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,650 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,681 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,655 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,650 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,638 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,717 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,701 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,740 |
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 | 741 | 699 |
| Q4 2024 | 706 | 735 |
| Q1 2025 | 710 | 769 |
| Q2 2025 | 754 | 705 |
| Q3 2025 | 671 | 765 |
| Q4 2025 | 649 | 819 |
| Q1 2026 | 662 | 880 |
| Q2 2026 | 723 | 837 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $301.3m | $234.2m | 0.78 |
| Q4 2025 | $262.9m | $205.1m | 0.78 |
| Q1 2026 | $333.1m | $265.4m | 0.80 |
| Q2 2026 | $336.4m | $301.5m | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +951.8k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +880.9k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. | Added | +778.7k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +763.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +656.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +631.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +614.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +594.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +536.1k |
Biggest sellers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -720.8k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -570.7k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -566.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -556.2k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -464.0k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | Sold out | -360.9k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. | Reduced | -311.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $108.3m314.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $82.0m238.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $59.9m173.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $34.5m100.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $8.8m25.6k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $8.5m24.8k shares |
| Maven Securities LTD | Added | $7.3m21.1k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $4.2m12.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.7m10.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $3.5m10.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $83.3m242.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $65.6m190.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $29.6m85.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $26.6m77.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $19.2m55.8k shares |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | $16.5m47.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.7m19.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $6.3m18.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.7m16.5k shares |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | Unchanged | $5.6m16.9k 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 2026-04-30 | 7.0% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-02-04 | 6.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; 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 | 0 | — | 3 | $9.3m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.0m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.5m | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $525.9k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Binns Justin T President, Glob. Architectural | Sold | $4.8m13.5k shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Jorgenrud Karl J President, Glob. Industrial | Sold | $2.9m7.9k 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. 0.09% of their portfolio | 17.7m $6.1bn | Added +240.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 15.6m $5.4bn | Reduced -32.8k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 15.1m $5.2bn | Added +3.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 7.4m $2.6bn | Added +434.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.6m $2.3bn | Added +450.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.4m $1.9bn | Reduced -464.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.2m $1.8bn | Reduced -85.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.0m $1.4bn | Not comparable |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 3.80% of their portfolio | 3.9m $1.3bn | Added +763.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -52.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $1.1bn | Added +951.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.9m $995.9m | Reduced -720.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.8m $958.8m | Added +1.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.6m $879.2m | Reduced -45.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $841.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Capital World Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $774.8m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.2m $747.5m | Reduced -169.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.1m $723.4m | Added +614.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $701.3m | Added +631.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.9m $667.8m | Reduced -80.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $640.2m | Reduced -185.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $628.2m | Added +113.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $621.1m | Reduced -196.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 1.41% of their portfolio | 1.8m $614.0m | Added +532.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.7m $571.6m | Added +242.8k |
| Amundi 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.6m $561.3m | Reduced -570.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $547.1m | Reduced -42.4k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 3.33% of their portfolio | 1.6m $538.7m | Reduced -101.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $538.5m | Added +536.1k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 1.92% of their portfolio | 1.5m $529.8m | Reduced -236.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.5m $509.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $490.6m | Reduced -86.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $459.7m | Reduced -150.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $447.6m | Reduced -31.2k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 1.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $431.3m | Added +778.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $417.1m | Added +16.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $412.3m | Added +75.9k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $404.0m | Added +109.8k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.0m $355.2m | Reduced -566.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $354.4m | Added +594.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.0m $353.6m | Added +656.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 961.1k $330.9m | Added +880.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.05% of their portfolio | 885.7k $305.0m | Reduced -80.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 873.1k $300.6m | Reduced -556.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.16% of their portfolio | 872.4k $300.4m | Added +409.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 864.3k $297.6m | Added +28.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 846.5k $291.3m | Added +44.9k |
| XN LP 7.11% of their portfolio | 784.1k $270.0m | Added +212.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 772.1k $265.8m | Reduced -15.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.13% of their portfolio | 705.4k $242.9m | Added +260.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 694.1k $239.0m | Reduced -120.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.15% of their portfolio | 685.4k $236.0m | Added +6.1k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 5.56% of their portfolio | 672.7k $231.6m | Reduced -311.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 662.8k $228.2m | Reduced -28.3k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 658.8k $226.8m | Added +422.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 657.5k $226.4m | Reduced -157.3k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 616.3k $212.2m | Added +17 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 609.5k $209.9m | Added +6.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 600.6k $206.8m | Reduced -282.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 599.0k $206.2m | Added +13.7k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.48% of their portfolio | 597.1k $205.6m | Reduced -32.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.37% of their portfolio | 586.3k $201.9m | Added +123.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 583.4k $200.9m | Added +65.4k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 1.79% of their portfolio | 575.0k $198.0m | Added +183.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 542.8k $186.9m | Reduced -73.4k |
| JENSEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 4.50% of their portfolio | 539.0k $185.6m | Reduced -87.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 501.8k $183.6m | Reduced -1.0m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 498.3k $171.6m | Added +73.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 493.8k $170.0m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.30% of their portfolio | 479.4k $165.1m | Added +29.9k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 470.0k $161.8m | Reduced -10.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 448.6k $154.4m | Added +253.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 447.0k $153.9m | Added +290.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 441.5k $152.0m | Added +228.8k |
| MAIRS & POWER INC 1.39% of their portfolio | 440.6k $151.7m | Added +2.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.10% of their portfolio | 427.7k $147.3m | Added +4.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 426.9k $147.0m | Added +50.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 409.2k $140.9m | Reduced -16.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 406.6k $140.0m | Added +161.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 398.6k $137.2m | Added +159.2k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 0.62% of their portfolio | 396.9k $136.7m | Reduced -18.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.12% of their portfolio | 387.0k $133.3m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Douglass Winthrop Advisors, LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 363.1k $125.0m | Reduced -7.0k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.20% of their portfolio | 359.8k $123.9m | Reduced -27.2k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 359.5k $123.8m | Reduced -20.7k |
| LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC 2.77% of their portfolio | 331.8k $114.3m | Added +81.2k |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. 0.30% of their portfolio | 328.1k $113.0m | Added +202.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 325.3k $112.0m | Added +12.6k |
| Milestone Resources Group Ltd 6.81% of their portfolio | 323.6k $111.4m | Reduced -30.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 323.5k $111.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 318.8k $109.8m | Added +312.6k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 313.1k $107.8m | Added +38.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 311.8k $107.4m | Reduced -26.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 310.5k $106.9m | Added +28.9k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 1.21% of their portfolio | 310.3k $106.8m | Reduced -2.5k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 306.7k $105.6m | Unchanged |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.33% of their portfolio | 294.9k $101.6m | Reduced -6.6k |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.26% of their portfolio | 294.9k $101.5m | Reduced -24.5k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 289.8k $99.8m | Added +1.3k |
| MAI Capital Management 0.36% of their portfolio | 278.2k $95.8m | Added +12.4k |