WELLS FARGO CO NEW WFC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 949746101 · ISIN US9497461015
American multinational banking and financial services company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryNational Commercial Banks
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
- Founded1852
- Websitewellsfargo.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 ($737.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 3.0bn as of 2026-07-17, 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 ≈ $82.64. Options: 58 managers hold calls ($2.7bn notional), 68 hold puts ($3.9bn).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,966 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,071 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,996 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,998 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,979 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,156 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,205 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,265 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,249 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,563 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,561 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,634 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,662 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,905 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,821 |
| Q2 2026 | 2,869 |
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 | 912 | 1,088 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,106 | 1,035 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,141 | 1,157 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,278 | 1,071 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,256 | 1,090 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,317 | 1,110 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,191 | 1,404 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,254 | 1,248 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $4.3bn | $5.3bn | 1.23 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.9bn | $5.5bn | 1.43 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1bn | $3.9bn | 1.26 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7bn | $3.9bn | 1.42 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +8.5m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +7.9m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +6.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +5.7m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +4.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +4.5m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +3.5m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +2.7m |
| CAPITOLIS LIQUID GLOBAL MARKETS LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.0m |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -26.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -15.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -11.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -10.2m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -9.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -7.4m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -2.8m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -2.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $499.1m6.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $353.7m4.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $351.2m4.2m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $233.5m2.8m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $174.8m2.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $148.6m1.8m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $132.2m1.6m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $108.7m1.3m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $90.3m10.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $59.7m715.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $680.1m8.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $473.7m5.7m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $394.2m4.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $348.0m4.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $253.9m3.1m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $168.4m2.0m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $156.7m19.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $146.3m1.8m shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $117.9m1.4m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $103.2m1.2m 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 | 7.5% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution filed 2025-04-07 | 5.8% |
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 | — | 2 | $6.0m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.1m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 250.6m $20.7bn | Reduced -10.2m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 199.9m $16.5bn | Reduced -863.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 152.6m $12.6bn | Reduced -9.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.33% of their portfolio | 136.0m $11.2bn | Added +494.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.56% of their portfolio | 114.2m $9.5bn | Reduced -15.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.88% of their portfolio | 76.4m $6.3bn | Added +3.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 73.9m $6.1bn | Added +45.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 62.0m $5.1bn | Added +358.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.46% of their portfolio | 55.5m $4.6bn | Not comparable |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.23% of their portfolio | 53.4m $4.4bn | Added +1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.22% of their portfolio | 40.9m $3.4bn | Reduced -11.1m |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 2.25% of their portfolio | 39.8m $3.3bn | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.56% of their portfolio | 39.4m $3.3bn | Reduced -26.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 34.3m $2.8bn | Added +2.0m |
| Dodge & Cox 1.36% of their portfolio | 31.3m $2.6bn | Added +159.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 30.5m $2.5bn | Reduced -794.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 22.6m $1.9bn | Added +262.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 21.8m $1.8bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 21.5m $1.8bn | Reduced -2.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 20.9m $1.7bn | Added +108.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.34% of their portfolio | 19.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -794.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 19.5m $1.6bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 18.7m $1.5bn | Added +221.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.31% of their portfolio | 18.2m $1.5bn | Added +877.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.31% of their portfolio | 17.2m $1.4bn | Reduced -220.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.22% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.4bn | Reduced -458.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 15.3m $1.3bn | Added +801.7k |
| Amundi 0.27% of their portfolio | 13.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -2.8m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 13.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.34% of their portfolio | 12.9m $1.0bn | Added +417.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 11.9m $984.4m | Added +841.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.14% of their portfolio | 11.0m $907.0m | Added +579.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.80% of their portfolio | 10.9m $904.6m | Added +446.8k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.20% of their portfolio | 10.9m $900.2m | Reduced -90.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 10.7m $888.4m | Added +7.9m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.15% of their portfolio | 10.7m $881.7m | Added +1.0m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 10.4m $861.4m | Reduced -737.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.25% of their portfolio | 10.4m $859.4m | Reduced -1.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.38% of their portfolio | 10.4m $856.1m | Added +8.5m |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 9.9m $814.3m | Reduced -364.0k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 8.8m $729.5m | Added +54.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.44% of their portfolio | 8.6m $708.7m | Added +6.3m |
| Davis Selected Advisers 2.84% of their portfolio | 8.0m $661.9m | Reduced -182.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 7.9m $653.9m | Added +210.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.70% of their portfolio | 7.6m $630.9m | Added +4.5m |
| Capital World Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.5m $621.4m | Reduced -7.4m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.34% of their portfolio | 7.5m $620.9m | Added +450.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.39% of their portfolio | 7.3m $605.5m | Added +4.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 7.3m $600.5m | Added +5.7m |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 7.1m $588.3m | Added +802.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.33% of their portfolio | 7.0m $581.2m | Added +180.6k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 6.8m $561.3m | Reduced -138.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 6.7m $556.9m | Added +4.5m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 6.7m $554.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 6.6m $546.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 6.4m $530.3m | Reduced -177.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.4m $525.1m | Added +40.3k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.3m $523.1m | Added +683.2k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.70% of their portfolio | 6.2m $508.7m | Added +173.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.92% of their portfolio | 6.2m $508.5m | Added +4.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.42% of their portfolio | 6.1m $509.1m | Added +93.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.27% of their portfolio | 5.8m $480.2m | Added +644.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.2m $427.1m | Reduced -178.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.8m $393.8m | Added +413.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.7m $392.4m | Added +1.2m |
| FIL Ltd 0.28% of their portfolio | 4.7m $392.3m | Added +1.5m |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.7m $384.5m | Reduced -121.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.6m $380.5m | Reduced -284.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.5m $370.6m | Added +158.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 4.4m $364.3m | Added +960.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.4m $360.7m | Reduced -110.8k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 2.36% of their portfolio | 4.2m $346.7m | Reduced -475.1k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.1m $347.3m | Added +931.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.0m $329.9m | Added +547.7k |
| M&G PLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 3.9m $322.1m | Reduced -25.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.53% of their portfolio | 3.8m $316.3m | Reduced -3.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.8m $314.8m | Added +1.6m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 3.8m $314.7m | Reduced -427.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.39% of their portfolio | 3.7m $307.5m | Reduced -416.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.56% of their portfolio | 3.6m $297.3m | Added +119.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.4m $282.7m | Reduced -39.8k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.72% of their portfolio | 3.3m $277.3m | Reduced -162.9k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.2m $267.2m | Reduced -204.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.2m $265.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.2m $264.4m | Added +50.0k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.1m $253.8m | Added +413.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 3.0m $248.8m | Reduced -809.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.0m $246.9m | Added +358.7k |
| Nykredit A/S 0.77% of their portfolio | 3.0m $244.0m | First filing |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $240.3m | Added +197.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.9m $238.6m | Reduced -442.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $234.6m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.8m $226.1m | Added +270.2k |
| CAPITOLIS LIQUID GLOBAL MARKETS LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $231.7m | Added +2.6m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.7m $225.5m | Reduced -40.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.7m $224.5m | Reduced -2.4m |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.7m $223.7m | Added +28.4k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.7m $220.1m | New |
| AVIVA PLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.7m $220.0m | Reduced -72.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.7m $219.7m | Reduced -104.1k |