ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND ACN
SHS CLASS A · Common Stock · CUSIP G1151C101
Multinational management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC
- HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
- Founded2001
- Websiteaccenture.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 ($282.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $125.24. Options: 54 managers hold calls ($1.6bn notional), 46 hold puts ($1.2bn).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,939 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,037 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,056 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,110 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,132 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,310 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,340 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,301 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,343 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,515 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,435 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,373 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,222 |
| Q4 2025 | 2,361 |
| Q1 2026 | 2,160 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,894 |
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 | 1,073 | 1,054 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,136 | 956 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,071 | 1,243 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,105 | 1,132 |
| Q3 2025 | 962 | 1,278 |
| Q4 2025 | 982 | 1,155 |
| Q1 2026 | 920 | 1,329 |
| Q2 2026 | 925 | 1,192 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $1.7bn | $1.7bn | 1.01 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9bn | $1.5bn | 0.82 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5bn | $1.1bn | 0.72 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6bn | $1.2bn | 0.75 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +5.0m |
| GREENHAVEN ASSOCIATES INC | New | +3.4m |
| Amundi | Added | +2.8m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.7m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +2.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +2.0m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.8m |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | New | +1.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Sold out | -11.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -6.8m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -5.8m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.4m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -3.3m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -2.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $312.8m2.5m shares |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | New | $263.8m2.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $212.1m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $176.7m1.4m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $161.8m1.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $86.4m694.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $37.9m304.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $34.9m280.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $31.5m253.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $26.2m210.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $354.3m2.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $173.0m1.4m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $132.5m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $121.6m977.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $108.0m867.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $29.0m232.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $23.5m188.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $23.2m186.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $22.2m178.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $21.6m173.2k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-01-21 | 8.3% |
| 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 | 0 | — | 9 | $15.6m | $15.6m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 9 | $10.6m | $10.6m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $3.4m | $3.4m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $834.3k | $834.3k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.3m | $8.3m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 8 | $7.7m | $7.7m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $863.0k | $863.0k |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.7m | $1.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Clifford Katherine Lee Chief Leadership & HR Officer | Sold | $12.0k68 shares |
| 2026-07-30 | Unruch Joel General Counsel/Corp Secretary | Sold plan | $1.7m10.5k shares |
| 2026-04-30 | Egawa Atsushi Co-CEO Asia Pacific | Sold plan | $863.0k4.9k 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. 0.12% of their portfolio | 62.2m $7.7bn | Added +5.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 40.1m $5.0bn | Added +110.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 30.8m $3.8bn | Added +2.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 21.6m $2.7bn | Added +2.1m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 19.9m $2.5bn | Added +383.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 15.7m $2.0bn | Added +176.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.08% of their portfolio | 12.2m $1.5bn | Added +748.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 7.8m $972.8m | Added +849.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.2m $900.0m | Reduced -148.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.2m $896.4m | Not comparable |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.1m $884.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.5m $680.7m | Reduced -263.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 5.2m $651.5m | Added +1.8m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.2m $643.7m | Reduced -216.2k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 5.1m $639.9m | Added +2.7m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 5.1m $637.9m | Added +990.9k |
| Amundi 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.6m $569.3m | Added +2.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.4m $546.9m | Added +412.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.3m $529.6m | Added +358.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $524.1m | Reduced -2.3m |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 4.0m $495.8m | Added +81.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.7m $451.1m | Added +2.6m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.4m $429.0m | Reduced -16.0k |
| GREENHAVEN ASSOCIATES INC 4.86% of their portfolio | 3.4m $421.2m | New |
| FIL Ltd 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.3m $412.7m | Reduced -255.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.1m $403.9m | Reduced -6.8m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.9m $355.6m | Added +472.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.8m $350.9m | Added +617.9k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.8m $343.1m | Reduced -134.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.7m $337.5m | Added +347.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $333.3m | Reduced -2.2m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.6m $326.9m | Added +416.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $323.1m | Reduced -449.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.6m $317.9m | Added +935.8k |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE 1.40% of their portfolio | 2.5m $309.9m | Added +125.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $309.7m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.4m $304.4m | Added +651.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $272.3m | Reduced -3.3m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.1m $266.6m | Reduced -489.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.0m $244.1m | Added +1.1m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.8m $340.3m | Added +126.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $215.5m | Reduced -74.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.7m $336.4m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $210.3m | Reduced -3.7m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $203.2m | Added +86.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $201.6m | Added +299.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $201.2m | Added +788.4k |
| National Pension Service 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $194.7m | Added +82.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $193.7m | Added +162.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $192.1m | Reduced -59.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $190.8m | Added +474.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $186.7m | Added +120.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $180.3m | Added +46.2k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.4m $176.4m | Reduced -26.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $173.8m | Added +866.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $173.5m | Reduced -2.7m |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $172.1m | Added +144.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $171.0m | Added +1.0m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $166.6m | Reduced -64.8k |
| M&G PLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.3m $164.4m | Added +247.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $163.6m | Reduced -196.1k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.3m $163.2m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $159.1m | Reduced -574.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $156.1m | Added +170.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $152.1m | Reduced -349.8k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.2m $149.5m | Reduced -11.2k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.2m $148.2m | Added +851.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.2m $146.4m | Added +794.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $142.5m | Reduced -256.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $142.0m | Reduced -112.2k |
| WELLCOME TRUST LTD (THE) as trustee of the WELLCOME TRUST 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.1m $136.9m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $136.9m | Reduced -20.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.1m $135.0m | Added +182.1k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $134.7m | Added +467.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $131.2m | Reduced -778.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $128.0m | Added +210.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.13% of their portfolio | 995.4k $123.9m | Reduced -507.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 993.0k $123.6m | Added +50.4k |
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO 2.58% of their portfolio | 987.5k $122.9m | Reduced -345.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 974.8k $121.3m | Added +825.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 932.4k $116.0m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. 1.75% of their portfolio | 901.8k $112.2m | Reduced -26.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 873.6k $108.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 857.6k $106.7m | Added +64.3k |
| FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ 1.51% of their portfolio | 855.1k $106.4m | Reduced -107.3k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 833.1k $103.7m | Reduced -79.7k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 823.0k $102.5m | Added +43.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.19% of their portfolio | 818.3k $101.8m | Added +782 |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.14% of their portfolio | 789.7k $98.3m | Added +233.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 774.0k $96.3m | Added +314.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 768.9k $95.7m | Reduced -4.5k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.24% of their portfolio | 756.7k $94.2m | Added +275.5k |
| Davis Asset Management, L.P. 2.33% of their portfolio | 740.0k $92.1m | Added +200.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 733.6k $91.3m | Added +150.1k |
| Ilex Capital Partners (UK) LLP 1.82% of their portfolio | 714.9k $89.0m | Added +560.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.11% of their portfolio | 699.7k $87.1m | Added +6.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 697.7k $138.3m | Reduced -251.6k |
| ING GROEP NV 0.42% of their portfolio | 695.2k $86.5m | Added +607.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 690.8k $86.0m | Added +108.4k |