Who Owns First Solar Stock?
NASDAQ: FSLRTechnologySemiconductorsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Ownership breakdown
- Held by institutions
- 96.74%
- Institutions (% of float)
- 102.22%
- Held by insiders
- 5.36%
- Institutional holders
- 1,545
- Institutions 94.6%
- Insiders 5.4%
- Public and other 0.0%
Who owns First Solar stock?
Institutional investors own about 96.7% of First Solar's shares, spread across 1,545 institutions that file 13F reports. That level of institutional ownership is high, typical of large, widely followed companies. Insiders, including executives, directors and large founding shareholders, hold 5.36% of FSLR.
The largest institutional holders are Blackrock Inc. (13.06%), Vanguard Capital Management LLC (6.36%) and Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC (5.25%). Together, the top 10 institutions control 45.2% of shares outstanding. In their latest filings, 8 of the top 10 institutions increased their FSLR positions and 2 reduced them.
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Top institutional holders of FSLR
| Institution | Shares | % Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 14.03M | 13.06% | +1.5% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.84M | 6.36% | +0.7% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.64M | 5.25% | -1.0% |
| State Street Corporation | 5.58M | 5.19% | +5.5% |
| Capital World Investors | 4.11M | 3.83% | +100.0% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.11M | 2.89% | +0.1% |
| Hill City Capital, Lp | 2.63M | 2.45% | +20.7% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2.60M | 2.42% | -2.2% |
| FMR, LLC | 2.18M | 2.03% | +20.5% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.79M | 1.67% | +6.4% |
% held is the share of total shares outstanding. Change is the percentage change in the position since the holder's previous 13F filing.
Top mutual fund and ETF holders of FSLR
| Fund | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.24M | 3.02% |
| Growth Fund of America | 2.80M | 2.61% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.78M | 2.59% |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.43M | 1.33% |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.39M | 1.30% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.31M | 1.22% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 1.17M | 1.09% |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 1.11M | 1.03% |
| VANGUARD WORLD FUND-Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | 1.08M | 1.01% |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRT-State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | 856.56K | 0.80% |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest shareholder of First Solar?
Blackrock Inc. is the largest institutional shareholder of FSLR, owning 13.06% of shares outstanding (14.03M shares) as of its latest 13F filing.
What percentage of First Solar is owned by institutions?
Institutions own about 96.7% of FSLR shares and 102.2% of the public float.
How much of First Solar do insiders own?
Insiders, such as officers and directors, own about 5.36% of FSLR shares outstanding.
Where does institutional ownership data come from?
Investment managers with more than $100 million in US equities must file Form 13F with the SEC within 45 days of each quarter-end. Holdings are therefore up to about 4.5 months old when published.