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American Express Company (AXP) Institutional Ownership & Insider Trading History

Top AXP institutional shareholders, filing changes, and Form 4 insider activity with filters for buys, sales, option exercises, gifts, and tax withholding.

Ownership read

AXP insider sentiment: Net selling.

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC is the largest loaded institutional holder. 50 sale rows and 0 purchase rows are visible in the loaded Form 4 history. Use the filters below to separate real buying and selling from option exercises, gifts, awards, and tax withholding.

Insider flow

AXP

Purchases
Sales499.40K

Directional bars ignore awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding rows.

Top holder

151.61M

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

Insider stance

Net selling

$130.09M sold / — bought

Latest filing

May 5, 2026

Most recent holder or insider filing date

Rows loaded

240

120 holder / 120 insider

Holder rows
120
Market data feed
Latest filing
May 5, 2026
Most recent holder or insider filing date
Increased / initiated
63
56 decreased in loaded rows
Insider rows
120
Market data feed

Top 120 institutional holders

American Express Company (AXP) institutional ownership

Ranked by reported share count, with position changes and latest filing dates where the ownership feed supplies them.

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

Rank #1

22.3%

Shares
151.61M
Change
Change %
0.00%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Unchanged

VANGUARD GROUP INC

Rank #2

6.78%

Shares
46.11M
Change
+93.51K
Change %
+20.00%
Filing
Dec 31, 2025

Increased

BLACKROCK

Rank #3

6.16%

Shares
41.91M
Change
-432.53K
Change %
-1.02%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Rank #4

4.85%

Shares
33.01M
Change
+33.01M
Change %
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Initiated

STATE STREET CORP

Rank #5

4.30%

Shares
29.23M
Change
-237.15K
Change %
-81.00%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO

Rank #6

3.00%

Shares
20.41M
Change
-624.63K
Change %
-2.97%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Rank #7

2.08%

Shares
14.17M
Change
+1.46M
Change %
+11.48%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

MORGAN STANLEY

Rank #8

1.88%

Shares
12.81M
Change
-390.48K
Change %
-2.96%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

FMR LLC

Rank #9

1.36%

Shares
9.26M
Change
+856.13K
Change %
+10.18%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT

Rank #10

1.36%

Shares
9.25M
Change
+226.89K
Change %
+2.51%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

Rank #11

1.17%

Shares
7.95M
Change
+7.95M
Change %
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Initiated

BANK OF AMERICA CORP

Rank #12

1.08%

Shares
7.35M
Change
-495.72K
Change %
-6.32%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC

Rank #13

1.03%

Shares
6.99M
Change
-346.77K
Change %
-4.72%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

NORGES BANK

Rank #14

0.98%

Shares
6.66M
Change
+712.81K
Change %
+11.98%
Filing
Dec 31, 2025

Increased

NORTHERN TRUST CORP

Rank #15

0.93%

Shares
6.29M
Change
-67.88K
Change %
-1.07%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

Rank #16

0.84%

Shares
5.69M
Change
+311.92K
Change %
+5.80%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

NUVEEN

Rank #17

0.82%

Shares
5.59M
Change
+418.30K
Change %
+8.09%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

UBS AM

Rank #18

0.77%

Shares
5.25M
Change
+440.85K
Change %
+9.17%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO

Rank #19

0.75%

Shares
5.07M
Change
-739.80K
Change %
-12.74%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

Rank #20

0.73%

Shares
4.97M
Change
+269.79K
Change %
+5.74%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Increased

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Recent insider transactions

American Express Company (AXP) Form 4 filings

Action codes are translated so open-market buys and sales are separate from awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding.

BRENNAN, JOHN JOSEPH

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

BALTIMORE, THOMAS J JR

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

PIKE, LYNN ANN

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

ANGELAKIS, MICHAEL J

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

PHILLIPS, JR CHARLES E

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER DAVID

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

WARDELL, LISA W

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

WALLACE, NOEL R.

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

QUARLES, RANDAL K.

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

MAJORAS, DEBORAH P

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

PARKHILL, KAREN L

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

LEONSIS, THEODORE

Director

Award / grant
Shares
742
% company
<0.01%
Price
No cash value
Value
No cash value

Filed May 5, 2026

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Frequently asked

Common questions.

Who are the largest AXP shareholders?

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC is the largest institutional holder in the loaded AXP ownership feed, with 151.61 million shares, or about 22.30% of shares outstanding. The table ranks additional institutions by reported share count.

What is institutional ownership of AXP?

The current TECHi snapshot has 120 loaded institutional rows for American Express Company. 63 rows are marked increased or initiated, while 56 rows are marked decreased, with the latest holder filing dated Mar 31, 2026.

Where can I see American Express Company insider transactions?

The insider transaction table currently shows 120 loaded Form 4 rows for AXP, with the latest insider filing dated May 5, 2026. It separates purchases, sales, option exercises, awards, gifts, and tax withholding so administrative transactions are not confused with open-market trades.

Are AXP insiders buying or selling?

The loaded AXP Form 4 rows currently read Net selling: 50 sale rows and 0 purchase rows. Awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding are shown separately because they do not carry the same signal as open-market buying or selling.

Who is the most active AXP insider in the loaded filings?

SQUERI, STEPHEN J is the most active insider by absolute share movement in the loaded AXP rows, with 533,982 shares moving across the visible filing history. Review the action labels before treating that activity as buying or selling.