Blackrock Inc.
Rank #1
9.58%
- Shares
- 398.22M
- Change %
- +8.20%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Increased
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Verizon Communications (VZ) Institutional Ownership & Insider Trading History
Top VZ institutional shareholders, filing changes, and Form 4 insider activity with filters for buys, sales, option exercises, gifts, and tax withholding.
Section freshness
Prices as of Sep 4, 4:00 PM EDT · Fundamentals checked Sep 8, 4:16 AM EDT · Statements Jun 30, 2026
Ownership read
VZ insider sentiment: Net selling.
Blackrock Inc. is the largest institutional holder. 18 sales and 0 purchases appear in the recent Form 4 filings. Use the filters below to separate open-market activity from option exercises, gifts, awards, and tax withholding.
Insider flow
VZ
Purchases0
Sales436.69K
Directional bars ignore awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding rows.
Top holder
398.22M
Blackrock Inc.
Insider stance
Net selling
$20.58M sold / $0.0000 bought
Latest filing
Sep 1, 2026
Most recent holder or insider filing date
Filings shown
72
28 holder / 44 insider
- Holder rows
- 28
- Market data source
- Latest filing
- Sep 1, 2026
- Most recent holder or insider filing date
- Increased / initiated
- 11
- 9 decreased
- Insider rows
- 44
- Market data source
Top 28 institutional holders
Verizon Communications (VZ) institutional ownership
Ranked by reported share count, with position changes and latest filing dates where ownership data supplies them.
Vanguard Capital Management LLC
Rank #2
6.23%
- Shares
- 259.00M
- Change %
- -0.46%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Decreased
State Street Corporation
Rank #3
5.05%
- Shares
- 209.68M
- Change %
- -2.41%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Decreased
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
Rank #4
3.08%
- Shares
- 127.77M
- Change %
- +13.14%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Increased
Geode Capital Management, LLC
Rank #5
2.57%
- Shares
- 106.82M
- Change %
- +0.58%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Increased
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC
Rank #6
1.86%
- Shares
- 77.43M
- Change %
- +0.77%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Increased
Morgan Stanley
Rank #7
1.69%
- Shares
- 70.30M
- Change %
- -5.08%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Decreased
Bank of America Corporation
Rank #8
1.46%
- Shares
- 60.86M
- Change %
- -2.00%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Decreased
NORGES BANK
Rank #9
1.31%
- Shares
- 54.31M
- Change %
- -6.16%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Decreased
Northern Trust Corporation
Rank #10
1.05%
- Shares
- 43.83M
- Change %
- -1.12%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Decreased
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Rank #11
2.87%
- Shares
- 119.30M
- Change %
- -1.03%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Decreased
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Rank #12
2.60%
- Shares
- 108.19M
- Change %
- +0.96%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Increased
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
Rank #13
1.74%
- Shares
- 72.50M
- Change %
- -1.91%
- Filing
- May 31, 2026
Decreased
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Rank #14
1.38%
- Shares
- 57.44M
- Change %
- +3.38%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Increased
Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund
Rank #15
1.30%
- Shares
- 53.99M
- Change %
- +0.80%
- Filing
- Jul 31, 2026
Increased
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Rank #16
1.24%
- Shares
- 51.35M
- Change %
- +1.47%
- Filing
- Jul 31, 2026
Increased
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Value Index Fund
Rank #17
0.86%
- Shares
- 35.76M
- Change %
- +1.86%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Increased
VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Institutional Index Fund
Rank #18
0.55%
- Shares
- 22.67M
- Change %
- -4.67%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Decreased
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRT-State Street Communication Services Select Sect
Rank #19
0.53%
- Shares
- 22.10M
- Change %
- +1.52%
- Filing
- Jul 31, 2026
Increased
iShares Trust-iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Rank #20
0.41%
- Shares
- 16.86M
- Change %
- +100.00%
- Filing
- Jun 30, 2026
Increased
| # | Institution | % held | Shares | Filing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.58% | 398.22M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 2 | 6.23% | 259.00M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 3 | 5.05% | 209.68M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 4 | 3.08% | 127.77M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 5 | 2.57% | 106.82M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 6 | 1.86% | 77.43M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 7 | 1.69% | 70.30M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 8 | 1.46% | 60.86M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 9 | 1.31% | 54.31M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 10 | 1.05% | 43.83M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 11 | 2.87% | 119.30M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 12 | 2.60% | 108.19M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 13 | SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 1.74% | 72.50M | May 31, 2026 |
| 14 | iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.38% | 57.44M | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 15 | 1.30% | 53.99M | Jul 31, 2026 | |
| 16 | 1.24% | 51.35M | Jul 31, 2026 | |
| 17 | 0.86% | 35.76M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 18 | 0.55% | 22.67M | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| 19 | 0.53% | 22.10M | Jul 31, 2026 | |
| 20 | iShares Trust-iShares Core High Dividend ETF | 0.41% | 16.86M | Jun 30, 2026 |
Showing 20 of 28 matching institutional rows.
Recent insider transactions
Verizon Communications (VZ) Form 4 filings
Action codes are translated so open-market buys and sales are separate from awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding.
MALADY KYLE
Officer
- Shares
- 1.10K
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $50.50
- Value
- $55,550
Filed Sep 1, 2026
MALADY KYLE
Officer
- Shares
- 1.10K
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $50.06
- Value
- $55,066
Filed Aug 25, 2026
MALADY KYLE
Officer
- Shares
- 1.10K
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $48.68
- Value
- $53,548
Filed Aug 18, 2026
HAMMOCK SAMANTHA
Officer
- Shares
- 73.07K
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $47.83
- Value
- $3,495,036
Filed May 29, 2026
STILLWELL MARY-LEE
Officer
- Shares
- 8.57K
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $50.00
- Value
- $428,450
Filed Mar 2, 2026
RUSSO JOSEPH J.
Officer
- Shares
- 48.71K
- % company
- <0.01%
Filed Feb 27, 2026
STILLWELL MARY-LEE
Officer
- Shares
- 28.36K
- % company
- <0.01%
Filed Feb 27, 2026
VESTBERG HANS ERIK
Director
- Shares
- 182.70K
- % company
- <0.01%
Filed Feb 27, 2026
HAMMOCK SAMANTHA
Officer
- Shares
- 46.72K
- % company
- <0.01%
Filed Feb 27, 2026
VENKATESH VANDANA
Officer
- Shares
- 47.95K
- % company
- <0.01%
Filed Feb 27, 2026
MALADY KYLE
Officer
- Shares
- 100.29K
- % company
- <0.01%
Filed Feb 27, 2026
SKIADAS ANTHONY T
Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 97.26K
- % company
- <0.01%
Filed Feb 27, 2026
| # | Insider | % company | Action | Shares | Filing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALADY KYLE Officer | <0.01% | SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4. | 1.10K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| 2 | MALADY KYLE Officer | <0.01% | SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4. | 1.10K | Aug 25, 2026 |
| 3 | MALADY KYLE Officer | <0.01% | SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4. | 1.10K | Aug 18, 2026 |
| 4 | HAMMOCK SAMANTHA Officer | <0.01% | SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4. | 73.07K | May 29, 2026 |
| 5 | STILLWELL MARY-LEE Officer | <0.01% | SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4. | 8.57K | Mar 2, 2026 |
| 6 | RUSSO JOSEPH J. Officer | <0.01% | OtherProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment. | 48.71K | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 7 | STILLWELL MARY-LEE Officer | <0.01% | OtherProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment. | 28.36K | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 8 | VESTBERG HANS ERIK Director | <0.01% | OtherProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment. | 182.70K | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 9 | HAMMOCK SAMANTHA Officer | <0.01% | OtherProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment. | 46.72K | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 10 | VENKATESH VANDANA Officer | <0.01% | OtherProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment. | 47.95K | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 11 | MALADY KYLE Officer | <0.01% | OtherProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment. | 100.29K | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 12 | SKIADAS ANTHONY T Chief Financial Officer | <0.01% | OtherProvider-supplied Form 4 action code. Review the original filing before making a trading judgment. | 97.26K | Feb 27, 2026 |
Showing 12 of 44 matching Form 4 rows. Percent of company uses current shares outstanding.
Frequently asked
Common questions.
Who are the largest VZ shareholders?
Blackrock Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of VZ, with 398.22 million shares, or about 9.58% of shares outstanding.
What does the institutional filing activity show for VZ?
Verizon Communications has 28 institutional rows on file: 11 increased or initiated positions and 9 reduced them as of Sep 1, 2026.
What insider transactions are available for VZ?
TECHi shows 44 dated VZ insider transactions through Sep 1, 2026, with transaction types kept separate so administrative actions are not presented as open-market trades.
Are VZ insiders buying or selling?
The displayed VZ activity reads Net selling: 18 sales and 0 purchases. Other transaction types remain separate.
Who is the most active reported VZ insider?
VESTBERG HANS ERIK has the largest absolute share movement in the displayed VZ filing rows, totaling 915,361 shares. The action labels provide the transaction context.