Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) Ownership

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As of December 31, 1969, 7:00pm EST.

Institutions
Mutual Funds

Institutional Ownership

Vanguard Group Inc is the biggest individual institutional holder of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), owning a total of 372.8 million shares. Combined, the top 33 institutional holders of VZ own 52.53% of the company with a total of 2.2 billion shares.

In the latest ownership report on June 30th 2025, the top 33 institutional holders increased their combined ownership of VZ by 30.7 million shares. 10 institutions bought 49,751,310 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 12.09%. However 10 institutions sold 19,032,379 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 3.93%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 institutional holders of Verizon Communications increased by a net total of 30,718,931 in the latest quarter.

Institution Ownership Chart

Latest Institutional Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Group Inc	8.842%	1.254%	372,787,016	4,615,075	2025-06-30
BlackRock Inc	8.380%	-1.025%	353,346,455	-3,659,927	2025-06-30
State Street Corp	4.938%	2.061%	208,213,255	4,205,449	2025-06-30
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	2.555%	-1.954%	107,719,685	-2,146,720	2025-06-30
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.380%	1.110%	100,326,792	1,101,504	2025-06-30
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.742%	3.506%	73,450,148	2,488,213	2025-06-30
NORGES BANK	1.373%	0.586%	57,872,667	337,127	2025-06-30
Bank of America Corp	1.343%	79.580%	56,613,907	25,088,080	2025-06-30
GQG Partners LLC	1.263%	6.818%	53,259,219	3,399,252	2025-06-30
UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc	1.130%	13.479%	47,654,014	5,660,185	2025-06-30
Northern Trust Corp	1.060%	-1.687%	44,708,119	-766,980	2025-06-30
JPMorgan Chase & Co	0.912%	-1.902%	38,446,304	-745,543	2025-06-30
FMR Inc	0.870%	-15.425%	36,698,258	-6,693,242	2025-06-30
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	0.808%	-3.501%	34,083,345	-1,236,412	2025-06-30
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0.702%	-3.950%	29,583,216	-1,216,457	2025-06-30
Legal & General Group PLC	0.640%	-2.823%	26,984,621	-783,847	2025-06-30
Royal Bank of Canada	0.597%	8.832%	25,168,689	2,042,505	2025-06-30
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	0.578%	-6.177%	24,355,941	-1,603,587	2025-06-30
UBS Group AG	0.552%	3.626%	23,259,647	813,920	2025-06-30
Amvescap Plc.	0.521%	-0.812%	21,945,923	-179,664	2025-06-30

Top Institutions

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Group Inc	8.842%	1.254%	372,787,016	4,615,075	2025-06-30
BlackRock Inc	8.380%	-1.025%	353,346,455	-3,659,927	2025-06-30
State Street Corp	4.938%	2.061%	208,213,255	4,205,449	2025-06-30
State Street Corporation	4.386%	0.786%	184,633,503	1,440,312	2024-03-31
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	2.555%	-1.954%	107,719,685	-2,146,720	2025-06-30
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.380%	1.110%	100,326,792	1,101,504	2025-06-30
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.742%	3.506%	73,450,148	2,488,213	2025-06-30
NORGES BANK	1.373%	0.586%	57,872,667	337,127	2025-06-30
Bank of America Corp	1.343%	79.580%	56,613,907	25,088,080	2025-06-30
GQG Partners LLC	1.263%	6.818%	53,259,219	3,399,252	2025-06-30
UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc	1.130%	13.479%	47,654,014	5,660,185	2025-06-30
OFI Invest Asset Management	1.077%	0.000%	45,261,582	45,261,582	2023-03-31
Northern Trust Corp	1.060%	-1.687%	44,708,119	-766,980	2025-06-30
JPMorgan Chase & Co	0.912%	-1.902%	38,446,304	-745,543	2025-06-30
FMR Inc	0.870%	-15.425%	36,698,258	-6,693,242	2025-06-30
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	0.808%	-3.501%	34,083,345	-1,236,412	2025-06-30
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0.702%	-3.950%	29,583,216	-1,216,457	2025-06-30
Ameriprise Financial Inc	0.670%	-0.866%	28,145,563	-245,946	2023-06-30
Legal & General Group PLC	0.640%	-2.823%	26,984,621	-783,847	2025-06-30
Amundi	0.598%	32.261%	25,227,069	6,153,408	2024-12-31
Royal Bank of Canada	0.597%	8.832%	25,168,689	2,042,505	2025-06-30
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	0.578%	-6.177%	24,355,941	-1,603,587	2025-06-30
UBS Group AG	0.552%	3.626%	23,259,647	813,920	2025-06-30
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	0.548%	-15.847%	23,063,479	-4,343,135	2024-03-31
Capital Research Global Investors	0.537%	0.022%	22,604,097	4,924	2024-03-31
Capital World Investors	0.528%	1.599%	22,277,651	350,513	2025-03-31
Aristotle Capital Management LLC	0.527%	-2.505%	22,217,597	-570,745	2024-12-31
Wells Fargo & Co	0.528%	-1.130%	22,208,510	-253,761	2023-06-30
Amvescap Plc.	0.521%	-0.812%	21,945,923	-179,664	2025-06-30
California Public Employees Retrmnt Sys	0.506%	-14.082%	21,260,009	-3,484,530	2023-09-30
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership	0.493%	-13.890%	20,743,059	-3,345,892	2024-09-30
Deutsche Bank AG	0.491%	6.590%	20,643,835	1,276,246	2023-06-30
Federated Hermes Inc	0.460%	-1.920%	19,323,716	-378,309	2023-09-30

Mutual Fund Ownership

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the biggest individual fund holder of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), owning a total of 120 million shares. Combined, the top 47 mutual fund holders of VZ own 32.85% of the company with a total of 1.4 billion shares.

In the latest ownership report on August 31st 2025, the top 47 fund holders increased their combined ownership of VZ by 449 thousand shares. 1 funds bought 626,428 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 1.24%. However 2 funds sold 177,682 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 0.62%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 mutual funds holding Verizon Communications increased by a net total of 448,746 in the latest report.

Mutual Funds Chart

Latest Mutual Fund Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	1.208%	1.245%	50,949,816	626,428	2025-08-31
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.203%	0.000%	50,732,389	0	2025-08-31
State St S&P 500® Indx SL Cl III	0.534%	-0.154%	22,504,057	-34,610	2025-08-31
Russell 1000 Index Fund	0.309%	-1.085%	13,042,008	-143,072	2025-08-31
SPDR® S&P Dividend ETF	0.301%	0.000%	12,701,914	0	2025-08-31
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc	0.236%	0.000%	9,932,810	0	2025-08-31

Top Mutual Funds

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	2.844%	0.085%	120,008,024	101,328	2024-09-30
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.828%	-2.261%	119,240,826	-2,758,338	2025-07-31
Vanguard Instl Ttl Stck Mkt Idx Tr	2.778%	-3.758%	116,798,354	-4,560,050	2023-03-31
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	2.475%	-12.779%	104,359,404	-15,289,978	2025-07-31
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™	1.492%	0.021%	62,915,123	13,310	2025-08-30
Fidelity 500 Index	1.268%	0.043%	53,442,063	22,955	2025-07-31
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	1.242%	-1.443%	52,390,123	-766,940	2025-03-31
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	1.212%	-0.521%	51,002,209	-267,192	2025-03-31
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF	1.208%	1.245%	50,949,816	626,428	2025-08-31
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1.203%	0.000%	50,732,389	0	2025-08-31
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust	1.193%	0.700%	50,224,817	349,160	2024-05-30
Fidelity® 500 Index	1.165%	0.640%	48,988,867	311,749	2023-11-30
Performer (AFRIS)	0.871%	0.000%	36,645,695	36,645,695	2024-02-29
Vanguard Value Index Inv	0.798%	-0.116%	33,633,189	-39,044	2025-07-31
Vanguard Institutional Index I	0.605%	-1.094%	25,487,679	-282,005	2025-07-31
The Comm Svcs Sel Sect SPDR® ETF	0.576%	0.647%	24,268,522	155,991	2025-08-29
State St S&P 500® Indx SL Cl III	0.534%	-0.154%	22,504,057	-34,610	2025-08-31
The CommunicationServicesSelSectSPDR®ETF	0.497%	-0.114%	20,917,184	-23,790	2024-06-28
Communication Services Sel Sect SPDR®ETF	0.467%	0.136%	19,646,504	26,628	2024-05-30
iShares Core High Dividend ETF	0.402%	-0.053%	16,928,445	-8,971	2024-08-30
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF	0.385%	0.345%	16,231,732	55,858	2025-07-31
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	0.382%	0.000%	16,098,195	16,098,195	2025-07-31
Blackrock Eq Idx Fund CF	0.378%	1.413%	15,944,641	222,166	2025-06-30
Blackrock Equity Index Non-Lendable	0.347%	0.000%	14,586,114	14,586,114	2022-06-30
Blackrock Russ 1000 Eq Idx Composite	0.313%	-4.469%	13,211,127	-618,079	2025-06-30
Russell 1000 Index Fund	0.309%	-1.085%	13,042,008	-143,072	2025-08-31
SPDR® S&P Dividend ETF	0.301%	0.000%	12,701,914	0	2025-08-31
Capital Group Wash Mutual Invtrs Comp	0.280%	2.460%	11,785,650	282,938	2025-03-31
American Funds Washington Mutual A	0.280%	2.460%	11,785,650	282,938	2025-03-31
LS Global Credit / Corporate GBP Hedged	0.264%	47.323%	11,145,000	3,580,000	2025-06-30
Federated Hermes Strategic Val Dividend	0.263%	-2.404%	11,043,272	-272,000	2023-09-30
Federated Hermes Strategic Value Div IS	0.263%	-2.404%	11,043,272	-272,000	2023-09-30
Capital Group American Mutual Comp	0.254%	0.000%	10,685,777	0	2022-12-31
First Trust Morningstar Div Leaders ETF	0.246%	0.077%	10,385,827	8,020	2025-05-29
Parnassus Core Equity Investor	0.245%	-6.195%	10,313,698	-681,072	2024-12-31
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF	0.243%	0.000%	10,224,308	0	2025-05-31
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc	0.236%	0.000%	9,932,810	0	2025-08-31
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF	0.234%	-0.123%	9,866,110	-12,180	2025-04-30
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp	0.231%	0.000%	9,754,805	0	2025-06-30
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A	0.231%	0.000%	9,754,805	0	2025-06-30
American Funds Capital Income Bldr A	0.227%	0.000%	9,566,340	0	2024-06-30
DFA US Large Cap Value I	0.227%	-2.447%	9,561,339	-239,795	2023-09-30
American Funds Income Fund of Amer A	0.225%	0.000%	9,492,000	0	2025-06-30
Schwab® S&P 500 Index	0.223%	0.645%	9,406,388	60,314	2025-06-30
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	0.212%	-1.657%	8,912,939	-150,144	2024-02-29
iShares Select Dividend ETF	0.198%	0.255%	8,344,885	21,245	2024-12-31
NT S&P 500 Index Fund - NL	0.194%	-1.131%	8,174,353	-93,480	2024-09-30