Who owns ALB?
Institutional ownership of Albemarle Corporation from Form 13F, Q2 2026
940 institutional managers reported holding Albemarle Corporation (ALB) in Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, with 116,001,308 shares worth $15.7B. The largest reported holder was Capital World Investors. Managers that filed both quarters added a net 7,343,493 shares (+6.8%). 115 opened new positions and 154 sold out.
- Funds holding
- 940
- Value held
- $15.7B
- New / sold out
- 115 / 154
- Net shares, same filers
- +6.8%
Holdings as of June 30, 2026, the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after a quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
Largest holders of ALB
| Fund | Value | Share of 13F holdings | Shares | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors | $1.3B | 8.5% | 9,901,852 | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $1.3B | 8.2% | 9,501,587 | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | $1.0B | 6.6% | 7,703,012 | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | $869M | 5.5% | 6,436,930 | Added |
| State Street Corp | $745M | 4.7% | 5,500,062 | Added |
| Barclays PLC | $445M | 2.8% | 3,296,551 | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | $422M | 2.7% | 3,129,997 | Trimmed |
| Morgan Stanley | $391M | 2.5% | 2,895,892 | Added |
| FMR LLC | $363M | 2.3% | 2,685,901 | Added |
| Primecap Management Co | $358M | 2.3% | 2,652,009 | Trimmed |
| Bank of America Corp | $343M | 2.2% | 2,543,325 | Trimmed |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | $294M | 1.9% | 2,174,797 | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | $250M | 1.6% | 1,853,020 | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $225M | 1.4% | 1,664,371 | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $225M | 1.4% | 1,663,086 | Trimmed |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | $207M | 1.3% | 1,532,416 | Trimmed |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $205M | 1.4% | 1,576,429 | Trimmed |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | $197M | 1.3% | 1,460,730 | Trimmed |
| Earnest Partners LLC | $193M | 1.2% | 1,431,928 | Trimmed |
| Norges Bank | $188M | 1.2% | 1,394,324 | New |
| Northern Trust Corp | $164M | 1.1% | 1,218,132 | Unchanged |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | $155M | 1.0% | 1,151,642 | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | $155M | 1.0% | 1,155,790 | Trimmed |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | $152M | 1.0% | 1,126,909 | Trimmed |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | $131M | 0.8% | 973,486 | Added |
Share of 13F holdings is each fund's shares as a share of the 116,001,308 ALB shares all 13F filers reported, not of shares outstanding.
Biggest buyers in Q2 2026
- FMR LLC Added+$331M
- Barclays PLC Added+$278M
- Norges Bank New+$188M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Added+$120M
- BlackRock, Inc. Added+$104M
- Price T Rowe Associates Inc Added+$94.9M
- Citadel Advisors LLC Added+$93.6M
- Morgan Stanley Added+$87.5M
- Nationale-Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. New+$55.1M
- Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Added+$48.7M
Biggest sellers in Q2 2026
- D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Trimmed-$163M
- Two Sigma Investments, LP Trimmed-$116M
- UBS Group AG Trimmed-$62.9M
- JPMorgan Chase & Co Trimmed-$58.8M
- Bank of America Corp Trimmed-$58.5M
- Millennium Management LLC Trimmed-$54.6M
- Geode Capital Management, LLC Trimmed-$41.0M
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Trimmed-$40.2M
- Renaissance Technologies LLC Trimmed-$37.1M
- Tudor Investment Corp Et Al Trimmed-$34.9M
The change in shares since the quarter before, adjusted for stock splits and priced at the Q2 2026 value per share. Funds bought $2.3B and sold $1.4B; 305 added and 348 trimmed.
Schedule 13D and 13G filings on ALB
Owners of more than 5% must file within days, so these can be newer than the 13F data.
- 2026-11-10STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by Albemarle CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2026-10-28FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC SCHEDULE 13G filed by Albemarle CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2025-11-10STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by Albemarle CorporationSchedule 13G
- 2025-05-09FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC SCHEDULE 13G filed by Albemarle CorporationSchedule 13G
Questions about ALB ownership
- Who owns ALB stock?
- 940 institutional investment managers reported ALB positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 116,001,308 shares worth $15.7B in total. Capital World Investors reported the largest position.
- Are funds buying or selling ALB?
- In Q2 2026, 115 managers opened new ALB positions, 305 added, 348 trimmed and 154 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 7,343,493 shares.
- How current is this ALB institutional ownership data?
- It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
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