IBM Stock Ownership Breakdown

A company's 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides investors with comprehensive information about institutional ownership in a listed company, a sign of strength in terms of how many institutions have confidence in that company. The number of institutional investors who currently own IBM shares is 3621, representing 63.15% of the company's common stock.

ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, in the last quarter, reduced its stake in IBM by -29.43% restricting it's holding to 2.28 million shares of worth nearly $435.23M. STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP also lessened -3.39% of the IBM shares from its portfolio, reducing its holding to 1.84 million shares of worth $351.91M. ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. also shunned IBM shares holding by -5.13% last quarter which brought its holding to 1.63 million shares worth $311.67M.

As per its latest 13F filing, UBS GROUP AG increased its stake in IBM by 40.41% in the last quarter. The institutional holder raised its holding to 3.82 million shares having worth more than $730.06M. CITADEL ADVISORS LLC also added 68.99% more shares of IBM to its portfolio, raising its holding to 2.4 million shares of worth $457.46M. SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP also increased its IBM shares holding by 4.77% which brought its holding to 2.26 million shares worth $431.03M.

The insider with the most stakes in IBM is Rometty Virginia M , Chairman, Pres. and CEO at the company. Additionally, IBM stock is highly held by Senior Vice President BROWDY MICHELLE H and Sr. VP and CFO KAVANAUGH JAMES J among others.

Company executives, directors, and other insiders own 0.12% percent of International Business Machines Corporation's stock. Within the last six months, there have been 0 transaction(s) in which IBM insiders have sold stock, totaling 0 shares. Insiders that have sold shares include BROWDY MICHELLE H, KAVANAUGH JAMES J, and DEL BENE ROBERT F.

There have been 1 transaction(s) during the past 6-months in which International Business Machines Corporation insiders have bought stock, totalling 936 shares

Around 936 International Business Machines Corporation shares are held by insiders, which represents about 0.12% of IBM stock.

IBM Chairman, Pres. and CEO, Rometty Virginia M holds the largest portfolio of the company's shares. IBM shares owned by Rometty total nearly 174.03 thousand.

UBS GROUP AG is the largest institutional owner in IBM which holds 3.82 million shares worth $730.06M or 0.42% of the total IBM shares outstanding followed by CITADEL ADVISORS LLC with ownership of 2.4 million shares representing 0.26% of the IBM ownership. ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP is the third largest stakeholder with 2.28 million shares or 0.25% of the ownership worth more than $435.23M.

Stock options give the owner the ability but not the obligation to buy or sell a security at a predetermined price and date. Stock options can be classified into two types: puts and calls. A put is a bet on falling stock, and a call is a bet on rising stock. As far as the IBM is concerned, it is a stock which is optionable.

Number of IBM shares short is 21.84M. Shares short is a market sentiment in which investors have sold their shares short in a given stock but have not yet covered them or closed them out.

As of today, 924.64M shares of IBM are outstanding.

Float represents the number of tradeable shares in a specific stock. By subtracting restricted and closely-held shares from a firm's total outstanding shares, we can calculate its floating stock. The term "closely-held shares" refers to shares held by employees, major shareholders, and company insiders. At present, IBM has 922.71M shares in float.

Short ratio is calculated by dividing the number of short shares, short interest or bets that shareholders will sell short from the average daily volume. A higher ratio indicates longer times needed to repurchase borrowed shares (sold). The short ratio for IBM is 5.63.