The Walt Disney Company is owned by a large and diverse group of shareholders, with the biggest ownership held by major institutional investors. The top institutional shareholders are The Vanguard Group, BlackRock Inc., and State Street Corporation, which collectively hold a significant portion of Disney's shares. Additionally, individual shareholders such as Robert Iger (the current CEO and Executive Chairman) and other executives and board members own smaller percentages of the company. Disney is a publicly traded company with thousands of shareholders worldwide, rather than being owned by a single entity or individual.
Key Ownership Details:
- The Vanguard Group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding about 8% of Disney's shares.
- BlackRock Inc. owns about 6.7% of Disney.
- State Street Corporation owns around 4%.
- Robert Iger, the CEO and Executive Chairman, is the largest individual shareholder with about 0.01% of the company.
- The company operates as a public company with shares traded on the stock market, so ownership is spread among institutional investors, insiders, and thousands of individual shareholders.
