who owns woolworths

Woolworths is owned by the Woolworths Group Limited, an Australian multinational retail company. The ownership is substantially controlled by major US-based investment funds including BlackRock, State Street Corporation, and Vanguard Group, among others. These funds hold significant shares mostly through other financial institutions such as HSBC Custody Nominees and JP Morgan Nominees Australia. Woolworths Group operates the largest supermarket chain in Australia and New Zealand and is publicly traded, meaning it is owned by a mix of institutional investors and individual shareholders through its stock listings.