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Amazon’s story began in 1994 when Jeff Bezos had a simple yet ambitious idea: an online marketplace for books.
Over the course of decades, Amazon grew from selling books to operating successful business units across many industries.
What’s most important about this remarkable journey is that while Amazon’s team has done the hard work of growing the company, thousands of investors have created wealth passively by simply holding $AMZN shares and riding along with Amazon’s success.
This article is going to break down who owns Amazon.
Who are Amazon’s Top Shareholders?:
Top individual investors who own Amazon are:
- Jeff Bezos (Amazon’s founder and the company’s largest shareholder)
- Andrew Jassy (Amazon’s CEO)
Some of the top institutional investors that own Amazon on behalf of its clients are:
- Vanguard
- BlackRock (the world’s largest asset manager)
- State Street
- Fidelity
- Geode Capital Management
And some of the top hedge funds trying to achieve outsized returns holding Amazon are:
- Coatue Management
- Adage Capital Management
- Tiger Global Management
- Skye Global Management
- Two Sigma Investments
Who are Amazon’s top individual investors?
- Jeff Bezos: Owns 894,546,706 Amazon shares worth $203.5 billion, representing 8.43% of Amazon’s outstanding shares. Bezos is Amazon’s founder and served as CEO until July 2021, when he transitioned to Executive Chairman. He remains Amazon’s largest individual shareholder. Most recently, Bezos sold 10,908,269 shares, reducing his position by 1.20%.
- Andrew Jassy: Owns 2,224,096 Amazon shares worth $505.9 million, representing 0.02% of Amazon’s outstanding shares. Jassy became CEO in July 2021 after leading Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing powerhouse. He joined the company in 1997. Jassy recently added 29,808 shares, increasing his holdings by 1.36%.
Who are Amazon’s top institutional investors?
See Amazon’s full list of institutional investors >>>
- Vanguard Group: Owns 828,158,026 Amazon shares worth $188.4 billion, representing 7.80% of Amazon’s outstanding shares. Vanguard is a leading asset management firm with over $7.2 trillion in AUM, known for its low-cost index funds and ETFs. Amazon makes up 1.99% of Vanguard’s total holdings. Vanguard recently increased its position by 8,887,016 shares, or 1.08%.
- BlackRock: Owns 439,316,149 Amazon shares worth $99.9 billion, or 4.14% of Amazon’s outstanding shares. BlackRock is the largest institutional money manager in the world, managing over $9.4 trillion in AUM. Its iShares division dominates the ETF market. Amazon represents 1.97% of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company’s portfolio, with a recent increase of 5,968,432 shares (1.38%).
- State Street: Owns 368,934,077 Amazon shares worth $83.9 billion, or 3.48% of Amazon’s total outstanding shares. State Street Global Advisors is the creator of the first ETF and manages the popular SPDR ETF line. Amazon accounts for 2.74% of State Street’s portfolio. The firm recently increased its position by 4,075,050 shares, a 1.12% increase.
- Fidelity: Owns 322,414,584 Amazon shares valued at $73.3 billion, representing 3.04% of shares outstanding. Fidelity Investments is known for its actively managed mutual funds and customer-focused approach. Amazon makes up 2.66% of Fidelity Management & Research Company’s portfolio. Fidelity added 8,288,735 shares, a 2.64% increase.
- Geode Capital Management: Owns 212,995,999 Amazon shares worth $48.5 billion, representing 2.01% of Amazon’s outstanding shares. Geode is a Boston-based asset management firm with over $1.2 trillion in AUM, specializing in systematic, quantitative investment strategies. It manages a large portion of Fidelity’s index fund assets. Amazon accounts for 2.74% of Geode’s portfolio. The firm recently increased its position by 8,065,573 shares, a 3.94% increase.
Who are Amazon’s top hedge fund investors?
See Amazon’s full list of hedge fund investors >>>
- Coatue Management: Owns 10,753,808 Amazon shares worth $2.45 billion, representing 0.10% of Amazon’s outstanding shares. Amazon makes up 8.95% of Coatue’s total holdings. Coatue specializes in technology-focused long/short equity strategies and also invests in private and venture capital markets. The firm recently added 83,599 shares, increasing its position by 0.78%.
- Adage Capital Management: Owns 8,511,360 Amazon shares worth $1.94 billion, or 0.08% of Amazon’s outstanding shares. Amazon represents 3.00% of Adage’s portfolio. The firm, known for its long/short equity strategy and sector-focused investing, especially in healthcare and tech, recently trimmed its position by 403,000 shares, a 4.52% decrease.
- Tiger Global Management: Owns 6,588,488 Amazon shares valued at $1.50 billion, which is 0.06% of shares outstanding. Amazon makes up 4.63% of Tiger Global’s portfolio. Tiger Global blends public equity and private investment strategies, with a focus on long-term technology growth. The fund recently increased its Amazon stake by 173,000 shares, a 2.70% increase.
- Skye Global Management: Owns 6,254,000 Amazon shares worth $1.42 billion, or 0.06% of Amazon’s total outstanding shares. Amazon comprises a significant 31.63% of Skye’s portfolio. Skye runs a high-conviction, concentrated strategy primarily in tech and consumer sectors. The firm recently reduced its position by 5,070,000 shares, a sharp 44.77% decrease.
- Two Sigma Investments: Owns 5,221,467 Amazon shares worth $1.19 billion, representing 0.05% of shares outstanding. Amazon makes up 1.11% of Two Sigma’s portfolio. Known for its quantitative, data-driven strategies, Two Sigma recently sold 447,148 shares, trimming its position by 7.89%.
Recent Insider Transactions:
Insider Transaction Meaning:
First of all, an insider at a company is either a company officer (think upper management, like a CEO, CFO, COO, etc), someone on the Board of Directors, or somebody who owns over 10% of the company.
Amazon’s insiders include company officers and members of the Board of Directors because nobody owns over 10% of the company.
Insiders are legally required to disclose to the SEC when they buy or sell their company’s stock, which allows savvy investors to track whether the smartest people at a company are buying or selling the stock.
Is insider selling always a bad sign?
Jeff Bezos and other insiders have been selling Amazon.
Does that mean $AMZN is a bad investment?
Not necessarily. Company insiders may sell a stock because they lack confidence in the company or because they think the stock is overvalued, but it’s just as common for insiders to sell their stock for personal reasons or to diversify their portfolio.
As the legendary investor Peter Lynch said: “Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.”
We generally like to look for insider buying, but it’s not always a bad sign if insiders are selling.
Should you only buy stocks with insider buying?
It’s a positive sign to see insiders buying a stock, but it’s certainly not required for investing in a stock.
Remember, tracking insider transactions is just one facet of stock analysis.
Amazon’s Recent Insider Trades:
See all of Amazon’s recent Insider Transactions >>>
- Founder & Executive Chairman | Jeff Bezos: Owns 894,546,706 Amazon shares worth $203.5 billion, representing 8.43% of Amazon’s outstanding shares. Bezos is Amazon’s founder and was CEO until July 2021, when he stepped into the Executive Chairman role. He remains the company’s largest individual shareholder. In July 2025, Bezos sold a total of 10,908,269 shares, reducing his stake by 1.20%. Sales occurred over multiple days at prices ranging from $223.73 to $227.02 per share.
- CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores | Douglas Herrington: Owns 512,739 Amazon shares after a recent sale. Herrington has been with Amazon since 2005 and currently leads the company’s Worldwide Stores business. On July 1, 2025, Herrington sold 1,078 shares at a price of $220.90.
TIKR Takeaway:
Jeff Bezos has been trimming his stake in Amazon, selling over 10 million shares in July.
But former AWS CEO, Adam Selipsky, recently boosted his position by nearly 12%.
On the hedge fund side, Skye Global Management has over 31% of its portfolio in Amazon, signaling high conviction.
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