Who Owns Broadcom Inc.? Top Shareholders and Recent Insider Trades

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) has become one of the most important semiconductor and infrastructure software companies in the world. Shares recently traded around $401, giving the company a market value near $1.84T. Co founded by Henry Samueli, Broadcom has expanded from a communications chip supplier into a diversified platform powering data centers, wireless systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI workloads.

As the business has scaled, Broadcom has become a core position for global institutions, quantitative funds, and long horizon investors. Looking at who owns Broadcom and how insiders are trading the stock offers insight into how informed market participants view its long term outlook.

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Who Are Broadcom’s Top Shareholders?

Broadcom’s ownership base is dominated by major passive managers, providing a stable foundation. Active institutions made selective adjustments, reflecting different interpretations of valuation and the company’s AI related growth opportunities.

Broadcom’s Largest Shareholders

• The Vanguard Group: 476,728,299 shares (10.10%), $191.2B value. Trimmed 4,712,193 shares (0.98%).
• BlackRock Institutional Trust: 236,318,441 shares (5.00%), $94.8B value. Added 861,942 shares (0.37%).
• State Street Investment Management: 185,043,550 shares (3.92%), $74.22B value. Cut 233,437 shares (0.13%).
• Capital International Investors: 146,477,213 shares (3.10%), $58.75B value. Cut 4,720,839 shares (3.12%).
• Capital World Investors: 135,586,932 shares (2.87%), $54.38B value. Cut 12,713,939 shares (8.57%).
• Fidelity Management & Research: 112,388,617 shares (2.38%), $45.08B value. Added 3,290,761 shares (3.02%).
• Geode Capital Management: 109,728,581 shares (2.32%), $44.01B value. Added 1,117,863 shares (1.03%).
• Henry Samueli: 87,909,109 shares (1.86%), $35.26B value. Increased by 1,602 shares.
• Capital Research Global Investors: 87,716,681 shares (1.86%), $35.18B value. Cut 3,824,140 shares (4.18%)
• T. Rowe Price Associates: 74,884,115 shares (1.59%), $30.04B value. Added 5,194,996 shares (7.45%).
• Norges Bank (NBIM): 67,402,681 shares (1.43%), $27.04B value. Cut 5,462,267 shares (7.50%).
• Invesco QQQ Trust: 66,288,817 shares (1.40%), $26.59B value. Cut 174,406 shares (0.26%).

For investors, these shifts point to a shareholder base that remains highly committed to Broadcom’s long horizon growth story while adjusting positioning around valuation after significant multi year appreciation.

Hedge Fund Highlights

One notable move last quarter comes from Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, which increased its Broadcom position by 3,134.59%, adding roughly 358.9k shares for a stake worth $122.19M value. This appears to signal a stronger view on Broadcom’s AI and networking momentum.

Jane Street Group also made a major adjustment, lifting its holdings by 1,330.25% after adding approximately 2.17M shares, bringing its position to $769M value. The jump suggests the firm may be responding to Broadcom’s expanding role in data center infrastructure.

Citadel Advisors raised its exposure by 835.8%, adding about 1.71M shares to reach $630.13M value. This accumulation reflects growing confidence in Broadcom’s margin durability and cash flow strength.

Rounding out the list, Sandler Capital Management boosted its holdings by 661.65%, adding roughly 5.62k shares for a total of $2.14M value, showing rising interest even among smaller active managers.

For investors, these hedge fund moves collectively show strengthening institutional conviction in Broadcom’s long term earnings trajectory across AI, cloud, and enterprise software markets.

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Broadcom’s Recent Insider Trades

Insider activity includes several meaningful transactions, mainly from long standing holders and corporate leadership. While the sales are notable in size, many appear tied to liquidity and timing rather than a clear signal about Broadcom’s near term fundamentals.

Recent Insider Activity

• Justine F. Page (Director): Sold 800 shares at $331.14 on 11/13/25 and 800 shares at $350.15 on 10/13/25.
• Henry Samueli (Director): Sold 124,102 shares at $339.38, 72,258 at $338.50, 73,344 at $337.57, 49,859 at $336.56, 33,702 at $335.50, 15,532 at $334.59, plus a 75,678 share filing at $0 that it appears is administrative.
• Hock E. Tan (CEO): Sold 34,984 shares at $340.26 and 65,016 shares at $339.22 on 9/22/25.
• Affiliated entities (D95GT, LLC and Samueli Foundation): Filed entries with 0 share change.

For investors, these sales appear more related to liquidity management among long time holders than direct commentary on Broadcom’s operating trajectory, though it remains useful context given the stock’s strong appreciation.

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What the Ownership & Insider Trade Data Tell Us

Broadcom remains one of the most institutionally supported companies in the semiconductor industry. Passive giants anchor its ownership, hedge funds are heavily accumulating, and insider selling does not appear to alter the long term outlook. For investors, the overall ownership picture reinforces Broadcom’s positioning as a durable compounder benefiting from structural growth in AI acceleration, cloud networking, and enterprise software.

What also stands out is how consistent the long horizon investors have remained despite volatility in the broader semiconductor space. The combination of recurring software revenue, expanding AI infrastructure demand, and Broadcom’s disciplined capital allocation appears to give institutions confidence in the company’s ability to compound free cash flow over multiple cycles. This stability in the shareholder base suggests that the market views Broadcom less as a cyclical chipmaker and more as a strategic infrastructure provider with a durable competitive edge.

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