Who Owns Xylem? Top Shareholders and Recent Insider Trades

Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) is a global water technology company focused on transport, treatment, and analytics solutions for utilities, industrial customers, and municipalities. Shares recently traded around $138 per share, giving the company a market capitalization of roughly $33.5 billion.

Often viewed as a long term infrastructure and sustainability play, Xylem sits at the intersection of water scarcity, aging infrastructure, and regulatory driven investment. Reviewing who owns Xylem and recent insider trades helps show how large investors may be approaching the stock today.

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Who Are Xylem’s Top Shareholders?

Xylem’s shareholder base is led by major passive institutions. These firms tend to hold through market cycles, which can help keep long term ownership stable. Active managers adjusted positions in both directions, showing a blend of confidence and valuation sensitivity.

• The Vanguard Group, Inc.: 29,798,001 shares (12.24%), ~$4.10B. Added 194,196 shares (+0.66%).
• BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.: 12,593,946 shares (5.17%), ~$1.73B. Added 158,700 shares (+1.28%).
• State Street Investment Management (US): 10,953,206 shares (4.50%), ~$1.51B. Added 133,173 shares (+1.23%).
• Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.: 6,205,524 shares (2.55%), ~$853.9M. Added 64,293 shares (+1.05%).
• Impax Asset Management Ltd.: 5,318,101 shares (2.18%), ~$731.8M. Cut 181,587 shares (-3.30%).
• Pictet Asset Management Ltd.: 5,283,883 shares (2.17%), ~$727.1M. Cut 164,004 shares (-3.01%).
• Swedbank Robur Fonder AB: 5,197,753 shares (2.13%), ~$715.2M. Added 830,821 shares (+19.03%).
• Amundi Asset Management, SAS: 4,820,407 shares (1.98%), ~$663.3M. Cut 557,491 shares (-10.37%).
• BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited: 4,134,202 shares (1.70%), ~$568.9M. Added 71,401 shares (+1.76%).
• BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.: 4,023,450 shares (1.65%), ~$553.6M. Added 246,124 shares (+6.52%).

Taken together, ownership appears anchored by long term institutions like Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street. While several sustainability focused and international managers trimmed exposure, others added meaningfully, which for investors suggests a stable shareholder base rather than a broad shift in sentiment.

Hedge Fund Highlights

One notable move came from Balyasny Asset Management LP, founded by Dmitry Balyasny, which increased its Xylem position by more than 340% last quarter. The firm now holds roughly $105 million worth of shares, which may point to growing interest in Xylem’s long term water infrastructure exposure.

Another sharp increase came from Tudor Investment Corp, founded by Paul Tudor Jones, which boosted its Xylem stake by over 1,300%. While the position remains relatively small at around $6 million, the scale of the increase stands out and could indicate rising attention rather than a high conviction allocation.

Scopus Asset Management, led by Alexander Mitchell, also expanded its position by roughly 138%, bringing its holdings to about $12 million, adding to a broader pattern of selective hedge fund accumulation.

Renaissance Technologies, founded by Jim Simons, increased its Xylem stake by more than 70% to approximately $48 million. Given the firm’s systematic approach, the increase may reflect improving model signals rather than a discretionary view, and for investors this activity points to incremental support from quantitative managers.

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Xylem’s Recent Insider Trades

Insider trades can offer context on how executives and directors may be managing personal exposure, though transactions are often small relative to overall ownership.

• Rodney O. Aulick (Officer): Sold 1,840 shares at ~$138.25 on 12/14/25.
• Victoria D. Harker (Director): Sold 1,700 shares at ~$148.14 on 11/3/25.
• Claudia S. Toussaint (Officer): Sold 10,421 shares at ~$152.64 on 10/29/25.
• Meredith Emmerich (Officer): Sold 841 shares at ~$147.19 on 10/20/25.
• William K. Grogan (Officer): Bought 4,254 shares at ~$142.18 on 9/17/25.
• Geri-Michelle McShane (Officer): Sold 1,000 shares at ~$139.96 on 9/4/25.
• Stacy Lancaster Cozad (Officer): Bought 735 shares at ~$140.35 on 9/1/25.
• Lisa Glatch (Director): Sold 4,900 shares at ~$140.66 on 8/17/25.

These transactions represent a very small fraction of Xylem’s roughly 243 million shares outstanding, and it appears insider activity is mixed and modest in size, which for investors does not materially change the broader ownership picture.

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What the Ownership & Insider Trade Data Tell Us

Xylem’s shareholder base remains anchored by large, long term institutions, helping support stability in ownership. Hedge fund activity shows selective accumulation rather than aggressive positioning, while insider trades appear measured rather than directional.

Taken together, it appears investors continue to view Xylem as a steady, institutionally owned infrastructure business, with ownership trends suggesting caution rather than strong conviction at current valuation levels.

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