Who Owns Afternic?
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Afternic
A GoDaddy-owned online marketplace for buying, selling, parking, and brokering domain names.
Starts at $0
GoDaddy is an American internet services company that offers domain registration, web hosting, website builder and ecommerce tools, SSL/security, and email/marketing services primarily for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Starts at $0.01 / per domain / yearly
GoDaddy Inc.
GoDaddy Inc. is a publicly traded U.S. technology company that provides domain registration, web hosting, and online presence and commerce tools for millions of small businesses and entrepreneurs worldwide.
Starts at $0.01 / domain / year
Afternic
A GoDaddy-owned online marketplace for buying, selling, parking, and brokering domain names.
Starts at $0
GoDaddy is an American internet services company that offers domain registration, web hosting, website builder and ecommerce tools, SSL/security, and email/marketing services primarily for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Starts at $0.01 / per domain / yearly
GoDaddy Inc.
GoDaddy Inc. is a publicly traded U.S. technology company that provides domain registration, web hosting, and online presence and commerce tools for millions of small businesses and entrepreneurs worldwide.
Starts at $0.01 / domain / year
Major Shareholders
GoDaddy
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (incl. Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co.) Largest institutional shareholder in GoDaddy Inc., holding about 18.9 million shares (~14% of outstanding Class A common stock) via various Vanguard index and active funds, per MarketScreener’s major shareholders table as of Dec. 19, 2025, generally consistent with Vanguard’s most recent Schedule 13G/A filing in 2025. GoDaddy now has a single class of common stock following 2025 charter amendments eliminating Class B shares, so voting power aligns closely with economic ownership. | Institutional | 14.0% | 14.0% | Dec 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. (incl. BlackRock Advisors LLC) Second-largest shareholder, with roughly 11.9 million shares (~8.8%) reported under BlackRock Advisors LLC on MarketScreener’s Dec. 19, 2025 shareholder snapshot; this is broadly in line with BlackRock’s latest available Schedule 13G/A, which showed just over 10% ownership in late 2024. Voting percentage is effectively the same as ownership given GoDaddy’s single-class structure. | Institutional | 8.8% | 8.8% | Dec 2025 |
State Street Corporation Owns about 6.56 million GoDaddy shares (~4.9%), making it one of the largest passive institutional holders, per MarketScreener’s major shareholders list dated Dec. 19, 2025. | Institutional | 4.9% | 4.9% | Dec 2025 |
Eaton Vance Management (Morgan Stanley group) Asset manager within the Morgan Stanley group holding roughly 6.51 million shares (~4.8%) of GoDaddy, according to MarketScreener’s Dec. 19, 2025 major shareholders data; effectively a significant long‑term institutional owner. | Institutional | 4.8% | 4.8% | Dec 2025 |
Geode Capital Management, LLC Quant/index manager affiliated with Fidelity that manages index portfolios; reported holding about 3.77 million GoDaddy shares (~2.8%) on MarketScreener’s Dec. 19, 2025 shareholder table. | Institutional | 2.8% | 2.8% | Dec 2025 |
WCM Investment Management, LLC Active institutional asset manager holding approximately 3.74 million GoDaddy shares (~2.8%) based on MarketScreener’s major shareholders breakdown as of Dec. 19, 2025. | Institutional | 2.8% | 2.8% | Dec 2025 |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (via Ameriprise Financial Services LLC) Through Ameriprise Financial Services and related investment vehicles, holds about 3.53 million GoDaddy shares (~2.6%) per MarketScreener’s Dec. 19, 2025 ownership data. | Institutional | 2.6% | 2.6% | Dec 2025 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (via JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc.) Large global bank and asset manager; its investment management arm is shown on MarketScreener as owning roughly 2.90 million GoDaddy shares (~2.1%) in the Dec. 19, 2025 major shareholders list. | Institutional | 2.1% | 2.1% | Dec 2025 |
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC (FMR LLC) Core Fidelity investment adviser entity, reported with around 2.81 million GoDaddy shares (~2.1%) on MarketScreener’s Dec. 19, 2025 shareholder snapshot; stake is held across various Fidelity mutual funds and separate accounts. | Institutional | 2.1% | 2.1% | Dec 2025 |
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership Quantitative hedge fund/asset manager listed by MarketScreener as holding about 2.77 million GoDaddy shares (~2.0%) as of Dec. 19, 2025, making it one of the larger active institutional shareholders. | Institutional | 2.0% | 2.0% | Dec 2025 |
GoDaddy Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest known shareholder. Reported beneficial ownership of 18,912,182 shares (13.66% of GoDaddy Inc. common stock) on Schedule 13G/A filed October 30, 2025, for holdings as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 13.7% | 13.7% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Major index and active asset manager. Reported beneficial ownership of 14,230,205 shares (10.10% of outstanding common stock) on Schedule 13G/A filed November 7, 2024, for holdings as of October 31, 2024. Subsequent 13F-based data in 2025 shows a similar magnitude of ownership. | Institutional | 10.1% | 10.1% | Oct 2024 |
Janus Henderson Group plc Asset manager that filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 7,043,099 shares, representing approximately 5.00% of GoDaddy Inc. common stock as of September 30, 2024 (filed November 14, 2024). | Institutional | 5.0% | 5.0% | Sep 2024 |
State Street Corporation Through State Street Global Advisors and related entities, reported holding about 6,562,993 shares of GoDaddy Inc., or roughly 4.86% of outstanding shares, based on third‑quarter 2025 institutional ownership data compiled from regulatory filings. | Institutional | 4.9% | 4.9% | Sep 2025 |
Eaton Vance Management (Morgan Stanley Investment Management) Long‑only asset manager (now part of Morgan Stanley). Public ownership summaries for 2025 show holdings on the order of 6.5 million GoDaddy Inc. shares, corresponding to roughly 4.8% of outstanding common stock, based on recent institutional holder data. | Institutional | 4.8% | 4.8% | Sep 2025 |
Starboard Value LP Activist hedge fund. In its April 30, 2024 amendment to Schedule 13D, Starboard reported beneficial ownership of 6,750,000 GoDaddy Inc. shares (about 4.8% of the company). Later filings indicate it remained a significant but sub‑5% shareholder; current stake may differ from this last disclosed percentage. | Institutional | 4.8% | 4.8% | Apr 2024 |
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