Who Owns Bud Light?
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Ownership Chain
Bud Light
Bud Light is an American-style light lager beer brand produced by Anheuser-Busch (part of AB InBev), known for its crisp, easy-to-drink taste and wide U.S. availability, with single 25 fl oz cans often retailing around $2.49 at major retailers (prices vary by location).
Starts at $2.49 / 25 fl oz can
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch is a major American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and the U.S. subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev that produces leading beer brands such as Budweiser and Michelob.
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a Belgian multinational brewing and beverage company and the world's largest brewer, producing and marketing hundreds of beer and beverage brands worldwide.
Bud Light
Bud Light is an American-style light lager beer brand produced by Anheuser-Busch (part of AB InBev), known for its crisp, easy-to-drink taste and wide U.S. availability, with single 25 fl oz cans often retailing around $2.49 at major retailers (prices vary by location).
Starts at $2.49 / 25 fl oz can
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch is a major American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and the U.S. subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev that produces leading beer brands such as Budweiser and Michelob.
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a Belgian multinational brewing and beverage company and the world's largest brewer, producing and marketing hundreds of beer and beverage brands worldwide.
Major Shareholders
Bud Light
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev Dutch foundation through which AB InBev’s Belgian founding families (de Spoelberch, de Mévius, Van Damme) and Brazilian 3G partners hold a controlling stake in Anheuser‑Busch InBev; holds about 34% of AB InBev’s outstanding shares as of December 17, 2025, giving it the largest indirect economic and voting interest in the Bud Light brand. | Family | 34.0% | Dec 2025 |
Altria Group, Inc. U.S. tobacco company that has maintained a strategic equity stake in AB InBev since the SABMiller combination; after selling 35 million AB InBev shares in a March 2024 secondary offering, Altria still owns roughly 8.15% of AB InBev’s shares, making it one of the largest corporate shareholders and an indirect owner of Bud Light. | Corporate | 8.2% | Dec 2025 |
Bevco Lux S.à r.l. Luxembourg investment company owned by the Santo Domingo Group (Santo Domingo family) that manages the family’s minority stake in AB InBev; holds about 5.27% of AB InBev’s shares, providing a significant indirect interest in Bud Light. | Family | 5.3% | Dec 2025 |
Dodge & Cox U.S. asset‑management firm whose mutual funds and other vehicles collectively own approximately 4.96% of AB InBev’s outstanding shares, making it a leading institutional shareholder. | Institutional | 5.0% | Dec 2025 |
Eugénie Patri Sébastien SA (EPS) Belgian family holding company associated with the de Spoelberch family; wholly owns EPS Participations S.à r.l., which co‑owns Stichting Anheuser‑Busch InBev. EPS also directly holds about 3.45% of AB InBev’s shares in addition to interests held via the foundation. | Family | 3.5% | Dec 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Global asset manager whose index and active funds together control roughly 2.91% of AB InBev’s shares, representing a sizeable but non‑controlling institutional position. | Institutional | 2.9% | Dec 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Major index‑fund and ETF provider; its funds own about 2.10% of AB InBev, primarily through global and developed‑markets equity index products. | Institutional | 2.1% | Dec 2025 |
BRC S.à r.l. Luxembourg investment vehicle controlled by Brazilian investors Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles and Carlos Alberto Sicupira (co‑founders of 3G Capital); co‑owns Stichting Anheuser‑Busch InBev and also directly holds about 1.44% of AB InBev. | Family | 1.4% | Dec 2025 |
Norges Bank Investment Management (Government Pension Fund Global) Norway’s sovereign wealth fund manager, which holds just under 1% of AB InBev shares via its global equity portfolio, giving it a small but notable indirect stake in Bud Light’s parent. | Government | 0.9% | Dec 2025 |
Anheuser-Busch
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev Dutch foundation that pools the holdings of AB InBev’s Belgian founding families (Van Damme, de Mévius, de Spoelberch) and Brazilian 3G partners (Lemann, Sicupira, Telles). It is the long‑term controlling shareholder of Anheuser‑Busch InBev SA/NV (EBR:ABI), which in turn wholly owns Anheuser‑Busch Companies, LLC; percentage reflects its direct stake in AB InBev’s outstanding shares as of May 12, 2025. | Family | 34.0% | 34.0% | May 2025 |
Altria Group, Inc. U.S. tobacco company and long‑standing strategic shareholder that received AB InBev shares in the SABMiller transaction. After selling 35 million shares in a 2024 secondary offering (combined with a $200m buyback by AB InBev), Altria’s holding fell from about 10% to roughly 8% of AB InBev’s share capital; 8.15% is the disclosed stake as of February 7, 2025. | Corporate | 8.2% | 8.2% | Feb 2025 |
Bevco Lux S.à r.l. Luxembourg investment vehicle for Colombia’s Santo Domingo family (former controlling shareholders of SABMiller). Through Bevco and related entities, the family holds a significant minority stake in AB InBev; regulatory transparency filings and 2025 ownership tables show Bevco Lux holding about 5.3% of AB InBev’s shares. | Family | 5.3% | 5.3% | Feb 2025 |
Eugénie Patri Sébastien SA (EPS) Luxembourg holding company that manages part of the historic Belgian family interests in AB InBev and in certificates of Stichting Anheuser‑Busch InBev. Recent Belgian and Luxembourg disclosures describe EPS as a key vehicle for these families; public shareholder registers and 2025 data show it owning roughly 3.4–3.7% of AB InBev. | Family | 3.5% | 3.5% | May 2025 |
Dodge & Cox U.S. asset‑management firm whose international and global equity funds hold a sizable position in AB InBev. Filings and ownership summaries in 2025 show Dodge & Cox controlling about 3.4–5.1% depending on the denominator used; 3.40% reflects its share of total outstanding stock as of September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 3.4% | 3.4% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Global asset manager whose index and active funds collectively make it one of AB InBev’s largest free‑float shareholders. 2025 holder tables report BlackRock with approximately 2.9% of AB InBev’s outstanding shares as of November 10, 2025. | Institutional | 2.9% | 2.9% | Nov 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Major index‑fund provider and long‑term institutional holder. FactSet/Yahoo Finance and 2025 ownership data attribute roughly 2.0–2.1% of AB InBev’s shares to Vanguard as of late October 2025. | Institutional | 2.1% | 2.1% | Oct 2025 |
BRC Sàrl Luxembourg holding company associated with Brazilian 3G Capital principals (Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles, Carlos Alberto Sicupira). Belgian transparency notifications show BRC acting in concert with Stichting AB InBev, EPS and related entities; 2025 shareholder lists give it roughly a 1.4–1.6% direct stake in AB InBev. | Family | 1.4% | 1.4% | May 2025 |
Norges Bank Investment Management (Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global) Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank IM, is a significant global institutional investor. Its 2025 portfolio disclosures and third‑party ownership data show an AB InBev position equal to about 0.9–1.2% of outstanding shares as of June 30, 2025. | Government | 0.9% | 0.9% | Jun 2025 |
Capital Research and Management Company (Capital Group) Large active asset manager (Capital Group) holding AB InBev across several of its funds. Late‑2025 holder reports list Capital Research with just over 0.8% of AB InBev’s outstanding shares as of November 28, 2025. | Institutional | 0.8% | 0.8% | Nov 2025 |
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev Dutch foundation that holds the core controlling stake in AB InBev on behalf of the Belgian founding families and long‑term partners; percentage based on public shareholder disclosures and S&P/Investing.com ownership data around year‑end 2024 and early 2025. | Corporate | 38.4% | 38.4% | Feb 2025 |
Altria Group, Inc. US-based tobacco company that became a major AB InBev shareholder through the SABMiller transaction; holds a large block of ordinary and former restricted shares, with its stake disclosed in Schedule 13D/A filings and reflected in major shareholder summaries. | Corporate | 8.1% | 8.1% | Feb 2025 |
Bevco Lux S.à r.l. Luxembourg investment company owned by the Santo Domingo Group; manages that group’s strategic minority stake in AB InBev, including former SABMiller-related restricted shares, as reported in its investor materials and external ownership databases. | Corporate | 5.2% | 5.2% | Feb 2025 |
Eugénie Patri Sébastien S.A. Belgian/Luxembourg holding company linked to the founding families; owns a direct stake in AB InBev and, via EPS Participations, co-owns Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev, according to SEC Schedule 13D disclosures and European shareholding reports. | Corporate | 3.4% | 3.4% | Jan 2025 |
Dodge & Cox US investment manager and one of the largest institutional holders of AB InBev (including NYSE-listed BUD ADRs); aggregate stake derived from 13F filings and compiled ownership data for early 2025. | Institutional | 3.4% | 3.4% | Apr 2025 |
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