Who Owns General Motors?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of General Motors. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
General Motors
American multinational automaker producing a wide range of vehicles and accelerating EV rollout under brands such as Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac.
General Motors appears to be independent with no known parent company.
General Motors
American multinational automaker producing a wide range of vehicles and accelerating EV rollout under brands such as Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac.
General Motors appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
General Motors
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Largest shareholder of General Motors Company, holding 109,593,744 shares as of September 30, 2025 out of 952,077,801 shares outstanding (~11.51%), based on institutional ownership data compiled from SEC Form 13F filings. Vanguard also reported 110,759,703 shares (11.52%) on a Schedule 13G/A effective June 30, 2025. | Institutional | 11.5% | 11.5% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Second‑largest shareholder, with 87,650,212 GM shares (~9.21%) as of September 30, 2025 per aggregated institutional ownership data from SEC Form 13F filings. BlackRock’s latest reported Schedule 13G/A for March 31, 2025 showed 74,909,069 shares (about 7.5% of GM), indicating subsequent increases by the September quarter. | Institutional | 9.2% | 9.2% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation Held 46,588,357 GM shares (~4.89%) as of September 30, 2025 according to institutional holdings data based on SEC Form 13F reports. A separate Schedule 13G for State Street reported 48,706,138 shares (5.1%) as of June 30, 2025, falling to 46,594,475 shares (4.9%) by September 30, 2025. | Institutional | 4.9% | 4.9% | Sep 2025 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. Through its investment management subsidiaries, Franklin Resources owned 31,322,758 GM shares as of September 30, 2025, equivalent to roughly 3.29% of shares outstanding, based on SEC 13F‑derived institutional ownership data. | Institutional | 3.3% | 3.3% | Sep 2025 |
Geode Capital Management, LLC Geode Capital Management reported holding 21,974,904 GM shares for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, or about 2.31% of the company’s outstanding common stock, per institutional ownership compilations from SEC filings. | Institutional | 2.3% | 2.3% | Sep 2025 |
Harris Associates L.P. Value‑oriented asset manager Harris Associates L.P. held 21,050,724 GM shares (~2.21% of shares outstanding) as of September 30, 2025, according to Business Quant’s aggregation of institutional 13F filings. | Institutional | 2.2% | 2.2% | Sep 2025 |
Capital World Investors Capital World Investors, part of Capital Group, owned 18,130,519 GM shares at September 30, 2025, corresponding to roughly 1.90% of the company, based on institutional holdings data compiled from SEC reports. | Institutional | 1.9% | 1.9% | Sep 2025 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reported 15,313,898 GM shares in its institutional filings for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, representing about 1.61% of shares outstanding. | Institutional | 1.6% | 1.6% | Sep 2025 |
AQR Capital Management LLC Quantitative manager AQR Capital Management LLC held approximately 14,252,689 GM shares (~1.50% of the company) as of September 30, 2025, per institutional ownership statistics derived from SEC Form 13F data. | Institutional | 1.5% | 1.5% | Sep 2025 |
Viking Global Investors LP Hedge fund Viking Global Investors LP owned 13,027,139 GM shares at September 30, 2025, equating to roughly 1.37% of the outstanding common stock, according to Business Quant’s summary of top institutional holders. | Institutional | 1.4% | 1.4% | Sep 2025 |
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