Who Owns Santander Group?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Santander Group. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Santander Group
Santander Group is a global retail and commercial banking group headquartered in Spain that operates across Europe and the Americas.
Santander Group appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Santander Group
Santander Group is a global retail and commercial banking group headquartered in Spain that operates across Europe and the Americas.
Santander Group appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Santander Group
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc. Largest single shareholder; U.S. asset manager holding about 7.24% of Santander’s outstanding shares as of 30 Sep 2025. Banco Santander and independent analyses describe the shareholder base as widely dispersed, with no controlling shareholder. | Institutional | 7.2% | Sep 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Second‑largest reported shareholder; Vanguard index and active funds collectively own roughly 4.49% of Banco Santander’s share capital as of 31 Oct 2025. | Institutional | 4.5% | Oct 2025 |
Dodge & Cox U.S. value‑oriented investment manager; its funds hold about 3.03% of Santander’s shares (having previously disclosed crossing Spain’s 3% significant‑holder threshold in 2022). | Institutional | 3.0% | Dec 2024 |
FMR LLC (Fidelity Investments) Through various Fidelity‑branded funds, FMR LLC manages approximately 1.81% of Banco Santander’s shares as of 30 Nov 2025. | Institutional | 1.8% | Nov 2025 |
Capital Research and Management Company (Capital Group) Capital Group’s Capital Research and Management Company manages mutual funds that together own about 1.72% of Santander’s outstanding shares as of 28 Nov 2025. | Institutional | 1.7% | Nov 2025 |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Goldman Sachs investment vehicles collectively hold roughly 1.67% of Banco Santander as of 29 Oct 2025, making Goldman one of the larger institutional shareholders. | Institutional | 1.7% | Oct 2025 |
Government Pension Fund Global (Norway), via Norges Bank Investment Management Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, owns about 1.65% of Santander (242.3 million shares) as of 30 Jun 2025; this stake appears both under Norges Bank in institutional holders and under Government Pension Fund Global in fund‑holder disclosures. | Government | 1.6% | Jun 2025 |
Amundi Asset Management SAS French asset manager Amundi’s funds collectively hold around 1.02% of Banco Santander’s share capital as of 30 Jun 2025; Amundi has been disclosed among Santander’s significant shareholders in CNMV filings. | Institutional | 1.0% | Jun 2025 |
Ana Patricia Botín‑Sanz de Sautuola O’Shea Executive chair of Banco Santander and key member of the founding Botín family; holds roughly 0.22% of the bank’s shares according to shareholder tables such as MarketScreener’s December 2025 data. Despite a modest economic stake, she exerts significant influence through her leadership role. | Individual | 0.2% | Dec 2025 |
Francisco Javier Botín‑Sanz de Sautuola O’Shea Member of the Botín family; reported to own about 0.21% of Banco Santander’s shares in recent shareholder disclosures, contributing to the family’s combined (roughly 1%) board‑level stake. | Individual | 0.2% | Dec 2025 |
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