Procter & Gamble headquarters in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Image source: Procter & Gamble.
With a full stable of billion-dollar brands, it makes sense that the nation's leading investors and money managers have a penchant for shares of Procter & Gamble (PG 0.68%). Its top five shareholders control $34.3 billion worth of its outstanding common stock, equating to an ownership interest of 16.8%.
The concentration of ownership atop Procter & Gamble is significant, but it still pales in comparison to other large publicly traded companies, such as Colgate-Palmolive (CL 0.33%) and Dow Chemical Co. (DOW):
- Colgate-Palmolive's five biggest shareholders control 25.2% of the consumer products company's outstanding stock. That equates to $14.5 billion worth of Colgate-Palmolive shares.
- Dow Chemical's five biggest stockholders own 19.8% of its stock. The total dollar value of their combined stake translates into $10.1 billion worth of Dow Chemical shares.
So, who are Procter & Gamble's five biggest shareholders? You can find the answer to this question in the brief slideshow below.
Data in the slideshow, as well as the ownership data about Colgate-Palmolive and Dow Chemical, was sourced from Yahoo! Finance on Nov. 16, 2015. Slideshow image source: Procter & Gamble.
