Insider and Institutional Holdings by Sector (US)

Data Used: Multiple data services

Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2023

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on which companies are included in each industry


Industry Name Number of Firms CEO Holding Corporate Holdings Institutional Holdings Insider Holdings
Advertising 58 7.94% 15.63% 38.14% 18.74%
Aerospace/Defense 77 3.64% 24.30% 48.79% 11.38%
Air Transport 21 2.54% 29.74% 50.72% 7.99%
Apparel 39 8.03% 5.53% 51.85% 17.08%
Auto & Truck 31 3.54% 21.87% 28.81% 13.65%
Auto Parts 37 5.18% 13.15% 62.82% 12.25%
Bank (Money Center) 7 0.08% 3.79% 67.84% 0.26%
Banks (Regional) 557 1.86% 5.03% 37.76% 11.89%
Beverage (Alcoholic) 23 4.12% 12.57% 28.78% 22.06%
Beverage (Soft) 31 4.82% 24.06% 35.31% 12.70%
Broadcasting 26 11.43% 9.68% 46.38% 21.22%
Brokerage & Investment Banking 30 4.67% 8.66% 69.77% 13.50%
Building Materials 45 1.65% 8.35% 67.03% 5.85%
Business & Consumer Services 164 6.47% 12.34% 54.93% 15.43%
Cable TV 10 0.62% 34.87% 55.62% 11.42%
Chemical (Basic) 38 4.60% 20.73% 43.19% 9.29%
Chemical (Diversified) 4 2.09% 17.41% 53.65% 6.64%
Chemical (Specialty) 76 1.29% 16.37% 58.03% 8.54%
Coal & Related Energy 19 2.42% 1.27% 34.50% 12.13%
Computer Services 80 8.82% 15.94% 44.25% 18.13%
Computers/Peripherals 42 4.48% 11.38% 46.29% 9.81%
Construction Supplies 49 6.50% 19.10% 58.34% 10.90%
Diversified 23 3.33% 5.61% 49.48% 8.63%
Drugs (Biotechnology) 598 3.22% 10.72% 34.99% 10.17%
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) 281 4.33% 13.01% 26.38% 11.87%
Education 33 5.60% 6.73% 56.33% 14.22%
Electrical Equipment 110 4.44% 19.51% 41.00% 13.30%
Electronics (Consumer & Office) 16 11.27% 32.11% 32.47% 21.29%
Electronics (General) 138 6.37% 14.54% 41.68% 14.90%
Engineering/Construction 43 5.89% 5.77% 66.12% 11.49%
Entertainment 110 9.68% 14.06% 34.49% 17.50%
Environmental & Waste Services 62 5.46% 14.03% 39.49% 12.80%
Farming/Agriculture 39 4.71% 10.77% 38.04% 12.85%
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) 223 4.09% 26.82% 40.55% 13.00%
Food Processing 92 6.27% 14.65% 46.28% 14.91%
Food Wholesalers 14 2.23% 3.02% 59.39% 7.00%
Furn/Home Furnishings 32 8.16% 4.22% 50.25% 14.97%
Green & Renewable Energy 19 11.19% 5.55% 38.16% 23.42%
Healthcare Products 254 3.68% 10.94% 42.29% 12.01%
Healthcare Support Services 131 7.42% 11.75% 49.68% 14.69%
Heathcare Information and Technology 138 5.40% 8.93% 46.76% 14.66%
Homebuilding 32 6.49% 10.47% 73.83% 15.89%
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities 34 1.13% 5.64% 59.20% 10.79%
Hotel/Gaming 69 4.50% 14.35% 55.35% 12.61%
Household Products 127 6.87% 15.40% 32.90% 20.44%
Information Services 73 6.43% 8.53% 57.58% 12.11%
Insurance (General) 21 1.99% 7.92% 63.10% 13.58%
Insurance (Life) 27 0.84% 23.73% 54.38% 4.74%
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 51 2.74% 21.32% 52.64% 12.96%
Investments & Asset Management 600 13.02% 20.32% 54.52% 12.08%
Machinery 116 2.13% 8.07% 63.55% 7.82%
Metals & Mining 68 4.57% 22.00% 21.55% 11.89%
Office Equipment & Services 16 3.61% 43.82% 56.67% 8.81%
Oil/Gas (Integrated) 4 0.02% 15.00% 53.30% 0.09%
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) 174 6.75% 16.27% 42.79% 13.15%
Oil/Gas Distribution 23 9.37% 23.29% 56.71% 14.20%
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 101 3.27% 13.53% 56.99% 10.06%
Packaging & Container 25 1.07% 19.27% 68.28% 12.01%
Paper/Forest Products 7 0.21% 2.72% 85.48% 3.23%
Power 48 1.15% 17.69% 72.71% 2.78%
Precious Metals 74 8.25% 18.17% 18.83% 21.80%
Publishing & Newspapers 20 0.72% 11.72% 52.90% 10.42%
R.E.I.T. 223 1.68% 5.62% 69.81% 4.44%
Real Estate (Development) 18 13.33% 37.56% 22.51% 33.76%
Real Estate (General/Diversified) 12 5.65% 2.87% 32.01% 18.03%
Real Estate (Operations & Services) 60 13.45% 24.82% 35.76% 24.83%
Recreation 57 3.68% 20.31% 47.56% 12.67%
Reinsurance 1 0.08% 0.00% 99.02% 0.35%
Restaurant/Dining 70 5.08% 14.64% 55.74% 12.08%
Retail (Automotive) 30 7.26% 13.15% 68.15% 12.06%
Retail (Building Supply) 15 4.47% 11.13% 66.66% 8.68%
Retail (Distributors) 69 10.68% 26.75% 60.13% 17.44%
Retail (General) 15 2.83% 24.85% 75.32% 7.08%
Retail (Grocery and Food) 13 12.13% 15.22% 55.23% 27.09%
Retail (Online) 63 8.86% 15.75% 38.92% 22.56%
Retail (Special Lines) 78 3.52% 15.83% 66.80% 12.42%
Rubber& Tires 3 8.23% 20.38% 36.62% 10.24%
Semiconductor 68 2.40% 8.50% 57.83% 9.17%
Semiconductor Equip 30 1.80% 11.29% 63.66% 8.44%
Shipbuilding & Marine 8 1.30% 0.00% 61.25% 6.70%
Shoe 13 1.76% 5.92% 74.01% 5.90%
Software (Entertainment) 91 5.79% 18.82% 42.06% 17.07%
Software (Internet) 33 14.07% 8.34% 47.10% 19.96%
Software (System & Application) 390 7.56% 8.56% 41.21% 15.99%
Steel 28 1.49% 8.28% 64.02% 5.35%
Telecom (Wireless) 16 11.85% 23.84% 29.54% 20.23%
Telecom. Equipment 79 5.07% 17.03% 44.27% 11.97%
Telecom. Services 49 6.73% 15.18% 34.63% 20.11%
Tobacco 15 0.88% 51.31% 38.56% 11.60%
Transportation 18 6.37% 3.75% 59.85% 10.75%
Transportation (Railroads) 4 0.17% 0.00% 73.08% 0.27%
Trucking 35 5.18% 15.00% 54.30% 18.49%
Utility (General) 15 0.11% 0.00% 83.29% 0.46%
Utility (Water) 16 2.72% 44.30% 53.97% 9.09%
Total Market 7165 5.05% 14.33% 47.03% 12.64%
Total Market (without financials) 5649 4.62% 14.07% 47.11% 12.80%

Last Updated in January 2023
By Aswath Damodaran