Insider
and Institutional Holdings by Sector (US)Data Used: Multiple data services
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2026
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which companies are included in each industry
| Industry Name | Number of Firms | CEO Holding | Corporate Holdings | Institutional Holdings | Insider Holdings |
| Advertising | 52 | 10.28% | 15.51% | 36.00% | 20.17% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 79 | 4.32% | 20.71% | 55.06% | 10.58% |
| Air Transport | 23 | 2.63% | 25.26% | 48.05% | 8.56% |
| Apparel | 35 | 6.00% | 13.15% | 52.40% | 16.81% |
| Auto & Truck | 33 | 7.64% | 19.54% | 27.14% | 11.48% |
| Auto Parts | 35 | 3.92% | 15.01% | 73.95% | 7.55% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | 1.44% | 1.36% | 63.18% | 3.80% |
| Banks (Regional) | 568 | 1.50% | 8.28% | 39.81% | 10.05% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 14 | 3.02% | 9.39% | 39.67% | 12.35% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 27 | 7.16% | 15.16% | 50.19% | 13.46% |
| Broadcasting | 24 | 7.65% | 9.54% | 44.82% | 19.60% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 32 | 7.20% | 7.15% | 64.48% | 14.45% |
| Building Materials | 41 | 1.05% | 9.76% | 83.30% | 4.51% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 155 | 7.99% | 17.09% | 54.82% | 14.75% |
| Cable TV | 9 | 3.89% | 32.92% | 72.45% | 13.28% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 29 | 5.08% | 22.09% | 48.65% | 8.05% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | 1.76% | 4.10% | 63.66% | 11.47% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 59 | 0.94% | 23.85% | 68.79% | 6.85% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | 2.24% | 6.66% | 46.79% | 7.48% |
| Computer Services | 64 | 6.84% | 8.82% | 54.24% | 16.04% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 36 | 3.56% | 11.01% | 45.56% | 11.96% |
| Construction Supplies | 40 | 3.86% | 14.51% | 69.00% | 9.28% |
| Diversified | 20 | 3.15% | 3.39% | 39.28% | 7.19% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 496 | 2.96% | 10.15% | 38.33% | 8.14% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 228 | 5.50% | 7.98% | 33.38% | 11.13% |
| Education | 32 | 7.89% | 6.30% | 55.99% | 15.08% |
| Electrical Equipment | 112 | 5.07% | 14.93% | 40.92% | 12.21% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 8 | 5.44% | 30.67% | 29.85% | 9.56% |
| Electronics (General) | 114 | 5.46% | 9.87% | 53.65% | 11.91% |
| Engineering/Construction | 48 | 5.94% | 4.55% | 70.44% | 12.73% |
| Entertainment | 92 | 6.07% | 18.88% | 35.94% | 17.97% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 53 | 4.41% | 16.15% | 42.10% | 12.65% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | 1.83% | 17.34% | 40.51% | 8.84% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance | 176 | 6.12% | 11.27% | 56.36% | 13.70% |
| Food Processing | 78 | 6.21% | 21.32% | 48.67% | 15.91% |
| Food Wholesalers | 13 | 10.59% | 8.53% | 67.28% | 16.78% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 27 | 6.02% | 5.90% | 54.13% | 14.34% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 15 | 7.89% | 16.21% | 46.22% | 16.14% |
| Healthcare Products | 204 | 3.04% | 7.57% | 44.15% | 10.88% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 104 | 7.04% | 10.91% | 55.28% | 15.98% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 115 | 4.38% | 6.50% | 47.67% | 12.02% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | 11.54% | 8.20% | 82.09% | 16.56% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 31 | 6.86% | 8.85% | 58.17% | 14.36% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 63 | 3.50% | 12.03% | 60.80% | 13.93% |
| Household Products | 110 | 6.64% | 14.27% | 42.96% | 20.60% |
| Information Services | 15 | 8.59% | 9.69% | 73.12% | 10.89% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | 6.79% | 9.14% | 55.26% | 21.93% |
| Insurance (Life) | 20 | 0.60% | 24.79% | 69.77% | 1.73% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 57 | 2.79% | 13.32% | 63.61% | 10.87% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 283 | 13.50% | 22.15% | 47.61% | 15.98% |
| Machinery | 105 | 1.67% | 14.70% | 65.95% | 9.80% |
| Metals & Mining | 73 | 8.08% | 23.46% | 29.86% | 17.64% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | 3.09% | 42.61% | 56.70% | 7.45% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 0.05% | 10.98% | 48.63% | 0.30% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 142 | 6.26% | 14.97% | 44.66% | 15.76% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 23 | 7.73% | 28.14% | 58.85% | 11.97% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | 2.75% | 16.85% | 62.88% | 9.17% |
| Packaging & Container | 19 | 0.69% | 5.71% | 72.98% | 7.59% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | 0.71% | 8.13% | 80.31% | 2.22% |
| Power | 46 | 0.45% | 5.82% | 80.47% | 2.20% |
| Precious Metals | 56 | 9.77% | 18.99% | 30.29% | 18.34% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | 1.16% | 14.78% | 65.83% | 9.26% |
| R.E.I.T. | 190 | 1.92% | 5.58% | 66.62% | 5.53% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 14 | 13.20% | 40.76% | 25.28% | 25.44% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | 7.79% | 8.38% | 39.46% | 18.91% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 54 | 14.10% | 24.12% | 37.33% | 25.89% |
| Recreation | 49 | 4.73% | 17.88% | 53.35% | 10.74% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | 0.05% | 0.00% | 98.58% | 0.32% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 64 | 5.44% | 12.82% | 62.12% | 13.37% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 34 | 1.41% | 21.44% | 67.05% | 13.41% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 14 | 5.20% | 23.20% | 66.10% | 10.56% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 62 | 8.21% | 21.44% | 63.23% | 14.95% |
| Retail (General) | 23 | 4.42% | 14.81% | 64.94% | 9.81% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 15 | 12.70% | 8.19% | 53.47% | 20.67% |
| Retail (REITs) | 26 | 0.57% | 2.27% | 83.94% | 2.82% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 94 | 3.27% | 20.48% | 53.50% | 14.18% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | 0.16% | 26.02% | 59.66% | 4.32% |
| Semiconductor | 66 | 1.23% | 11.55% | 64.91% | 7.07% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 31 | 1.98% | 4.87% | 68.34% | 9.65% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | 3.67% | 25.77% | 48.89% | 16.62% |
| Shoe | 11 | 0.65% | 8.12% | 71.74% | 5.74% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 77 | 7.16% | 21.19% | 45.17% | 19.08% |
| Software (Internet) | 29 | 8.88% | 11.23% | 53.69% | 16.36% |
| Software (System & Application) | 309 | 6.98% | 10.73% | 49.51% | 15.51% |
| Steel | 19 | 1.18% | 9.49% | 69.55% | 5.64% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 12 | 8.56% | 36.17% | 36.13% | 14.69% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 57 | 6.59% | 5.38% | 58.81% | 13.79% |
| Telecom. Services | 39 | 3.67% | 9.13% | 49.82% | 17.99% |
| Tobacco | 10 | 1.06% | 30.07% | 43.50% | 9.63% |
| Transportation | 19 | 11.80% | 4.44% | 67.66% | 15.55% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | 0.48% | 0.39% | 80.82% | 1.86% |
| Trucking | 26 | 8.41% | 33.40% | 57.42% | 21.91% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | 0.11% | 0.04% | 87.58% | 0.43% |
| Utility (Water) | 14 | 2.02% | 27.06% | 61.86% | 8.45% |
| Total Market | 5994 | 4.83% | 13.49% | 50.88% | 12.15% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 4822 | 4.70% | 13.73% | 51.81% | 12.15% |