Williams WMB
$64.08 −$0.17 (-0.26%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:40 pm ET · Last extended-hours $64.58 +0.78%
Open$64.59
Prev close$64.25
Day range$64.04 – $65.63
Volume8.56M
Market cap$80.11B
P/E (TTM)25.2
Dividend yield3.24%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership89.9%-1.65 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,045-8 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)21 buys / 27 sellsNet selling
Short interest2.18% of floatDays to cover 3.4 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share14.3%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$118.76M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 28.1% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 2.18% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,112,524 | 0.2% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,351,126 | 0.1% |
| Parnassus Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +996,448 | 0.2% |
| Wellington Management Group | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +10,013,946 | 2.7% |
| MFS Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,695,435 | 0.4% |
| Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,426,879 | 0.4% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,630,136 | 9.4% |
| Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,042,565 | 0.2% |
| Barclays PLC | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,941,076 | 0.4% |
| Victory Capital Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,908,241 | 0.5% |
| CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,744,263 | 0.1% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,627,167 | 1.6% |
| PointState Capital LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,238,869 | 0.1% |
| Munro Partners | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,224,673 | 0.1% |
| Wells Fargo & Company | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,181,484 | 0.6% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Terence Wilson | General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -2,000 | $67.85 | 205,073 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Terence Wilson | General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -2,000 | $75.56 | 207,073 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Terence Wilson | General Counsel | Other Disposition | -2,000 | – | 209,073 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Terence Wilson | General Counsel | Open Market Disposition | -13,000 | $74.88 | 209,073 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Robert Wingo | Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development | Sale to Issuer | -8,226 | $71.76 | 48,343 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Robb Turner | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,785 | $71.81 | 2,785 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Lloyd Helms | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,785 | $71.81 | 2,785 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Terence Wilson | General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -2,000 | $70.65 | 224,073 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Robb Turner | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 90,000 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Lloyd Helms | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | – |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Terence Wilson | General Counsel | Open Market Disposition | -2,000 | $74.16 | 226,073 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | John Porter | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,176 | $77.62 | 197,290 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | John Porter | Chief Financial Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +723 | $24.98 | 197,290 |
| 31 May 2026 | Terence Wilson | General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -2,000 | $71.30 | 228,073 |
| 18 May 2026 | Stephen Bergstrom | Independent Chairperson | Other Disposition | -16,400 | – | 34,645 |
| 14 May 2026 | Glen Jasek | Senior Vice President of Transmission, Power & Gulf | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -2,500 | $78.17 | 54,101 |
| 13 May 2026 | Larry Larsen | Chief Operating Officer | Open Market Disposition | -12,000 | $76.49 | 98,219 |
| 5 May 2026 | John Porter | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -50,000 | $75.37 | 196,567 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Terence Wilson | General Counsel | Open Market Disposition | -2,000 | $76.35 | 230,073 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Rose Robeson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,818 | $73.04 | 35,114 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 26,612,858 | 2.2% | 3.4 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 27,173,947 | 2.2% | 3.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 24,031,504 | 2.0% | 3.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 26,153,338 | 2.1% | 3.4 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 24,112,805 | 2.0% | 3.9 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 26,476,801 | 2.2% | 4.0 |
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