This Is Who Owns the Most Alphabet Stock Besides Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt

As you might expect, 's (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) largest shareholders are its two co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Between the two, they own a 6% stake in the megacap tech giant.

Beyond those two, Eric Schmidt, who served as CEO from 2001 to 2011, owns a 0.5% stake, worth about $11 billion. But there are some other well-known large shareholders, and some that are less apparent.

According to regulatory filings, the largest owners of Alphabet stock are companies that operate index funds -- specifically Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street. Vanguard, the largest shareholder, owns about 7.3%, and the others own a little less.

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