Fastenal Company· FAST

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NASDAQ

Industrials Industrial - Distribution Website

Price: $49.01
Day: -0.35%
Mkt Cap: $56.24B
52W Range: $38.97 – $52.92
Volume: 11.65M
Beta: 0.71

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.6 / 5 (Bullish), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 1,507 institutions hold; 701 added, 538 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 5 sales ($2.0M)

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Fastenal Company

FAST|Industrials|Industrial - Distribution

Current price: $49

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

0.6x

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

3 sellers

vs 3.0 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+202

839 adding vs 637 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

89.2%

1,507 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

106.3M

+1.5%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

74.9M

+0.5%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

64.9M

+0.7%

STATE STREET CORP

56.4M

+1.6%

CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC

42.9M

+9.0%

SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.

42.9M

+100.0%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

111

168

134

111 buying168 unchanged134 selling

413 funds held FAST in Q2 2026, holding 399.3M shares between them, down 0.9% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR SERIES TRUST8.7M sh

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS58.8K sh

MADISON FUNDS42.9K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Apr 24

FLORNESS DANIEL L

$4.1M

Sale · Aug 12

FLORNESS DANIEL L

$4.1M

Sale · Nov 11

FLORNESS DANIEL L

$2.7M

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Smart Money Sentiment

FAST Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.6/5

Bullish

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+64

Fund Flow

10% weight

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.6/5 (Bullish) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 19, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for FAST

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Routine insider selling in Q3 2026

5 sales totaling $2.0M (40.2K shares)

Share volume is at a routine pace (0.6x average)

3 different insiders sold this quarter

Buying seen in 5 of 15 quarters

0.6x

Selling pace

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

2.19%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

3 sellers

Seller breadth

vs 2.5 avg per quarter

Q4 2025

Last insider purchase

buying in 5 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, FAST

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

FLORNESS DANIEL L

CEO

Sell

50,000 shares at $82.12

≈15.0% of their stake at the time

Apr 24, 2025$4.11M

FLORNESS DANIEL L

CEO

Sell

84,612 shares at $48.44

≈13.0% of their stake at the time

Aug 12, 2025$4.10M

FLORNESS DANIEL L

CEO

Sell

31,818 shares at $84.50

≈10.0% of their stake at the time

Nov 11, 2024$2.69M

Lewis Holden

Chief Financial Officer/srevp

Sell

30,000 shares at $76.52

≈75.2% of their stake at the time

Oct 14, 2024$2.30M

Lewis Holden

Chief Financial Officer/srevp

Sell

21,064 shares at $83.13

≈68.1% of their stake at the time

Nov 7, 2024$1.75M

Wisecup Reyne K

Director

Sell

36,920 shares at $47.34

≈48.0% of their stake at the time

Mar 5, 2026$1.75M

Lewis Holden

CFO

Sell

23,076 shares at $75.00

≈69.6% of their stake at the time

Mar 14, 2025$1.73M

WISECUP REYNE K

Director

Sell

21,818 shares at $78.55

≈52.2% of their stake at the time

Oct 16, 2024$1.71M

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for FAST

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Very Bullish

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

89.2% institutional ownership

Slight accumulation: 839 adding vs 637 reducing

13F shares increased by 6.4%, a significant shift

+202

Net breadth

839 adding vs 637 reducing

Accumulating

1.32

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+39

New − closed

138 initiated, 99 exited

8 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+839 growing-637 shrinkingNet: +202

138

701

538

New (138)

Increased (701)

Reduced (538)

Closed (99)

Top Institutional Holders, FAST

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

106.3M

$5.1B

Ownership

9.26%

+1.5%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

74.9M

$3.6B

Ownership

6.53%

+0.5%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

64.9M

$3.1B

Ownership

5.65%

+0.7%

STATE STREET CORP

56.4M

$2.7B

Ownership

4.92%

+1.6%

CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC

42.9M

$2.1B

Ownership

3.74%

+9.0%

SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.

42.9M

$2.1B

Ownership

3.74%

+100.0%

INVESCO LTD.

39.6M

$1.9B

Ownership

3.45%

+64.2%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

39.5M

$1.9B

Ownership

3.44%

+1.5%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 413 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

111 buying134 sellingNet: -23

111

168

134

Buying (111)

Unchanged (168)

Selling (134)

In total, funds bought 13.8M shares and sold 17.3M this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Neutral

Mixed fund activity in Q2 2026

413 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

134 funds selling vs 111 buying

Top Fund Holders, FAST

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

SPDR SERIES TRUST

8.7M

Weight

42.90%

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

58.8K

Weight

0.01%

Jul 31, 2026Decreased

MADISON FUNDS

42.9K

Weight

0.88%

Jul 31, 2026Decreased

FORUM FUNDS

38.3K

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026No change

Northern Lights Variable Trust

28.3K

Weight

2.56%

Jun 30, 2026No change

CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE FUND INC

27.0K

Weight

16.84%

Jun 30, 2026No change

WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST

25.5K

Weight

0.84%

Jun 30, 2026No change

DEUTSCHE DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS

24.8K

Weight

8.36%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Fastenal Company· FAST

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History139Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings166Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History139Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings166Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights