McDonald's Corporation· MCD

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Consumer Cyclical Restaurants Website

Price: $247.88
Day: -0.14%
Mkt Cap: $176.12B
52W Range: $246.52 – $341.75
Volume: 5.98M
Beta: 0.41

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.0 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 3,582 institutions hold; 1,524 added, 1,510 reduced

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McDonald's Corporation

MCD|Consumer Cyclical|Restaurants

Current price: $248

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q2 2026

0.4x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q2 2026

2 sellers

vs 4.5 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

-105

1,708 adding vs 1,813 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

75.1%

3,582 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.

55.4M

+0.2%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

46.4M

+0.4%

STATE STREET CORP

36.1M

+1.8%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO

31.9M

-15.2%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

18.8M

-1.7%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

18.1M

+0.8%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q3 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

1 buying11 unchanged4 selling

16 funds held MCD in Q3 2026, holding 8.9M shares between them, down 2.7% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

SPDR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE ETF TRUST5.1M sh

SPDR SERIES TRUST3.6M sh

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS96.8K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q2 2026

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

Sale · Feb 13

Kempczinski Christopher J

$8.8M

Sale · Feb 12

Kempczinski Christopher J

$8.7M

Sale · Nov 21

Borden Ian Frederick

$5.3M

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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Generated September 22, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

MCD Smart Money Sentiment Score

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

Smart Money

3.0/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

+15

Institutional Flow

50% weight

Fund Flow

10% weight

-60

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.0/5 (Neutral) 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 21, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

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

Insider Selling Pace for MCD

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 Q2 2026

5 sales totaling $3.3M (11.3K shares)

Share volume is below the historical pace (0.4x average)

Buying seen in 2 of 15 quarters

Steady selling pace across recent quarters

0.4x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Light

4.54%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

2 sellers

Seller breadth

vs 4.5 avg per quarter

Q2 2023

Last insider purchase

buying in 2 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, MCD

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

Kempczinski Christopher J

CEO

Sell

26,276 shares at $333.54

≈53.4% of their stake at the time

Feb 13, 2026$8.76M

Kempczinski Christopher J

CEO

Sell

26,277 shares at $331.35

≈53.4% of their stake at the time

Feb 12, 2026$8.71M

Borden Ian Frederick

EVP - CFO

Sell

17,134 shares at $310.00

≈39.4% of their stake at the time

Nov 21, 2025$5.31M

Steijaert Manuel JM

EVP - President, Iom

Sell

13,134 shares at $300.42

≈74.0% of their stake at the time

Nov 5, 2025$3.95M

Kempczinski Christopher J

CEO

Sell

10,500 shares at $310.05

≈24.3% of their stake at the time

Feb 11, 2025$3.26M

Steijaert Manuel JM

EVP - Chief Customer Officer

Sell

10,459 shares at $308.71

≈69.4% of their stake at the time

Feb 24, 2025$3.23M

Banner Jonathan

EVP - Chief Impact Officer

Sell

9,200 shares at $307.41

≈99.8% of their stake at the time

Feb 13, 2025$2.83M

Steijaert Manuel JM

EVP - President, Iom

Sell

6,567 shares at $305.50

≈58.8% of their stake at the time

Dec 1, 2025$2.01M

Institutional Ownership Analysis

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

Institutional Positions for MCD

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

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Neutral

Mixed institutional activity in Q2 2026

75.1% institutional ownership

Balanced activity: 1708 adding vs 1813 reducing

13F shares increased by 1.1%, a modest change

Momentum weakening from prior quarter

-105

Net breadth

1,708 adding vs 1,813 reducing

Balanced

0.94

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

-119

New − closed

184 initiated, 303 exited

5 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+1708 growing-1813 shrinkingNet: -105

1524

1510

303

New (184)

Increased (1524)

Reduced (1510)

Closed (303)

Top Institutional Holders, MCD

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

55.4M

$15.0B

Ownership

7.80%

+0.2%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

46.4M

$12.5B

Ownership

6.53%

+0.4%

STATE STREET CORP

36.1M

$9.8B

Ownership

5.08%

+1.8%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO

31.9M

$8.5B

Ownership

4.49%

-15.2%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

18.8M

$5.1B

Ownership

2.64%

-1.7%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

18.1M

$4.9B

Ownership

2.55%

+0.8%

MORGAN STANLEY

15.0M

$4.1B

Ownership

2.11%

-3.8%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/

11.0M

$3.0B

Ownership

1.55%

-9.5%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

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

Fund Activity

Q3 2026: 16 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

1 buying4 sellingNet: -3

Buying (1)

Unchanged (11)

Selling (4)

In total, funds bought 90 shares and sold 241.5K this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Very Bearish

Funds distributing in Q3 2026

16 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

4 funds selling vs 1 buying

Top Fund Holders, MCD

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

SPDR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE ETF TRUST

5.1M

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026Decreased

SPDR SERIES TRUST

3.6M

Weight

17.89%

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS

96.8K

Weight

0.01%

Jul 31, 2026Decreased

ETF Series Solutions

75.2K

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026No change

Tidal ETF Trust

17.8K

Weight

0.07%

Jul 31, 2026No change

MADISON FUNDS

7.8K

Weight

0.16%

Jul 31, 2026Decreased

FPA FUNDS TRUST

4.2K

Weight

0.67%

Jul 31, 2026No change

FORUM FUNDS

3.9K

Weight

18.15%

Jul 31, 2026No change

McDonald's Corporation· MCD

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History123Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings198Most 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 History123Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings198Most 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