American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) shareholders
AEPNasdaqElectric ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 7/3018% above fair value
$129.18+0.27 (+0.21%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $70.34BP/E 21.0Yield 2.90%
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
92.1%
502M of 545M shares
Institutional holders
1,977
171 new, 99 sold out
Net institutional buying
49M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
0 buys · 5 sales
Net sold $1.69M
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Capital Management | 40,827,015 | 7.51% | 13G (passive) | Mar 31, 2026 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 40,248,240 | 7.50% | 13G (passive) amendment | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 30,941,474 | 5.68% | 13G (passive) | Sep 30, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | – | 5.47% | 13G (passive) amendment | Dec 31, 2023 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of AEP | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 51,024,057 | 9.37% | $6.98B | +3,226,328 | 0.10% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 35,529,471 | 6.52% | $4.86B | +391,049 | 0.10% |
| State Street Corp | 30,783,142 | 5.65% | $4.21B | +495,006 | 0.12% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 23,492,086 | 4.31% | $3.21B | +7,883,530 | 0.14% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 19,527,874 | 3.59% | $2.67B | +474,577 | 0.21% |
| Morgan Stanley | 18,980,444 | 3.49% | $2.60B | +4,494,275 | 0.14% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 14,404,302 | 2.65% | $1.96B | +181,511 | 0.10% |
| Wellington Management Group Llp | 13,872,005 | 2.55% | $1.90B | +715,613 | 0.33% |
| Bank Of America Corp /De/ | 12,269,851 | 2.25% | $1.68B | +7,107,349 | 0.11% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 10,965,480 | 2.01% | $1.50B | +5,814,088 | 0.13% |
| GQG Partners LLC | 10,263,074 | 1.88% | $1.40B | −4,762,810 | 2.61% |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 9,728,413 | 1.79% | $1.33B | +658,037 | 0.27% |
| FMR LLC | 9,302,934 | 1.71% | $1.27B | +3,223,596 | 0.06% |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 9,148,318 | 1.68% | $1.25B | +7,721,444 | 0.27% |
| Dodge & Cox | 8,674,355 | 1.59% | $1.19B | −65,480 | 0.62% |
| Barclays PLC | 6,836,683 | 1.26% | $935.33M | −3,530,907 | 0.18% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 5,991,251 | 1.10% | $819.66M | −7,116 | 0.12% |
| Nuveen, LLC | 5,729,832 | 1.05% | $783.90M | −264,484 | 0.19% |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 5,398,220 | 0.99% | $707.60M | +115,003 | 0.23% |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 4,975,065 | 0.91% | $680.64M | +199,022 | 0.14% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1,977 | 502M | 92.1% | 171 / 884 | 592 / 99 | 72M | 23M |
| Q1 2026 | 1,935 | 456M | 83.7% | 227 / 744 | 629 / 122 | 85M | 28M |
| Q4 2025 | 1,858 | 453M | 83.2% | 267 / 759 | 530 / 88 | 39M | 30M |
| Q3 2025 | 1,717 | 444M | 81.6% | 187 / 729 | 481 / 78 | 34M | 30M |
| Q2 2025 | 1,637 | 442M | 81.1% | 127 / 699 | 505 / 143 | 33M | 31M |
| Q1 2025 | 1,671 | 441M | 80.9% | 246 / 681 | 476 / 73 | 55M | 20M |
| Q4 2024 | 1,524 | 411M | 75.4% | 200 / 586 | 515 / 142 | 26M | 27M |
| Q3 2024 | 1,495 | 414M | 76.0% | 164 / 558 | 517 / 80 | 71M | 17M |
| Q2 2024 | 1,423 | 406M | 74.5% | 156 / 547 | 480 / 68 | 25M | 50M |
| Q1 2024 | 1,351 | 431M | 79.2% | 135 / 542 | 465 / 120 | 52M | 30M |
| Q4 2023 | 1,349 | 410M | 75.2% | 209 / 451 | 509 / 108 | 41M | 21M |
| Q3 2023 | 1,276 | 390M | 71.6% | 118 / 497 | 441 / 133 | 26M | 16M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
893 funds held AEP in Q2 2026, 52% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of AEP | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 17,271,236 | 3.17% | $2.36B | 0.10% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 14,101,906 | 2.59% | $1.93B | 0.12% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | 11,549,816 | 2.12% | $1.58B | 0.32% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | 8,853,702 | 1.63% | $1.21B | 5.24% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 7,483,983 | 1.37% | $1.02B | 0.12% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 6,921,400 | 1.27% | $876.73M | 0.11% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 5,894,607 | 1.08% | $806.44M | 0.36% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Dodge & Cox Stock Fund | 5,288,500 | 0.97% | $723.52M | 0.61% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Value Index Fund | 5,183,939 | 0.95% | $709.21M | 0.28% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Equity Income Fund | 5,063,436 | 0.93% | $692.73M | 1.06% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Putnam Large Cap Value Fund | 4,853,410 | 0.89% | $620.51M | 1.12% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Utilities Index Fund | 3,717,613 | 0.68% | $470.91M | 4.45% | May 31, 2026 |
| Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund | 3,304,300 | 0.61% | $452.06M | 3.36% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | 3,078,512 | 0.57% | $393.59M | 0.30% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | 2,953,844 | 0.54% | $404.12M | 0.12% | Jun 30, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Fehrman | CEO and President, Director | 133,539 | 0.02% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Quinton S. Lies | President-Nuclear Development | 6,534 | 0.00% | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Joseph F. Moore IV | Executive Vice President | 219 | 0.00% | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Robert Berntsen | Executive Vice President | 40,450 | 0.01% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Douglas A. Cannon | President AEP Transmission | 46,007 | 0.01% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau | Executive Vice President | 15,364 | 0.00% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Kate Dixon | Controller, CAO | 15,856 | 0.00% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Greg B. Hall | Executive Vice President | 34,408 | 0.01% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Alicia R. Knapp | President Nuclear Development | 14,482 | 0.00% | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Johannes G. Eckert | Executive Vice President | 4,716 | 0.00% | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich | Executive Vice President | 42,323 | 0.01% | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Trevor I. Mihalik | Executive VP & CFO | 79,595 | 0.01% | Mar 12, 2026 |
| David Matthew Feinberg | Executive Vice President | 10,274 | 0.00% | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Antonio P. Smyth | Executive Vice President | 11,901 | 0.00% | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Charles E. Zebula | Senior Advisor | 78,649 | 0.01% | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Therace Risch | Executive Vice President | 21,307 | 0.00% | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Joseph G. Sauvage | Director | – | – | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Daniel G. Stoddard | Director | 1,645 | 0.00% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Margaret M. McCarthy | Director | 3,125 | 0.00% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| David S. Marriott | Director | – | – | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Benjamin G. S. Fowke Iii | Director | 25,898 | 0.00% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sandra Beach Lin | Director | 1,000 | 0.00% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Charles J. Meyers | Director | 225 | 0.00% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Art A. Garcia | Director | 2,500 | 0.00% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Thaer Lewis Von | Director | 20 | 0.00% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Daryl Roberts | Director | – | – | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Sara Martinez Tucker | Director | 1,847 | 0.00% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Henry P. Linginfelter | Director | – | – | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Hunter Clark Gary | Director | – | – | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Donna James | Director | 626 | 0.00% | Jul 2, 2025 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton S. Lies President-Nuclear Development | Nov 6, 2026 | Sale | −1,121 | $126.59 | $141.91K | 5,600 |
| Robert Berntsen Executive Vice President | Oct 19, 2026 | Award | +20,044 | $124.72 | $2.50M | 40,450 |
| Douglas A. Cannon President AEP Transmission | Oct 19, 2026 | Award | +20,044 | $124.72 | $2.50M | 46,007 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Oct 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −362 | $119.75 | $43.35K | 15,364 |
| Robert Berntsen Executive Vice President | Oct 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,425 | $119.75 | $170.64K | 20,405 |
| Daniel G. Stoddard Director | Sep 30, 2026 | Award | +0 | $118.64 | $0 | 1,645 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Sep 8, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −2,000 | $125.00 | $250.00K | 15,856 |
| Greg B. Hall Executive Vice President | Aug 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,741 | $128.32 | $223.41K | 34,408 |
| William Fehrman CEO and President, Director | Aug 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −6,283 | $128.32 | $806.23K | 133,539 |
| Daniel G. Stoddard Director | Jun 30, 2026 | Award | +0 | $136.81 | $0 | 1,631 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | May 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −636 | $136.91 | $87.07K | 17,780 |
| Greg B. Hall Executive Vice President | May 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,306 | $136.91 | $589.53K | 36,019 |
| Douglas A. Cannon President AEP Transmission | May 1, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,770 | $136.91 | $242.33K | 25,655 |
| Daniel G. Stoddard Director | Mar 31, 2026 | Award | +0 | $131.08 | $0 | 1,619 |
| Johannes G. Eckert Executive Vice President | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +4 | $132.31 | $529 | 4,716 |
| Johannes G. Eckert Executive Vice President | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2 | $132.31 | $265 | 4,714 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +52 | $132.31 | $6.88K | 18,365 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −24 | $132.31 | $3.18K | 18,341 |
| Douglas A. Cannon President AEP Transmission | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −5 | $132.31 | $662 | 27,270 |
| Douglas A. Cannon President AEP Transmission | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +11 | $132.31 | $1.46K | 27,275 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Executive Vice President | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −50 | $132.31 | $6.62K | 42,323 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Executive Vice President | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +110 | $132.31 | $14.55K | 42,373 |
| Robert Berntsen Executive Vice President | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +9 | $132.31 | $1.19K | 21,401 |
| Robert Berntsen Executive Vice President | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4 | $132.31 | $529 | 21,397 |
| Trevor I. Mihalik Executive VP & CFO | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −28 | $132.31 | $3.70K | 79,595 |
| Trevor I. Mihalik Executive VP & CFO | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +61 | $132.31 | $8.07K | 79,623 |
| William Fehrman CEO and President, Director | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −45 | $132.31 | $5.95K | 138,256 |
| William Fehrman CEO and President, Director | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +96 | $132.31 | $12.70K | 138,301 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +14 | $132.31 | $1.85K | 20,207 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −8 | $132.31 | $1.06K | 20,199 |
| Alicia R. Knapp President Nuclear Development | Mar 10, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3 | $132.31 | $397 | 14,482 |
| Alicia R. Knapp President Nuclear Development | Mar 10, 2026 | Award | +9 | $132.31 | $1.19K | 14,485 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Executive Vice President | Feb 27, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −4,106 | $132.08 | $542.32K | 42,263 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Feb 26, 2026 | Award | +4,941 | – | – | 20,351 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Feb 26, 2026 | Tax withholding | −158 | – | – | 20,193 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Feb 26, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,762 | – | – | 18,313 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Feb 26, 2026 | Award | +5,951 | – | – | 20,075 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Executive Vice President | Feb 26, 2026 | Tax withholding | −5,510 | – | – | 46,369 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Executive Vice President | Feb 26, 2026 | Award | +12,353 | – | – | 51,879 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Feb 24, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −1,351 | $131.46 | $177.60K | 15,410 |
| William Fehrman CEO and President, Director | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,161 | $132.06 | $549.50K | 138,205 |
| William Fehrman CEO and President, Director | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,241 | $132.03 | $163.85K | 142,366 |
| Alicia R. Knapp President Nuclear Development | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −416 | $132.03 | $54.92K | 14,476 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Executive Vice President | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −298 | $132.03 | $39.34K | 39,526 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Executive Vice President | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −319 | $132.03 | $42.12K | 39,824 |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Executive Vice President | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −333 | $132.03 | $43.97K | 40,143 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −136 | $132.03 | $17.96K | 17,124 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −165 | $132.03 | $21.78K | 17,049 |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Executive Vice President | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −288 | $132.03 | $38.02K | 16,761 |
| Trevor I. Mihalik Executive VP & CFO | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,424 | $132.03 | $188.01K | 81,152 |
| Trevor I. Mihalik Executive VP & CFO | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −1,590 | $132.03 | $209.93K | 79,562 |
| Johannes G. Eckert Executive Vice President | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −242 | $132.03 | $31.95K | 4,712 |
| Douglas A. Cannon President AEP Transmission | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −496 | $132.03 | $65.49K | 27,264 |
| Robert Berntsen Executive Vice President | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −404 | $132.03 | $53.34K | 21,392 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −168 | $132.03 | $22.18K | 14,242 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −118 | $132.03 | $15.58K | 14,124 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Feb 23, 2026 | Tax withholding | −169 | $132.03 | $22.31K | 14,410 |
| Alicia R. Knapp President Nuclear Development | Feb 17, 2026 | Award | +4,798 | $130.24 | $624.89K | 14,892 |
| Kate Dixon Controller, CAO | Feb 17, 2026 | Award | +1,919 | $130.24 | $249.93K | 14,579 |
| William Fehrman CEO and President, Director | Feb 17, 2026 | Award | +26,105 | $130.24 | $3.40M | 143,607 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
5.03%
27M shares short
Days to cover
7.6
At 4M shares a day
Change since last report
+1.0%
From 27M shares
Short volume, 20 days
47.5%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of American Electric Power's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 32,047 shares on Sep 1, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton S. Lies Officer | Nov 6, 2026 | 1,122 | $141.91K | Nov 6, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Kate Dixon Officer | Sep 8, 2026 | 2,000 | $250.00K | Sep 8, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Phillip R. Ulrich Officer | Feb 27, 2026 | 4,106 | $542.32K | Feb 27, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Officer | Feb 24, 2026 | 1,351 | $177.60K | Feb 24, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Benjamin G. S. Fowke Iii Director | Dec 12, 2025 | 5,000 | $575.35K | Dec 12, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Benjamin G. S. Fowke Iii Director | Nov 14, 2025 | 5,000 | $607.90K | Nov 14, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Benjamin G. S. Fowke Iii Director | Oct 10, 2025 | 5,000 | $587.60K | Oct 10, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Quinton S. Lies Officer | Oct 2, 2025 | 1,281 | $143.47K | Oct 2, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Officer | Oct 2, 2025 | 1,006 | $112.67K | Oct 2, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Benjamin G. S. Fowke Iii Director | Sep 12, 2025 | 5,000 | $543.25K | Sep 12, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Kelly J. Ferneau Officer | Aug 15, 2025 | 3,428 | $387.47K | Aug 15, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Benjamin G. S. Fowke Iii Director | Aug 15, 2025 | 5,000 | $565.15K | Aug 15, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| David Matthew Feinberg Officer | Jun 17, 2025 | 8,058 | $819.82K | Jun 17, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| David Matthew Feinberg Officer | Jun 10, 2025 | 8,058 | $817.81K | Jun 10, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| David Matthew Feinberg Officer | Jun 3, 2025 | 8,057 | $829.39K | Jun 3, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
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