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June 14, 2026
The Dispatch

Definition

Shareholding Pattern

The shareholding pattern is a quarterly disclosure showing how a company's shares are distributed among promoters, institutions, and the public.

Filed with the exchanges each quarter under SEBI LODR, the shareholding pattern breaks ownership into promoters, FIIs/FPIs, DIIs (mutual funds, insurers), and public/retail. Changes over quarters reveal who is accumulating or exiting.

Investors study it to spot smart-money interest, rising FII or mutual fund stakes, or to flag risks like heavy promoter pledging or a thinning promoter stake. It complements bulk/block deal data for understanding ownership shifts in a stock.

Related terms

  • FII / FPIFIIs / FPIs (Foreign Institutional / Portfolio Investors) are overseas entities that invest in Indian stocks and bonds, and are major drivers of market moves.
  • DIIDIIs (Domestic Institutional Investors) are Indian institutions such as mutual funds, insurers, banks and pension funds that invest in the stock market.
  • Promoter HoldingPromoter holding is the percentage of a company's shares owned by its founders/controlling group, disclosed every quarter.

Plain-English explainer from The Dispatch Investors Encyclopedia. General information, not financial advice.