Who is Disney's biggest investor?
Disney's largest individual shareholders are the company's insiders, including the current CEO,
The Vanguard Group holds more than 146 million shares of Disney and is the company's top shareholder as of 2024.
Iger has amassed a sizeable personal fortune across his 15 years and counting as CEO. Forbes reported in 2019 that Iger had a net worth of $690 million, which is thought to be higher than that of Disney heiress Abigail Disney, who said that year that she's worth about $120 million.
“Controlling Shareholder” means one or more shareholders or a Shareholders Group exercising the Corporate Control of the Company. “Controlling Shares” means the stake of shares giving its holder or holders the ability to exercise, directly or indirectly, the individual and/or shared Corporate Control of the Company.
Entertainment is the largest segment for Disney thanks to its robust streaming business. Following closely behind is Disney's experiences revenue, which is quickly growing with a 7% increase year over year in the first quarter of 2024.
The Walt Disney Company owns 43 percent of the resort; the majority 57 percent is held by Shanghai Shendi Group, a joint venture of three companies owned by the Shanghai government.
The ownership structure of Walt Disney (DIS) stock is a mix of institutional, retail and individual investors. Approximately 38.11% of the company's stock is owned by Institutional Investors, 8.46% is owned by Insiders and 53.43% is owned by Public Companies and Individual Investors.
Vanguard Group – 153,769,084 – 8.43%
On May 10, 2024, Vanguard Group filed an SEC report disclosing ownership of 153,769,084 shares of The Walt Disney Company for the first quarter of 2024. This represented 8.43% ownership of the company, making Vanguard the largest shareholder of Disney.
Roy P. Disney said that he and his family members continue to hold shares; he declined to size the holdings, but analysts say that the Disney family has a relatively small position. He said that Disney did not solicit their help in its fight to fend off Mr. Peltz and his fellow activists.
Who controls Disney now?
Robert Alan Iger is Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, having returned to the company in November of 2022 after serving as CEO and Chairman from 2005 to 2020, and then as Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board through 2021.
Disney is one of the biggest and best-known companies in the world and has been ranked number 53 on the 2022 Fortune 500 list of biggest companies in the United States by revenue. In 2023, the company's seat in Forbes Global 2000 was 87.
- Walter Elias Disney Miller.
- Jennifer Miller-Goff.
- Christopher D. Miller.
- Tamara Scheer.
- Joanna Miller.
- Patrick D. Miller.
- Ronald Miller.
- Brad Lund.
| Holder | Shares | Date Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc | 153.77M | Mar 31, 2024 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 121.69M | Mar 31, 2024 |
| State Street Corporation | 76.04M | Mar 31, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | 47.83M | Mar 31, 2024 |
Walt Disney had two daughters, Diane Disney Miller, who had seven children — not all of whom signed the shareholder letters — and Sharon Disney, who had three children — who also didn't sign the letters. Diane Miller's husband, Ron Miller, was once CEO of Walt Disney Productions.
Roy O.'s grandson, Roy P., said at one point that the family owns less than 3% of the company. Even so, that would put their fortune around $3.9 billion (not counting any investments in addition to Disney holdings).
Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, is unquestionably the king of lucrative movie franchises.
The largest revenue stream – with over 40 billion U.S. dollars – was the entertainment business. This segment includes linear networks, direct-to-consumer (DTC) business and content sales and licensing. The DTC operations comprise of the company's streaming services such as Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar, and Hulu.
Operating all of Disney's parks and resorts cost $14.015 billion in 2019, according to the company's annual report. If the cost to operate was split evenly per park, that would amount to around $5.49 million per park per day.
Tokyo Disneyland and its companion park, Tokyo DisneySea, are the only Disney parks in the world not owned or operated by The Walt Disney Company in any capacity. Cinderella Castle, the icon of Tokyo Disneyland, in 2023.
Does Disney own Coca-Cola?
No. They are each their own companies. Coca-Cola was at one point in the film business, when they owned Columbia Pictures. Disney has a relationship with Coca-Cola as they serve co*ke products in their theme parks.
The reason Disney doesn't own its Tokyo-based parks is because The Oriental Land Company initially pitched the idea to build Tokyo Disneyland, and it funded the project (via Los Angeles Times).
Walmart is a major store chain that was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. Although not owned by Disney, it has sold a number of exclusive video, DVD, and Blu-ray releases of various Disney-related productions.
McDonald's, often abbreviated as Mickey D's, is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast-food restaurants. Although not owned by Disney, it has had several promotional tie-ins with Disney films and properties.
Thanks to the merger, Disney owns 80% of the sports network ESPN, while the remainder is owned by Hearst Communications. The company also owns untold percentages of other networks under ABC's umbrella, including ABC Radio, A&E, The History Channel, and Lifetime.
