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# Vanguard Capital Management Reports A 7.62% Passive Stake In ExxonMobil
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/vanguard-capital-management-reports-a-7-62-passive-stake-in-exxonmobil-4ec5748b/
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:12:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T16:12:51.000Z
- Description: The filing covers 313,601,337 shares, and Vanguard says it holds them in the ordinary course of business, not to influence control.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: SEC Filings, XOM, Industry: Energy

Vanguard Capital Management reported a [7.62% stake](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0002100119/000210011926001597/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) in [ExxonMobil](https://www.bullished.co/tag/xom/), covering 313,601,337 common shares, in a passive ownership filing on Friday. It landed the same day the oil major reported third-quarter results.

## Inside the 313.6 million shares

Vanguard holds sole voting power over [43,368,357 of the shares](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0002100119/000210011926001597/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) and shared voting power over none, the filing shows. The 7.62% is a cover-page figure measured on the Rule 13d-3 basis, which counts shares a holder could acquire within 60 days. The filing lists September 30, 2026 as its date of event.

The position pools shares held by Vanguard funds with those held through affiliates, including Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company and Vanguard Asset Management Limited. Vanguard says no one other person's interest in the reported shares is more than 5%.

Vanguard certified that the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, not to change or influence control of ExxonMobil.

## Earnings day for the stock

The filing arrived as ExxonMobil reported [third-quarter adjusted earnings](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202610300630BIZWIRE%5FUSPRX%5F%5F%5F%5F20261030%5FBW473047-1&ref=bullished.co) of $4.23 per share. The company also announced $20 billion in share repurchases for 2027 and declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $1.07 per share.

ExxonMobil shares traded at $185.66 in Friday trading as of 12:09 p.m. ET, up about 1.29% from the prior close of $183.29, for a market value of $753.7 billion. A Yahoo Finance report said the shares were up more than 53% so far in 2026.

The [$1.07 fourth-quarter dividend](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202610300630BIZWIRE%5FUSPRX%5F%5F%5F%5F20261030%5FBW473047-1&ref=bullished.co) is payable December 10 to holders of record at the close of business on November 16.

### Sources

- [SCHEDULE 13G — Vanguard Capital Management re: ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (XOM)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0002100119/000210011926001597/xslSCHEDULE%5F13G%5FX01/primary%5Fdoc.xml?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [ExxonMobil Nears 52-Week High as a $4.5 Billion Refining Lift Heads Into Q3](https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/exxonmobil-nears-52-week-high-110843920.html?ref=bullished.co) — Yahoo Finance
- [ExxonMobil Announces Third-Quarter 2026 Results – Company Announcement - FT.com](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202610300630BIZWIRE%5FUSPRX%5F%5F%5F%5F20261030%5FBW473047-1&ref=bullished.co) — Financial Times
- [ExxonMobil Cashes In on Refining Boom, Raises Dividend](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/earnings/26/10/62737913/exxonmobil-cashes-in-on-refining-boom-raises-dividend?ref=bullished.co) — benzinga.com
- [Exxon Mobil Non-GAAP EPS of $4.23 beats by $0.19 (XOM:NYSE) | Seeking Alpha](https://seekingalpha.com/news/4661273-exxon-mobil-non-gaap-eps-of-4%5F23-beats-by-0%5F19?ref=bullished.co) — seekingalpha.com
- [Exxon CEO Says Diesel Is The ‘Key Crunch Point’ In Global Fuel Shortage – Oil Giant To Continue Investing ‘Several Billion Dollars’ In Refineries](https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/exxon-ceo-says-diesel-key-135001370.html?ref=bullished.co) — Yahoo Finance

### More on Exxon Mobil

- [Exxon Won't Hold Its Usual December Plan Update, Will Reaffirm 2027 Metrics By Press Release](https://www.bullished.co/exxon-wont-hold-its-usual-december-plan-update-will-reaffirm-2027-metrics-by-press-release-4dccce30/)
- [ExxonMobil Earns $3.72 A Share As Refining Margin Hits $50.3 A Barrel](https://www.bullished.co/exxonmobil-earns-3-72-a-share-as-refining-margin-hits-50-3-a-barrel-e8f53fda/)
- [BlackRock Holds 7.2% Of ExxonMobil, 297.5 Million Shares, Days Before Earnings](https://www.bullished.co/blackrock-holds-7-2-of-exxonmobil-297-5-million-shares-days-before-earnings-b5a34460/)

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