Shareholders
At the end of 2018, Atlas Copco had 87 009 shareholders (80 846 at year end 2017).
The ten largest shareholders registered directly or as a group with Euroclear Sweden, the Swedish Central Securities Depository, by voting rights, accounted for 35% (34) of the voting rights and 32% (31) of the number of shares. Swedish investors held 51% (50) of the shares and represented 48% (47) of the voting rights.
10 largest shareholders
The table below shows the largest shareholders, by voting rights, registered directly or as a group with Euroclear Sweden, the Swedish Central Securities Depository.
| December 31, 2018 | % of votes | % of Capital |
| Investor AB | 22.3 | 16.9 |
| Swedbank Robur fonder | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| Alecta Pensionsförsäkring | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| SEB Investment Management | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Folksam | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SPP Fonder AB | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Första AP-fonden | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Fjärde AP-fonden |
0.6 |
1.0 |
Länsförsäkringar fondförvaltning AB |
0.6 |
0.5 |
Tredje AP-fonden |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| Others | 65.1 |
67.7 |
| Total | 100.0 |
100.0 |
| -of which shares held by Atlas Copco* | 1.9 |
1.4 |
*For daily updates on shares held by Atlas Copco, see Share repurchases
Shareholders by Country
| December 31,2018 | % of capital |
| Sweden | 51.0 |
| The United States | 26.0 |
| The United Kingdom | 12.0 |
| Other | 11.0 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Ownership structure
| Number of shares, December 31, 2018 | % of shareholders | % of capital |
| 1-500 | 70.0 | 0.7 |
| 501-2,000 | 20.1 | 1.5 |
| 2,001-10,000 | 7.8 | 2.3 |
| 10,001-50,000 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| 50,001-100,000 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| >100,000 | 0.5 | 92.5 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Ownership category
| Ownership category, December 31, 2018 | % of capital |
| Shareholders domiciled abroad (legal entities and individuals) | 49.3 |
| Swedish financial companies | 39.1 |
| Swedish individuals | 5.1 |
| Other Swedish legal entities | 2.9 |
| Swedish social insurance funds | 2.3 |
| Swedish trade organizations | 1.1 |
| Swedish government & muncipals | 0.2 |
| Total | 100.0 |