At this time the McDonalds capital is mainly divided among various major private shareholders including The Vanguard Group which holds 8.7%, Capital Research with 5.77%, SSgA Funds Management with 5.21%, Fidelity Management & Research with 2.62%, BlackRock Fund Advisors with 2.55%, T Rowe Price Associates with 2.18%, Wellington Management with 2.08%, Putnam with 1.70%, Northern Trust Investments with 1.54% and Geode Capital management with 1.54%. The remainder of this group’s capital is floating and therefore traded freely on the stock markets.