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What are FII and DII holdings? With real Indian companies

FII (FPI) and DII holdings in plain English: who these institutions are, where the shareholding pattern lists them, and figures for companies on Cityfort.

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What do FII and DII mean?

FII stands for foreign institutional investor. These investors are registered with SEBI as foreign portfolio investors, or FPIs.[S2]

DII stands for domestic institutional investor. These are Indian institutions such as mutual funds, insurance companies, banks and pension funds.[S1]

Where do they appear in a filing?

Every quarter, a listed company files a shareholding pattern in a format SEBI sets. Its table of public shareholders has two institution groups.[S1]

"Institutions (Domestic)" covers mutual funds, banks, insurers, provident and pension funds, and alternative investment funds. "Institutions (Foreign)" includes FPIs, foreign venture capital investors and sovereign wealth funds.[S1]

What rules apply to foreign investors?

No one may deal in Indian securities as an FPI without a registration certificate, granted on SEBI's behalf.[S2]

One FPI with its investor group must stay below 10% of a company's fully diluted equity. If it crosses that, it has five trading days to sell the excess.[S2]

Why do these numbers change?

They move when institutions buy or sell. They also move when the total share count changes, for example after a new share issue or a buyback.

Where do you see it on Cityfort?

Every stock page shows FII and DII as two slices of "Who owns it", with the quarterly trend. The block below shows both for each company on Cityfort.

See it in real companies

Foreign institutional holding (FII/FPI) at companies on Cityfort

17 companies on Cityfort, listed A–Z (not ranked).

Asian Paints
13.76%Q2 FY27 · source S31
Bharti Airtel
25.45%Q2 FY27 · source S26
Eternal
33.01%Q2 FY27 · source S31
HDFC Bank
34.16%Q2 FY27 · source S91
Hindustan Unilever
9.26%Q2 FY27 · source S54
ICICI Bank
34.69%Q2 FY27 · source S52
Infosys
27.44%Q2 FY27 · source S38
ITC
10.31%Q2 FY27 · source S23
Kalyani Steels
1.78%Q3 FY26 · source S28
Kotak Mahindra Bank
24.65%Q2 FY27 · source S65
L&T
19.21%Q2 FY27 · source S24
LIC
1.55%Q2 FY27 · source S31
Reliance Industries
16.67%Q2 FY27 · source S44
Saksoft
1.46%Q2 FY27 · source S40
SBI
10.98%Q2 FY27 · source S70
TCS
9.01%Q2 FY27 · source S50
Titan
16.37%Q2 FY27 · source S46

From each company's filings, as cited on its Cityfort stock page. These figures change when a stock page is updated.

See it in real companies

Domestic institutional holding (DII) at companies on Cityfort

17 companies on Cityfort, listed A–Z (not ranked).

Asian Paints
20.5%Q2 FY27 · source S31
Bharti Airtel
21.74%Q2 FY27 · source S26
Eternal
36.22%Q2 FY27 · source S31
HDFC Bank
37.82%Q2 FY27 · source S91
Hindustan Unilever
17.13%Q2 FY27 · source S54
ICICI Bank
41.78%Q2 FY27 · source S52
Infosys
42.85%Q2 FY27 · source S38
ITC
49.82%Q2 FY27 · source S23
Kalyani Steels
11.11%Q3 FY26 · source S28
Kotak Mahindra Bank
38.54%Q2 FY27 · source S65
L&T
42.86%Q2 FY27 · source S24
LIC
6.17%Q2 FY27 · source S31
Reliance Industries
21.72%Q2 FY27 · source S44
Saksoft
0.01%Q2 FY27 · source S40
SBI
26.14%Q2 FY27 · source S70
TCS
13.57%Q2 FY27 · source S50
Titan
14.42%Q2 FY27 · source S46

From each company's filings, as cited on its Cityfort stock page. These figures change when a stock page is updated.

Questions people ask

What is the difference between FII and FPI?
Foreign institutions that buy listed Indian shares are registered with SEBI as foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). The shareholding pattern lists them as FPIs, under Institutions (Foreign).[S1][S2]
Who counts as a DII?
Domestic institutions such as mutual funds, banks, insurance companies, provident and pension funds, and alternative investment funds. The shareholding pattern lists them under Institutions (Domestic).[S1]
Is there a limit on how much one foreign investor can own?
Yes. One FPI, together with its investor group, must stay below 10% of a company's fully diluted paid-up equity. Any excess must be sold within five trading days, or the whole holding is treated as foreign direct investment.[S2]

Sources

  1. S1SEBI Master Circular for compliance with the LODR Regulations by listed entities (issued 11 Jul 2023, last updated 30 Jan 2026), Annexure: format of shareholding pattern, Table III · SEBITier 1: company or exchange filing · 30 Jan 2026
  2. S2SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019, regulations 3 and 20, last amended 7 Jul 2026 · SEBITier 1: company or exchange filing · 7 Jul 2026

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