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How to own Walmart stock when you shop at Walmart

Shop at Walmart? You can own part of a Walmart share. Here's how fractional shares work and how Grifin buys Walmart stock with your own money when you shop there.

If you shop at Walmart, you can own a piece of the company too. Here's how owning Walmart stock works, and how Grifin buys it when you shop.

What Walmart is

Walmart is a public company that runs Walmart stores and walmart.com. Its stock trades under the ticker WMT.

Own part of a Walmart share

You don't need to buy a whole share. Fractional shares let you own part of one Walmart share. Your part goes up and down with the stock, the same way a whole share does.

How Grifin buys Walmart stock when you shop at Walmart

Grifin connects to the cards you already use. When you shop at Walmart, Grifin buys a little Walmart stock for you, with your own money. Shop at Walmart, automatically buy their stock. See how to get started.

Walmart stock among Grifin members

Walmart, Amazon and Apple are the stocks Grifin members own most often.

More than half of Grifin members own Walmart and Amazon stock.

Can I own part of a Walmart share?

Yes. With fractional shares you can own part of one Walmart share instead of a whole one.

Do I get Walmart stock for shopping at Walmart?

Grifin buys it for you with your own money. It isn't a reward or free stock.

Is Walmart stock a good investment?

Grifin doesn't say whether any stock is a good investment, and this page isn't a recommendation. Any stock can lose value, including Walmart. Grifin buys stock in the companies you shop at based on where you spend.

Is Grifin free?

No. Grifin is a paid membership, charged separately from your investments. See current pricing.

Further reading

Bo StarrPublished Nov 10, 2026 · 2 min read

Bo Starr is the Co-CEO of Grifin, the app that lets you buy stock where you shop. He writes about investing basics for people getting started for the first time.

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Grifin is a paid membership, charged separately from your investments. See current pricing.