Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in BJRI held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.1M | $108.5M | -1.4% | 14.706% | 0.00% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.9M | $67.8M | β | 9.195% | 0.00% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.1M | $39.1M | +2.8% | 5.303% | 0.01% |
| 4 | Woodline Partners LP | 983K | $34.5M | -7.0% | 4.678% | 0.13% |
| 5 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 943K | $33.1M | +5.0% | 4.486% | 0.02% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 888K | $31.2M | β | 4.223% | 0.00% |
| 7 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 855K | $30.0M | 0.0% | 4.068% | 0.02% |
| 8 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 812K | $28.5M | +5.3% | 3.863% | 0.02% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 771K | $27.1M | -2.5% | 3.669% | 0.00% |
| 10 | CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC | 593K | $20.8M | -7.1% | 2.821% | 1.53% |
| 11 | EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | 531K | $18.6M | -3.7% | 2.526% | 0.59% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 501K | $17.6M | +0.2% | 2.383% | 0.00% |
| 13 | MORGAN STANLEY | 451K | $15.8M | +8.4% | 2.145% | 0.00% |
| 14 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 398K | $14.0M | +3.4% | 1.895% | 0.00% |
| 15 | UBS Group AG | 383K | $13.4M | +144.5% | 1.821% | 0.00% |
| 16 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 368K | $12.8M | +32.0% | 1.750% | 0.00% |
| 17 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 325K | $11.4M | +73.5% | 1.544% | 0.00% |
| 18 | EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST | 323K | $11.3M | -0.3% | 1.535% | 0.55% |
| 19 | Fund 1 Investments, LLC | 289K | $10.2M | +2069.2% | 1.376% | 1.52% |
| 20 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 201K | $7.1M | -0.4% | 0.956% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 165K | $5.8M | +27.1% | 0.783% | 0.01% |
| 22 | Shay Capital LLC | 159K | $5.6M | β | 0.757% | 0.49% |
| 23 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 157K | $5.5M | +4.7% | 0.748% | 0.11% |
| 24 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 140K | $4.9M | β | 0.668% | 0.00% |
| 25 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 138K | $4.8M | +0.6% | 0.655% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in BJRI β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in BJRI during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new BJRI position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their BJRI position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 186 | +3.3% | 62.64% | 11.52 pp | $693M | 16% |
| Q4 2025 | 180 | +3.4% | 74.16% | +8.22 pp | $820M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | 174 | 7.4% | 65.94% | 134.05 pp | $729M | 68% |
| Q2 2025 | 188 | +15% | 199.99% | +136.31 pp | $2.28B | +223% |
| Q1 2025 | 163 | +7.2% | 63.68% | 1.39 pp | $704M | 2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 152 | 9.5% | 65.07% | +6.04 pp | $720M | +10% |
| Q3 2024 | 168 | +0.0% | 59.03% | 0.36 pp | $653M | 0.6% |
| Q2 2024 | 168 | β | 59.39% | β | $657M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying BJRI stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. stands at 62.6%, held across 186 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of BJRI, with approximately 3,091,192 shares worth $0.11B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of BJRI.
Our composite Smart Money Score for BJRI is 28 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
39 institutions opened new positions in BJRI during Q1 2026, while 33 fully exited. 40 added to existing positions and 103 trimmed.
BJRI institutional ownership fell by 11.52 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +6 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 60.7% of all reported 13F value in BJRI, and the top 25 account for 83.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) Institutional Ownership