Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in BURL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 6.5M | $2.13B | +2.0% | 10.383% | 0.04% |
| 2 | Capital International Investors | 6.2M | $2.01B | -27.2% | 9.801% | 0.47% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.0M | $985.3M | — | 4.811% | 0.05% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.8M | $914.8M | — | 4.466% | 0.02% |
| 5 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.3M | $737.6M | -11.8% | 3.601% | 0.04% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 2.2M | $724.9M | +1.8% | 3.540% | 0.03% |
| 7 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.3M | $430.4M | +281.3% | 2.126% | 0.20% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.3M | $412.6M | +3.1% | 2.020% | 0.03% |
| 9 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 1.2M | $403.0M | +10.4% | 1.948% | 0.14% |
| 10 | FMR LLC | 1.2M | $390.6M | +26.3% | 1.907% | 0.02% |
| 11 | SRS Investment Management, LLC | 1.2M | $376.4M | +0.3% | 1.838% | 3.98% |
| 12 | Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 910K | $296.0M | -29.2% | 1.446% | 0.84% |
| 13 | Capital World Investors | 896K | $291.6M | — | 1.424% | 0.04% |
| 14 | JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 880K | $286.3M | +1.0% | 1.398% | 0.14% |
| 15 | PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | 793K | $257.9M | -1.8% | 1.259% | 0.20% |
| 16 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 627K | $204.0M | -1.8% | 0.996% | 0.10% |
| 17 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 615K | $200.2M | -1.6% | 0.978% | 0.04% |
| 18 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 613K | $199.3M | +1.0% | 0.974% | 0.04% |
| 19 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 581K | $189.0M | +0.4% | 0.923% | 0.02% |
| 20 | ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 545K | $177.3M | +3.8% | 0.866% | 1.09% |
| 21 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 542K | $176.4M | -9.0% | 0.861% | 0.03% |
| 22 | Dorsal Capital Management, LLC | 500K | $162.7M | +5.3% | 0.794% | 6.47% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 473K | $153.9M | +205.3% | 0.751% | 0.02% |
| 24 | Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 467K | $152.0M | -16.4% | 0.742% | 0.13% |
| 25 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 467K | $151.8M | -51.2% | 0.741% | 0.03% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in BURL — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in BURL during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 609 | +11% | 82.44% | 3.69 pp | $17.56B | 4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 548 | +6.4% | 86.13% | +8.15 pp | $18.35B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | 515 | +4.5% | 77.98% | +5.60 pp | $16.61B | +7.7% |
| Q2 2025 | 493 | 6.5% | 72.38% | +1.54 pp | $15.42B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | 527 | 4.7% | 70.84% | 12.03 pp | $15.09B | 15% |
| Q4 2024 | 553 | 0.2% | 82.87% | +11.52 pp | $17.65B | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | 554 | +11% | 71.35% | +4.46 pp | $15.20B | +6.7% |
| Q2 2024 | 499 | — | 66.89% | — | $14.25B | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying BURL stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Burlington Stores, Inc. stands at 82.4%, held across 609 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of BURL, with approximately 6,535,036 shares worth $2.13B 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 BURL.
Our composite Smart Money Score for BURL is 35 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
139 institutions opened new positions in BURL during Q1 2026, while 78 fully exited. 371 added to existing positions and 96 trimmed.
BURL institutional ownership fell by 3.69 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +61 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 52.0% of all reported 13F value in BURL, and the top 25 account for 70.6%.
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.
Burlington Stores, Inc. (BURL) Institutional Ownership