Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in CASS held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 903K | $39.8M | -4.4% | 6.998% | 0.00% |
| 2 | Focus Partners Wealth | 686K | $30.2M | β | 5.314% | 0.03% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 550K | $24.2M | β | 4.264% | 0.00% |
| 4 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 522K | $23.0M | -3.4% | 4.041% | 0.04% |
| 5 | HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | 471K | $20.7M | +1.2% | 3.645% | 1.06% |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 347K | $15.3M | -2.1% | 2.686% | 0.00% |
| 7 | ProShare Advisors LLC | 290K | $12.8M | -8.9% | 2.245% | 0.02% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 289K | $12.7M | -13.7% | 2.238% | 0.00% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 288K | $12.7M | +0.4% | 2.228% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Tributary Capital Management, LLC | 249K | $11.0M | -2.9% | 1.929% | 1.06% |
| 11 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 166K | $7.3M | β | 1.289% | 0.00% |
| 12 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 138K | $6.1M | -4.1% | 1.067% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Emmett Investment Management, LP | 128K | $5.7M | -23.6% | 0.988% | 4.32% |
| 14 | CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | 122K | $5.4M | β | 0.944% | 0.09% |
| 15 | PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. | 113K | $5.0M | β | 0.876% | 0.29% |
| 16 | Acumen Wealth Advisors, LLC | 106K | $4.7M | -5.7% | 0.820% | 1.25% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 101K | $4.4M | +0.5% | 0.779% | 0.00% |
| 18 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 95K | $4.2M | -3.7% | 0.733% | 0.00% |
| 19 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 88K | $3.9M | +12.8% | 0.681% | 0.04% |
| 20 | TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | 86K | $3.8M | 0.0% | 0.665% | 0.02% |
| 21 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 82K | $3.6M | -12.2% | 0.632% | 0.00% |
| 22 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 80K | $3.5M | +0.3% | 0.616% | 0.01% |
| 23 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 79K | $3.5M | β | 0.613% | 0.00% |
| 24 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 71K | $3.1M | +99.0% | 0.551% | 0.00% |
| 25 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 69K | $3.1M | -2.2% | 0.538% | 0.02% |
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 CASS β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in CASS during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new CASS position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their CASS 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 | 154 | +0.0% | 52.13% | +7.13 pp | $333M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | 154 | +11% | 45.00% | +1.87 pp | $287M | +4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 139 | 3.5% | 43.13% | 62.89 pp | $275M | 59% |
| Q2 2025 | 144 | +3.6% | 106.02% | +49.75 pp | $677M | +88% |
| Q1 2025 | 139 | +0.7% | 56.27% | +7.74 pp | $359M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | 138 | +4.5% | 48.53% | 0.85 pp | $310M | 1.7% |
| Q3 2024 | 132 | 1.5% | 49.38% | +2.49 pp | $315M | +5.3% |
| Q2 2024 | 134 | β | 46.89% | β | $299M | 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 CASS stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Cass Information Systems, Inc. stands at 52.1%, held across 154 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of CASS, with approximately 903,283 shares worth $0.04B 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 CASS.
Our composite Smart Money Score for CASS is 47 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
25 institutions opened new positions in CASS during Q1 2026, while 25 fully exited. 99 added to existing positions and 30 trimmed.
CASS institutional ownership rose by 7.13 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +0 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 60.8% of all reported 13F value in CASS, and the top 25 account for 80.9%.
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.
Cass Information Systems, Inc. (CASS) Institutional Ownership