Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in CATO held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldebaran Capital, LLC | 1.2M | $3.3M | +12.9% | 6.570% | 2.55% |
| 2 | Peapod Lane Capital LLC | 767K | $2.2M | +10.1% | 4.282% | 1.77% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 704K | $2.0M | — | 3.932% | 0.00% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 598K | $1.7M | -15.5% | 3.341% | 0.00% |
| 5 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 548K | $1.6M | +3.4% | 3.062% | 0.00% |
| 6 | BlackRock, Inc. | 391K | $1.1M | +0.8% | 2.186% | 0.00% |
| 7 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 295K | $835K | 0.0% | 1.647% | 0.00% |
| 8 | PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | 225K | $636K | 0.0% | 1.255% | 0.06% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 154K | $437K | -4.7% | 0.862% | 0.00% |
| 10 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 146K | $415K | 0.0% | 0.818% | 0.01% |
| 11 | RBF Capital, LLC | 122K | $346K | -35.5% | 0.682% | 0.02% |
| 12 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 108K | $306K | +32.7% | 0.604% | 0.00% |
| 13 | YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | 105K | $298K | 0.0% | 0.589% | 0.00% |
| 14 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 82K | $233K | — | 0.460% | 0.00% |
| 15 | STATE STREET CORP | 72K | $202K | 0.0% | 0.400% | 0.00% |
| 16 | UBS Group AG | 71K | $200K | +1015.0% | 0.395% | 0.00% |
| 17 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 70K | $198K | +62.6% | 0.390% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 50K | $141K | 0.0% | 0.279% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Squarepoint Ops LLC | 48K | $136K | +30.5% | 0.268% | 0.00% |
| 20 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 48K | $135K | -34.5% | 0.266% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Aristides Capital LLC | 45K | $128K | +15.3% | 0.252% | 0.04% |
| 22 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 39K | $109K | 0.0% | 0.216% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Verum Partners LLC | 33K | $92K | 0.0% | 0.181% | 0.02% |
| 24 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 26K | $73K | -4.5% | 0.145% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 24K | $68K | 0.0% | 0.135% | 0.00% |
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 CATO — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in CATO during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new CATO position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their CATO position in Q1 2026
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 | 44 | 2.2% | 29.72% | 4.77 pp | $17M | 14% |
| Q4 2025 | 45 | +2.3% | 34.49% | 7.87 pp | $20M | 19% |
| Q3 2025 | 44 | 4.3% | 42.36% | +13.17 pp | $24M | +45% |
| Q2 2025 | 46 | +0.0% | 29.19% | 7.25 pp | $17M | 20% |
| Q1 2025 | 46 | 18% | 36.44% | 10.45 pp | $21M | 22% |
| Q4 2024 | 56 | 11% | 46.89% | 19.49 pp | $27M | 29% |
| Q3 2024 | 63 | 23% | 66.38% | 12.17 pp | $38M | 16% |
| Q2 2024 | 82 | — | 78.55% | — | $45M | — |
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 CATO stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of The Cato Corporation stands at 29.7%, held across 44 reporting institutions.
Aldebaran Capital, LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of CATO, with approximately 1,176,687 shares worth $0.00B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 4 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of CATO, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for CATO is 46 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
5 institutions opened new positions in CATO during Q1 2026, while 6 fully exited. 9 added to existing positions and 29 trimmed.
CATO institutional ownership fell by 4.77 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -1 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 83.1% of all reported 13F value in CATO, and the top 25 account for 98.8%.
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.
The Cato Corporation (CATO) Institutional Ownership