Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in CATY held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 9.7M | $485.9M | +0.4% | 14.552% | 0.01% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.1M | $203.0M | — | 6.079% | 0.01% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.1M | $201.9M | +0.4% | 6.047% | 0.04% |
| 4 | STATE STREET CORP | 3.5M | $172.4M | +1.5% | 5.163% | 0.01% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.9M | $144.5M | — | 4.326% | 0.00% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.7M | $86.8M | +0.9% | 2.598% | 0.01% |
| 7 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.7M | $84.1M | +0.1% | 2.520% | 0.01% |
| 8 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.6M | $80.1M | +19.2% | 2.399% | 0.04% |
| 9 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 915K | $45.6M | -4.8% | 1.366% | 0.02% |
| 10 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 905K | $45.1M | -69.2% | 1.352% | 0.01% |
| 11 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 810K | $40.4M | +1.5% | 1.209% | 0.01% |
| 12 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 705K | $35.2M | +21.6% | 1.053% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 642K | $32.0M | -4.2% | 0.958% | 0.01% |
| 14 | MORGAN STANLEY | 612K | $30.5M | -9.0% | 0.915% | 0.00% |
| 15 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 533K | $26.6M | — | 0.796% | 0.09% |
| 16 | Boston Trust Walden Corp | 526K | $26.2M | -12.7% | 0.785% | 0.22% |
| 17 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 461K | $23.0M | +472.0% | 0.688% | 0.03% |
| 18 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 452K | $22.5M | +33.7% | 0.675% | 0.02% |
| 19 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 430K | $21.4M | — | 0.642% | 0.01% |
| 20 | Nuveen, LLC | 418K | $20.8M | +0.8% | 0.624% | 0.01% |
| 21 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 351K | $17.5M | +35.4% | 0.524% | 0.00% |
| 22 | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 327K | $16.3M | +0.7% | 0.488% | 0.01% |
| 23 | PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD | 306K | $15.3M | +10.2% | 0.457% | 0.05% |
| 24 | Edgestream Partners, L.P. | 254K | $12.7M | -2.3% | 0.379% | 0.42% |
| 25 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 249K | $12.4M | +27.1% | 0.372% | 0.04% |
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 CATY — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in CATY 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 | 284 | +7.2% | 54.28% | 1.45 pp | $2.22B | 2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | 265 | +3.5% | 55.73% | +0.98 pp | $2.28B | +1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | 256 | 5.5% | 54.75% | +1.00 pp | $2.24B | +1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | 271 | +5.0% | 53.75% | +2.94 pp | $2.20B | +5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | 258 | +5.3% | 50.81% | 6.50 pp | $2.08B | 11% |
| Q4 2024 | 245 | 0.8% | 57.31% | +7.43 pp | $2.34B | +15% |
| Q3 2024 | 247 | +3.8% | 49.88% | +5.72 pp | $2.04B | +13% |
| Q2 2024 | 238 | — | 44.16% | — | $1.80B | — |
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 CATY stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Cathay General Bancorp stands at 54.3%, held across 284 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of CATY, with approximately 9,745,583 shares worth $0.49B 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 CATY.
Our composite Smart Money Score for CATY is 30 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
57 institutions opened new positions in CATY during Q1 2026, while 38 fully exited. 157 added to existing positions and 68 trimmed.
CATY institutional ownership fell by 1.45 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +19 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 69.9% of all reported 13F value in CATY, and the top 25 account for 85.8%.
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.
Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Institutional Ownership