What percentage of CHH is owned by institutions?

Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Choice Hotels International, Inc. stands at 73.0%, held across 323 reporting institutions.

Who is the largest institutional holder of CHH?

BAMCO INC /NY/ is the largest reported institutional holder of CHH, with approximately 7,690,494 shares worth $0.80B as of Q1 2026.

Is CHH a hedge fund favorite?

Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of CHH, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.

What is CHH's Smart Money Score?

Our composite Smart Money Score for CHH is 61 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.

How many institutions bought CHH this quarter?

54 institutions opened new positions in CHH during Q1 2026, while 55 fully exited. 212 added to existing positions and 54 trimmed.

How is institutional ownership of CHH changing?

CHH institutional ownership rose by 11.45 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -1 holders.

How concentrated is CHH ownership among the top holders?

The top 10 institutions account for 63.5% of all reported 13F value in CHH, and the top 25 account for 83.6%.

Where does this CHH institutional ownership data come from?

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.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH) Institutional Ownership Q1 2026 | Top 13F Holders

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Top Institutional Holders of CHH

Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value

Top 10 Holders

63.5%

Top 25 Holders

83.6%

Share of total reported institutional value in CHH held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.

#	Institution	Shares Held	Market Value	QoQ Change	Ownership %	% of Fund
1	BAMCO INC /NY/	7.7M	$796.0M	+4.1%	16.807%	2.40%
2	MORGAN STANLEY	3.2M	$334.9M	-7.0%	7.072%	0.02%
3	KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	3.2M	$333.5M	+8.2%	7.041%	0.98%
4	BlackRock, Inc.	2.2M	$222.7M	+0.2%	4.703%	0.00%
5	BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	1.2M	$121.3M	+1939.3%	2.560%	0.42%
6	VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	1.1M	$113.1M	—	2.389%	0.00%
7	VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	1.1M	$110.7M	—	2.337%	0.01%
8	Voss Capital, LLC	968K	$100.1M	—	2.114%	5.68%
9	Boston Trust Walden Corp	931K	$96.3M	-6.1%	2.034%	0.79%
10	TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP	916K	$94.8M	+78.3%	2.003%	0.08%
11	UBS Group AG	894K	$92.6M	+126.3%	1.954%	0.01%
12	STATE STREET CORP	733K	$75.9M	+3.4%	1.603%	0.00%
13	Rock Creek Group, LP	666K	$68.9M	-4.1%	1.455%	6.98%
14	WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	658K	$68.1M	+14.6%	1.439%	0.01%
15	DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	613K	$63.4M	-2.4%	1.339%	0.01%
16	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	513K	$53.1M	+12.7%	1.121%	0.01%
17	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	483K	$50.0M	-5.8%	1.055%	0.01%
18	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	429K	$44.4M	-0.6%	0.938%	0.00%
19	CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	399K	$41.3M	+114.3%	0.872%	0.02%
20	FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/	359K	$37.2M	+1.0%	0.785%	0.21%
21	NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.	314K	$32.5M	+40.3%	0.685%	0.06%
22	CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	274K	$28.3M	+6.7%	0.599%	0.00%
23	Erste Asset Management GmbH	270K	$27.3M	+8.0%	0.590%	0.25%
24	Quantinno Capital Management LP	258K	$26.7M	+35.5%	0.565%	0.04%
25	NORTHERN TRUST CORP	255K	$26.4M	-1.1%	0.558%	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 CHH — a direct measure of their conviction.

CHH Institutional Ownership by Quarter

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	323	0.3%	72.97%	+11.45 pp	$3.66B	+19%
Q4 2025	324	3.6%	61.52%	3.66 pp	$3.08B	5.6%
Q3 2025	336	3.4%	65.18%	16.11 pp	$3.27B	20%
Q2 2025	348	7.2%	81.29%	0.70 pp	$4.07B	0.9%
Q1 2025	375	+6.5%	81.99%	5.38 pp	$4.11B	6.2%
Q4 2024	352	+10%	87.37%	+6.91 pp	$4.38B	+8.6%
Q3 2024	320	+1.3%	80.46%	+3.89 pp	$4.03B	+5.1%
Q2 2024	316	—	76.57%	—	$3.84B	—

Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.

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