Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in DAKT held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.5M | $68.2M | +8.0% | 7.217% | 0.00% |
| 2 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 3.1M | $60.3M | -3.4% | 6.380% | 0.22% |
| 3 | ALTA FOX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.9M | $56.5M | -14.4% | 5.979% | 11.36% |
| 4 | Progeny 3, Inc. | 2.7M | $53.7M | 0.0% | 5.688% | 2.77% |
| 5 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.8M | $35.4M | +5.6% | 3.751% | 0.02% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.7M | $33.9M | +0.3% | 3.586% | 0.00% |
| 7 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.7M | $32.4M | +3.6% | 3.429% | 0.01% |
| 8 | BREACH INLET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.6M | $31.0M | +8.3% | 3.282% | 10.33% |
| 9 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.4M | $26.8M | +5.4% | 2.833% | 0.00% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.1M | $20.6M | +3.4% | 2.177% | 0.00% |
| 11 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 920K | $18.0M | +0.5% | 1.905% | 0.00% |
| 12 | STATE STREET CORP | 904K | $17.7M | +5.3% | 1.873% | 0.00% |
| 13 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 904K | $17.7M | -3.7% | 1.871% | 0.00% |
| 14 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 785K | $15.4M | -4.6% | 1.626% | 0.02% |
| 15 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 620K | $12.1M | +20.0% | 1.283% | 0.01% |
| 16 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 419K | $8.2M | +52.4% | 0.867% | 0.00% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 405K | $7.9M | +10.8% | 0.840% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Highlander Partners, L.P. | 400K | $7.8M | 0.0% | 0.828% | 2.62% |
| 19 | Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 398K | $7.8M | +1.4% | 0.823% | 0.18% |
| 20 | LPL Financial LLC | 391K | $7.7M | +2.3% | 0.810% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Boston Partners | 391K | $7.7M | +18.2% | 0.810% | 0.01% |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 337K | $6.6M | +0.1% | 0.697% | 0.00% |
| 23 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 292K | $5.7M | +7.6% | 0.604% | 0.00% |
| 24 | FMR LLC | 281K | $5.5M | +20.3% | 0.581% | 0.00% |
| 25 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 248K | $5.0M | -5.9% | 0.514% | 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 DAKT — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in DAKT during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new DAKT position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their DAKT position in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 196 | 5.8% | 77.93% | +1.07 pp | $693M | +0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | 208 | +5.6% | 76.86% | +5.12 pp | $692M | +6.6% |
| Q4 2025 | 197 | +5.9% | 71.74% | 1.08 pp | $649M | 6.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 186 | +18% | 72.82% | 7.74 pp | $690M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | 157 | 5.4% | 80.56% | +1.11 pp | $531M | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | 166 | +6.4% | 79.45% | +9.55 pp | $425M | 17% |
| Q4 2024 | 156 | 8.2% | 69.90% | +4.19 pp | $513M | +40% |
| Q3 2024 | 170 | — | 65.71% | — | $366M | — |
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 DAKT stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Daktronics, Inc. stands at 77.9%, held across 196 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of DAKT, with approximately 3,484,557 shares worth $0.07B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of DAKT, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for DAKT is 56 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
15 institutions opened new positions in DAKT during Q2 2026, while 28 fully exited. 97 added to existing positions and 70 trimmed.
DAKT institutional ownership rose by 1.07 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -12 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 60.4% of all reported 13F value in DAKT, and the top 25 account for 82.2%.
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.
Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) Institutional Ownership