56% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
3 more new buyers than exits, ownership rose 1.74 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
56% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
68.2% institutional ownership
BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in EML across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in EML held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. | 644K | $13.0M | +1.5% | 10.684% | 10.59% |
| 2 | Minerva Advisors LLC | 546K | $11.1M | +3.3% | 9.060% | 7.14% |
| 3 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 512K | $10.4M | -0.7% | 8.491% | 0.10% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 386K | $7.8M | -0.6% | 6.402% | 0.00% |
| 5 | BlackRock, Inc. | 308K | $6.2M | -1.5% | 5.107% | 0.00% |
| 6 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 257K | $5.2M | +0.1% | 4.265% | 0.01% |
| 7 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 225K | $4.6M | β | 3.730% | 0.00% |
| 8 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 165K | $3.3M | 0.0% | 2.736% | 0.02% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 139K | $2.8M | -0.1% | 2.310% | 0.00% |
| 10 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 133K | $2.7M | +15.6% | 2.209% | 0.00% |
| 11 | North Star Investment Management Corp. | 131K | $2.6M | -0.3% | 2.164% | 0.16% |
| 12 | Teton Advisors, LLC | 129K | $2.6M | -0.2% | 2.134% | 1.83% |
| 13 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 128K | $2.6M | -3.4% | 2.130% | 0.00% |
| 14 | STATE STREET CORP | 82K | $1.7M | +9.4% | 1.353% | 0.00% |
| 15 | Ancora Advisors, LLC | 70K | $1.4M | +0.8% | 1.154% | 0.03% |
| 16 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 64K | $1.3M | 0.0% | 1.053% | 0.03% |
| 17 | De Lisle Partners LLP | 48K | $967K | 0.0% | 0.796% | 0.12% |
| 18 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 47K | $941K | -2.4% | 0.771% | 0.00% |
| 19 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 46K | $940K | β | 0.770% | 0.00% |
| 20 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 45K | $910K | +7.1% | 0.746% | 0.00% |
| 21 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 37K | $739K | β | 0.605% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 33K | $676K | 0.0% | 0.554% | 0.00% |
| 23 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 33K | $671K | β | 0.550% | 0.00% |
| 24 | GatePass Capital, LLC | 30K | $607K | -11.2% | 0.497% | 0.28% |
| 25 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 22K | $442K | -7.1% | 0.362% | 0.00% |
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 EML β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in EML during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new EML position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their EML 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 | 70 | +4.5% | 68.19% | +1.74 pp | $89M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | 67 | 5.6% | 66.45% | 12.64 pp | $87M | 16% |
| Q3 2025 | 71 | +6.0% | 79.09% | +2.43 pp | $104M | +3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | 67 | 4.3% | 76.66% | 8.88 pp | $101M | 10% |
| Q1 2025 | 70 | +4.5% | 85.54% | 4.58 pp | $112M | 5.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 67 | 2.9% | 90.12% | 21.58 pp | $118M | 19% |
| Q3 2024 | 69 | +23% | 111.70% | +24.06 pp | $147M | +27% |
| Q2 2024 | 56 | β | 87.64% | β | $115M | 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.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for EML.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying EML stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of The Eastern Company stands at 68.2%, held across 70 reporting institutions.
BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. is the largest reported institutional holder of EML, with approximately 644,342 shares worth $0.01B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of EML, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for EML is 61 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
14 institutions opened new positions in EML during Q1 2026, while 11 fully exited. 34 added to existing positions and 21 trimmed.
EML institutional ownership rose by 1.74 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +3 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 75.0% of all reported 13F value in EML, and the top 25 account for 96.3%.
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.