Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in FRD held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 542K | $9.6M | +0.6% | 7.616% | 0.00% |
| 2 | De Lisle Partners LLP | 420K | $7.4M | 0.0% | 5.903% | 0.89% |
| 3 | GENDELL JEFFREY L | 355K | $6.3M | 0.0% | 4.986% | 0.09% |
| 4 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 331K | $5.9M | +3.2% | 4.658% | 0.01% |
| 5 | BlackRock, Inc. | 328K | $5.8M | -1.4% | 4.619% | 0.00% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 288K | $5.1M | β | 4.056% | 0.00% |
| 7 | Mink Brook Asset Management LLC | 163K | $2.9M | +7.8% | 2.290% | 1.61% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 160K | $2.8M | +0.4% | 2.243% | 0.00% |
| 9 | Truffle Hound Capital, LLC | 150K | $2.7M | 0.0% | 2.109% | 1.63% |
| 10 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 120K | $2.1M | -9.2% | 1.685% | 0.04% |
| 11 | MORGAN STANLEY | 97K | $1.7M | -3.7% | 1.361% | 0.00% |
| 12 | STATE STREET CORP | 83K | $1.5M | +5.0% | 1.171% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 59K | $1.0M | +1.8% | 0.830% | 0.00% |
| 14 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 57K | $1.0M | +7.6% | 0.804% | 0.00% |
| 15 | Callahan Advisors, LLC | 51K | $895K | +12.9% | 0.711% | 0.07% |
| 16 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 47K | $833K | 0.0% | 0.661% | 0.01% |
| 17 | O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | 45K | $800K | -34.9% | 0.634% | 0.00% |
| 18 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 43K | $754K | β | 0.598% | 0.00% |
| 19 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 39K | $689K | β | 0.546% | 0.00% |
| 20 | RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT | 27K | $482K | -34.5% | 0.383% | 0.01% |
| 21 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 27K | $473K | +107.3% | 0.375% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Corient Private Wealth LLC | 26K | $465K | 0.0% | 0.369% | 0.00% |
| 23 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 26K | $454K | β | 0.361% | 0.00% |
| 24 | Squarepoint Ops LLC | 18K | $323K | β | 0.256% | 0.00% |
| 25 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 17K | $303K | -4.9% | 0.240% | 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 FRD β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in FRD during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new FRD position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their FRD 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 | 65 | +12% | 25.86% | 4.22 pp | $64M | 14% |
| Q4 2025 | 58 | 6.5% | 30.08% | 2.19 pp | $74M | 6.8% |
| Q3 2025 | 62 | +13% | 32.27% | +8.52 pp | $80M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | 55 | +22% | 23.75% | +5.17 pp | $59M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | 45 | +9.8% | 18.58% | +0.23 pp | $46M | +1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | 41 | +7.9% | 18.35% | +0.78 pp | $45M | +4.5% |
| Q3 2024 | 38 | 7.3% | 17.57% | +0.76 pp | $43M | +4.5% |
| Q2 2024 | 41 | β | 16.81% | β | $42M | 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.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying FRD stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Friedman Industries, Incorporated stands at 25.9%, held across 65 reporting institutions.
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP is the largest reported institutional holder of FRD, with approximately 541,693 shares worth $0.01B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of FRD, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for FRD is 51 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
13 institutions opened new positions in FRD during Q1 2026, while 6 fully exited. 9 added to existing positions and 42 trimmed.
FRD institutional ownership fell by 4.22 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +7 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 79.2% of all reported 13F value in FRD, and the top 25 account for 97.6%.
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.
Friedman Industries, Incorporated (FRD) Institutional Ownership