Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in GEO held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 20.6M | $346.1M | -0.8% | 15.515% | 0.01% |
| 2 | Pentwater Capital Management LP | 9.6M | $161.6M | +57.7% | 7.245% | 0.84% |
| 3 | UBS Group AG | 9.4M | $157.8M | +178.3% | 7.074% | 0.02% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.5M | $125.3M | β | 5.616% | 0.01% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.8M | $96.9M | β | 4.343% | 0.00% |
| 6 | CONTINENTAL GENERAL INSURANCE CO | 5.7M | $96.0M | +21.9% | 4.302% | 13.84% |
| 7 | STATE STREET CORP | 4.9M | $82.4M | -1.2% | 3.695% | 0.00% |
| 8 | Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd | 4.5M | $76.4M | -19.4% | 3.426% | 15.40% |
| 9 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 4.2M | $70.1M | -9.5% | 3.142% | 0.01% |
| 10 | Rubric Capital Management LP | 3.7M | $62.9M | +7.3% | 2.821% | 0.77% |
| 11 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 3.7M | $61.9M | -11.5% | 2.775% | 0.01% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.2M | $54.2M | -0.9% | 2.428% | 0.00% |
| 13 | MORGAN STANLEY | 3.2M | $53.3M | +44.0% | 2.388% | 0.00% |
| 14 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 2.4M | $39.7M | -1.0% | 1.779% | 0.02% |
| 15 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.2M | $37.4M | +5.7% | 1.676% | 0.01% |
| 16 | KCM Capital Inc | 2.0M | $33.5M | +36.6% | 1.503% | 6.26% |
| 17 | Philosophy Capital Management LLC | 1.7M | $28.9M | +5.6% | 1.297% | 3.31% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.5M | $24.9M | +1.1% | 1.115% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Park West Asset Management LLC | 1.5M | $24.5M | β | 1.097% | 2.29% |
| 20 | DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT | 1.4M | $24.0M | +8.7% | 1.075% | 1.25% |
| 21 | Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | 1.1M | $21.3M | β | 0.844% | 0.12% |
| 22 | Caption Management, LLC | 1.3M | $21.2M | β | 0.950% | 0.20% |
| 23 | Hodges Capital Management Inc. | 1.1M | $19.0M | +103.7% | 0.851% | 1.57% |
| 24 | FMR LLC | 1.0M | $17.5M | +12.2% | 0.786% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.0M | $17.3M | -45.0% | 0.776% | 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 GEO β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in GEO during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new GEO position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their GEO 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 | 252 | 5.3% | 55.35% | +0.88 pp | $2.09B | +1.6% |
| Q4 2025 | 266 | 1.1% | 54.47% | 19.06 pp | $2.06B | 26% |
| Q3 2025 | 269 | 4.6% | 73.53% | 126.46 pp | $2.78B | 67% |
| Q2 2025 | 282 | 1.4% | 199.99% | +103.44 pp | $8.54B | +134% |
| Q1 2025 | 286 | +4.8% | 96.55% | +6.97 pp | $3.64B | +7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | 273 | +19% | 89.58% | +53.71 pp | $3.38B | +150% |
| Q3 2024 | 230 | +5.5% | 35.87% | 3.57 pp | $1.35B | 9.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 218 | β | 39.44% | β | $1.49B | 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 GEO stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of The GEO Group, Inc. stands at 55.4%, held across 252 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of GEO, with approximately 20,589,057 shares worth $0.35B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of GEO, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for GEO is 55 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
54 institutions opened new positions in GEO during Q1 2026, while 68 fully exited. 135 added to existing positions and 61 trimmed.
GEO institutional ownership rose by 0.88 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -14 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 61.1% of all reported 13F value in GEO, and the top 25 account for 84.0%.
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.
The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) Institutional Ownership