Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in HOV held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 404K | $44.8M | -0.4% | 7.845% | 0.00% |
| 2 | Forager Capital Management, LLC | 236K | $26.2M | 0.0% | 4.585% | 13.05% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 210K | $23.3M | -8.3% | 4.069% | 0.00% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 196K | $21.8M | — | 3.808% | 0.00% |
| 5 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 175K | $19.4M | +0.1% | 3.403% | 0.00% |
| 6 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 163K | $18.1M | -2.5% | 3.171% | 0.03% |
| 7 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 124K | $13.8M | +13.3% | 2.407% | 0.01% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 116K | $12.9M | +4.0% | 2.251% | 0.00% |
| 9 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 110K | $12.2M | +16.8% | 2.140% | 0.01% |
| 10 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 97K | $10.8M | +11.9% | 1.883% | 0.00% |
| 11 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 73K | $8.1M | +46.6% | 1.419% | 0.05% |
| 12 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 70K | $7.8M | -7.9% | 1.365% | 0.01% |
| 13 | TOWLE & CO | 62K | $6.8M | -38.0% | 1.195% | 2.65% |
| 14 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 56K | $6.2M | — | 1.079% | 0.00% |
| 15 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 51K | $5.7M | +0.0% | 0.989% | 0.00% |
| 16 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 50K | $5.5M | -4.9% | 0.965% | 0.11% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 49K | $5.5M | +3.2% | 0.957% | 0.00% |
| 18 | UBS Group AG | 44K | $4.9M | -28.2% | 0.851% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Trexquant Investment LP | 37K | $4.1M | +983.7% | 0.712% | 0.04% |
| 20 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 35K | $3.9M | +101.9% | 0.685% | 0.00% |
| 21 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 34K | $3.8M | +175.3% | 0.661% | 0.00% |
| 22 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 30K | $3.4M | — | 0.591% | 0.00% |
| 23 | MORGAN STANLEY | 28K | $3.1M | -50.8% | 0.538% | 0.00% |
| 24 | Quadrature Capital Ltd | 25K | $2.8M | +113.8% | 0.485% | 0.03% |
| 25 | JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 25K | $2.7M | +420.2% | 0.481% | 0.02% |
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 HOV — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in HOV during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new HOV position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their HOV position in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 152 | +2.0% | 54.32% | +6.52 pp | $338M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | 149 | 9.7% | 47.80% | 16.03 pp | $297M | 25% |
| Q3 2025 | 165 | +5.1% | 63.83% | +14.39 pp | $397M | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | 157 | +4.0% | 49.44% | 0.89 pp | $308M | 1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | 151 | 7.4% | 50.33% | 18.36 pp | $313M | 27% |
| Q4 2024 | 163 | +0.0% | 68.69% | 41.85 pp | $427M | 38% |
| Q3 2024 | 163 | +20% | 110.54% | +40.95 pp | $688M | +59% |
| Q2 2024 | 136 | — | 69.59% | — | $433M | — |
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 HOV stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stands at 54.3%, held across 152 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of HOV, with approximately 404,269 shares worth $0.04B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of HOV, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, JANE STREET GROUP, LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for HOV is 72 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
25 institutions opened new positions in HOV during Q1 2026, while 22 fully exited. 96 added to existing positions and 29 trimmed.
HOV institutional ownership rose by 6.52 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +3 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 60.2% of all reported 13F value in HOV, and the top 25 account for 82.1%.
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.
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) Institutional Ownership