Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in LAUR held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 21.0M | $730.9M | +81.6% | 14.696% | 0.01% |
| 2 | FMR LLC | 19.1M | $664.7M | -3.0% | 13.365% | 0.04% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.0M | $245.2M | — | 4.930% | 0.01% |
| 4 | CPV Partners, LLC | 5.7M | $198.4M | 0.0% | 3.989% | 88.49% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.6M | $194.4M | — | 3.909% | 0.00% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 5.0M | $175.8M | +65.2% | 3.536% | 0.01% |
| 7 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.2M | $145.9M | -11.0% | 2.935% | 0.03% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.8M | $130.7M | +10.2% | 2.627% | 0.01% |
| 9 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 3.6M | $122.2M | -16.9% | 2.542% | 0.04% |
| 10 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 2.8M | $98.8M | +25.1% | 1.986% | 0.01% |
| 11 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 2.4M | $83.3M | -9.9% | 1.675% | 0.02% |
| 12 | Snow Phipps Group, LLC | 2.2M | $76.0M | 0.0% | 1.529% | 23.94% |
| 13 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.2M | $74.9M | -19.0% | 1.507% | 0.25% |
| 14 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.9M | $67.4M | +2.6% | 1.354% | 0.01% |
| 15 | CORSAIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 1.8M | $63.8M | -1.1% | 1.283% | 9.48% |
| 16 | Nuveen, LLC | 1.7M | $60.8M | -4.4% | 1.223% | 0.02% |
| 17 | Swedbank AB | 1.7M | $59.8M | -5.5% | 1.202% | 0.06% |
| 18 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.7M | $58.6M | +9.0% | 1.178% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.6M | $56.6M | +25.2% | 1.138% | 0.01% |
| 20 | North of South Capital LLP | 1.5M | $53.2M | -0.7% | 1.070% | 4.78% |
| 21 | Marathon Asset Management Ltd | 1.5M | $52.1M | -0.8% | 1.048% | 2.00% |
| 22 | Boston Partners | 1.4M | $47.8M | -39.8% | 0.966% | 0.05% |
| 23 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.2M | $43.4M | +12.6% | 0.873% | 0.01% |
| 24 | UBS Group AG | 1.2M | $43.0M | +34.6% | 0.864% | 0.01% |
| 25 | NEUMEIER POMA INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC | 1.2M | $42.9M | +50.5% | 0.863% | 3.54% |
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 LAUR — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in LAUR during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
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 | 335 | +7.4% | 86.21% | +6.98 pp | $4.52B | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | 312 | +8.3% | 79.23% | +2.75 pp | $4.16B | +3.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 288 | +10% | 76.48% | +20.55 pp | $4.01B | +37% |
| Q2 2025 | 261 | +4.8% | 55.93% | +7.75 pp | $2.93B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | 249 | +14% | 48.18% | +6.29 pp | $2.53B | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | 219 | +12% | 41.89% | +3.63 pp | $2.20B | +9.5% |
| Q3 2024 | 195 | +5.4% | 38.26% | +3.16 pp | $2.01B | +9.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 185 | — | 35.10% | — | $1.84B | — |
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 LAUR stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Laureate Education, Inc. stands at 86.2%, held across 335 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of LAUR, with approximately 20,977,923 shares worth $0.73B as of Q1 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of LAUR.
Our composite Smart Money Score for LAUR is 50 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
71 institutions opened new positions in LAUR during Q1 2026, while 48 fully exited. 173 added to existing positions and 89 trimmed.
LAUR institutional ownership rose by 6.98 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +23 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 59.8% of all reported 13F value in LAUR, and the top 25 account for 79.4%.
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.
Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Institutional Ownership