Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in NATH held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL | 273K | $27.8M | -6.2% | 6.667% | 0.25% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 253K | $25.7M | +44.6% | 6.180% | 0.00% |
| 3 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 180K | $18.3M | -3.7% | 4.393% | 0.12% |
| 4 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 158K | $16.1M | +2.4% | 3.857% | 0.02% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 116K | $11.7M | -0.6% | 2.819% | 0.00% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 69K | $7.0M | +5.5% | 1.693% | 0.00% |
| 7 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 67K | $6.8M | +0.6% | 1.628% | 0.02% |
| 8 | CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL | 55K | $5.6M | +28.0% | 1.338% | 0.36% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 55K | $5.5M | -5.6% | 1.330% | 0.00% |
| 10 | ABC ARBITRAGE SA | 54K | $5.5M | 0.0% | 1.317% | 0.59% |
| 11 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 53K | $5.4M | +24.6% | 1.303% | 0.00% |
| 12 | Magnetar Financial LLC | 50K | $5.1M | +2.4% | 1.228% | 0.05% |
| 13 | Yakira Capital Management, Inc. | 44K | $4.5M | — | 1.072% | 1.27% |
| 14 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 41K | $4.2M | +6.7% | 1.010% | 0.00% |
| 15 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 34K | $3.4M | 0.0% | 0.824% | 0.00% |
| 16 | LMR Partners LLP | 32K | $3.2M | +58.0% | 0.775% | 0.01% |
| 17 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 30K | $3.0M | +3.0% | 0.725% | 0.00% |
| 18 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 28K | $2.9M | -3.8% | 0.694% | 0.00% |
| 19 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 26K | $2.6M | +3.8% | 0.628% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 26K | $2.6M | +246.4% | 0.626% | 0.04% |
| 21 | COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS | 24K | $2.5M | 0.0% | 0.591% | 0.01% |
| 22 | OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp | 24K | $2.4M | -21.3% | 0.576% | 0.01% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 23K | $2.4M | +63.9% | 0.568% | 0.00% |
| 24 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 20K | $2.0M | +14.8% | 0.480% | 0.00% |
| 25 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 19K | $1.9M | +28.1% | 0.454% | 0.00% |
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 NATH — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in NATH during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new NATH position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their NATH position in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 123 | 2.4% | 51.36% | +1.55 pp | $213M | +3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | 126 | +7.7% | 49.81% | +2.63 pp | $205M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | 117 | 4.1% | 47.18% | +0.16 pp | $179M | 15% |
| Q3 2025 | 122 | +6.1% | 47.02% | +1.45 pp | $211M | +4.7% |
| Q2 2025 | 115 | +13% | 45.57% | +1.03 pp | $201M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | 102 | +16% | 44.54% | +0.95 pp | $171M | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | 88 | +8.6% | 43.59% | +0.17 pp | $137M | 2.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 81 | — | 43.42% | — | $142M | — |
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 NATH stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Nathan's Famous, Inc. stands at 51.4%, held across 123 reporting institutions.
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL is the largest reported institutional holder of NATH, with approximately 273,186 shares worth $0.03B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of NATH, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for NATH is 67 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
13 institutions opened new positions in NATH during Q2 2026, while 13 fully exited. 77 added to existing positions and 29 trimmed.
NATH institutional ownership rose by 1.55 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -3 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 61.1% of all reported 13F value in NATH, and the top 25 account for 83.7%.
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.
Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) Institutional Ownership