Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in POCI held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.7M | $7.3M | +132.0% | 21.619% | 0.37% |
| 2 | MYDA Advisors LLC | 400K | $1.8M | β | 5.176% | 0.50% |
| 3 | Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 280K | $1.2M | β | 3.624% | 0.06% |
| 4 | Bleichroeder LP | 271K | $1.2M | +23.0% | 3.506% | 0.21% |
| 5 | WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 254K | $1.1M | +9.6% | 3.288% | 0.27% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 194K | $852K | β | 2.512% | 0.00% |
| 7 | Archon Capital Management LLC | 157K | $688K | β | 2.029% | 0.39% |
| 8 | MORGAN STANLEY | 144K | $631K | +56.3% | 1.861% | 0.00% |
| 9 | Stonepine Capital Management, LLC | 100K | $439K | β | 1.294% | 0.35% |
| 10 | HighTower Advisors, LLC | 97K | $424K | 0.0% | 1.250% | 0.00% |
| 11 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 66K | $290K | +12.9% | 0.854% | 0.00% |
| 12 | BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | 50K | $220K | β | 0.647% | 0.01% |
| 13 | Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 47K | $205K | β | 0.605% | 0.00% |
| 14 | Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC | 38K | $165K | β | 0.485% | 0.05% |
| 15 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 29K | $129K | β | 0.380% | 0.00% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 23K | $103K | +41.0% | 0.303% | 0.00% |
| 17 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 23K | $102K | +5.3% | 0.301% | 0.00% |
| 18 | BlackRock, Inc. | 16K | $71K | +8.8% | 0.208% | 0.00% |
| 19 | XTX Topco Ltd | 10K | $44K | β | 0.130% | 0.00% |
| 20 | UBS Group AG | 715 | $3K | -0.1% | 0.009% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 657 | $3K | -21.5% | 0.009% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Front Row Advisors LLC | 26 | $114 | 0.0% | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Banque Transatlantique SA | 10 | $44 | 0.0% | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 24 | Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5 | $22 | 0.0% | 0.000% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Financial Perspectives, Inc | 2 | $9 | 0.0% | 0.000% | 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 POCI β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in POCI during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new POCI position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their POCI 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 | 26 | +37% | 37.33% | +21.61 pp | $17M | +138% |
| Q4 2025 | 19 | 5.0% | 15.72% | 0.86 pp | $7M | 5.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 20 | 4.8% | 16.58% | 2.10 pp | $8M | 11% |
| Q2 2025 | 21 | +0.0% | 18.68% | +4.79 pp | $9M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | 21 | +0.0% | 13.89% | +2.02 pp | $6M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | 21 | +11% | 11.87% | 2.97 pp | $5M | 20% |
| Q3 2024 | 19 | +0.0% | 14.84% | +2.12 pp | $7M | +17% |
| Q2 2024 | 19 | β | 12.72% | β | $6M | 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 POCI stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. stands at 37.3%, held across 26 reporting institutions.
NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of POCI, with approximately 1,670,550 shares worth $0.01B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of POCI, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for POCI is 66 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
11 institutions opened new positions in POCI during Q1 2026, while 4 fully exited. 14 added to existing positions and 1 trimmed.
POCI institutional ownership rose by 21.61 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +7 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 92.2% of all reported 13F value in POCI, and the top 25 account for 100.0%.
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.