Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in PRDO held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 9.2M | $341.8M | -3.0% | 14.649% | 0.01% |
| 2 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.9M | $145.4M | +2.9% | 6.232% | 0.03% |
| 3 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 3.5M | $130.3M | -4.2% | 5.586% | 0.20% |
| 4 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 3.0M | $110.5M | +2.2% | 4.737% | 0.08% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.7M | $99.9M | — | 4.281% | 0.00% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 2.4M | $89.6M | -0.1% | 3.841% | 0.00% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.0M | $74.0M | +18.2% | 3.170% | 0.00% |
| 8 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.9M | $70.9M | +2.5% | 3.039% | 0.04% |
| 9 | Copeland Capital Management, LLC | 1.9M | $69.0M | +8.0% | 2.957% | 1.53% |
| 10 | FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | 1.8M | $68.7M | -3.4% | 2.946% | 0.71% |
| 11 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.6M | $57.8M | +44.1% | 2.479% | 0.01% |
| 12 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.5M | $55.2M | — | 2.366% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Callodine Capital Management, LP | 1.3M | $49.0M | +36.6% | 2.100% | 3.43% |
| 14 | PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | 1.1M | $39.8M | +240.2% | 1.704% | 0.05% |
| 15 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 965K | $35.9M | -21.9% | 1.539% | 0.04% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 942K | $35.1M | -3.3% | 1.503% | 0.00% |
| 17 | Nuveen, LLC | 913K | $34.0M | -12.9% | 1.456% | 0.01% |
| 18 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 852K | $31.7M | +0.4% | 1.358% | 0.00% |
| 19 | MORGAN STANLEY | 781K | $29.1M | -11.3% | 1.245% | 0.00% |
| 20 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 658K | $24.5M | +3.1% | 1.049% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 625K | $23.3M | -22.1% | 0.996% | 0.00% |
| 22 | CLIFFORD CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC | 577K | $21.5M | -11.7% | 0.920% | 3.57% |
| 23 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 544K | $20.2M | +14.1% | 0.868% | 0.02% |
| 24 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 464K | $17.3M | -7.7% | 0.739% | 0.01% |
| 25 | Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | 440K | $16.4M | +13.7% | 0.701% | 0.10% |
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 PRDO — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in PRDO 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 | 317 | +5.0% | 101.57% | +20.23 pp | $2.17B | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | 302 | 2.9% | 81.34% | 20.95 pp | $1.74B | 20% |
| Q3 2025 | 311 | +4.7% | 102.29% | +11.73 pp | $2.18B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | 297 | +9.6% | 90.56% | +21.69 pp | $1.93B | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | 271 | +4.6% | 68.87% | 4.02 pp | $1.47B | 5.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 259 | +4.0% | 72.89% | +12.41 pp | $1.56B | +21% |
| Q3 2024 | 249 | +4.6% | 60.48% | +2.96 pp | $1.29B | +5.1% |
| Q2 2024 | 238 | — | 57.52% | — | $1.23B | — |
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 PRDO stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Perdoceo Education Corporation stands at 101.6%, held across 317 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of PRDO, with approximately 9,185,248 shares worth $0.34B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of PRDO, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for PRDO is 68 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
50 institutions opened new positions in PRDO during Q1 2026, while 35 fully exited. 223 added to existing positions and 44 trimmed.
PRDO institutional ownership rose by 20.23 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +15 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 55.4% of all reported 13F value in PRDO, and the top 25 account for 78.0%.
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.