Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in STRA held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.8M | $291.2M | +2.7% | 16.720% | 0.00% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.5M | $111.9M | +2.9% | 6.424% | 0.01% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.5M | $111.7M | -0.1% | 6.411% | 0.02% |
| 4 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 1.3M | $96.3M | -10.7% | 5.531% | 0.03% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 945K | $72.4M | -3.5% | 4.159% | 0.00% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 910K | $69.7M | +3.8% | 4.002% | 0.00% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 599K | $45.9M | +1.3% | 2.635% | 0.00% |
| 8 | MORGAN STANLEY | 592K | $45.3M | +90.3% | 2.603% | 0.00% |
| 9 | MARSHFIELD ASSOCIATES | 559K | $42.8M | -29.5% | 2.459% | 1.00% |
| 10 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 448K | $34.3M | -1.5% | 1.970% | 0.02% |
| 11 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 413K | $31.7M | -5.6% | 1.817% | 0.03% |
| 12 | Nuveen, LLC | 357K | $27.4M | -6.7% | 1.571% | 0.01% |
| 13 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 344K | $26.3M | +47.8% | 1.513% | 0.01% |
| 14 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 340K | $26.0M | -4.1% | 1.494% | 0.00% |
| 15 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 293K | $22.4M | -17.6% | 1.287% | 0.02% |
| 16 | ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | 275K | $21.1M | +26.6% | 1.211% | 0.25% |
| 17 | VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. | 255K | $19.6M | -14.0% | 1.124% | 0.15% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 252K | $19.3M | +0.4% | 1.108% | 0.00% |
| 19 | PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD | 238K | $18.2M | +30.6% | 1.046% | 0.02% |
| 20 | Triodos Investment Management BV | 220K | $16.8M | 0.0% | 0.968% | 1.03% |
| 21 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 219K | $16.8M | -1.9% | 0.963% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Lightrock Netherlands B.V. | 210K | $16.1M | +49.7% | 0.925% | 3.18% |
| 23 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 193K | $14.8M | -28.0% | 0.850% | 0.00% |
| 24 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 177K | $13.5M | +24.9% | 0.778% | 0.01% |
| 25 | BARCLAYS PLC | 176K | $13.5M | +41.8% | 0.773% | 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 STRA — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in STRA during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new STRA position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their STRA 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 | 294 | +3.2% | 97.21% | +2.13 pp | $1.57B | 8.0% |
| Q1 2026 | 285 | +10% | 95.08% | +6.40 pp | $1.71B | +7.1% |
| Q4 2025 | 258 | +0.0% | 88.68% | 2.39 pp | $1.60B | 6.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 258 | +1.6% | 91.07% | +0.08 pp | $1.70B | 29% |
| Q2 2025 | 254 | +10.0% | 90.99% | +0.85 pp | $2.39B | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | 231 | 2.1% | 90.14% | +0.64 pp | $1.66B | 10% |
| Q4 2024 | 236 | 2.1% | 89.50% | 0.63 pp | $1.85B | +1.2% |
| Q3 2024 | 241 | — | 90.13% | — | $1.83B | — |
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 STRA stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Strategic Education, Inc. stands at 97.2%, held across 294 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of STRA, with approximately 3,800,430 shares worth $0.29B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of STRA, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for STRA is 60 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
41 institutions opened new positions in STRA during Q2 2026, while 34 fully exited. 84 added to existing positions and 160 trimmed.
STRA institutional ownership rose by 2.13 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +9 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 58.6% of all reported 13F value in STRA, and the top 25 account for 77.8%.
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.
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