American Public Education Ownership | Who Owns American Public Education?


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American Public Education Ownership Summary


American Public Education is owned by 12.56% institutional investors, 4.74% insiders, and 82.70% retail investors. 325 capital is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.48% of APEI shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.22% of its assets in American Public Education shares.

APEI Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockAmerican Public Education12.56%4.74%82.70%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 33.19%16.40%50.41%
IndustryEducation Stocks 18.96%14.31%66.73%
IdeaOnline Education Stocks List27.64%4.71%67.66%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
325 capital1.53M8.48%$60.33M
Blackrock1.46M8.35%$25.71M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de1.50M8.30%$56.72M
Vanguard group1.14M6.30%$43.05M
Bank of america corp /de/963.55K5.50%$16.94M
Renaissance962.92K5.33%$36.40M
Prescott group capital management857.23K4.74%$32.40M
Dimensional fund advisors lp847.32K4.69%$32.03M
No street gp lp820.00K4.55%$32.37M
Acadian asset management613.32K3.39%$23.18M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
325 capital1.53M18.33%$60.33M
4d advisors265.00K5.57%$10.46M
Bastion asset management212.96K4.32%$7.83M
Prescott group capital management857.23K3.01%$32.40M
No street gp lp820.00K2.13%$32.37M
Manatuck hill partners136.47K1.78%$5.39M
Pacific ridge capital partners167.28K1.39%$6.32M
Crown advisors management50.00K1.24%$1.89M
Sheets smith investment management45.41K1.16%$1.79M
Divisadero street capital management, lp382.77K0.66%$15.11M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
No street gp lp820.00K2.13%820.00K
Blackrock1.46M0.00%714.01K
Divisadero street capital management, lp382.77K0.66%382.77K
Driehaus capital management344.71K0.10%344.71K
Assenagon asset management180.84K0.01%170.60K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Redwood capital management10.00K0.04%-695.38K
Millennium management20.42K0.00%-260.94K
Hillsdale investment management---169.39K
Lord, abbett---161.92K
Aqr capital management207.80K0.01%-141.82K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
No street gp lp820.00K2.13%820.00K$32.37M
Divisadero street capital management, lp382.77K0.66%382.77K$15.11M
Driehaus capital management344.71K0.10%344.71K$13.61M
Point72 asset management159.00K0.01%159.00K$6.28M
First trust advisors lp55.73K0.00%55.73K$2.20M

Sold Out

HolderChange
National bank of canada /fi/-1.00
Lindbrook capital-3.00
Rothschild investment-10.00
Newedge advisors-89.00
Capital performance advisors llp-136.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 202547-70.81%2,270,220-88.18%120.11%27-69.66%10-79.59%
Sep 30, 202552-62.04%2,967,624-83.84%160.16%26-70.79%14-54.84%
Jun 30, 202513516.38%18,307,3233.83%1011.04%8860.00%30-23.08%
Mar 31, 20251146.54%17,576,9782.47%981.05%54-11.48%3831.03%
Dec 31, 2024105-1.87%17,029,0834.48%961.13%60-6.25%29-3.33%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF581.60K3.22%-
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF539.12K2.98%1.02K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv482.31K2.67%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF421.83K2.33%20.78K
Foundry Partners Micro Cap Value341.39K1.89%-
CS McKee Micro Cap Value341.39K1.89%-
Columbia Small Cap Value I A215.51K1.19%5.90K
Columbia Small Cap Value I209.61K1.16%-262.33K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr198.02K1.09%919.00
Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Invmt194.19K1.07%14.31K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Nov 12, 2025Fernandes Nuno S. President, APUSSell$190.74K
Nov 12, 2025Axenson Tanya Joy SVP, Chief HR OfficerSell$360.30K
Jun 05, 2025325 CAPITAL LLC See FootnotesSell$2.92M
Jun 04, 2025325 CAPITAL LLC See FootnotesSell$769.65K
Jun 06, 2025325 CAPITAL LLC See FootnotesSell$6.01M

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q1--
2025 Q4-2
2025 Q3--
2025 Q2-24
2025 Q1-3

APEI Ownership FAQ


Who Owns American Public Education?

American Public Education shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 12.56%, followed by 4.74% insiders and 82.70% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in American Public Education's industry, Education Stocks , is 18.96%, which American Public Education falls below.

Who owns the most shares of American Public Education?

American Public Education’s largest shareholders are 325 capital (1.53M shares, 8.48%), Blackrock (1.46M shares, 8.35%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (1.5M shares, 8.30%). Together, they hold 25.13% of American Public Education’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own American Public Education?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.35% of American Public Education, totaling 1.46M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 25.71M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 714.01K shares, a 95.37% change.

Who is American Public Education’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

325 capital is American Public Education’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 18.33% of its assets in 1.53M American Public Education shares, valued at 60.33M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of American Public Education shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of American Public Education shares, with 3.22% of its total shares outstanding invested in 581.6K American Public Education shares.

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