Cato Ownership | Who Owns Cato?

Cato Ownership Summary

Cato is owned by 22.11% institutional investors, 16.68% insiders, and 61.21% retail investors. Aldebaran capital is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.52% of CATO shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.79% of its assets in Cato shares.

CATO Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Cato	22.11%	16.68%	61.21%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	42.53%	14.10%	43.38%
Industry	Apparel Retail Stocks	55.59%	16.12%	28.28%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Aldebaran capital	1.03M	5.52%	$4.34M
Vanguard group	827.57K	4.43%	$3.48M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	784.89K	4.20%	$3.30M
Peapod lane capital	659.31K	3.53%	$2.78M
Renaissance	547.70K	2.93%	$2.31M
Blackrock	461.33K	2.38%	$2.56M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	395.69K	2.12%	$1.67M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	294.90K	1.58%	$1.24M
Rbf capital	193.29K	1.03%	$813.75K
Geode capital management	159.95K	0.86%	$673.56K

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Aldebaran capital	1.03M	3.99%	$4.34M
Peapod lane capital	659.31K	2.48%	$2.78M
Rbf capital	193.29K	0.04%	$813.75K
Prescott group capital management	67.82K	0.03%	$285.54K
Verum partners	32.51K	0.03%	$136.86K
Aristides capital	38.23K	0.02%	$160.93K
Gsa capital partners llp	56.59K	0.02%	$238.00K
Bridgeway capital management	129.40K	0.01%	$544.77K
Founders capital management	3.00K	0.01%	$12.63K
Yacktman asset management lp	105.44K	0.01%	$443.92K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Peapod lane capital	659.31K	2.48%	41.48K
Squarepoint ops	49.28K	0.00%	31.43K
Marshall wace, llp	29.30K	0.00%	29.30K
Connor, clark & lunn investment management	19.01K	0.00%	19.01K
Aqr capital management	18.48K	0.00%	18.48K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock	461.33K	0.00%	-995.29K
Acuitas investments	-	-	-508.45K
Gratia capital	-	-	-328.18K
Segall bryant & hamill	-	-	-214.56K
Nuveen asset management	-	-	-183.27K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Marshall wace, llp	29.30K	0.00%	29.30K	$123.35K
Aqr capital management	18.48K	0.00%	18.48K	$102.35K
Founders capital management	3.00K	0.01%	3.00K	$12.63K
Macquarie group	896.00	-	896.00	$4.96K
Triumph capital management	227.00	0.00%	227.00	$956.00

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Wells fargo & company/mn	-1.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-3.00
Innealta capital	-17.00
Farther finance advisors	-20.00
Versant capital management	-26.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Sep 30, 2025	16	-62.79%	4,130,743	-30.66%	22	2.17%	6	-33.33%	5	-79.17%
Jun 30, 2025	47	-2.08%	6,066,072	-5.10%	32	2.94%	11	22.22%	25	4.17%
Mar 31, 2025	1	-98.31%	115,021	-98.37%	-	0.04%	-	-100.00%	1	-96.30%
Dec 31, 2024	22	-66.67%	2,836,793	-63.36%	14	0.76%	7	-70.83%	8	-71.43%
Sep 30, 2024	66	-20.48%	7,742,366	-9.23%	43	1.88%	25	-54.55%	28	33.33%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	552.77K	2.79%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	536.79K	2.72%	-11.73K
DFA US Targeted Value I	188.54K	0.96%	-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	175.70K	0.89%	-80.06K
US Equity Small Cap Corporate Cl OF	105.24K	0.52%	-
Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF	99.20K	0.50%	-
DFA US Micro Cap I	96.75K	0.49%	-
US Equity Small Cap Pool A	97.68K	0.49%	-
Fidelity Extended Market Index	90.39K	0.46%	-744.00
WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend ETF	91.14K	0.44%	154.00

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Nov 17, 2023	PATRICK BAILEY W	-	Sell	$19.18K
Nov 17, 2023	PATRICK BAILEY W	-	Sell	$1.37K
Nov 25, 2022	CATO JOHN P D	CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO	Buy	$31.14K
Nov 22, 2021	PATRICK BAILEY W	-	Buy	$49.83K
Jan 02, 2019	STOWE DANIEL HARDING	-	Buy	$927.74

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2024 Q2	-	-
2023 Q4	-	2
2023 Q2	-	-
2022 Q4	1	-
2022 Q2	-	-

CATO Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Cato?

Cato shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 22.11%, followed by 16.68% insiders and 61.21% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Cato's industry, Apparel Retail Stocks, is 55.59%, which Cato falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Cato?

Cato’s largest shareholders are Aldebaran capital (1.03M shares, 5.52%), Vanguard group (827.57K shares, 4.43%), and Dimensional fund advisors lp (784.89K shares, 4.20%). Together, they hold 14.15% of Cato’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Cato?

Yes, BlackRock owns 2.38% of Cato, totaling 461.33K shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.56M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -995K shares, a -68.33% change.

Who is Cato’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Aldebaran capital is Cato’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 3.99% of its assets in 1.03M Cato shares, valued at 4.34M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Cato shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Cato shares, with 2.79% of its total shares outstanding invested in 552.77K Cato shares.

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