Cato Ownership | Who Owns Cato?

Cato Ownership Summary

Cato is owned by 14.22% institutional investors, 16.68% insiders, and 69.10% retail investors. Aldebaran capital is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 6.17% 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	14.22%	16.68%	69.10%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	33.22%	14.15%	52.63%
Industry	Apparel Retail Stocks	46.36%	15.68%	37.96%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Aldebaran capital	1.18M	6.17%	$3.33M
Vanguard group	809.23K	4.37%	$2.50M
Peapod lane capital	766.83K	4.02%	$2.16M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	598.34K	3.14%	$1.69M
Renaissance	548.35K	2.88%	$1.55M
Blackrock	461.33K	2.38%	$2.56M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	391.47K	2.05%	$1.11M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	294.90K	1.55%	$834.58K
Prescott group capital management	224.77K	1.18%	$636.09K
Geode capital management	154.38K	0.81%	$437.02K

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Aldebaran capital	1.18M	2.55%	$3.33M
Peapod lane capital	766.83K	1.77%	$2.16M
Prescott group capital management	224.77K	0.06%	$636.09K
Aristides capital	45.13K	0.03%	$127.72K
Rbf capital	122.15K	0.02%	$345.70K
Verum partners	32.51K	0.02%	$92.00K
Gsa capital partners llp	51.23K	0.01%	$145.00K
Bridgeway capital management	146.50K	0.01%	$414.59K
Yacktman asset management lp	105.44K	0.00%	$298.41K
Investors research	5.30K	0.00%	$15.00K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Aldebaran capital	1.18M	2.55%	134.24K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	82.34K	0.00%	82.34K
Peapod lane capital	766.83K	1.77%	70.35K
Ubs group	70.80K	-	64.45K
Two sigma investments, lp	69.92K	0.00%	26.93K

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
Vanguard fiduciary trust	82.34K	0.00%	82.34K	$233.03K
Aqr capital management	18.48K	0.00%	18.48K	$102.35K
Vanguard global advisers	6.49K	-	6.49K	$18.36K
Federation des caisses desjardins du quebec	1.53K	-	1.53K	$4.33K
Macquarie group	896.00	-	896.00	$4.96K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Wells fargo & company/mn	-1.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-3.00
Citigroup	-15.00
Innealta capital	-17.00
Farther finance advisors	-20.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	19	-61.22%	2,634,781	-54.90%	14	1.45%	6	-70.00%	8	-46.67%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	552.77K	2.79%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	535.41K	2.72%	-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	157.36K	0.80%	-
US Equity Small Cap Corporate Cl OF	105.24K	0.52%	-
US Equity Small Cap Pool A	97.68K	0.49%	-
WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend ETF	91.14K	0.44%	154.00
DFA US Micro Cap I	78.42K	0.40%	-
DFA US Targeted Value I	77.06K	0.39%	-15.80K
Fidelity Extended Market Index	70.43K	0.36%	-4.59K
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company	69.71K	0.35%	17.10K

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 14.22%, followed by 16.68% insiders and 69.10% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Cato's industry, Apparel Retail Stocks, is 46.36%, which Cato falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Cato?

Cato’s largest shareholders are Aldebaran capital (1.18M shares, 6.17%), Vanguard group (809.23K shares, 4.37%), and Peapod lane capital (766.82K shares, 4.02%). Together, they hold 14.56% 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 2.55% of its assets in 1.18M Cato shares, valued at 3.33M$.

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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