Cato Ownership | Who Owns Cato?

Cato Ownership Summary

Cato is owned by 0.60% institutional investors, 18.05% insiders, and 81.35% retail investors. Aldebaran capital is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 5.57% 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	0.60%	18.05%	81.35%
Sector	Consumer Cyclical Stocks	39.72%	14.50%	45.78%
Industry	Apparel Retail Stocks	47.99%	13.92%	38.09%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Aldebaran capital	1.08M	5.57%	$4.19M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	889.62K	4.61%	$3.47M
Vanguard group	840.65K	4.36%	$3.28M
Renaissance	563.40K	2.92%	$2.20M
Blackrock	461.33K	2.38%	$2.56M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	410.70K	2.13%	$1.60M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	294.90K	1.53%	$1.15M
Morgan stanley	205.78K	1.06%	$1.14M
Rbf capital	202.60K	1.05%	$790.13K
Geode capital management	166.20K	0.86%	$648.37K

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Aldebaran capital	1.08M	3.99%	$4.19M
Prescott group capital management	146.04K	0.08%	$569.56K
Rbf capital	202.60K	0.04%	$790.13K
Verum partners	32.51K	0.04%	$126.78K
Aristides capital	38.23K	0.03%	$149.08K
Gsa capital partners llp	104.30K	0.03%	$407.00K
Bridgeway capital management	142.93K	0.01%	$557.43K
Xtx topco	22.43K	0.01%	$87.48K
Newbridge financial services group	6.72K	0.01%	$26.21K
Yacktman asset management lp	105.44K	0.00%	$411.24K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Prescott group capital management	146.04K	0.08%	146.04K
Morgan stanley	205.78K	0.00%	123.30K
Ubs group	76.95K	0.00%	61.99K
Xtx topco	22.43K	0.01%	22.43K
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	294.90K	0.00%	22.33K

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
Prescott group capital management	146.04K	0.08%	146.04K	$569.56K
Xtx topco	22.43K	0.01%	22.43K	$87.48K
Aqr capital management	18.48K	0.00%	18.48K	$102.35K
Acadian asset management	16.16K	0.00%	16.16K	$61.00K
Group one trading	1.20K	-	1.20K	$4.68M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group	-3.00
Innealta capital	-17.00
Farther finance advisors	-20.00
Smartleaf asset management	-30.00
Eversource wealth advisors	-82.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
Jun 30, 2024	81	10.96%	8,526,712	-10.40%	44	2.06%	53	112.00%	21	-32.26%
Mar 31, 2024	73	-7.59%	9,515,999	-0.85%	46	1.89%	25	-30.56%	31	10.71%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	552.77K	2.79%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	548.52K	2.77%	-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	255.76K	1.29%	-
DFA US Targeted Value I	188.54K	0.95%	-
DFA US Micro Cap I	120.92K	0.61%	-14.01K
US Equity Small Cap Corporate Cl OF	105.24K	0.52%	-
Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF	99.20K	0.50%	-
US Equity Small Cap Pool A	97.68K	0.49%	-
Fidelity Extended Market Index	92.66K	0.47%	4.93K
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 0.60%, followed by 18.05% insiders and 81.35% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Cato's industry, Apparel Retail Stocks, is 47.99%, which Cato falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Cato?

Cato’s largest shareholders are Aldebaran capital (1.08M shares, 5.57%), Dimensional fund advisors lp (889.62K shares, 4.61%), and Vanguard group (840.65K shares, 4.36%). Together, they hold 14.54% 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 1.08M Cato shares, valued at 4.19M$.

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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