Potbelly Ownership | Who Owns Potbelly?


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Potbelly Ownership Summary


Potbelly is owned by 75.13% institutional investors, 16.24% insiders, and 8.63% retail investors. Nierenberg investment management company is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.96% of PBPB shares. First Eagle US Small Cap Strategy is the top mutual fund, with 2.92% of its assets in Potbelly shares.

PBPB Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockPotbelly75.13%16.24%8.63%
SectorConsumer Cyclical Stocks 39.72%14.50%45.78%
IndustryRestaurants Stocks 48.62%12.40%38.98%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Nierenberg investment management company2.98M9.96%$28.08M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de1.98M6.62%$18.67M
Blackrock1.91M6.48%$15.37M
Vanguard group1.42M4.76%$13.42M
Punch & associates investment management1.24M4.21%$9.98M
First eagle investment management1.16M3.88%$10.94M
Renaissance1.15M3.84%$10.83M
Portolan capital management986.28K3.29%$9.29M
Heartland advisors923.95K3.09%$8.70M
Geode capital management617.20K2.06%$5.82M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Nierenberg investment management company2.98M15.58%$28.08M
Archon capital management507.94K4.65%$4.78M
Soviero asset management, lp476.00K2.81%$4.48M
Western standard329.97K2.07%$3.11M
Raffles associates lp69.76K0.71%$657.15K
Portolan capital management986.28K0.62%$9.29M
Punch & associates investment management1.24M0.58%$9.98M
Heartland advisors923.95K0.47%$8.70M
Fortis advisors69.97K0.43%$659.11K
Crawford fund management195.50K0.40%$1.57M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Marshall wace, llp195.78K0.00%172.97K
Hodges capital management539.91K0.30%159.90K
Crawford fund management195.50K0.40%102.00K
American century companies147.15K0.00%85.65K
Portolan capital management986.28K0.62%83.75K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Readystate asset management lp---283.27K
Manatuck hill partners---199.34K
Vantage consulting group---164.88K
Millrace asset group---137.48K
Centerbook partners lp---119.05K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Panagora asset management21.71K0.00%21.71K$204.55K
Divisadero street capital management, lp17.00K0.02%17.00K$160.14K
Price t rowe associates inc /md/10.35K-10.35K$98.00K
Aquatic capital management2.83K0.00%2.83K$26.65K
Versant capital management851.000.00%851.00$8.02K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Parallel advisors-4.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-6.00
Coppell advisory solutions-35.00
Capital performance advisors llp-70.00
Cornerstone planning group-82.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 20251192.59%22,458,6241.63%751.38%5711.76%362.86%
Dec 31, 202441-63.72%6,732,916-68.07%220.45%15-74.58%10-68.75%
Sep 30, 2024112-1.75%21,084,2511.00%701.45%59-4.84%32-
Jun 30, 2024113-7.38%20,874,697-0.51%701.37%61-12.86%32-13.51%
Mar 31, 202412225.77%20,982,16711.88%711.76%7032.08%3748.00%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
First Eagle US Small Cap Strategy873.50K2.92%-160.01K
First Eagle Small Cap Opportunity I873.80K2.90%302.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF832.67K2.79%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv832.67K2.76%-
Strategic Advisers U.S. Total Stock783.80K2.62%223.47K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF712.08K2.36%348.00
Heartland Value Investor650.00K2.15%-
Strategic Advisers U.S. Total Stock{mg}619.09K2.07%98.23K
Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap572.47K1.91%143.08K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr375.73K1.25%-690.00

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 28, 2025Nierenberg David-Buy$207.50K
Jan 07, 2025Nierenberg David-Buy$69.22K
Jan 07, 2025Nierenberg David-Buy$924.00
Dec 18, 2024Nierenberg David-Buy$14.95K
Dec 18, 2024Nierenberg David-Buy$29.42K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q2--
2025 Q13-
2024 Q42-
2024 Q39-
2024 Q24-

PBPB Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Potbelly?

Potbelly shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 75.13%, followed by 16.24% insiders and 8.63% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Potbelly's industry, Restaurants Stocks , is 48.62%, which Potbelly exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Potbelly?

Potbelly’s largest shareholders are Nierenberg investment management company (2.98M shares, 9.96%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (1.98M shares, 6.62%), and Blackrock (1.91M shares, 6.48%). Together, they hold 23.05% of Potbelly’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Potbelly?

Yes, BlackRock owns 6.48% of Potbelly, totaling 1.91M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 15.37M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 58.16K shares, a 3.13% change.

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

Nierenberg investment management company is Potbelly’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 15.58% of its assets in 2.98M Potbelly shares, valued at 28.08M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Potbelly shares?

First Eagle US Small Cap Strategy is the top mutual fund holder of Potbelly shares, with 2.92% of its total shares outstanding invested in 873.5K Potbelly shares.

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