PriceSmart Ownership | Who Owns PriceSmart?

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PriceSmart Ownership Summary

PriceSmart is owned by 67.08% institutional investors, 7.62% insiders, and 25.30% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.43% of PSMT shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 4.97% of its assets in PriceSmart shares.

PSMT Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	PriceSmart	67.08%	7.62%	25.30%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	33.19%	16.40%	50.41%
Industry	Discount Stores Stocks	49.65%	5.67%	44.68%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	4.02M	13.43%	$326.30M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	3.85M	12.76%	$472.17M
Vanguard group	3.21M	10.62%	$393.24M
Black creek investment management	1.71M	5.67%	$206.72M
Fmr	1.33M	4.44%	$161.77M
American century companies	1.31M	4.37%	$159.28M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.26M	4.18%	$154.65M
State street	1.02M	3.38%	$123.16M
First trust advisors lp	787.53K	2.62%	$95.44M
Geode capital management	763.26K	2.53%	$93.64M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Black creek investment management	1.71M	9.75%	$206.72M
Pertento partners llp	416.51K	5.85%	$50.48M
Nitorum capital	174.94K	3.72%	$21.20M
Managed asset portfolios	149.88K	2.22%	$18.39M
Copeland capital management	653.41K	1.79%	$80.15M
Stansberry asset management	127.79K	1.62%	$15.49M
Progeny 3	229.60K	1.44%	$27.83M
Punch & associates investment management	159.68K	1.12%	$19.35M
Alan b. lancz & associates	10.06K	1.08%	$1.23M
River road asset management	724.16K	0.98%	$87.76M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Progeny 3	229.60K	1.44%	229.60K
Fisher asset management	217.00K	0.01%	193.45K
Victory capital management	651.50K	0.05%	175.81K
T. rowe price investment management	167.36K	0.01%	167.36K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	3.85M	0.01%	138.11K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Edgepoint investment group	-	-	-1.46M
Canada pension plan investment board	-	-	-282.04K
Macquarie group	-	-	-168.12K
Vanguard group	3.21M	0.01%	-123.97K
Lsv asset management	-	-	-122.51K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Progeny 3	229.60K	1.44%	229.60K	$27.83M
T. rowe price investment management	167.36K	0.01%	167.36K	$20.28M
Driehaus capital management	121.26K	0.11%	121.26K	$14.70M
Aptus capital advisors	80.31K	0.07%	80.31K	$9.73M
Norges bank	38.70K	0.00%	38.70K	$3.57M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Caitong asset management	-1.00
Newsquare capital	-3.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-4.00
Global financial private client	-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	268	-16.25%	20,238,914	-25.82%	67	0.81%	127	-15.33%	87	-29.27%
Sep 30, 2025	302	-3.51%	27,129,249	0.82%	90	1.13%	141	-22.95%	117	25.81%
Jun 30, 2025	311	7.61%	26,868,035	2.65%	89	1.18%	182	21.33%	92	3.37%
Mar 31, 2025	287	-2.05%	26,169,770	3.22%	87	1.22%	151	-6.79%	87	-5.43%
Dec 31, 2024	194	-28.94%	18,989,570	-24.62%	63	0.90%	108	-18.80%	58	-36.96%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	1.53M	4.97%	-150.04K
CI Global Leaders Fund D	1.05M	3.39%	-169.16K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	922.56K	2.99%	2.64K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	822.86K	2.67%	2.76K
EdgePoint Global	795.14K	2.59%	-760.21K
EdgePoint Global Portfolio Series F	795.14K	2.59%	-760.21K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	785.46K	2.55%	888.00
First Trust SMID Cp Rising Div Achv ETF	765.78K	2.49%	450.00
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	615.78K	2.00%	85.43K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	594.67K	1.93%	377.00

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Feb 13, 2026	Velasco Francisco	EVP - CLO, CRCO	Sell	$52.29K
Jan 26, 2026	PRICE ROBERT E		Sell	$282.54K
Jan 12, 2026	Kovaleski Paul	EVP-Chief Merch. Officer	Sell	$582.34K
Jan 12, 2026	JANKS LEON C	-	Sell	$206.57K
Jan 12, 2026	JANKS LEON C	-	Sell	$205.29K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	-	6
2025 Q4	-	4
2025 Q3	-	3
2025 Q2	-	6
2025 Q1	-	9

PSMT Ownership FAQ

Who Owns PriceSmart?

PriceSmart shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 67.08%, followed by 7.62% insiders and 25.30% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in PriceSmart's industry, Discount Stores Stocks , is 49.65%, which PriceSmart exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of PriceSmart?

PriceSmart’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (4.02M shares, 13.43%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (3.85M shares, 12.76%), and Vanguard group (3.21M shares, 10.62%). Together, they hold 36.81% of PriceSmart’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own PriceSmart?

Yes, BlackRock owns 13.43% of PriceSmart, totaling 4.02M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 326.3M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -77.844K shares, a -1.90% change.

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

Black creek investment management is PriceSmart’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.75% of its assets in 1.71M PriceSmart shares, valued at 206.72M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of PriceSmart shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of PriceSmart shares, with 4.97% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.53M PriceSmart shares.

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