PriceSmart Ownership | Who Owns PriceSmart?

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PriceSmart Ownership Summary

PriceSmart is owned by 28.58% institutional investors, 7.47% insiders, and 63.96% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.52% of PSMT shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 4.98% of its assets in PriceSmart shares.

PSMT Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	PriceSmart	28.58%	7.47%	63.96%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	33.57%	17.09%	49.33%
Industry	Discount Stores Stocks	49.76%	5.59%	44.65%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	4.09M	13.52%	$615.24M
Blackrock	4.02M	13.43%	$326.30M
Vanguard group	3.21M	10.62%	$393.24M
Fmr	1.72M	5.70%	$259.16M
American century companies	1.45M	4.81%	$218.69M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.23M	4.08%	$185.50M
Black creek investment management	1.16M	3.85%	$175.31M
State street	1.02M	3.37%	$153.11M
Geode capital management	795.51K	2.63%	$119.74M
First trust advisors lp	752.62K	2.49%	$113.27M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Black creek investment management	1.16M	9.41%	$175.31M
Pertento partners llp	524.66K	5.78%	$78.96M
Nitorum capital	31.88K	4.21%	$4.80M
Progeny 3	272.10K	2.19%	$40.95M
Copeland capital management	638.91K	2.14%	$96.16M
Managed asset portfolios	114.85K	2.07%	$17.29M
Punch & associates investment management	162.19K	1.41%	$24.41M
Alan b. lancz & associates	7.66K	1.12%	$1.15M
Aubrey capital management	13.30K	1.08%	$2.00M
River road asset management	601.18K	1.03%	$90.48M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Fmr	1.72M	0.01%	294.02K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	4.09M	0.01%	238.90K
Vanguard fiduciary trust	176.49K	0.01%	176.49K
American century companies	1.45M	0.11%	115.19K
E. ohman j:or asset management ab	131.99K	0.52%	111.36K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Edgepoint investment group	-	-	-1.46M
Black creek investment management	1.16M	9.41%	-473.79K
Canada pension plan investment board	-	-	-282.04K
Victory capital management	367.94K	0.04%	-206.32K
Macquarie group	-	-	-168.12K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Vanguard fiduciary trust	176.49K	0.01%	176.49K	$26.56M
William blair investment management	52.99K	0.03%	52.99K	$7.98M
Norges bank	38.70K	0.00%	38.70K	$3.57M
Empowered funds	34.32K	0.03%	34.32K	$5.17M
Calamos advisors	27.68K	0.01%	27.68K	$4.17M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Dunhill financial	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Td capital management	-2.00
Newsquare capital	-3.00
Flagship harbor advisors	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	196	-43.35%	8,637,297	-67.72%	28	0.36%	83	-49.39%	78	-36.07%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	1.54M	4.98%	330.00
CI Global Leaders Fund D	1.05M	3.39%	-169.16K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	950.75K	3.08%	-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	833.11K	2.70%	2.79K
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	721.18K	2.33%	973.00
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	604.16K	1.96%	5.08K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	603.73K	1.95%	-1.26K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
May 15, 2026	Velasco Francisco	EVP - CLO, CRCO	Sell	$53.59K
May 04, 2026	ZURCHER EDGAR	-	Sell	$350.53K
Apr 30, 2026	Hanson Gordon H.	-	Sell	$100.08K
Apr 22, 2026	PRICE ROBERT E		Sell	$1.60M
Apr 23, 2026	PRICE ROBERT E		Sell	$1.62M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	5
2026 Q1	-	7
2025 Q4	-	4
2025 Q3	-	3
2025 Q2	-	6

PSMT Ownership FAQ

Who Owns PriceSmart?

PriceSmart shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 28.58%, followed by 7.47% insiders and 63.95% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in PriceSmart's industry, Discount Stores Stocks , is 49.76%, which PriceSmart falls below.

Who owns the most shares of PriceSmart?

PriceSmart’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (4.09M shares, 13.52%), Blackrock (4.02M shares, 13.43%), and Vanguard group (3.21M shares, 10.62%). Together, they hold 37.58% 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 9.41% of its assets in 1.16M PriceSmart shares, valued at 175.31M$.

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 4.98% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.54M PriceSmart shares.

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