Research Solutions Ownership | Who Owns Research Solutions?


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Research Solutions Ownership Summary


Research Solutions is owned by 33.34% institutional investors, 17.37% insiders, and 49.30% retail investors. Needham investment management is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.04% of RSSS shares. Needham Aggressive Growth Retail is the top mutual fund, with 9.43% of its assets in Research Solutions shares.

RSSS Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockResearch Solutions33.34%17.37%49.30%
SectorTechnology Stocks 36.06%15.18%48.76%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Needham investment management3.15M10.04%$7.13M
Punch & associates investment management2.55M8.12%$5.77M
Cove street capital1.34M4.11%$4.98M
Vanguard group1.26M4.05%$3.72M
Luxor capital group, lp651.96K2.07%$1.47M
Bard associates608.40K1.94%$1.37M
Topline capital management461.18K1.47%$1.04M
Parthenon392.28K1.25%$886.56K
Perritt capital management356.82K1.10%$1.33M
Geode capital management335.16K1.07%$757.59K

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Cove street capital1.34M6.51%$4.98M
Perritt capital management356.82K0.63%$1.33M
Needham investment management3.15M0.36%$7.13M
Bard associates608.40K0.35%$1.37M
Punch & associates investment management2.55M0.33%$5.77M
Dhk financial advisors118.76K0.20%$340.84K
Topline capital management461.18K0.17%$1.04M
Navalign251.13K0.14%$567.54K
Ridgewood investments78.15K0.12%$291.50K
Luxor capital group, lp651.96K0.10%$1.47M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
North star investment management333.52K0.05%333.52K
Navalign251.13K0.14%152.55K
Vanguard fiduciary trust151.37K0.00%151.37K
Punch & associates investment management2.55M0.33%53.15K
Ashford capital management50.00K0.02%50.00K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Essex investment management---587.44K
Royal bank of canada---339.34K
Sentinus51.30K0.01%-305.52K
Hodges capital management---185.50K
Legato capital management---174.52K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
North star investment management333.52K0.05%333.52K$753.75K
Vanguard fiduciary trust151.37K0.00%151.37K$342.08K
Ashford capital management50.00K0.02%50.00K$186.50K
Boothbay fund management16.31K0.00%16.31K$36.87K
Advisor group13.90K0.00%13.90K$53.79K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Citigroup-1.00
Salem investment counselors-35.00
Northwestern mutual wealth management-41.00
Jpmorgan chase-64.00
American capital advisory-100.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 202633-17.50%10,479,881-11.67%332.34%15-37.50%980.00%
Dec 31, 20259-81.63%2,297,456-81.99%70.48%4-84.62%2-84.62%
Sep 30, 202516-65.22%2,536,130-80.85%70.43%6-66.67%5-72.22%
Jun 30, 2025462.22%13,242,2430.06%422.35%18-25.00%1838.46%
Mar 31, 202546-13,521,607-0.88%432.17%24-22.58%1455.56%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Needham Aggressive Growth Retail3.15M9.43%-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF846.89K2.59%-
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor826.30K2.47%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv826.30K2.47%-
Cove Street Capital Small Cap Val Instl482.06K1.48%-
Cove Street Capital Small Cap Val Inv482.06K1.48%-
North Star Micro Cap I357.00K1.07%-
Cove Classic Value Small Cap339.34K1.04%-
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Investor305.52K0.93%-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr287.07K0.86%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 20, 2024Derycz Peter-Sell$115.95K
Mar 22, 2024Derycz Peter-Sell$7.34K
Mar 21, 2024Derycz Peter-Sell$75.84K
Jan 23, 2024Derycz Peter-Sell$31.17K
Jan 22, 2024Derycz Peter-Sell$79.59K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q4--
2025 Q3--
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1--
2024 Q4--

RSSS Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of Research Solutions?

Research Solutions’s largest shareholders are Needham investment management (3.16M shares, 10.04%), Punch & associates investment management (2.55M shares, 8.12%), and Cove street capital (1.34M shares, 4.11%). Together, they hold 22.27% of Research Solutions’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Research Solutions?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Research Solutions.

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

Cove street capital is Research Solutions’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 6.51% of its assets in 1.34M Research Solutions shares, valued at 4.98M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Research Solutions shares?

Needham Aggressive Growth Retail is the top mutual fund holder of Research Solutions shares, with 9.43% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.16M Research Solutions shares.

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