Research Solutions Ownership | Who Owns Research Solutions?


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Research Solutions Ownership Summary


Research Solutions is owned by 7.81% institutional investors, 16.52% insiders, and 75.67% retail investors. Needham investment management is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.54% of RSSS shares. Needham Aggressive Growth Retail is the top mutual fund, with 9.03% of its assets in Research Solutions shares.

RSSS Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockResearch Solutions7.81%16.52%75.67%
SectorTechnology Stocks 50.69%12.56%36.75%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Needham investment management3.10M9.54%$11.56M
Punch & associates investment management2.50M7.69%$9.32M
Cove street capital1.34M4.11%$4.98M
Vanguard group1.25M3.86%$4.68M
Bard associates608.76K1.87%$2.27M
Luxor capital group, lp577.43K1.78%$2.15M
Parthenon392.28K1.21%$1.46M
Perritt capital management356.82K1.10%$1.33M
Geode capital management287.00K0.88%$1.07M
Dynamic advisor solutions276.03K0.85%$1.03M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Cove street capital1.34M6.51%$4.98M
Needham investment management3.10M0.81%$11.56M
Perritt capital management356.82K0.63%$1.33M
Bard associates608.76K0.60%$2.27M
Punch & associates investment management2.50M0.54%$9.32M
Dhk financial advisors118.76K0.20%$340.84K
Parthenon392.28K0.16%$1.46M
4thought financial group84.19K0.16%$314.01K
Topline capital management244.93K0.16%$913.58K
Navalign143.58K0.14%$535.55M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Topline capital management244.93K0.16%201.30K
Needham investment management3.10M0.81%170.00K
Navalign143.58K0.14%143.58K
Punch & associates investment management2.50M0.54%81.21K
Ashford capital management50.00K0.02%50.00K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Essex investment management---587.44K
Royal bank of canada---339.34K
Lpl financial149.31K0.00%-194.00K
Legato capital management---174.52K
Oppenheimer asset management---103.11K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Navalign143.58K0.14%143.58K$535.55M
Ashford capital management50.00K0.02%50.00K$186.50K
Hrt financial lp15.86K0.00%15.86K$59.00K
Advisor group13.90K0.00%13.90K$53.79K
Global retirement partners3.25K0.00%3.25K$13.47K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Salem investment counselors-35.00
Northwestern mutual wealth management-41.00
Jpmorgan chase-64.00
Tower research capital llc (trc)-111.00
Cibc private wealth group-200.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Dec 31, 20244319.44%10,900,567-12.14%352.15%2970.59%8-27.27%
Sep 30, 2024369.09%12,406,4428.86%402.84%17-22.73%1183.33%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Needham Aggressive Growth Retail2.93M9.03%-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF846.89K2.59%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv828.78K2.55%-18.11K
Cove Street Capital Small Cap Val Instl482.06K1.48%-
Cove Street Capital Small Cap Val Inv482.06K1.48%-
Cove Classic Value Small Cap339.34K1.04%-
Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Investor305.52K0.94%-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr235.54K0.73%-80.35K
Hodges Small Intrinsic Value Retail178.00K0.55%-72.00K
Hodges Small Intrinsic Value Fund178.00K0.55%-72.00K

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 (3.1M shares, 9.54%), Punch & associates investment management (2.5M shares, 7.69%), and Cove street capital (1.34M shares, 4.11%). Together, they hold 21.35% 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 9.03% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.93M Research Solutions shares.

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