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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.3M invested in Cato Corp in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

3.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.5%34.06% (-3.4%)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5646 (-10)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.4M → $21.3M (-$6.16M)

71% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 24

83% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 12

96% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8K | Put options by funds: $212K

Holders
46
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-17.86%
% of All Funds
0.62%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
2
Increased
7
Reduced
24
Closed
12
Calls
$8K
Puts
$212K
Net Calls
-$204K
Net Calls Change
+$9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VP
26
Verum Partners
North Carolina
$108K
Prudential Financial
27
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$55.1K +$16.1K +4,800 +41%
D.E. Shaw & Co
28
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$51.9K -$5.02K -1,494 -9%
Acadian Asset Management
29
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$51K
XT
30
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$45.3K -$29.7K -8,842 -39%
JP Morgan Chase
31
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$34.9K -$144K -42,787 -80%
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$31.9K -$106K -31,471 -77%
NFSG
33
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$22.4K
IRC
34
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$17.6K
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$13.4K -$22.9K -6,810 -63%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.4K -$16.6K -4,936 -57%
Group One Trading
37
Group One Trading
Illinois
$5.9K +$1.93K +573 +48%
AIM
38
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$4.32K
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.03K -$547 -163 -12%
CCM
40
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$2.54K +$2.56K +761 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
41
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$992 -$165 -49 -14%
SS
42
SBI Securities
Japan
$556 -$111 -33 -17%
VCM
43
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$87
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$50 -$50 -15 -50%
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$3
SBH
46
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
-$837K -214,562 Closed
MAM
47
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
-$327K -83,795 Closed
TI
48
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
-$88.9K -22,803 Closed
Jane Street
49
Jane Street
New York
-$85.6K -21,954 Closed
TSS
50
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$74.7K -19,162 Closed

CATO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

46 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cato Corp (CATO) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $21.3M — down 22% from $27.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of CATO and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Peapod Lane Capital, adding an estimated $262K. The largest seller was Segall Bryant & Hamill, exiting entirely with an estimated $837K sold.

  • 46 institutional investors held Cato Corp (CATO) as of Q1 2025, down from 56 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $21.3M of Cato Corp stock for Q1 2025, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Cato Corp positions in Q1 2025 and 12 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest Cato Corp buyer in Q1 2025 was Peapod Lane Capital, an estimated $262K added.
  • The largest Cato Corp seller in Q1 2025 was Segall Bryant & Hamill, an estimated $837K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.