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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7M invested in Cato Corp in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

186% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.15M | Put options by funds: $752K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4244 (+2)

1.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.52%33.74% (+1.2%)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.6M → $18.7M (-$5.84M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.76%
% of All Funds
0.54%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
18
Closed
4
Calls
$2.15M
Puts
$752K
Net Calls
+$1.4M
Net Calls Change
-$3.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
26
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$74.7K +$19K +5,159 +27%
Acadian Asset Management
27
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$72K +$16.6K +4,522 +24%
Simplex Trading
28
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$52.4K +$62.3K +16,962 New
PCM
29
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$45.1K +$53.6K +14,589 New
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.6K -$8.83K -2,403 -27%
NFSG
31
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$19.5K -$1.47K -400 -6%
IRC
32
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$16.4K
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$11.5K -$129 -35 -0.9%
Osaic Holdings
34
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$11K +$1.1K +300 +9%
FCMT
35
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$9.27K
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7K +$6.21K +1,690 +381%
AIM
37
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$4.01K
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.33K -$180 -49 -4%
Morgan Stanley
39
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.11K -$368 -100 -9%
TRCT
40
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.77K +$2.52K +685 +322%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
41
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$723 -$235 -64 -21%
Jones Financial Companies
42
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$464
SS
43
SBI Securities
Japan
$346 -$15 -4 -3%
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$2 +$4 +1 New
EF
45
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
-$210K -49,989 Closed
Marshall Wace
46
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$123K -29,300 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.04K -485 Closed
Citigroup
48
Citigroup
New York
-$63 -15 Closed

CATO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

44 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cato Corp (CATO) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $18.7M — down 24% from $24.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new CATO positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prescott Group Capital Management, adding an estimated $577K. The largest seller was Dimensional Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $283K.

  • 44 institutional investors held Cato Corp (CATO) as of Q4 2025, up from 42 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $18.7M of Cato Corp stock for Q4 2025, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Cato Corp positions in Q4 2025 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Cato Corp buyer in Q4 2025 was Prescott Group Capital Management, an estimated $577K added.
  • The largest Cato Corp seller in Q4 2025 was Dimensional Fund Advisors, an estimated $283K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.