Cato Corp
CATO
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.
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
3.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 37.5% → 34.06% (-3.4%)
18% less funds holding
Funds holding: 56 → 46 (-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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PLC
Peapod Lane Capital
Bedford Hills,
New York
|
+$262K |
| 2 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
+$176K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$68.9K |
| 4 |
PGCM
Prescott Group Capital Management
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
+$67.2K |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$36.4K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$837K |
| 2 |
MAM
Marquette Asset Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$327K |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$207K |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$170K |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$144K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HF
51
HRT Financial
New York
| – | -$74K | -19,151 | Closed |
|
52
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$46.7K | -13,898 | Closed |
|
53
Squarepoint
New York
| – | -$53.3K | -13,654 | Closed |
|
54
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | -$7.25K | -1,860 | Closed |
|
55
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$4.7K | -1,400 | -90% |
|
|
TRCT
56
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$3.15K | -807 | Closed |
|
57
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.58K | -472 | Closed |
|
58
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.52K | -390 | 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.