Cato Corp
CATO
45 hedge funds and large institutions have $17M invested in Cato Corp in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
45,875% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.84M | Put options by funds: $4K
0.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 34.06% → 33.76% (-0.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 46 → 45 (-1)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.3M → $17M (-$4.23M)
79% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 24
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$120K |
| 2 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
+$73.7K |
| 3 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$47.5K |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$19.7K |
| 5 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$8.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
-$266K |
| 2 |
PGCM
Prescott Group Capital Management
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
|
-$171K |
| 3 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$132K |
| 4 |
PLC
Peapod Lane Capital
Bedford Hills,
New York
|
-$103K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$91.6K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VCM
51
Versant Capital Management
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$87 | -26 | Closed |
|
52
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$306 | +115 | New |
|
CATO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
45 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cato Corp (CATO) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $17M — down 20% from $21.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of CATO and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $120K. The largest seller was Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L), exiting entirely with an estimated $266K sold.
- 45 institutional investors held Cato Corp (CATO) as of Q2 2025, down from 46 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $17M of Cato Corp stock for Q2 2025, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Cato Corp positions in Q2 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Cato Corp buyer in Q2 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $120K added.
- The largest Cato Corp seller in Q2 2025 was Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L), an estimated $266K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.