Ingles Markets
IMKTA
232 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in Ingles Markets in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
184% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 19
40% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $915M → $1.28B (+$364M)
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 63
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 202 → 232 (+30)
6.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.72% → 97.84% (+6.1%)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SR
Summer Road
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$34.9M |
| 2 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.04M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$6.02M |
| 4 |
TC
Towle & Co
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$5.71M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$5.66M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$10.6M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.43M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$6M |
| 4 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.35M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$4.27M |
IMKTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
232 of the 8,183 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ingles Markets (IMKTA) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.28B — up 40% from $915M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new IMKTA positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Summer Road, adding an estimated $34.9M. The largest seller was Royce & Associates, cutting an estimated $10.6M.
- 232 institutional investors held Ingles Markets (IMKTA) as of Q1 2026, up from 202 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $1.28B of Ingles Markets stock for Q1 2026, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Ingles Markets positions in Q1 2026 and 19 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest Ingles Markets buyer in Q1 2026 was Summer Road, an estimated $34.9M added.
- The largest Ingles Markets seller in Q1 2026 was Royce & Associates, an estimated $10.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.