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Strategic Education
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287 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.82B invested in Strategic Education in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

178% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.1M | Put options by funds: $4.35M

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 29

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 79

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 265 → 287 (+22)

3.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.87% → 96.78% (+3.9%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $1.82B (+$65.5M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
287
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+8.3%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
56
Increased
116
Reduced
79
Closed
29
Calls
$12.1M
Puts
$4.35M
Net Calls
+$7.72M
Net Calls Change
-$3.05M

Top Buyers

1
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$22.6M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$19.3M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$16.3M
4
AG
Algert Global
California
+$15.3M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$12M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
Maryland
-$60.2M
2
MA
Marshfield Associates
District of Columbia
-$55.9M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$30.4M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$17.4M
5
LN
Lightrock Netherlands
Netherlands
-$8.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VFT
26
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$12.3M +$12.1M +148,751 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
27
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$11.7M +$7.44M +91,341 +182%
Marshall Wace
28
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$11.7M +$10.9M +133,523 +1,774%
LN
29
Lightrock Netherlands
Netherlands
$11.6M -$8.46M -103,856 -43%
Principal Financial Group
30
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$10.6M -$173K -2,124 -2%
Citadel Advisors
31
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$10.6M +$6.23M +76,479 +150%
Millennium Management
32
Millennium Management
New York
$10.3M -$2.22M -27,248 -18%
Barclays
33
Barclays
United Kingdom
$10.3M -$940K -11,533 -9%
ECM
34
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$10.2M +$9.97M +122,426 New
CIM
35
Cambria Investment Management
California
$9.39M +$9.22M +113,229 New
Renaissance Technologies
36
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$9.04M -$3.65M -44,800 -29%
Victory Capital Management
37
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$8.44M -$1.57M -19,226 -16%
SG Americas Securities
38
SG Americas Securities
New York
$8.31M +$3.15M +38,681 +63%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.9M +$1.46M +17,866 +23%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
40
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$7.62M +$2.3M +28,177 +44%
Invesco
41
Invesco
Georgia
$7.58M +$982K +12,057 +15%
Jane Street
42
Jane Street
New York
$7.37M +$4.62M +56,759 +177%
TI
43
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$6.89M +$2.71M +33,206 +67%
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.86M +$1.14M +13,950 +20%
Bank of America
45
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.82M +$3M +36,792 +81%
LSV Asset Management
46
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$6.68M +$6.44M +79,074 +5,272%
HF
47
HRT Financial
New York
$6.57M +$4.88M +59,959 +311%
Pacer Advisors
48
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$6.2M +$951K +11,671 +19%
EA
49
Ellsworth Advisors
Ohio
$6.03M +$81.1K +996 +1%
JF
50
Jump Financial
Illinois
$5.98M +$4.05M +49,699 +222%
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STRA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

287 of the 8,125 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Strategic Education (STRA) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.82B — up 3.7% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new STRA positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 116 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), adding an estimated $22.6M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, cutting an estimated $60.2M.

  • 287 institutional investors held Strategic Education (STRA) as of Q1 2026, up from 265 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.82B of Strategic Education stock for Q1 2026, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Strategic Education positions in Q1 2026 and 29 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Strategic Education buyer in Q1 2026 was Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), an estimated $22.6M added.
  • The largest Strategic Education seller in Q1 2026 was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, an estimated $60.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.