Institutional Ownership Stats

Institutional Ownership is one very important way to analyze how a stock will perform in the future. Here's a good article weighing the pros and cons of institutional ownership.

The table below is a summary of the mean, median and true PPS (Price Per Share) the institutions have paid in the current and last quarter. Most institutes hedge their bets both ways to protect the investment. The do so by buying puts and calls for a stock as well, apart from stock ownership.

Quarter	Institute Count	Mean PPS	Median PPS	True Value PPS
Current Quarter	152	3.00	2.80	2.68
Previous Quarter	167	3.00	2.80	2.87

Institutional Ownership Counts

The table below is summary data with links to individual listing tables below to indicate if new institutes bought in, sold out, averaged down, averaged up etc. This is a critical piece of data to analyze what the money flow is in quarter and past week.

Time	New Institutions	Out	Averaged Down	Averaged Up	Added Shares	Reduced Shares
Current Quarter	4	48	17	0	7	3
Time	New Puts	New Calls	New Short	Deleted Puts	Deleted Calls	Deleted Short
Current Quarter	0	0	0	1	0	0
Time	Increased Puts	Increased Calls	Increased Short	Reduced Puts	Reduced Calls	Reduced Short
Current Quarter	0	0	0	0	0	0
Time	New Institutions	Out	Averaged Down	Averaged Up	Added Shares	Reduced Shares
Past Week	0	0	3	0	1	1
Time	New Puts	New Calls	New Short	Deleted Puts	Deleted Calls	Deleted Short
Past Week	0	0	0	0	0	0
Time	Increased Puts	Increased Calls	Increased Short	Reduced Puts	Reduced Calls	Reduced Short
Past Week	0	0	0	0	0	0

BlackRock and Vanguard Ownership Stats

BlackRock and Vanguard are the two largest institutional investors in the world. The table below is an indicator of how much of the company stock they own.

	BlackRock			Vanguard
Quarter	Shares	% Ownership	PPS	Shares	% Ownership	PPS
Current Quarter	692,427	2.23	1.39	2,552,797	8.21	2.80
Previous Quarter	343,851	1.11	2.80	2,552,797	8.21	2.80

Current Quarter Top 20 Holding Institutes

This is a snapshot of the top 20 institutes by share count holding stock in the company for the current quarter

Name	Shares	PPS
North Star Investment Management Corp.	3,735,567	2.01
North Star Investment Management Corp.	3,585,097
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	2,006,714
Renaissance Technologies Llc	1,751,188	2.80
Heartland Advisors Inc	1,412,700	2.80
Vanguard Group Inc	1,276,028	2.80
Wellington Management Group Llp	1,272,687	2.80
Tieton Capital Management, LLC	1,238,863	2.80
NSMVX - North Star Micro Cap Fund Class I Shares	1,078,000	3.09
HRTVX - HEARTLAND VALUE FUND Investor Class	1,000,000	2.80
NSOIX - North Star Opportunity Fund Class I Shares	1,000,000	3.09
Acuitas Investments, LLC	938,937	2.80
VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares	789,527	2.80
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC	558,718	2.80
VEXMX - Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Investor Shares	453,348	2.80
Grace & White Inc /ny	440,313	2.01
Penbrook Management LLC	423,622	2.80
Deutsche Bank Ag\	366,881	2.80
BlackRock Inc.	348,576
Morgan Stanley	345,377	2.80

Previous Quarter Top 20 Holding Institutes

The table below is top 20 listing of institutes holding stock of the company in the previous quarter.

Name	Shares	PPS
North Star Investment Management Corp.	3,772,567	2.80
Renaissance Technologies Llc	1,751,188	2.80
Heartland Advisors Inc	1,412,700	2.80
Vanguard Group Inc	1,276,028	2.80
Wellington Management Group Llp	1,272,687	2.80
Tieton Capital Management, LLC	1,238,863	2.80
NSMVX - North Star Micro Cap Fund Class I Shares	1,078,000	3.09
NSOIX - North Star Opportunity Fund Class I Shares	1,000,000	3.09
HRTVX - HEARTLAND VALUE FUND Investor Class	1,000,000	2.80
Acuitas Investments, LLC	938,937	2.80
VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares	789,527	2.80
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC	558,718	2.80
KOMP - SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF	509,411	3.89
VEXMX - Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Investor Shares	453,348	2.80
Penbrook Management LLC	423,622	2.80
Deutsche Bank Ag\	366,881	2.80
Morgan Stanley	345,377	2.80
BlackRock Inc.	343,851	2.80
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	315,294	2.80
Geode Capital Management, Llc	272,482	2.80

Recent Quarter Analysis

Recent Quarter 4 New Institutes added position

Name	Shares	PPS
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	2,006,714
Radnor Capital Management, LLC	11,000	2.00
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF	288	3.47
BNP Paribas Asset Management UK Ltd	0

Recent Quarter 48 Institutes closed out their positions

Name	Shares	PPS
KOMP - SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF	509,411	3.89
BRUSX - Ultra-Small Company Fund Class N	43,400	3.89
SIMS - SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF	36,522	3.89
Citadel Advisors Llc	26,006	2.81
Mid Atlantic Financial Management Inc/adv	25,546	3.88
Radnor Capital Management, LLC	11,000	2.82
Group One Trading, L.p.	5,900	2.88
FKICX - Fidelity Small Cap Stock K6 Fund	3,822	4.19
IFP Advisors, Inc	85	23.53
Tibra Equities Europe Ltd
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
LMR Partners LLP
Alps Advisors Inc
Berman Capital Advisors, LLC
Savant Capital, LLC
Trexquant Investment LP
Aqr Capital Management Llc
XTX Topco Ltd
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.
Annex Advisory Services, LLC
Cutler Group LP
Bridgeway Capital Management Inc
First Trust Advisors Lp
Occudo Quantitative Strategies Lp
Norges Bank
Fmr Llc
ISCB - iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC
ISCG - iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
Jump Financial, LLC
Barclays Plc
Gsa Capital Partners Llp
Jane Street Group, Llc
Quadrature Capital Ltd
Anson Funds Management LP
Virtu Financial LLC
FSLCX - Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund
Ergoteles LLC
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.
Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.
UBS Group AG
Liberty Wealth Management Llc
F3Logic, LLC
Squarepoint Ops LLC
Hrt Financial Lp

Recent Quarter 17 Institutes averaged down

Name	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS
North Star Investment Management Corp.	3,735,567	2.01	3,772,567	2.80
Grace & White Inc /ny	440,313	2.01	230,138	2.80
BlackRock Inc.	348,576		343,851	2.80
FESRX - First Eagle Small Cap Opportunity Fund Class R6	258,837	2.69	182,523	3.22
DFSTX - U.s. Small Cap Portfolio - Institutional Class	61,532	2.70	3,100	3.23
DFFVX - U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio - Institutional Class	58,615	2.70	6,444	3.26
Wedbush Securities Inc	31,500	2.00	49,315	2.80
DFSVX - U.s. Small Cap Value Portfolio - Institutional Class	22,368	2.68	14,751	3.19
DFQTX - U.s. Core Equity 2 Portfolio - Institutional Class	20,054	2.69	20,054	3.24
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC - U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional Class	5,080	2.76	3,611	3.32
DFEOX - U.s. Core Equity 1 Portfolio - Institutional Class	5,003	2.60	5,003	3.20
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC - U.S. Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio Shares	5,000	2.60	5,000	3.20
Spire Wealth Management	4,205	1.90	4,205	2.85
DFAS - Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF	3,374	2.67	3,374	3.26
DFSCX - U.s. Micro Cap Portfolio - Institutional Class	2,928	2.73	2,928	3.07
DFAT - Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF	2,566	2.73	5,146	3.30
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC - U.S. Social Core Equity 2 Portfolio Shares	2,200	2.73	2,200	3.18

Recent Quarter 0 Institutes averaged Up

Name	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS

Recent Quarter 7 Institutes Increased Positions

Name	Shares Added	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS	Percent Increase
Grace & White Inc /ny	210,175	440,313	2.01	230,138	2.80	91.33
FESRX - First Eagle Small Cap Opportunity Fund Class R6	76,314	258,837	2.69	182,523	3.22	41.81
DFSTX - U.s. Small Cap Portfolio - Institutional Class	58,432	61,532	2.70	3,100	3.23	1884.90
DFFVX - U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio - Institutional Class	52,171	58,615	2.70	6,444	3.26	809.61
DFSVX - U.s. Small Cap Value Portfolio - Institutional Class	7,617	22,368	2.68	14,751	3.19	51.64
BlackRock Inc.	4,725	348,576		343,851	2.80	1.37
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC - U.S. Sustainability Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional Class	1,469	5,080	2.76	3,611	3.32	40.68

Recent Quarter 3 Institutes Decreased Positions

Name	Reduced Shares	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS	Percent Decrease
North Star Investment Management Corp.	37,000	3,735,567	2.01	3,772,567	2.80	-0.98
Wedbush Securities Inc	17,815	31,500	2.00	49,315	2.80	-36.12
DFAT - Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF	2,580	2,566	2.73	5,146	3.30	-50.14

Recent Quarter 0 New Institutes added Put Positions

Name	Current Puts

Recent Quarter 0 New Institutes added Call Positions

Name	Current Calls

Recent Quarter 0 New Institutes added Short Position

Name

Recent Quarter 1 Previous Institutes closed Put Positions

Name	Previous Puts
Proequities, Inc.	0

Recent Quarter 0 Previous Institutes closed Call Positions

Name	Previous Calls

Recent Quarter 0 Previous Institutes closed Short Position

Name

Recent Quarter 0 Institutes Increased Puts

Name	Increased Puts	Current Puts	Previous Puts	Percentage Increase

Recent Quarter 0 Institutes Increased Calls

Name	Increased Calls	Current Calls	Previous Calls	Percentage Increase

Recent Quarter 0 Institutes Increased Short Positions

Name

Recent Quarter 0 Institutes Reduced Puts

Name	Reduced Puts	Current Puts	Previous Puts	Percent Decrease

Recent Quarter 0 Institutes Reduced Calls

Name	Reduced Calls	Current Calls	Previous Calls	Percentage Decrease

Recent Quarter 0 Institutes Reduced Short Positions

Name

Past Week Analysis

Past Week 0 New Institutes added position

Name	Shares	PPS

Past Week 0 Institutes closed out their positions

Name	Shares	PPS

Past Week 3 Institutes averaged down

Name	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS
Grace & White Inc /ny	440,313	2.01	230,138	2.80
Wedbush Securities Inc	31,500	2.00	49,315	2.80
Spire Wealth Management	4,205	1.90	4,205	2.85

Past Week 0 Institutes averaged Up

Name	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS

Past Week 1 Institutes Increased Positions

Name	Shares Added	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS	Percent Increase
Grace & White Inc /ny	210,175	440,313	2.01	230,138	2.80	91.33

Past Week 1 Institutes Decreased Positions

Name	Reduced Shares	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS	Percent Decrease
Wedbush Securities Inc	17,815	31,500	2.00	49,315	2.80	-36.12

Past Week 0 New Institutes added Put Positions

Name	Current Puts

Past Week 0 New Institutes added Call Positions

Name	Current Calls

Past Week 0 New Institutes added Short Position

Name

Past Week 0 Previous Institutes closed Put Positions

Name	Previous Puts

Past Week 0 Previous Institutes closed Call Positions

Name	Previous Calls

Past Week 0 Previous Institutes closed Short Position

Name

Past Week 0 Institutes Increased Puts

Name	Increased Puts	Current Puts	Previous Puts	Percentage Increase

Past Week 0 Institutes Increased Calls

Name	Increased Calls	Current Calls	Previous Calls	Percentage Increase

Recent Quarter 0 Institutes Increased Short Positions

Name

Past Week 0 Institutes Reduced Puts

Name	Reduced Puts	Current Puts	Previous Puts	Percent Decrease

Past Week 0 Institutes Reduced Calls

Name	Reduced Calls	Current Calls	Previous Calls	Percent Decrease

Past Week 0 Institutes Reduced Short Positions

Name