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	46	2.00	2.04	2.05
Previous Quarter	44	2.00	1.78	1.78

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	7	9	7	19	7	13
Time	New Puts	New Calls	New Short	Deleted Puts	Deleted Calls	Deleted Short
Current Quarter	0	0	0	0	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	2	0	0	13	4	7
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	38,829	0.15	2.03	1,605,944	6.06	1.91
Previous Quarter	688,978	2.60	1.78	1,607,644	6.06	1.78

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
Cove Street Capital, LLC	2,493,464
Cove Street Capital, LLC	2,488,464	2.04
Samjo Capital LLC	1,280,000
Vanguard Group Inc	804,800	2.04
VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares	684,982	1.77
Bard Associates Inc	634,200	2.04
VANGUARD GROUP INC	597,094
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS	597,094
Samjo Capital LLC	595,000	2.81
Needham Investment Management Llc	431,417	2.04
Perritt Capital Management Inc	408,700	2.04
Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc.	380,000	2.04
Parthenon Llc	366,284	2.04
PRCGX - Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund Investor Class	314,400	1.84
Royal Bank Of Canada	224,136	2.04
Hodges Capital Management Inc.	175,185	2.04
HDSVX - Hodges Small Intrinsic Value Fund Retail Class	150,000	1.77
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC	118,935	2.04
VEXMX - Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Investor Shares	116,162	1.77
Ridgewood Investments LLC	115,537	2.04

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
Cove Street Capital, LLC	1,868,856	1.78
Samjo Capital LLC	1,300,000	1.78
Vanguard Group Inc	806,500	1.78
BlackRock Inc.	688,978	1.78
VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares	684,982	1.77
Bard Associates Inc	635,320	1.78
Perritt Capital Management Inc	466,400	1.78
Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc.	380,000	1.78
Parthenon Llc	366,284	1.78
Hodges Capital Management Inc.	360,370	1.78
PRCGX - Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund Investor Class	328,400	1.91
Royal Bank Of Canada	193,846	1.78
HDSVX - Hodges Small Intrinsic Value Fund Retail Class	150,000	1.77
VEXMX - Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Investor Shares	116,162	1.77
Ridgewood Investments LLC	115,537	1.78
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC	115,005	1.78
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	113,883	1.78
Needham Investment Management Llc	100,000	1.77
NEAGX - Needham Aggressive Growth Fund Retail Class	100,000	1.77
4Thought Financial Group Inc.	84,185	1.78

Recent Quarter Analysis

Recent Quarter 7 New Institutes added position

Name	Shares	PPS
VANGUARD GROUP INC	597,094
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS	597,094
Granahan Investment Management Inc/ma	21,040	2.04
AFMCX - Acuitas US Microcap Fund Institutional Shares	13,820	2.03
Gradient Investments LLC	2,403	2.08
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	6
Cowen Prime Services LLC	0

Recent Quarter 9 Institutes closed out their positions

Name	Shares	PPS
4Thought Financial Group Inc.	84,185	1.78
Bank Of America Corp /de/
Morgan Stanley
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.
National Asset Management, Inc.
Confluence Wealth Services, Inc.
Millennium Management Llc
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.
Proequities, Inc.

Recent Quarter 7 Institutes averaged down

Name	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS
Cove Street Capital, LLC	2,493,464		1,868,856	1.78
Samjo Capital LLC	1,280,000		1,300,000	1.78
PRCGX - Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund Investor Class	314,400	1.84	328,400	1.91
PREOX - Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund Investor Class	50,000	1.84	75,000	1.91
FSMAX - Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund	31,797	1.89	32,200	2.02
FCFMX - Fidelity Series Total Market Index Fund	20,127	1.89	20,127	2.04
FNCMX - Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Fund	4,834	1.86	4,834	2.07

Recent Quarter 19 Institutes averaged Up

Name	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS
Vanguard Group Inc	804,800	2.04	806,500	1.78
Bard Associates Inc	634,200	2.04	635,320	1.78
Needham Investment Management Llc	431,417	2.04	100,000	1.77
Perritt Capital Management Inc	408,700	2.04	466,400	1.78
Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc.	380,000	2.04	380,000	1.78
Parthenon Llc	366,284	2.04	366,284	1.78
Royal Bank Of Canada	224,136	2.04	193,846	1.78
Hodges Capital Management Inc.	175,185	2.04	360,370	1.78
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC	118,935	2.04	115,005	1.78
Ridgewood Investments LLC	115,537	2.04	115,537	1.78
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	112,280	2.04	113,883	1.78
Geode Capital Management, Llc	68,328	2.03	68,328	1.76
Navalign, LLC	62,052	2.05	43,800	1.78
Renaissance Technologies Llc	57,700	2.05	48,400	1.78
Acadian Asset Management Llc	39,826	2.01	39,826	1.78
BlackRock Inc.	38,829	2.03	688,978	1.78
Northern Trust Corp	33,068	2.03	33,068	1.78
Cowen Prime Advisors LLC	25,000	2.04	74,000	1.78
UBS Group AG	3,623	1.93	4,701	1.91

Recent Quarter 7 Institutes Increased Positions

Name	Shares Added	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS	Percent Increase
Cove Street Capital, LLC	624,608	2,493,464		1,868,856	1.78	33.42
Needham Investment Management Llc	331,417	431,417	2.04	100,000	1.77	331.42
Royal Bank Of Canada	30,290	224,136	2.04	193,846	1.78	15.63
Navalign, LLC	18,252	62,052	2.05	43,800	1.78	41.67
Renaissance Technologies Llc	9,300	57,700	2.05	48,400	1.78	19.21
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC	3,930	118,935	2.04	115,005	1.78	3.42
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	1	126		125		0.80

Recent Quarter 13 Institutes Decreased Positions

Name	Reduced Shares	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS	Percent Decrease
BlackRock Inc.	650,149	38,829	2.03	688,978	1.78	-94.36
Hodges Capital Management Inc.	185,185	175,185	2.04	360,370	1.78	-51.39
Perritt Capital Management Inc	57,700	408,700	2.04	466,400	1.78	-12.37
Cowen Prime Advisors LLC	49,000	25,000	2.04	74,000	1.78	-66.22
PREOX - Perritt Ultra MicroCap Fund Investor Class	25,000	50,000	1.84	75,000	1.91	-33.33
Samjo Capital LLC	20,000	1,280,000		1,300,000	1.78	-1.54
PRCGX - Perritt MicroCap Opportunities Fund Investor Class	14,000	314,400	1.84	328,400	1.91	-4.26
Vanguard Group Inc	1,700	804,800	2.04	806,500	1.78	-0.21
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	1,603	112,280	2.04	113,883	1.78	-1.41
Bard Associates Inc	1,120	634,200	2.04	635,320	1.78	-0.18
UBS Group AG	1,078	3,623	1.93	4,701	1.91	-22.93
FSMAX - Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund	403	31,797	1.89	32,200	2.02	-1.25
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)	31	214		245		-12.65

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 0 Previous Institutes closed Put Positions

Name	Previous Puts

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 2 New Institutes added position

Name	Shares	PPS
Granahan Investment Management Inc/ma	21,040	2.04
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	6

Past Week 0 Institutes closed out their positions

Name	Shares	PPS

Past Week 0 Institutes averaged down

Name	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS

Past Week 13 Institutes averaged Up

Name	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS
Vanguard Group Inc	804,800	2.04	806,500	1.78
Bard Associates Inc	634,200	2.04	635,320	1.78
Needham Investment Management Llc	431,417	2.04	100,000	1.77
Perritt Capital Management Inc	408,700	2.04	466,400	1.78
Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc.	380,000	2.04	380,000	1.78
Royal Bank Of Canada	224,136	2.04	193,846	1.78
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	112,280	2.04	113,883	1.78
Geode Capital Management, Llc	68,328	2.03	68,328	1.76
Renaissance Technologies Llc	57,700	2.05	48,400	1.78
Acadian Asset Management Llc	39,826	2.01	39,826	1.78
BlackRock Inc.	38,829	2.03	688,978	1.78
Northern Trust Corp	33,068	2.03	33,068	1.78
UBS Group AG	3,623	1.93	4,701	1.91

Past Week 4 Institutes Increased Positions

Name	Shares Added	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS	Percent Increase
Needham Investment Management Llc	331,417	431,417	2.04	100,000	1.77	331.42
Royal Bank Of Canada	30,290	224,136	2.04	193,846	1.78	15.63
Renaissance Technologies Llc	9,300	57,700	2.05	48,400	1.78	19.21
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	1	126		125		0.80

Past Week 7 Institutes Decreased Positions

Name	Reduced Shares	Current Shares	Current PPS	Previous Shares	Previous PPS	Percent Decrease
BlackRock Inc.	650,149	38,829	2.03	688,978	1.78	-94.36
Perritt Capital Management Inc	57,700	408,700	2.04	466,400	1.78	-12.37
Vanguard Group Inc	1,700	804,800	2.04	806,500	1.78	-0.21
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.	1,603	112,280	2.04	113,883	1.78	-1.41
Bard Associates Inc	1,120	634,200	2.04	635,320	1.78	-0.18
UBS Group AG	1,078	3,623	1.93	4,701	1.91	-22.93
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)	31	214		245		-12.65

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