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APEI

American Public Education Inc

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

40.60$ -8.4% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Oct 30, 2026

Ownership

Ownership Structure

Who owns American Public Education Inc (APEI)? This page shows the largest institutions and funds, the ownership structure and the latest insider transactions. 81.6% of the shares are freely tradable; institutional investors hold 110.5%.

Institutional ownership ?Share of the stock held by institutional investors (funds, banks, insurers) according to regulatory filings. 110.5%
Insiders ?Share of the stock held by the executives, founders and major shareholders of the company itself. 4.9%
Float ?Share of stock freely tradable on the market — not locked up in the hands of founders, insiders, or major shareholders. 81.6%
Short % of float ?Shares sold short as a percentage of the freely tradable float — high values signal many bets on falling prices. 14.4%
Shares Outstanding ?Total number of shares issued. Price times share count gives market cap. 18Mio.

Largest Shareholders

Institutions

Institutions APEI
Name Stake (%) Shares Change (%) Date
BlackRock Inc 9.68 1,772,227 +22.2 06/30/2026
325 Capital LLC 6.47 1,183,732 +0.0 06/30/2026
FMR Inc 6.47 1,183,609 +50.1 06/30/2026
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 6.39 1,169,356 +11.1 06/30/2026
Renaissance Technologies Corp 4.98 910,620 -1.0 06/30/2026
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 3.93 718,498 +2.5 06/30/2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 3.84 702,127 -12.1 06/30/2026
American Century Companies Inc 3.79 694,506 +5.4 06/30/2026
Prescott Group Capital Management LLC 3.71 679,749 +0.0 06/30/2026

Funds

Funds APEI
Name Stake (%) Shares Change (%) Date
Fidelity Small Cap Value Fund 5.95 1,089,744 +22.2 07/31/2026

Largest reported positions according to regulatory filings; stake as a percentage of shares outstanding, change versus the previous filing. Source: fundamentals data.

Insider holdings

Insider holdings APEI
Person Role Shares Value As of Type
Fernandes Nuno S. President, APUS 78,575 3,190,145 $ Aug 12, 2026 direct
Kenigsberg James Chief Innov. & Tech Officer 43,473 1,765,004 $ Oct 22, 2026 direct
Pianko Daniel S. Director 36,652 1,488,071 $ Oct 1, 2026 direct
Codispoti Edward H EVP & Chief Financial Officer 7,788 316,193 $ Oct 20, 2026 direct
Goodman Shira Director 1,351 54,851 $ Oct 27, 2026 direct

Holdings as of each person's most recent SEC Form 4 filing — excluding options and RSUs, which are not shares yet. Holdings may have changed between two filings.

Insiders

Insider Transactions

Insider Transactions
Date Person Role Type Shares Price Value
Oct 27, 2026 Goodman Shira Director Other 1,351 0.00 –
Oct 22, 2026 Kenigsberg James Chief Innov. & Tech Officer Sell 1,256 47.69 59,899
Oct 20, 2026 Codispoti Edward H EVP & Chief Financial Officer Other 689 48.56 33,458
Oct 1, 2026 Pianko Daniel S. Director Other 1,106 36.15 39,982
Aug 12, 2026 Fernandes Nuno S. President, APUS Sell 8,800 45.13 397,144
Aug 12, 2026 Fernandes Nuno S. President, APUS Other 8,800 10.66 93,808
Aug 12, 2026 Kenigsberg James Chief Inno & Tech Officer Sell 1,313 45.72 60,030
Aug 4, 2026 Kenigsberg James Chief Inno & Tech Officer Other 2,133 53.42 113,945
Aug 3, 2026 Kenigsberg James Chief Inno & Tech Officer Other 7,573 0.00 –

Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character. View all insider transactions →

Data as of: October 30, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.

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