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CATO

Cato Corporation

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

2.40$ +1.7% vs. previous close Closing price · As of: Sep 17, 2026

Ownership

Ownership Structure

Who owns Cato Corporation (CATO)? This page shows the largest institutions and funds, the ownership structure and the latest insider transactions. 81.0% of the shares are freely tradable; institutional investors hold 33.6%.

Institutional ownership ?Share of the stock held by institutional investors (funds, banks, insurers) according to regulatory filings. 33.6%
Insiders ?Share of the stock held by the executives, founders and major shareholders of the company itself. 18.9%
Float ?Share of stock freely tradable on the market — not locked up in the hands of founders, insiders, or major shareholders. 81.0%
Short % of float ?Shares sold short as a percentage of the freely tradable float — high values signal many bets on falling prices. 2.3%
Shares Outstanding ?Total number of shares issued. Price times share count gives market cap. 18Mio.

Largest Shareholders

Institutions

Institutions CATO
Name Stake (%) Shares Change (%) Date
Aldebaran Capital LLC 5.91 1,176,687 +12.9 03/31/2026
Peapod Lane Capital LLC 3.91 778,940 +1.6 06/30/2026
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 3.54 704,168 +0.0 03/31/2026
Renaissance Technologies Corp 2.75 548,350 +3.3 03/31/2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 2.35 468,532 -21.7 06/30/2026
BlackRock Inc 1.97 391,471 +0.8 03/31/2026
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership 1.48 294,905 +0.0 03/31/2026
Prescott Group Capital Management LLC 1.13 224,767 +0.0 03/31/2026

Funds

Funds CATO
Name Stake (%) Shares Change (%) Date
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest 2.69 535,414 +0.0 07/31/2026
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr 0.79 156,803 +0.0 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.

Data as of: September 17, 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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