Cato Corporation

CATO • NYSE

Cato Corporation is a apparel - retail company in the consumer cyclical sector on NYSE, led by Chuck Knight, with a market cap of $67.1M. As of Q3 2025, 30% of shares are held by 44 institutional investors, with Aldebaran Capital, LLC as the largest holder at 5.23%.

Chief Executive OfficerChuck Knight

Market Cap$67.1M

Apparel - Retail

Consumer Cyclical

Employees7.3K

Websitecatofashions.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in CATO as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $83.0M

All Institutions

Institutions: 44
Value Held: $24.6M
Shares Held: 5.8M
Avg Position: $558.9K
Median Position: $132.3K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 8
Value Held: $5.0M
Shares Held: 1.2M
Avg Position: $626.3K
Median Position: $261.9K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

23.58%

$19.6M

Hedge Funds

6.03%

$5.0M

Retail & Other

70.39%

$58.5M

Based on market cap of $83.0M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in CATO as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Aldebaran Capital, LLC RIA/Wealth	Kenneth Richard Skarbeck President	$4.3M 4.01% of portfolio	5.23% 1.0M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$108.4M
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$3.5M 0.00% of portfolio	4.20% 827.6K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$3.3M 0.00% of portfolio	3.98% 784.9K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
P Peapod Lane Capital LLC Institution	-	$2.8M 2.48% of portfolio	3.34% 659.3K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$111.8M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	Peter Fitzhugh Brown CEO	$2.3M 0.00% of portfolio	2.78% 547.7K shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$75.8B
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$1.7M 0.00% of portfolio	2.01% 395.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	Anthony Ryan CEO	$1.2M 0.00% of portfolio	1.49% 294.9K shares	Q1 2017 Held for 8y 8m	$158.92B
R RBF Capital, LLC Institution	-	$813.8K 0.04% of portfolio	0.98% 193.3K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$2.2B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$673.6K 0.00% of portfolio	0.81% 159.9K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T
B BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	John Noland Ryan Montgomery CEO	$544.8K 0.01% of portfolio	0.66% 129.4K shares	Q3 2018 Held for 7y 2m	$4.7B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for CATO in Q3 2025

Traded: −$673.3K
Buyers: 14
Sellers: 22
Total Bought: +$662.9K
Total Sold: −$1.3M
Avg Position: $491.9K

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
P Peapod Lane Capital LLC Institution	+$174.6K +41.5K shares	$2.8M 659.3K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$132.3K +31.4K shares	$207.5K 49.3K shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	+$123.4K +29.3K shares	$123.4K 29.3K shares
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Long Only Manager	+$80.0K +19.0K shares	$80.0K 19.0K shares
GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Hedge Fund•Quant	+$65.3K +15.5K shares	$238.2K 56.6K shares
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	+$23.9K +5.7K shares	$80.6K 19.2K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$23.1K +5.5K shares	$1.7M 395.7K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$22.8K +5.4K shares	$3.5M 827.6K shares
Founders Capital Management RIA/Wealth	+$12.6K +3.0K shares	$12.6K 3.0K shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$1.7K +403.0 shares	$2.0K 485.0 shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$224.7K −80.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	−$155.2K −36.9K shares	$3.3M 784.9K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$153.4K −54.6K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
P PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$142.7K −33.9K shares	$285.5K 67.8K shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	−$140.5K −50.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$103.2K −24.5K shares	$127.7K 30.3K shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$93.1K −22.1K shares	$349.8K 83.1K shares
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	−$70.1K −16.6K shares	$673.6K 159.9K shares
Aldebaran Capital, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$52.8K −12.6K shares	$4.3M 1.0M shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$50.1K −11.9K shares	$36.9K 8.8K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited CATO in Q3 2025

New Positions: 2
New Value: $13.6K
Exited Positions: 6
Exited Value: $557.3K

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Founders Capital Management RIA/Wealth	$12.6K 3.0K shares
Triumph Capital Management RIA/Wealth	$956.0 227.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC Hedge Fund•Quant	$224.7K 80.0K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$153.4K 54.6K shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	$140.5K 50.0K shares
X XTX Topco Ltd Institution	$37.8K 13.5K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	$846.0 301.0 shares
S SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC Institution	- 115.0 shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in CATO as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 4
Call Value: $1.9M
Put Positions: 2
Put Value: $527.5K

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$857.6K 2.0K contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$637.4K 1.5K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$285.9K 679.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$152.0K 361.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$319.5K 759.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$208.0K 494.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with CATO as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Aldebaran Capital, LLC RIA/Wealth	Kenneth Richard Skarbeck President	4.01% $4.3M	5.23% 1.0M shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m	$108.4M
P Peapod Lane Capital LLC Institution	-	2.48% $2.8M	3.34% 659.3K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$111.8M
Aristides Capital LLC Real Assets	Marc Jeffrey Rowan CEO	0.05% $160.9K	0.19% 38.2K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$331.2M
R RBF Capital, LLC Institution	-	0.04% $813.8K	0.98% 193.3K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$2.2B
Verum Partners LLC RIA/Wealth	Abigail Anne Bennett Founder	0.03% $136.9K	0.16% 32.5K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$439.5M
P PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Matthew Nicholas Dunham President	0.03% $285.5K	0.34% 67.8K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$948.6M
GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Hedge Fund•Quant	David Khabie-Zeitoune CEO	0.02% $238.2K	0.29% 56.6K shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$1.1B
B BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	John Noland Ryan Montgomery CEO	0.01% $544.8K	0.66% 129.4K shares	Q3 2018 Held for 7y 2m	$4.7B
Founders Capital Management RIA/Wealth	James Lincoln Walter President	0.01% $12.6K	0.02% 3.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$188.8M
YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP Long Only Manager	Molly Mcfarland Pieroni President	0.01% $443.9K	0.53% 105.4K shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$7.3B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in CATO

GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerDavid Khabie-Zeitoune

Portfolio Value: $1.1B
Positions: 1,504
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Cato Corporation

Market Value: $238.2K
Shares Held: 56.6K
Portfolio Weight: 0.02%
Owned Since: 2020-Q3

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