Contango ORE

CTGO • AMEX

Contango ORE is a gold company in the basic materials sector on AMEX, led by Michael Clark, with a market cap of $416.2M. As of Q3 2025, 40% of shares are held by 85 institutional investors, with Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. as the largest holder at 9.86%.

Chief Financial Officer and SecretaryMichael Clark

Market Cap$416.2M

Gold

Basic Materials

Employees11.0

Websitecontangoore.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in CTGO as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $373.0M

All Institutions

Institutions: 85
Value Held: $148.4M
Shares Held: 6.0M
Avg Position: $1.7M
Median Position: $233.6K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 14
Value Held: $48.5M
Shares Held: 1.9M
Avg Position: $3.5M
Median Position: $598.5K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

26.79%

$99.9M

Hedge Funds

12.99%

$48.5M

Retail & Other

60.22%

$224.6M

Based on market cap of $373.0M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in CTGO as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Anand Christopher Parekh CEO	$36.8M 0.11% of portfolio	9.86% 1.5M shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$33.0B
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	Gregory E. Johnson CEO	$18.1M 0.00% of portfolio	4.85% 726.4K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$395.36B
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$14.4M 0.00% of portfolio	3.87% 579.1K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$5.67T
BABSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Insurance Manager	Michael David Freno CEO	$11.9M 0.23% of portfolio	3.18% 476.2K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$5.1B
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$11.7M 0.00% of portfolio	3.15% 470.9K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$6.69T
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP ETF Provider	Jan Frederick Vaneck CEO	$8.5M 0.01% of portfolio	2.29% 342.2K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$96.6B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$5.2M 0.00% of portfolio	1.39% 208.7K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$1.57T
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$4.6M 0.00% of portfolio	1.25% 186.3K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$2.88T
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	Diana Lj Harrison President	$4.4M 0.00% of portfolio	1.19% 177.4K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$90.3B
GABELLI FUNDS LLC Long Only Manager	John Chester Ball President	$3.2M 0.02% of portfolio	0.85% 126.5K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$14.5B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for CTGO in Q3 2025

Traded: +$70.7M
Buyers: 48
Sellers: 27
Total Bought: +$73.4M
Total Sold: −$2.7M
Avg Position: $1.6M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$36.8M +1.5M shares	$36.8M 1.5M shares
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	+$12.5M +501.6K shares	$18.1M 726.4K shares
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP ETF Provider	+$8.5M +342.2K shares	$8.5M 342.2K shares
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	+$2.8M +112.0K shares	$2.8M 112.0K shares
Marshall Wace LLP Institution	+$2.3M +92.9K shares	$4.4M 177.4K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$1.9M +74.5K shares	$2.3M 91.9K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$1.3M +54.0K shares	$1.3M 54.0K shares
M Man Group plc Institution	+$752.9K +30.2K shares	$752.9K 30.2K shares
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT & EQUITY RESEARCH INC Long Only Manager	+$644.1K +25.8K shares	$644.1K 25.8K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$622.5K +25.0K shares	$622.5K 25.0K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	−$533.3K −21.4K shares	$272.5K 10.9K shares
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	−$412.7K −21.2K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$271.7K −14.0K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	−$263.0K −13.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC Private Equity	−$235.7K −12.1K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$232.0K −11.9K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
N Nuveen, LLC Institution	−$120.6K −4.8K shares	$218.7K 8.8K shares
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	−$96.6K −3.9K shares	$5.2M 208.7K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$75.0K −3.0K shares	$125.4K 5.0K shares
STATE STREET CORP Institution	−$67.3K −2.7K shares	$4.6M 186.3K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 19
New Value: $17.5M
Exited Positions: 10
Exited Value: $1.4M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP ETF Provider	$8.5M 342.2K shares
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	$2.8M 112.0K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.3M 54.0K shares
M Man Group plc Institution	$752.9K 30.2K shares
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT & EQUITY RESEARCH INC Long Only Manager	$644.1K 25.8K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$574.5K 23.0K shares
GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Hedge Fund•Quant	$573.2K 23.0K shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	$424.3K 17.0K shares
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Long Only Manager	$356.5K 14.3K shares
Graham Capital Management, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$291.1K 11.7K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	$412.7K 21.2K shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	$271.7K 14.0K shares
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$263.0K 13.5K shares
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC Private Equity	$235.7K 12.1K shares
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$232.0K 11.9K shares
P Point72 Asia Pte. Ltd. Institution	$9.3K 477.0 shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	$7.0K 361.0 shares
Financial Management Professionals, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$3.9K 200.0 shares
Ridgewood Investments LLC RIA/Wealth	$1.4K 70.0 shares
A Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. Institution	$974.0 50.0 shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 3
Call Value: $2.3M
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$1.2M 472.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$737.9K 296.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$374.0K 150.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
R RAFFLES ASSOCIATES LP Hedge Fund•Value	Paul H. O'Leary Managing Partner	1.71% $1.8M	0.48% 71.4K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$103.8M
M Minerva Advisors LLC Hedge Fund•Value	David Peter Cohen President	1.21% $1.9M	0.51% 76.1K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$157.5M
W WITTENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. RIA/Wealth	Joel Wittenberg President	0.37% $931.9K	0.25% 37.4K shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$250.3M
BABSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Insurance Manager	Michael David Freno CEO	0.23% $11.9M	3.18% 476.2K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 5m	$5.1B
P PharVision Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Blagovest Dimitrov Baychev CEO	0.12% $207.6K	0.06% 8.3K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$176.9M
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Anand Christopher Parekh CEO	0.11% $36.8M	9.86% 1.5M shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$33.0B
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC Long Only Manager	Richard William Smirl President	0.09% $139.6K	0.04% 5.6K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$148.9M
GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Hedge Fund•Quant	David Khabie-Zeitoune CEO	0.05% $573.2K	0.15% 23.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.1B
X XTX Topco Ltd Institution	-	0.05% $949.4K	0.25% 38.1K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$1.9B
OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	Ricky Xiaoxiao Shi Partner	0.03% $282.2K	0.08% 11.3K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$821.7M