HireQuest

HQI • NASDAQ

HireQuest is a staffing & employment services company in the industrials sector on NASDAQ, led by Steven G. Crane, with a market cap of $108.2M. As of Q3 2025, 12% of shares are held by 55 institutional investors, with VANGUARD GROUP INC as the largest holder at 2.08%.

Chief Executive OfficerSteven G. Crane

Market Cap$108.2M

Staffing & Employment Services

Industrials

Employees82.0K

Websitehirequest.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in HQI as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $135.6M

All Institutions

Institutions: 55
Value Held: $16.5M
Shares Held: 1.7M
Avg Position: $300.5K
Median Position: $42.0K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 2
Value Held: $2.4M
Shares Held: 254.4K
Avg Position: $1.2M
Median Position: $1.2M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

10.38%

$14.1M

Hedge Funds

1.8%

$2.4M

Retail & Other

87.82%

$119.1M

Based on market cap of $135.6M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in HQI as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$2.8M 0.00% of portfolio	2.08% 293.0K shares	Q2 2019 Held for 6y 5m	$6.69T
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$2.4M 0.00% of portfolio	1.80% 253.8K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m	$5.67T
Bandera Partners LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Jefferson Philip Gramm Managing Partner	$2.3M 1.00% of portfolio	1.68% 236.8K shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$228.1M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$1.3M 0.00% of portfolio	0.98% 138.1K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$1.57T
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Institution	Robin Vince CEO	$1.0M 0.00% of portfolio	0.77% 108.1K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$556.34B
N NewEdge Wealth, LLC Institution	-	$822.1K 0.01% of portfolio	0.67% 95.0K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$6.9B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$725.5K 0.00% of portfolio	0.53% 75.4K shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$2.88T
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	David Wade Romhilt CIO	$602.7K 0.01% of portfolio	0.44% 62.7K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$7.2B
$US BANCORP \DE\ logo$ US BANCORP \DE\ Institution	Gunjan Kedia CEO	$527.4K 0.00% of portfolio	0.39% 54.8K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$84.3B
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	David M. Solomon CEO	$493.8K 0.00% of portfolio	0.36% 51.3K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$691.34B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for HQI in Q3 2025

Traded: −$17.1K
Buyers: 28
Sellers: 21
Total Bought: +$684.9K
Total Sold: −$702.0K
Avg Position: $289.9K

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	+$493.8K +51.3K shares	$493.8K 51.3K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	+$117.8K +12.2K shares	$2.8M 293.0K shares
GWN SECURITIES INC. RIA/Wealth	+$33.8K +3.5K shares	$157.5K 16.4K shares
UBS Group AG Institution	+$8.6K +899.0 shares	$47.1K 4.9K shares
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution	+$7.2K +745.0 shares	$73.3K 7.6K shares
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	+$6.5K +676.0 shares	$41.4K 4.3K shares
B BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE, SA Institution	+$4.8K +494.0 shares	$11.3K 1.2K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	+$3.1K +319.0 shares	$45.6K 4.7K shares
Sterling Capital Management LLC Long Only Manager	+$1.9K +201.0 shares	$3.3K 346.0 shares
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	+$1.5K +159.0 shares	$135.5K 14.1K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
$US BANCORP \DE\ logo$ US BANCORP \DE\ Institution	−$280.7K −29.2K shares	$527.4K 54.8K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$108.5K −10.8K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS Long Only Manager	−$94.6K −9.8K shares	$51.4K 5.3K shares
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Institution	−$42.8K −4.5K shares	$1.0M 108.1K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$35.2K −3.7K shares	$2.4M 253.8K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$28.6K −3.0K shares	$42.0K 4.4K shares
STATE STREET CORP Institution	−$18.7K −1.9K shares	$725.5K 75.4K shares
BARCLAYS PLC Institution	−$17.9K −1.9K shares	$75.4K 7.8K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$16.0K −1.7K shares	$169.1K 17.6K shares
T Tower Research Capital LLC Institution	−$15.2K −1.6K shares	$10.7K 1.1K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 4
New Value: $703.0
Exited Positions: 2
Exited Value: $108.8K

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
O Optiver Holding B.V. Institution	$577.0 60.0 shares
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. RIA/Wealth	$96.0 10.0 shares
Hanson McClain, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$20.0 2.0 shares
True Wealth Design, LLC RIA/Wealth	$10.0 1.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$108.5K 10.8K shares
GAMMA Investing LLC Long Only Manager	$300.0 30.0 shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 0
Call Value: -
Put Positions: 0
Put Value: -

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
No call positions found

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
No put positions found

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Bandera Partners LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Jefferson Philip Gramm Managing Partner	1.00% $2.3M	1.68% 236.8K shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$228.1M
R RMR Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	David Leonard Van Overeem Managing Partner	0.17% $236.8K	0.17% 24.6K shares	Q4 2023 Held for 1y 11m	$143.2M
GWN SECURITIES INC. RIA/Wealth	Denis Stephen Walsh CEO	0.04% $157.5K	0.12% 16.4K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$425.9M
G Global Strategic Investment Solutions, LLC Institution	-	0.02% $177.6K	0.13% 18.5K shares	Q2 2019 Held for 6y 5m	$1.0B
R RBF Capital, LLC Institution	-	0.01% $283.1K	0.21% 29.4K shares	Q2 2022 Held for 3y 5m	$2.2B
N NewEdge Wealth, LLC Institution	-	0.01% $822.1K	0.67% 95.0K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$6.9B
C Covestor Ltd Institution	-	0.01% $17.2K	0.01% 1.8K shares	Q2 2023 Held for 2y 5m	$179.7M
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	David Wade Romhilt CIO	0.01% $602.7K	0.44% 62.7K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$7.2B
Ancora Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	Frederick David Disanto CEO	0.01% $253.7K	0.19% 26.4K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$5.0B
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Gerald Haig Ariyan Chairman	0.00% $135.5K	0.10% 14.1K shares	Q3 2021 Held for 4y 2m	$6.9B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in HQI

Bandera Partners LLC

Hedge Fund • Value

Portfolio ManagerJefferson Philip Gramm

Portfolio Value: $228.1M
Positions: 13
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in HireQuest

Market Value: $2.3M
Shares Held: 236.8K
Portfolio Weight: 1.00%
Owned Since: 2021-Q1

Top Holding	Sector	Market Value	Weight
1 The Joint Corp. JYNT	Medical - Care Facilities Healthcare	$37.6M	16.47%
2 Star Group, L.P. SGU	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Energy	$32.5M	14.24%
3 Burford Capital BUR	Asset Management Financial Services	$29.0M	12.73%