Park Aerospace

PKE • NYSE

Park Aerospace is a aerospace & defense company in the industrials sector on NYSE, led by D. Bradley Thress, with a market cap of $408.3M. As of Q3 2025, 81% of shares are held by 133 institutional investors, with BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP as the largest holder at 15.53%.

Chief Executive OfficerD. Bradley Thress

Market Cap$408.3M

Aerospace & Defense

Industrials

Employees123.0

Websiteparkaerospace.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in PKE as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $403.9M

All Institutions

Institutions: 133
Value Held: $328.0M
Shares Held: 16.1M
Avg Position: $2.5M
Median Position: $413.3K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 15
Value Held: $39.5M
Shares Held: 1.9M
Avg Position: $2.6M
Median Position: $431.7K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

71.43%

$288.5M

Hedge Funds

9.78%

$39.5M

Retail & Other

18.79%

$75.9M

Based on market cap of $403.9M as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in PKE as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP Long Only Manager	Oliver Michael Murray CEO	$62.7M 0.50% of portfolio	15.53% 3.1M shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$12.5B
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$26.4M 0.00% of portfolio	6.54% 1.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$20.8M 0.00% of portfolio	5.16% 1.0M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	Peter Fitzhugh Brown CEO	$18.2M 0.02% of portfolio	4.50% 893.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$75.8B
River Road Asset Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Richard Andrew Beck CEO	$14.8M 0.17% of portfolio	3.67% 728.9K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$8.9B
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$14.5M 0.00% of portfolio	3.58% 710.4K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
G GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL Institution	-	$14.1M 0.14% of portfolio	3.49% 693.9K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$10.3B
BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC Long Only Manager	John Clyde Ellis Managing Partner	$14.0M 0.26% of portfolio	3.46% 687.9K shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$5.3B
R ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LLC Institution	-	$10.3M 0.10% of portfolio	2.55% 506.1K shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$10.0B
FOUNDATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	Meredith Humphrey Moll President	$10.2M 1.46% of portfolio	2.52% 500.5K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$696.0M

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for PKE in Q3 2025

Traded: +$19.5M
Buyers: 66
Sellers: 53
Total Bought: +$40.6M
Total Sold: −$21.1M
Avg Position: $2.4M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
Palisades Investment Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	+$5.9M +290.3K shares	$5.9M 290.3K shares
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC Long Only Manager	+$5.5M +272.5K shares	$5.5M 272.5K shares
Portolan Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	+$5.0M +245.0K shares	$5.0M 245.0K shares
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	+$3.1M +150.4K shares	$3.1M 150.4K shares
N NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND Institution	+$2.0M +96.8K shares	$2.1M 101.9K shares
B BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP Long Only Manager	+$1.7M +82.4K shares	$62.7M 3.1M shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	+$1.5M +74.4K shares	$1.5M 74.4K shares
PENN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO INC Long Only Manager	+$1.5M +73.8K shares	$3.9M 192.7K shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$1.4M +67.4K shares	$1.4M 67.4K shares
Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	+$1.1M +55.4K shares	$1.1M 55.4K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
River Road Asset Management, LLC Long Only Manager	−$5.0M −247.8K shares	$14.8M 728.9K shares
R ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LLC Institution	−$1.5M −72.6K shares	$10.3M 506.1K shares
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	−$1.5M −72.5K shares	$2.1M 102.6K shares
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	−$1.5M −71.4K shares	$20.8M 1.0M shares
Continuum Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$1.4M −67.3K shares	$432.7K 21.3K shares
BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC Long Only Manager	−$1.3M −64.2K shares	$14.0M 687.9K shares
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	−$1.1M −74.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$907.8K −44.6K shares	$639.3K 31.4K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	−$633.1K −31.1K shares	$26.4M 1.3M shares
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. RIA/Wealth	−$604.5K −29.7K shares	$4.0M 198.6K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 13
New Value: $22.9M
Exited Positions: 4
Exited Value: $1.5M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Palisades Investment Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	$5.9M 290.3K shares
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC Long Only Manager	$5.5M 272.5K shares
Portolan Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$5.0M 245.0K shares
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	$3.1M 150.4K shares
Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$1.1M 55.4K shares
Legato Capital Management LLC Fund of Funds	$883.1K 43.4K shares
Round Rock Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$811.5K 41.1K shares
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC Private Equity	$532.4K 26.2K shares
MCF Advisors LLC RIA/Wealth	$7.1K 347.0 shares
O Optiver Holding B.V. Institution	$2.0K 98.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	$1.1M 74.3K shares
Callan Family Office, LLC Family Office	$227.3K 15.4K shares
Petros Family Wealth, LLC RIA/Wealth	$152.3K 10.3K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	$6.8K 459.0 shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in PKE 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 PKE as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
R Roubaix Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Christopher Edmund Hillary CEO	4.20% $9.2M	2.29% 454.6K shares	Q1 2019 Held for 6y 8m	$220.3M
Penn Mutual Asset Management, LLC Insurance Manager	David Michael O'Malley Chairman	2.60% $1.1M	0.26% 52.0K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$40.7M
Palisades Investment Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	Quinn R. Stills Managing Partner	2.32% $5.9M	1.46% 290.3K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$254.6M
FOUNDATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	Meredith Humphrey Moll President	1.46% $10.2M	2.52% 500.5K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$696.0M
B BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP Long Only Manager	Oliver Michael Murray CEO	0.50% $62.7M	15.53% 3.1M shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 2m	$12.5B
Cove Street Capital, LLC Hedge Fund•Value	Matthew James Weber President	0.50% $376.2K	0.09% 18.5K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$75.9M
ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	Nancy Beth Prial CEO	0.47% $3.1M	0.76% 150.4K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$652.5M
Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Kris Hunter Jamison CEO	0.41% $4.0M	1.00% 198.6K shares	Q3 2023 Held for 2y 2m	$983.7M
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC Long Only Manager	Thomas Leigh Press CEO	0.41% $5.5M	1.37% 272.5K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.4B
PENN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO INC Long Only Manager	Pamela Marie Lawrence President	0.30% $3.9M	0.97% 192.7K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$1.3B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in PKE

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 Park Aerospace

Market Value: $1.0M
Shares Held: 50.3K
Portfolio Weight: 0.09%
Owned Since: 2022-Q3

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