Perdoceo Education

PRDO • NASDAQ

Perdoceo Education is a education & training services company in the consumer defensive sector on NASDAQ, led by Todd Nelson, with a market cap of $1.9B. As of Q3 2025, 95% of shares are held by 313 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 14.26%.

President and CEOTodd Nelson

Market Cap$1.9B

Education & Training Services

Consumer Defensive

Employees4.4K

Websiteperdoceoed.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in PRDO as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $2.4B

All Institutions

Institutions: 313
Value Held: $2.3B
Shares Held: 61.5M
Avg Position: $7.4M
Median Position: $747.7K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 40
Value Held: $320.1M
Shares Held: 8.5M
Avg Position: $8.0M
Median Position: $932.0K

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

81.58%

$2.0B

Hedge Funds

13.09%

$320.1M

Retail & Other

5.34%

$130.6M

Based on market cap of $2.4B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in PRDO as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$348.8M 0.01% of portfolio	14.26% 9.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$163.8M 0.00% of portfolio	6.70% 4.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	Peter Fitzhugh Brown CEO	$144.3M 0.19% of portfolio	5.90% 3.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$75.8B
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$143.1M 0.03% of portfolio	5.85% 3.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP ETF Provider	James Allen Bowen CEO	$98.9M 0.07% of portfolio	4.04% 2.6M shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$134.11B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$90.1M 0.00% of portfolio	3.68% 2.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$69.7M 0.04% of portfolio	2.85% 1.9M shares	Q4 2018 Held for 6y 11m	$195.93B
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	William Allen Teichner Managing Partner	$67.6M 0.61% of portfolio	2.76% 1.8M shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 2m	$11.1B
L LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT Long Only Manager	Josef Nmn Lakonishok CEO	$64.4M 0.14% of portfolio	2.63% 1.7M shares	Q2 2020 Held for 5y 5m	$45.1B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$59.2M 0.00% of portfolio	2.42% 1.6M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.57T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for PRDO in Q3 2025

Traded: −$40.0M
Buyers: 163
Sellers: 146
Total Bought: +$173.9M
Total Sold: −$213.8M
Avg Position: $6.6M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
Copeland Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	+$35.5M +942.6K shares	$35.5M 942.6K shares
N Nuveen, LLC Institution	+$12.6M +333.5K shares	$44.7M 1.2M shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$8.9M +236.4K shares	$17.3M 459.1K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	+$8.0M +211.5K shares	$30.1M 800.2K shares
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$6.2M +165.2K shares	$9.6M 254.7K shares
Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. RIA/Wealth	+$5.0M +133.2K shares	$12.5M 331.7K shares
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	+$4.9M +130.3K shares	$7.2M 190.9K shares
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Long Only Manager	+$4.6M +121.3K shares	$4.8M 128.6K shares
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$4.5M +120.4K shares	$348.8M 9.3M shares
LEUTHOLD WEEDEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Long Only Manager	+$3.9M +102.6K shares	$4.5M 119.3K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	−$28.0M −744.3K shares	$24.6M 654.1K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$15.3M −406.0K shares	$9.5M 252.6K shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$13.1M −348.9K shares	$22.0M 584.6K shares
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	−$12.2M −323.2K shares	$143.1M 3.8M shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	−$11.5M −305.4K shares	$144.3M 3.8M shares
R ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Institution	−$10.0M −265.6K shares	$2.1M 55.2K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$8.4M −224.3K shares	$43.0M 1.1M shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Hedge Fund•Quant	−$6.6M −174.3K shares	$19.4M 516.1K shares
SG Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	−$6.3M −192.2K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	−$5.9M −181.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares

Entry and Exit Activity

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

New Positions: 28
New Value: $44.0M
Exited Positions: 37
Exited Value: $35.9M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Copeland Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	$35.5M 942.6K shares
S STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP Long Only Manager	$2.3M 61.4K shares
S Sciencast Management LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$780.7K 20.7K shares
CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$600.5K 15.9K shares
LVZ Advisors, Inc. RIA/Wealth	$575.1K 15.3K shares
Truvestments Capital LLC RIA/Wealth	$511.8K 13.6K shares
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC RIA/Wealth	$510.4K 13.6K shares
Cetera Investment Advisers RIA/Wealth	$505.4K 13.4K shares
N Neuberger Berman Group LLC Institution	$437.2K 11.6K shares
IEQ CAPITAL, LLC RIA/Wealth	$369.3K 9.8K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
SG Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$6.3M 192.2K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$5.9M 181.5K shares
EAM Global Investors LLC Long Only Manager	$4.7M 142.4K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$4.6M 140.6K shares
EAM Investors, LLC Long Only Manager	$3.2M 97.7K shares
C Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$1.5M 45.5K shares
H HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. Institution	$1.4M 42.0K shares
CenterBook Partners LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	$1.4M 41.8K shares
Numerai GP LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$990.7K 30.3K shares
C CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP Institution	$981.9K 30.0K shares

Options Activity

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

Call Positions: 4
Call Value: $1.5M
Put Positions: 3
Put Value: $515.9K

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$862.4K 229.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$399.2K 106.0 contracts
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$237.3K 63.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	- - contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$282.5K 75.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$233.5K 62.0 contracts
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution	- - contracts

Most Committed Institutions

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

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
CLIFFORD CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC Long Only Manager	Roger Allen Hill CEO	3.57% $20.7M	0.84% 548.4K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m	$578.6M
Kennondale Capital Management LLC RIA/Wealth	Andrew Slay Managing Partner	3.24% $4.2M	0.17% 112.5K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$130.6M
A Axecap Investments, LLC Institution	-	2.93% $4.7M	0.19% 126.1K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$161.9M
Callodine Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short	James Stuart Morrow CEO	2.36% $26.7M	1.09% 709.6K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$1.1B
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Mark David Coe Managing Partner	1.51% $9.9M	0.41% 263.7K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$658.6M
Prairiewood Capital, LLC RIA/Wealth	Steven Michael Nelson Managing Partner	0.96% $2.9M	0.12% 77.2K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$301.6M
Copeland Capital Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Eric Copeland Brown CEO	0.74% $35.5M	1.45% 942.6K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$4.8B
ClearAlpha Technologies LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Brian Keith Hurst CEO	0.64% $236.9K	0.01% 6.3K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$36.9M
SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC Long Only Manager	Kurt Jonathon Nelson CEO	0.63% $1.1M	0.04% 28.7K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$170.9M
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC Long Only Manager	William Allen Teichner Managing Partner	0.61% $67.6M	2.76% 1.8M shares	Q3 2014 Held for 11y 2m	$11.1B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in PRDO

Aquatic Capital Management LLC

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerJonathan Cullen Graham

Portfolio Value: $5.4B
Positions: 1,343
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Perdoceo Education

Market Value: $585.0K
Shares Held: 15.5K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2024-Q1

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