Burford Capital Limited
Burford Capital Limited (BUR) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BUR · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
225
Institutional Holders
▲ 11 vs Q2
$1.64B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $220.13M vs Q2
219.07M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 85.34%
137.07M
13F Shares Held
▼ 492,537 vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
BUR largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. finance services | 11.43M | 5.23% | 5.23% | $136.67B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 702.2K |
MITHAQ CAPITAL SPC finance services | 10.46M | 4.79% | 4.79% | $125.16B | Oct 29, 2025 | ▼ 79.7K |
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC finance services | 9.42M | 4.31% | 4.31% | $107.17B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 230.0K |
ORBIS ALLAN GRAY LTD finance services | 9.19M | 4.20% | 4.20% | $109.93B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.46M |
PICTET NORTH AMERICA ADVISORS SA finance services | 7.65M | 3.50% | 3.50% | $91.12B | Oct 21, 2025 | — held |
INVESCO LTD. finance services | 6.06M | 2.77% | 2.77% | $72.42B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 23.1K |
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ finance services | 5.43M | 2.48% | 2.48% | $6.47T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 455.6K |
CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. finance services | 4.04M | 1.85% | 1.85% | $48.38B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 1.49M |
COOKE & BIELER LP finance services | 3.97M | 1.81% | 1.81% | $47.44B | Oct 31, 2025 | ▲ 1.03M |
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC finance services | 3.54M | 1.62% | 1.62% | $42.35B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 209.8K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
25
Increased
+8.83M shares2
New Positions
first time holders18
Decreased
−8.69M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+141.7K
+8.83M / −8.69M
Net new holders
+9
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
BUR insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
0
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOGART CHRISTOPHER P Chief Executive Officer | Mar 26, 2026 | Award | 107,568 | — | — | 2.24M | Form 4 ↗ |
BOGART CHRISTOPHER P Chief Executive Officer | Mar 26, 2026 | Award | 81,725 | — | — | 2.24M | Form 4 ↗ |
BOGART CHRISTOPHER P Chief Executive Officer | Mar 26, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 1,104 | $7.70 | $8.5K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Molot Jonathan Todd Chief Investment Officer | Mar 26, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 1,104 | $7.70 | $8.5K | 3.41M | Form 4 ↗ |
Molot Jonathan Todd Chief Investment Officer | Mar 26, 2026 | Award | 107,568 | — | — | 2.31M | Form 4 ↗ |
Molot Jonathan Todd Chief Investment Officer | Mar 26, 2026 | Award | 81,725 | — | — | 2.31M | Form 4 ↗ |
OCONNELL ELIZABETH Chief Strategy Officer | Mar 26, 2026 | Award | 3,791 | — | — | 392.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
OCONNELL ELIZABETH Chief Strategy Officer | Mar 26, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 13,029 | $7.70 | $100.3K | 54.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Burford Capital Limited (BUR) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 62.6% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 14.66%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 22.77%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Burford Capital Limited is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 11.43 million shares — equal to 5.23% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 225 institutional investors currently hold BUR stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $1.64 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BUR ownershipBurford Capital Limited (BUR) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 62.6% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 5.23% stake. Company insiders hold 14.66%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.