GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · GENK · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
19
Institutional Holders
▼ 3 vs Q2
$3.12M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $1.97M vs Q2
32.96M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 85.64%
1.14M
13F Shares Held
▼ 169,352 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
GENK largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC retail-eating places | 472.5K | 9.21% | 9.21% | $1.30B | Oct 7, 2025 | ▲ 202.5K |
SKYLANDS CAPITAL, LLC retail-eating places | 253.5K | 4.94% | 4.94% | $697.03M | Nov 6, 2025 | ▼ 31.0K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-eating places | 184.3K | 3.59% | 3.59% | $506.91M | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 14.3K |
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC retail-eating places | 55.2K | 1.08% | 1.08% | $151.84M | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 5.5K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-eating places | 47.8K | 93.07% | 93.07% | $131.38M | Nov 12, 2025 | — held |
CASTLEKNIGHT MANAGEMENT LP retail-eating places | 44.2K | 86.13% | 86.13% | $121.55M | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
STATE STREET CORP retail-eating places | 23.6K | 45.90% | 45.90% | $64.78M | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC retail-eating places | 23.1K | 45.04% | 45.04% | $63.57M | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 20.5K |
NORTHERN TRUST CORP retail-eating places | 11.1K | 21.71% | 21.71% | $30.65M | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-eating places | 10.4K | 20.33% | 20.33% | $28.69M | Nov 12, 2025 | — held |
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
5
Increased
+217.1K shares2
New Positions
first time holders5
Decreased
−62.8K shares5
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+154.3K
+217.1K / −62.8K
Net new holders
-3
2 new / 5 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
GENK insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cowan Michael director | Jul 25, 2025 | Award | 6,000 | $4.20 | $25.2K | 40.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Cowan Michael director | May 30, 2025 | Purchase | 30,000 | $3.30 | $99.0K | 34.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Croal Thomas Chief Financial Officer | May 19, 2025 | Purchase | 2,000 | $4.00 | $8.0K | 2.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Chief Executive Officer | May 12, 2025 | Award | 52,127 | — | — | 52.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Dec 19, 2024 | Purchase | 4,277 | $7.36 | $31.5K | 151.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Dec 16, 2024 | Purchase | 12,500 | $8.09 | $101.1K | 147.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Nov 21, 2024 | Purchase | 3,954 | $7.90 | $31.2K | 135.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Nov 20, 2024 | Purchase | 46 | $7.90 | $363.4 | 131.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kim David Wook Jin Co-Chief Executive Officer | Nov 19, 2024 | Purchase | 1,000 | $7.90 | $7.9K | 131.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10 percent owner | Nov 15, 2023 | Sale | 2,187 | $7.63 | $16.7K | 412.7K | 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
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 3.5% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 14.36%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 82.20%.
The largest institutional shareholder of GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. is SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC, holding approximately 472,516 shares — equal to 9.21% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 19 institutional investors currently hold GENK stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $3,124,512 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
GENK ownershipGEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (GENK) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 3.5% of shares. The largest shareholder is SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC with a 9.21% stake. Company insiders hold 14.36%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.