PriceSmart, Inc.
PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · PSMT · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
292
Institutional Holders
▼ 3 vs Q4
$2.31B
Total Inst. Value
▼ $31.88M vs Q4
30.90M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 89.95%
26.24M
13F Shares Held
▲ 855,266 vs Q4
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
PSMT largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-variety stores | 3.75M | 12.46% | 12.46% | $329.05B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 230.9K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-variety stores | 3.37M | 11.21% | 11.21% | $296.09B | May 9, 2025 | ▼ 52.7K |
BLACK CREEK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. retail-variety stores | 1.90M | 6.32% | 6.32% | $166.97B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 125.5K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC retail-variety stores | 1.30M | 4.33% | 4.33% | $114.29B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 70.2K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP retail-variety stores | 1.28M | 4.25% | 4.25% | $112.25B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 27.9K |
FMR LLC retail-variety stores | 1.22M | 4.06% | 4.06% | $107.18B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 15.5K |
STATE STREET CORP retail-variety stores | 1.02M | 3.40% | 3.40% | $89.74B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 31.6K |
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP retail-variety stores | 815.8K | 2.71% | 2.71% | $71.66B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 774.7K |
RIVER ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-variety stores | 785.0K | 2.61% | 2.61% | $68.96B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 578.0K |
COPELAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-variety stores | 782.4K | 2.60% | 2.60% | $68.73B | Apr 24, 2025 | ▲ 160.7K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
31
Increased
+2.52M shares3
New Positions
first time holders16
Decreased
−510.3K shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+2.01M
+2.52M / −510.3K
Net new holders
+18
3 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
PSMT insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
1
Buy transactions
7
Sell transactions
0.14
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Velasco Francisco EVP - CLO, CRCO | May 15, 2026 | Sale | 338 | $158.56 | $53.6K | 75.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
ZURCHER EDGAR director | May 4, 2026 | Sale | 2,259 | $155.17 | $350.5K | 8.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Hanson Gordon H. director | Apr 30, 2026 | Sale | 635 | $157.60 | $100.1K | 8.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Price Philanthropies Foundation 10 percent owner | Apr 29, 2026 | Gift | 8,000 | — | — | 2.85M | Form 4 ↗ |
PRICE ROBERT E
| Apr 29, 2026 | Gift | 8,000 | — | — | 1.13M | Form 4 ↗ |
Kovaleski Paul EVP-Chief Merch. Officer | Apr 24, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 19 | $162.15 | $3.1K | 38.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
PRICE ROBERT E
| Apr 22, 2026 | Sale | 10,000 | $159.60 | $1.60M | 140.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
PRICE ROBERT E
| Apr 23, 2026 | Sale | 10,000 | $161.79 | $1.62M | 130.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Velasco Francisco EVP - CLO, CRCO | Feb 13, 2026 | Sale | 338 | $154.71 | $52.3K | 76.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Snyder David R director | Feb 5, 2026 | Award | 1,131 | — | — | 10.3K | 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
PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 84.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 10.05%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 5.03%.
The largest institutional shareholder of PriceSmart, Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 3.75 million shares — equal to 12.46% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 292 institutional investors currently hold PSMT stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $2.31 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
PSMT ownershipPriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 84.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 12.46% stake. Company insiders hold 10.05%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.