PRA Group, Inc. (PRAA) Ownership
PRAA ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 94.6% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 2.33% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 37.6M
- Float
- 32.8M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 2.72% 840K shares short
- Days to cover
- 1.82 short interest down 21.7% vs prior month
- Institutions 94.64%
- Insiders 2.33%
- Other investors 3.03%
PRAA top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock Inc | 11.77% | 4.4M | $86.0M | −2.7M (−37.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Topline Capital Management LLC | 10.21% | 3.8M | $74.6M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management,Inc. | 8.01% | 3.0M | $58.5M | −629,055 (−17.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.38% | 1.6M | $32.0M | −6,078 (−0.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. | 4.18% | 1.6M | $30.5M | −362,507 (−18.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 3.61% | 1.4M | $26.4M | −275,868 (−16.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Assenagon Asset Management SA | 3.20% | 1.2M | $23.3M | +1.1M (+903.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | American Century Companies Inc | 2.72% | 1.0M | $19.8M | +441,369 (+75.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.68% | 1.0M | $19.6M | +63,663 (+6.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | State Street Corp | 2.52% | 947K | $18.4M | −553,936 (−36.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 2.20% | 828K | $16.0M | +77,188 (+10.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | D. E. Shaw & Co LP | 2.08% | 784K | $15.2M | −38,110 (−4.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Millennium Management LLC | 2.00% | 754K | $14.6M | +465,135 (+161.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. | 1.99% | 749K | $14.5M | +82,582 (+12.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Jane Street Group LLC | 1.88% | 706K | $13.7M | +332,930 (+89.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership | 1.79% | 672K | $13.0M | +554,970 (+473.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1.70% | 642K | $12.4M | −129,445 (−16.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Royal Bank of Canada | 1.65% | 622K | $12.1M | −176,350 (−22.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Citadel Advisors Llc | 1.54% | 581K | $11.3M | +333,538 (+134.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 1.29% | 485K | $9.4M | −337,381 (−41.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 9 holders added 3.4M shares and 10 cut 5.2M.
PRAA top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value | 3.74% | 1.4M | $27.3M | −40,032 (−2.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 3.12% | 1.2M | $22.8M | +3,144 (+0.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.11% | 1.2M | $22.7M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.64% | 994K | $19.3M | −11,456 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | CC&L Global Alpha - Series A | 2.04% | 769K | $14.9M | — | July 31, 2026 |
| 6 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 1.11% | 418K | $8.1M | +4,031 (+1.0%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 7 | iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 0.96% | 360K | $7.0M | +546 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | DFA US Small Cap Value I | 0.90% | 339K | $6.6M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Core Instl | 0.88% | 331K | $6.4M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 0.59% | 223K | $4.3M | +2,823 (+1.3%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™ | 0.54% | 201K | $3.9M | +135 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small CompanyETF | 0.52% | 196K | $3.8M | +273 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Fidelity Extended Market Index | 0.51% | 192K | $3.7M | +2,265 (+1.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 14 | LVIP Wellington SMID Cap Value Std | 0.49% | 185K | $3.6M | +18,203 (+10.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | DFA US Small Cap I | 0.47% | 177K | $3.4M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Putnam Small Cap Value A | 0.42% | 157K | $3.0M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | DFA US Micro Cap I | 0.36% | 135K | $2.6M | +673 (+0.5%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | 0.35% | 131K | $2.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | BSF Systematic US Eq Abs Ret A2 USD | 0.34% | 129K | $2.5M | −2,101 (−1.6%) | December 31, 2025 |
| 20 | Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF | 0.29% | 110K | $2.1M | — | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
PRAA insider transactions
latest 2| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-06 | Geir Olsen | Buy | $14.15 | 15,000 | $212,250 |
| 2025-05-07 | Brett Lee Paschke | Buy | $13.39 | 5,000 | $66,950 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
PRAA shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns PRAA
Institutional investors own 94.6% of PRA's shares and insiders 2.33%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 11.77% of the shares (4.4M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 9 added shares and 10 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 2.72% of the float, or 1.82 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 22.3% since 2014.
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PRAA ownership FAQ
Who owns the most PRA stock?
The largest shareholders of PRA are BlackRock Inc (11.77%), Topline Capital Management LLC (10.21%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management,Inc. (8.01%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.38%), Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. (4.18%).
What percentage of PRA is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 94.6% of PRA's shares outstanding; insiders hold 2.33%.
Which funds own PRA?
The largest fund holders of PRA are T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value (3.74%), Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (3.12%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.11%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (2.64%), CC&L Global Alpha - Series A (2.04%).
What is PRA's short interest?
840K shares of PRA were sold short, 2.72% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.82 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling PRA?
Of the latest 2 reported insider transactions in PRA (since May 7, 2025), 2 were purchases and 0 were sales.
How many shares of PRA are outstanding?
PRA has 37.6M shares outstanding, of which 32.8M are in the public float.