WSR Stock Ownership Breakdown

A company's 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides investors with comprehensive information about institutional ownership in a listed company, a sign of strength in terms of how many institutions have confidence in that company. The number of institutional investors who currently own WSR shares is 267, representing 64.57% of the company's common stock.

NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD, in the last quarter, reduced its stake in WSR by -0.55% restricting it's holding to 54.4 thousand shares of worth nearly $682.72K. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC also lessened -2.59% of the WSR shares from its portfolio, reducing its holding to 53.47 thousand shares of worth $671.02K. STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE also shunned WSR shares holding by -0.32% last quarter which brought its holding to 51.68 thousand shares worth $648.00K.

As per its latest 13F filing, GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE CO /CAN/ increased its stake in WSR by 3.09% in the last quarter. The institutional holder raised its holding to 53.6 thousand shares having worth more than $670.00K. ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. also added 37.45% more shares of WSR to its portfolio, raising its holding to 48.96 thousand shares of worth $614.50K. BAILARD, INC. also increased its WSR shares holding by 100% which brought its holding to 45.3 thousand shares worth $568.52M.

The insider with the most stakes in WSR is MASTANDREA JAMES C , CHAIRMAN & CEO at the company. Additionally, WSR stock is highly held by CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Holeman David K and Chief Operating Officer Mastandrea Christine J among others.

Company executives, directors, and other insiders own 12.81% percent of Whitestone REIT's stock. Within the last six months, there have been 0 transaction(s) in which WSR insiders have sold stock, totaling 0 shares. Insiders that have sold shares include DEVOS DANIEL G, MAHAFFEY JACK L, and KEATING DONALD F.

There have been 1 transaction(s) during the past 6-months in which Whitestone REIT insiders have bought stock, totalling 5000 shares

Around 8.09K Whitestone REIT shares are held by insiders, which represents about 12.81% of WSR stock.

WSR CHAIRMAN & CEO, MASTANDREA JAMES C holds the largest portfolio of the company's shares. WSR shares owned by MASTANDREA total nearly 1.37 million.

NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD is the largest institutional owner in WSR which holds 54.4 thousand shares worth $682.72K or 0.11% of the total WSR shares outstanding followed by GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE CO /CAN/ with ownership of 53.6 thousand shares representing 0.11% of the WSR ownership. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC is the third largest stakeholder with 53.47 thousand shares or 0.11% of the ownership worth more than $671.02K.

Stock options give the owner the ability but not the obligation to buy or sell a security at a predetermined price and date. Stock options can be classified into two types: puts and calls. A put is a bet on falling stock, and a call is a bet on rising stock. As far as the WSR is concerned, it is a stock which is optionable.

Number of WSR shares short is 427.72K. Shares short is a market sentiment in which investors have sold their shares short in a given stock but have not yet covered them or closed them out.

As of today, 50.65M shares of WSR are outstanding.

Float represents the number of tradeable shares in a specific stock. By subtracting restricted and closely-held shares from a firm's total outstanding shares, we can calculate its floating stock. The term "closely-held shares" refers to shares held by employees, major shareholders, and company insiders. At present, WSR has 44.47M shares in float.

Short ratio is calculated by dividing the number of short shares, short interest or bets that shareholders will sell short from the average daily volume. A higher ratio indicates longer times needed to repurchase borrowed shares (sold). The short ratio for WSR is 2.28.