AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION APEI

US Services media Services-Educational Services
$56.72
+1.5%
52w: $28.03 – $60.86

Latest 13F among current holders filed 19 days ago (Jun 16, 2026)

Price — last 12 months

research preview data
28.0344.4560.86
Jun 20, 2025 Jul 2, 2026
Institutional holders
205
+35 QoQ
13F value
$1.12B
+48.2% QoQ
Smart-money holders
12
signal tier ≥ 2
New smart buyers
1
Q1 2026
Options barometer
3.2×
$6.6M calls / $2.1M puts

Institutional value by quarter

$229.1M
Q1 2024
$277.6M
Q2 2024
$241.2M
Q3 2024
$371.4M
Q4 2024
$393.7M
Q1 2025
$558.5M
Q2 2025
$758.1M
Q3 2025
$757.9M
Q4 2025
$1.12B
Q1 2026

Number of holders

97
Q1 2024
102
Q2 2024
107
Q3 2024
111
Q4 2024
117
Q1 2025
139
Q2 2025
160
Q3 2025
170
Q4 2025
205
Q1 2026

Who owns APEI?

Q1 2026 filings
FundTypeSharesValue% of fundChange
BlackRock, Inc. Index provider1.5M$82.5M0.0%-3.3%
325 CAPITAL LLC ★3Fundamental concentrated1.2M$67.3M24.5%-22.6%
Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP ★2Fundamental diversified1.1M$59.8M2.8%-37.1%
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Quant stat arb920.2K$52.3M0.1%-4.4%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Quant stat arb799.2K$45.5M0.0%-5.7%
FMR LLC Long only active788.4K$44.8M0.0%+12248.9%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Bank broker761.6K$43.3M0.0%-0.1%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical701.0K$39.9M0.0%
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. Other679.7K$38.7M3.9%-20.7%
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Diversified mechanical658.8K$37.5M0.0%+4.0%
No Street GP LP ★3Fundamental concentrated647.6K$36.8M2.5%-30.0%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Bank broker620.5K$35.3M0.0%+4.2%
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Quant stat arb558.1K$31.7M0.0%-9.0%
Driehaus Capital Management LLC Other532.3K$30.3M0.2%+16.0%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Index provider483.1K$27.5M0.0%+11.8%
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Quant stat arb384.9K$21.9M0.0%-3.0%
STATE STREET CORP Index provider357.9K$20.4M0.0%+4.3%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC Diversified mechanical337.8K$19.2M0.0%
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP Other326.4K$18.6M0.2%-9.0%
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Market maker261.5K$14.9M0.0%New
SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP Other244.6K$13.9M0.3%-6.5%
UBS Group AG Bank broker234.6K$13.3M0.0%-11.0%
Nuveen, LLC Diversified mechanical219.6K$12.5M0.0%+547.4%
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Quant stat arb203.4K$11.6M0.0%+241.3%
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. Other195.0K$11.1M0.6%-0.2%
OSSIAM Other193.4K$11.0M0.2%New
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Diversified mechanical177.3K$10.1M0.0%-1.9%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP Index provider173.3K$9.9M0.0%+2.9%
Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC Quant stat arb171.5K$9.8M3.2%+35.6%
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC Other167.7K$9.5M2.1%+0.2%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Bank broker158.1K$8.9M0.0%+21.1%
4D Advisors, LLC ★2Fundamental diversified150.0K$8.5M5.4%-14.3%
Invesco Ltd. Index provider138.7K$7.9M0.0%+211.8%
OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ Other130.4K$7.4M0.2%New
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO Diversified mechanical123.7K$7.0M0.0%
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Diversified mechanical121.2K$6.9M0.0%-23.6%
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Multistrat pod114.6K$6.5M0.0%New
MORGAN STANLEY Bank broker113.9K$6.5M0.0%-72.0%
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Diversified mechanical113.0K$6.4M0.1%-54.9%
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Quant stat arb104.7K$6.0M0.0%-24.1%
Informed Momentum Co LLC Quant stat arb87.6K$5.0M0.6%+208.6%
CSM Advisors, LLC Other85.5K$4.9M0.1%-60.8%
Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Multistrat pod84.6K$4.8M0.0%-62.5%
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Index provider81.9K$4.7M0.0%-5.6%
HRT FINANCIAL LP Diversified mechanical80.0K$4.5M0.0%+397.4%
SEI INVESTMENTS CO Diversified mechanical77.3K$4.4M0.0%+99.5%
MARSHALL WACE, LLP Quant stat arb76.8K$4.4M0.0%New
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP Diversified mechanical71.8K$4.1M0.0%+39.7%
INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Other70.0K$4.0M0.7%New
CANNELL CAPITAL LLC ★2Fundamental concentrated68.3K$3.9M2.5%-14.1%

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