Direct Digital Ownership | Who Owns Direct Digital?


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Direct Digital Ownership Summary


Direct Digital is owned by 7.37% institutional investors, 11.87% insiders, and 80.77% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 3.64% of DRCT shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 0.52% of its assets in Direct Digital shares.

DRCT Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockDirect Digital7.37%11.87%80.77%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 31.68%14.81%53.51%
IndustryAdvertising Stocks 32.52%12.08%55.40%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group137.97K3.64%$219.38K
Geode capital management34.52K0.91%$54.90K
Ubs group21.95K0.58%$34.91K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de16.30K0.43%$25.92K
State street10.07K0.27%$16.00K
Tower research capital llc (trc)2.51K0.07%$3.99K
Steward partners investment advisory1.70K0.04%$2.70K
Mai capital management72.000.00%$115.00
Wells fargo & company/mn---
Ameriprise financial---

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Tower research capital llc (trc)2.51K0.00%$3.99K
Steward partners investment advisory1.70K-$2.70K
Ameriprise financial---
Mai capital management72.00-$115.00
State street10.07K-$16.00K
Ubs group21.95K-$34.91K
Wells fargo & company/mn---
Cresset asset management---
Vanguard group137.97K-$219.38K
Geode capital management34.52K-$54.90K

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Ubs group21.95K-21.89K
Tower research capital llc (trc)2.51K0.00%366.00
Mai capital management72.00-72.00
Blackrock funding, inc. /de16.30K-55.00
Geode capital management34.52K-12.00

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Ameriprise financial---38.26K
Cresset asset management---20.16K
Wells fargo & company/mn---1.00
Steward partners investment advisory1.70K--
State street10.07K--

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Mai capital management72.00-72.00$115.00

Sold Out

HolderChange
Wells fargo & company/mn-1.00
Cresset asset management-20.16K
Ameriprise financial-38.26K

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 202412-279,3642.95%713.45%8166.67%1-80.00%
Sep 30, 202412-7.69%271,364-11.75%7159.94%3-50.00%525.00%
Jun 30, 202413-56.67%307,506-41.82%215.74%6-62.50%4-55.56%
Mar 31, 20243020.00%528,561-7.96%324.65%16-20.00%9800.00%
Dec 31, 20232578.57%574,25675.60%379.04%20185.71%1-66.67%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv90.85K0.52%-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr45.66K0.26%-
Fidelity Extended Market Index17.34K0.10%-110.00
iShares Micro-Cap ETF7.86K0.04%-
BlackRock Extended Equity Market K6.19K0.04%-3.00
Extended Equity Market Fund K6.13K0.03%19.00
Fidelity Total Market Index5.55K0.03%-
Fidelity Series Total Market Index4.03K0.02%-
NT Ext Equity Mkt Idx Fd - NL3.20K0.02%-
Spartan Total Market Index Pool E3.14K0.02%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Mar 27, 2025SMITH W KEITH PresidentSell$9.51K
Mar 26, 2025SMITH W KEITH PresidentSell$16.04K
Mar 25, 2025SMITH W KEITH PresidentSell$5.85K
Mar 25, 2025Walker Mark D Chairman and CEOSell$5.86K
Mar 26, 2025Walker Mark D Chairman and CEOSell$15.43K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q1-26
2024 Q4-21
2024 Q3--
2024 Q2-5
2024 Q1--

DRCT Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Direct Digital?

Direct Digital shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 7.37%, followed by 11.87% insiders and 80.76% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Direct Digital's industry, Advertising Stocks , is 32.52%, which Direct Digital falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Direct Digital?

Direct Digital’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (137.97K shares, 3.64%), Geode capital management (34.52K shares, 0.91%), and Ubs group (21.95K shares, 0.58%). Together, they hold 5.13% of Direct Digital’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Direct Digital?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Direct Digital.

Who is Direct Digital’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Tower research capital llc (trc) is Direct Digital’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 0.00% of its assets in 2.51K Direct Digital shares, valued at 3.99K$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Direct Digital shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Direct Digital shares, with 0.52% of its total shares outstanding invested in 90.85K Direct Digital shares.

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