CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) Stock Institutional Trading Activity


CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) position changes reported by tracked institutional filers across multiple SEC 13F reporting periods. Based on recent SEC 13F filings (Q4 2025), investors with some of the largest reported share count changes include Mairs & Power Growth Fund, Cullen Value Fund, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Sequoia Financial Advisors, and ARK Invest. Explore insights into buying and selling patterns, position changes, and investment conviction levels to understand institutional trading behavior and market dynamics.

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Portfolio quarterNameTypeQuantityRemainingReported stock balance
Q3 2021ARK InvestSell-26,941217,865$41,824
Q3 2021Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-4,5681,472$283
Q3 2021Mairs & Power Growth FundSell-1506,822$1,310
Q3 2021Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy339,5221,382,300$265,360
Q3 2021Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation TrustSell-471,6249,685,132$1,859,255
Q2 2021Dodge & Cox Stock FundSell-1,02338,579$8,396
Q2 2021ARK InvestSell-137,161244,806$53,277
Q2 2021Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1046,040$1,314
Q2 2021Mairs & Power Growth FundSell-3,1636,972$1,517
Q2 2021Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy616,3781,042,778$226,940
Q1 2021Dodge & Cox Stock FundSell-1,33839,602$9,183
Q1 2021ARK InvestBuy132,363381,967$88,567
Q1 2021Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-3,2275,936$1,376
Q1 2021Mairs & Power Growth FundBuy2,94610,135$2,350
Q1 2021Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation TrustSell-1,104,10110,156,756$2,355,047
Q4 2020Dodge & Cox Stock FundSell-51140,940$7,452
Q4 2020ARK InvestBuy125,963249,604$45,433
Q4 2020Mairs & Power Growth FundBuy2827,189$1,309
Q4 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1349,163$1,668
Q3 2020Dodge & Cox Stock FundSell-10641,451$6,182
Q3 2020ARK InvestBuy60,144123,641$18,441
Q3 2020Mairs & Power Growth FundSell-4686,907$1,030
Q3 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy9,0299,029$1,347
Q3 2020Olstein Capital ManagementSell-9,00028,000$4,176
Q2 2020Dodge & Cox Stock FundSell-1,55041,557$5,257
Q2 2020ARK InvestBuy36,92063,497$8,032
Q2 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-8,5020$1,146
Q2 2020Olstein Capital ManagementSell-7,00037,000$4,681
Q2 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy424,000426,400$53,940
Q1 2020ARK InvestBuy26,57726,577$3,084

Frequently asked questions about CAT activity

  • Which institutional owners are buying CAT?

    Institutional owners buying CAT include investors who have either initiated new positions or increased their existing holdings based on recent SEC 13F filings. The activity table above highlights which funds added shares in the latest reporting periods and how their positions changed over time.

  • What does "buy" mean in CAT activity?

    "Buy" means an investor increased their reported position in CAT compared to the prior reporting period. This reflects growing exposure to CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) rather than necessarily a brand-new position (though new positions also appear as buys when prior quantity was zero).

  • Is institutional interest in CAT increasing?

    Institutional interest in CAT can be assessed by comparing the number of tracked funds adding or increasing positions versus those trimming or exiting across the periods shown. A higher number of additions typically signals increasing participation among large filers, but it should be read alongside position sizes and the full table.