Institutional investors purchased a net $2.9 million shares of BIG during the quarter ended January 2013 and now own 104.80% of the total shares outstanding. This majority interest is a greater percentage than is typical for companies in the Discount Stores industry and highlights that the smart money sees this stock as an important holding.
| Other institutional | 60.63% |
| Mutual fund holders | 44.17% |
| Individual stakeholders | 2.96% |