Institutional investors purchased a net $4.0 million shares of SBUX during the quarter ended March 2013 and now own 76.33% of the total shares outstanding. This majority interest is a greater percentage than is typical for companies in the Restaurants industry and highlights that the smart money sees this stock as an important holding.
| Other institutional | 38.66% |
| Mutual fund holders | 37.67% |
| Individual stakeholders | 2.85% |