A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 55% ownership

A look at the shareholders of Kotra Industries Berhad (KLSE:KOTRA) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are private companies with 47% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Meanwhile, individual insiders make up 35% of the company's shareholders. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Kotra Industries Berhad, beginning with the chart below.

See our latest analysis for Kotra Industries Berhad

We don't tend to see institutional investors holding stock of companies that are very risky, thinly traded, or very small. Though we do sometimes see large companies without institutions on the register, it's not particularly common.

There could be various reasons why no institutions own shares in a company. Typically, small, newly listed companies don't attract much attention from fund managers, because it would not be possible for large fund managers to build a meaningful position in the company. On the other hand, it's always possible that professional investors are avoiding a company because they don't think it's the best place for their money. Institutional investors may not find the historic growth of the business impressive, or there might be other factors at play. You can see the past revenue performance of Kotra Industries Berhad, for yourself, below.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Kotra Industries Berhad. Our data shows that Piong Nam Kim Holdings Sdn Bhd is the largest shareholder with 44% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 11% and 5.6% of the stock. Note that the second and third-largest shareholders are also Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, respectively, meaning that the company's top shareholders are insiders.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 2 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.