CoreCivic is a publicly traded company (NYSE: CXW), so it is not owned by a single person or entity but by many shareholders, with large stakes held by big institutional investors.

Who “owns” CoreCivic?

  • CoreCivic Inc. is a public corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CXW.
  • Its ownership is spread across:
    • Institutional investors (asset managers, pension funds, etc.).
* Mutual funds and ETFs.

* Individual/retail shareholders who own common stock.

In practice, this means no single individual is “the owner”; control is exercised through the board of directors and executives, influenced by the largest shareholders.

Major shareholders (biggest owners)

Recent ownership data shows that the largest shareholders are major asset managers and funds.

Here is a simplified overview:

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Holder type / name Role in ownership Notes
BlackRock, Inc. One of the largest single shareholders Holds the biggest individual stake among reported institutions.
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Top institutional investor Owns a significant percentage of outstanding shares via index and active funds.
River Road Asset Management, LLC Large active institutional holder Among the top shareholders by percentage of shares.
Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC Notable institutional owner Holds a meaningful activist/value-style stake.
Other institutional investors Collectively own the majority Include State Street, Geode, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs and others.
Mutual funds & ETFs Large block owners Funds like iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, iShares Russell 2000 ETF, and various Vanguard ETFs hold CoreCivic shares.
Public companies & retail investors Smaller, dispersed owners Individual investors and some corporate holders together own a smaller but still material slice.

How the ownership is structured

  • A large majority of CoreCivic’s stock is held by institutions and funds rather than by insiders or a single family.
  • Hundreds of institutional investors (nearly 500 as of 2025) report positions in CoreCivic to regulators.
  • Public pension funds in several U.S. states (such as Kentucky, Texas, Oregon, Virginia, New Jersey, and Illinois) are among the investors, usually via broad equity funds.

So, when people ask “who owns CoreCivic,” the most accurate answer is: it is owned by a broad mix of institutional investors, mutual funds, ETFs, pension funds, and individual shareholders, with firms like BlackRock and Vanguard among the largest holders.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.