Apple AAPL
$342.37 −$1.80 (-0.52%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $342.65 +0.08%
Open$338.73
Prev close$344.17
Day range$338.30 – $345.79
Volume44.70M
Market cap$4.98T
P/E (TTM)38.1
Dividend yield0.31%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership67.5%+0.34 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding7,104+7 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)14 buys / 34 sellsNet selling
Short interest0.90% of floatDays to cover 3.7 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share15.0%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$67.73M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 24.3% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 0.97% to 0.90% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,902,240 | 0.1% |
| Putnam LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +18,893,730 | 0.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +18,301,514 | 8.0% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +16,194,152 | 0.2% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +13,412,920 | 0.5% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +13,033,739 | 1.9% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +12,788,520 | 4.2% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +10,445,838 | 0.2% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +8,827,214 | 0.9% |
| Managed Account Advisors LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,004,275 | 0.4% |
| Sparinvest SA (Luxembourg) | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,983,485 | 0.0% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,910,140 | 0.4% |
| Strategic Advisers LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,872,975 | 0.3% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,539,754 | 7.1% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +4,430,886 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | Jennifer Newstead | Senior VP of Government Affairs & General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -2,399 | $339.62 | 34,795 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Ben Borders | Principal Accounting Officer | Automatic Disposition | -449 | $347.43 | 38,288 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Kevan Parekh | Senior Vice President | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -6,753 | $347.46 | 17,539 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Ben Borders | Principal Accounting Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,714 | $345.74 | 38,288 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Kevan Parekh | Senior Vice President | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +4,173 | – | 17,539 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Jennifer Newstead | Senior VP of Government Affairs & General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -2,399 | $345.00 | 37,194 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Jennifer Newstead | Senior VP of Government Affairs & General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -2,399 | $332.01 | 39,593 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Timothy Cook | Executive Chairperson | Other Disposition | -26,325 | – | 3,237,843 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Timothy Cook | Executive Chairperson | Automatic Disposition | -16,250 | $333.94 | 3,237,843 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Deirdre O’Brien | Senior Vice President of Retail & People | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -46,389 | $333.26 | – |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Timothy Cook | Executive Chairperson | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -374,541 | $333.94 | 3,237,843 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Deirdre O’Brien | Senior Vice President of Retail & People | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -99,878 | $333.91 | 136,810 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | John Ternus | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -74,466 | $334.05 | 59,567 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | John Ternus | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +25,412 | – | 59,567 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Sabih Khan | Senior VP & Chief Operating Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -52,854 | $330.32 | 1,152,551 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Sabih Khan | Senior VP & Chief Operating Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +47,024 | – | 1,152,551 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Jennifer Newstead | Senior VP of Government Affairs & General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -2,399 | $336.18 | 41,992 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Timothy Cook | Executive Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +131,938 | – | 65,969 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Jennifer Newstead | Senior VP of Government Affairs & General Counsel | Other Derivative Acquisition | +95,290 | – | 47,645 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | Deirdre O’Brien | Senior Vice President of Retail & People | Other Derivative Acquisition | +95,290 | – | 47,645 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 131,591,865 | 0.9% | 3.7 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 120,763,539 | 0.8% | 3.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 128,753,092 | 0.9% | 2.9 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 139,749,097 | 1.0% | 3.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 116,327,753 | 0.8% | 2.5 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 141,606,163 | 1.0% | 2.4 |
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