Airbnb ABNB
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
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: −$109.42M (8 inflow days, 12 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 36.5% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 2.18% to 2.44% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Blecharczyk | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +13,584,843 | 10.1% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,816,522 | 0.6% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +835,208 | 0.4% |
| Nathan Blecharczyk | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +13,602,535 | 10.1% |
| Wellington Management Group | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,581,539 | 1.0% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,512,496 | 1.8% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,435,940 | 0.3% |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,160,490 | 0.3% |
| MFS Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,130,855 | 0.7% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,123,138 | 0.6% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,112,812 | 5.6% |
| Invesco Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +970,286 | 0.3% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +865,201 | 1.0% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +839,388 | 0.1% |
| Numeric Investors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +764,942 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -13,615 | $170.81 | – |
| 14 Oct 2026 | David Bernstein | Chief Accounting Officer | Automatic Disposition | -1,369 | $168.01 | 45,655 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | David Bernstein | Chief Accounting Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -1,369 | $168.01 | – |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -17,692 | $167.19 | 25,108 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -17,692 | $158.31 | 25,108 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Elinor Mertz | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +11,204 | – | 445,805 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | David Bernstein | Chief Accounting Officer | Automatic Disposition | -1,489 | $168.93 | 47,024 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Other Disposition | -17,692 | – | 59,446,329 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -17,692 | $173.14 | 25,108 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | David Bernstein | Chief Accounting Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -5,224 | $182.49 | 48,513 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -13,615 | $187.27 | – |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -74,852 | $191.20 | 25,108 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -57,160 | $190.71 | – |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Brian Chesky | Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -76,500 | – | 1,195,479 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -19,659 | $192.16 | 25,107 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -202,652 | $190.28 | – |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -512,292 | $193.14 | 25,107 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -150,640 | $190.94 | – |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Joseph Gebbia | Co-Founder | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -960,000 | – | 215 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer & Director | Automatic Disposition | -2,288 | $184.42 | 25,108 |
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 | 14,631,207 | 2.4% | 4.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 15,163,383 | 2.5% | 2.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 14,488,469 | 2.4% | 3.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 14,228,547 | 2.4% | 3.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 12,860,433 | 2.1% | 2.0 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 12,914,119 | 2.2% | 3.8 |
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