American Bitcoin ABTC
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: −$2.12M (9 inflow days, 11 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 74.8% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 4.43% to 5.28% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +8,217,757 | 12.1% |
| Vontobel Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +44,300 | 0.1% |
| Kingsbury Capital Investment Advisors LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +29,877 | 0.3% |
| WT Wealth Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +27,795 | 0.0% |
| Justin Mateen | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +306,980 | 0.7% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +578,651 | 0.8% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +168,657 | 0.6% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +161,473 | 0.4% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +105,869 | 0.2% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +100,430 | 0.3% |
| Kingsbury Capital Investment Advisors LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +93,570 | 0.2% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +90,278 | 0.3% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +89,487 | 0.3% |
| GSA Capital Partners LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +62,153 | 0.1% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +55,656 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | Justin Mateen | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +306,981 | $6.40 | 492,297 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Justin Mateen | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +46,404 | – | 46,404 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Michael Broukhim | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +49,304 | – | 49,304 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Richard Busch | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +46,404 | – | 46,404 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Richard Busch | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -16,985 | – | 123,265 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Justin Mateen | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +16,985 | – | 185,317 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Michael Broukhim | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +18,046 | – | 26,418 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Richard Busch | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +30,000 | $13.05 | 123,265 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Richard Busch | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +4,533 | $17.25 | 93,265 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Richard Busch | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +22,000 | $17.25 | 88,732 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Justin Mateen | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +120,000 | $15.45 | 168,332 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Justin Mateen | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +254,778 | – | 254,778 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Michael Broukhim | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +270,701 | – | 270,701 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Matthew Prusak | Former Chief Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +477,708 | – | 477,708 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Richard Busch | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +254,778 | – | 254,778 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Dominari Financial, Inc. | Private Acquisition | +23,199,205 | $1.40 | 23,199,205 | |
| 21 Dec 2025 | Richard Busch | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +6,733 | $29.70 | 66,732 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Richard Busch | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +11,666 | $24.90 | 59,998 |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Michael Broukhim | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +892 | – | 8,371 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Justin Mateen | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 724,975 |
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 | 3,846,068 | 5.3% | 3.7 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 4,044,249 | 5.6% | 2.5 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 3,787,203 | 5.2% | 2.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,317,197 | 5.9% | 2.2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 3,551,774 | 4.9% | 2.7 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3,142,903 | 4.4% | 2.4 |
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