Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$489.1K (12 inflow days, 8 outflow days).
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 28.6% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has fallen from 15.53% to 15.39% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,703,291 | 3.9% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,018,803 | 2.7% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,772,829 | 3.6% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,570,841 | 2.2% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,128,968 | 1.7% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +826,409 | 3.4% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +732,057 | 3.8% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +575,400 | 0.7% |
| Hennessy Advisors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +526,300 | 0.6% |
| Counterpoint Mutual Funds, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +497,145 | 0.7% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +469,724 | 2.0% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +459,802 | 1.1% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +395,995 | 1.2% |
| Bank of America Corporation | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +365,596 | 0.9% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +364,197 | 6.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2026 | Christoph Glingener | Chief Technology Officer | Other Acquisition | +27,924 | – | 65,622 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Timothy Santo | Senior VP of Finance, Principal Accounting Officer, Treasurer & CFO | Open Market Acquisition | +6,579 | $7.60 | 16,339 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Christoph Glingener | Chief Technology Officer | Other Acquisition | +9,384 | – | 37,698 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Anne DelSanto | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,399 | – | 4,399 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Anne DelSanto | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | – |
| 19 May 2026 | James Wilson | Chief Revenue Officer | Other Disposition | -10,469 | – | 137,055 |
| 19 May 2026 | James Wilson | Chief Revenue Officer | Open Market Disposition | -9,332 | $14.72 | 137,055 |
| 7 May 2026 | Christoph Glingener | Chief Technology Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -148,392 | $15.06 | 26,408 |
| 6 May 2026 | Christoph Glingener | Chief Technology Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -148,392 | $15.71 | – |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Thomas Stanton | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +170,723 | – | 1,126,554 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | James Wilson | Chief Revenue Officer | Other Acquisition | +24,908 | – | 156,856 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Timothy Santo | Senior VP of Finance, Principal Accounting Officer, Treasurer & CFO | Other Acquisition | +28,252 | – | 43,585 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Timothy Santo | Senior VP of Finance, Principal Accounting Officer, Treasurer & CFO | Sale to Issuer | -1,501 | $11.90 | 9,760 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Jacqueline Rice | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -14,406 | $10.29 | 76,090 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Thomas Stanton | Chairperson & CEO | Sale to Issuer | -12,407 | $9.24 | 955,831 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Thomas Stanton | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +27,973 | – | 955,831 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | James Wilson | Chief Revenue Officer | Sale to Issuer | -1,309 | $9.24 | 131,948 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | James Wilson | Chief Revenue Officer | Other Acquisition | +3,777 | – | 131,948 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Thomas Stanton | Chairperson & CEO | Sale to Issuer | -31,944 | $9.73 | 940,265 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | James Wilson | Chief Revenue Officer | Sale to Issuer | -2,225 | $9.73 | 129,480 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | 12,536,823 | 15.4% | 8.0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 12,917,550 | 15.9% | 7.7 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 11,785,700 | 14.5% | 4.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 10,646,986 | 13.1% | 4.2 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 12,697,742 | 15.7% | 9.2 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 12,579,189 | 15.5% | 5.4 |
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