Amazon AMZN
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: −$202.55M (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 28.1% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 0.87% 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 | +8,320,599 | 0.2% |
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,466,124 | 0.1% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +23,645,698 | 0.3% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +12,838,547 | 6.9% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +12,310,853 | 2.1% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +9,911,137 | 0.1% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,768,680 | 0.4% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,412,852 | 0.1% |
| Managed Account Advisors LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,399,608 | 0.4% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,898,916 | 3.0% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,736,637 | 3.7% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,214,659 | 0.1% |
| MFS Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +6,114,335 | 0.3% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +4,822,569 | 0.9% |
| RBC Global Asset Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +4,520,399 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Douglas Herrington | Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Amazon Stores | Automatic Disposition | -1,000 | $251.50 | 481,290 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Brad Smith | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4,086 | – | 4,086 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Kevin Mandia | Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4,086 | – | 4,086 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Kevin Mandia | Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 476 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Douglas Herrington | Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Amazon Stores | Automatic Disposition | -1,000 | $254.77 | 482,290 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Jeffrey Bezos | Founder | Other Disposition | -415,580 | – | 879,323,424 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | David Zapolsky | Senior VP and Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -9,258 | $259.77 | – |
| 23 Aug 2026 | David Zapolsky | Senior VP and Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -15,430 | $260.45 | 41,190 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Andrew Jassy | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -20,000 | $260.39 | 2,311,193 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Andrew Jassy | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +30,000 | – | 2,311,193 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Shelley Reynolds | VP, Worldwide Controller & Principal Accounting Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -2,343 | $260.33 | 122,436 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | David Zapolsky | Senior VP and Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -6,172 | $260.74 | – |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Brian Olsavsky | Senior Vice President | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -6,172 | $260.31 | 110,835 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Brian Olsavsky | Senior Vice President | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +9,258 | – | 110,835 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Matthew Garman | Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Series | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -14,541 | $260.34 | 18,682 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Matthew Garman | Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Series | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +3,635 | – | 18,682 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Douglas Herrington | Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Amazon Stores | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -6,362 | $260.33 | 483,290 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Douglas Herrington | Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Amazon Stores | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +9,543 | – | 483,290 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Douglas Herrington | Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Amazon Stores | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -3,741 | $265.09 | 473,747 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Douglas Herrington | Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Amazon Stores | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +5,611 | – | 473,747 |
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 | 93,656,399 | 0.9% | 2.8 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 86,657,682 | 0.8% | 2.3 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 81,440,414 | 0.8% | 2.8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 92,067,423 | 0.9% | 2.7 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 95,300,129 | 0.9% | 2.3 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 98,434,174 | 0.9% | 1.9 |
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