Apollo Global Management APO
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: −$93.76M (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 30.4% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 4.06% to 3.98% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDB 2025 LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +3,000,000 | 0.5% |
| Russell Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,726,544 | 0.7% |
| Managed Account Advisors LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,714,136 | 0.9% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,776,714 | 3.7% |
| Royal Bank of Canada Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,440,981 | 0.2% |
| Barclays PLC | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,267,847 | 0.4% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,147,090 | 0.2% |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,068,970 | 0.4% |
| Marshall Wace LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,016,026 | 0.2% |
| Northern Trust Global Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +640,492 | 0.8% |
| Putnam LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +621,544 | 1.6% |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +573,503 | 0.1% |
| Strategic Advisers LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +467,432 | 0.4% |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +407,804 | 0.1% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +391,338 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | James Belardi | Co- Founder, Executive Chairman, Chief Investment Officer of Athene and Partner & Director | Other Disposition | -38,605 | – | 5,820,659 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Martin Kelly | Partner & CFO | Other Disposition | -1,534 | – | 116,987 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Martin Kelly | Partner & CFO | Open Market Disposition | -3,000 | $140.85 | 116,987 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Leon Black | Former Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1 | – | 1 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | LDB 2014 LLC | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -2,000,000 | $127.99 | – | |
| 28 Jul 2026 | LDB 2014 LLC | Other Disposition | -3,000,000 | – | 3,647,120 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Jessica Bibliowicz | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,589 | – | 6,129 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Lynn Swann | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,589 | – | 3,035 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Pamela Joyner | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,589 | – | 4,734 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Gary Cohn | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,986 | – | 7,139 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Marc Beilinson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,589 | – | 3,035 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Brian Leach | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,589 | – | 5,002 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Patrick Toomey | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,589 | – | 4,853 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Kerry Healey | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,589 | – | 3,035 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Mitra Hormozi | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,589 | – | 6,573 |
| 26 May 2026 | Scott Kleinman | Co-President of Apollo Asset Management & Director | Other Disposition | -13,424 | – | 3,031,901 |
| 26 May 2026 | John Zito | Co-President of Apollo Asset Management | Open Market Disposition | -48,644 | $131.68 | 90,200 |
| 14 May 2026 | Scott Kleinman | Co-President of Apollo Asset Management & Director | Other Acquisition | +3,170 | $130.93 | 3,045,325 |
| 14 May 2026 | Martin Kelly | Partner & CFO | Other Disposition | -570 | – | 121,521 |
| 13 May 2026 | Martin Kelly | Partner & CFO | Open Market Disposition | -7,000 | $134.64 | 121,521 |
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 | 23,505,127 | 4.0% | 6.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 23,881,331 | 4.0% | 7.4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 23,567,880 | 4.0% | 10.3 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 23,497,787 | 4.0% | 8.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 20,775,932 | 3.5% | 5.1 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 23,431,793 | 4.1% | 5.8 |
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