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: −$916.7K (5 inflow days, 15 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 23.9% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 3.23% to 3.42% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +57,200 | 0.2% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +62,150 | 0.2% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +384,122 | 3.2% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +368,323 | 1.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +286,027 | 8.4% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +145,298 | 4.0% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +135,528 | 3.2% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +127,226 | 1.0% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +106,980 | 0.6% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +106,678 | 0.5% |
| Janus Henderson Group plc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +100,141 | 3.3% |
| Royce & Associates, LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +95,713 | 2.9% |
| Arax Advisory Partners, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +55,589 | 0.3% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +53,412 | 2.7% |
| Curi Capital, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +43,893 | 0.9% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -2,435 | $31.30 | – |
| 23 Aug 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Open Market Disposition | -14,200 | $31.33 | 187,656 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Open Market Disposition | -3,235 | $31.80 | 201,856 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Open Market Disposition | -10,000 | $31.78 | 205,091 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Donald Carter | Executive VP & Correspondent Banking | Open Market Disposition | -1,875 | $31.64 | 12,642 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | William Hall | Director | Open Market Disposition | -1,666 | $31.97 | 24,540 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Saundra Strong | General Counsel | Open Market Disposition | -1,000 | $31.98 | 4,878 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Open Market Disposition | -10,000 | $31.87 | 215,091 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Open Market Disposition | -20,000 | $32.08 | 225,091 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -30,000 | $31.94 | – |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Keith Mansfield | Chief Operating Officer | Open Market Disposition | -4,200 | $32.08 | 77,139 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Joseph Johnson | Independent Director | Private Disposition | -2,000 | $31.15 | 172,073 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Open Market Disposition | -20,000 | $31.88 | 245,091 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | George Cummings | Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -20,000 | $32.08 | – |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Joseph Johnson | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -10,000 | $31.75 | 172,073 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Ricky Day | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +1,500 | $31.61 | 269,901 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Alejandro Sanchez | Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +1,016 | – | 1,016 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Aimee Quirk | Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +1,016 | – | 2,533 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | John Ducrest | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,016 | – | 19,752 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Mark Folse | Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +1,016 | – | 54,302 |
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 | 1,111,825 | 3.4% | 5.8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,014,751 | 3.1% | 5.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,059,967 | 3.3% | 4.5 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 846,909 | 2.6% | 3.5 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 940,869 | 2.9% | 4.4 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 1,056,031 | 3.2% | 2.6 |
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