Caterpillar CAT
$558.63 +$4.99 (+0.90%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:10 am ET · Last extended-hours $559.31 +0.12%
Open$571.82
Prev close$553.64
Day range$554.61 – $572.00
Volume4.79M
Market cap$255.63B
P/E (TTM)21.9
Dividend yield1.10%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership72.8%-0.14 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding4,432-93 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)33 buys / 13 sellsNet buying
ARK fund activity-6,021 sh1 recent transactions · last 10 Aug 2026
Short interest1.64% of floatDays to cover 2.8 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share8.3%5-day average of daily volume
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: −$27.43M (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 28.6% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 1.49% to 1.64% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,425,859 | 1.0% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,605,131 | 1.0% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +837,848 | 0.6% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +822,072 | 8.3% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +589,610 | 1.3% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +409,594 | 0.2% |
| Strategic Advisers LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +352,545 | 0.3% |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +350,774 | 0.1% |
| Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +320,638 | 0.5% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +320,354 | 2.6% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +233,233 | 0.7% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +231,178 | 0.1% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +202,253 | 0.1% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +181,743 | 1.1% |
| Fisher Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +166,569 | 2.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | Joseph Creed | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +23 | – | 11,423 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Kyle Epley | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +21 | – | 5,954 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Jason Kaiser | Group President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +13 | – | 5,542 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | David MacLennan | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +28 | – | 505 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Lynn Good | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +30 | – | 30 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Joseph Creed | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +19 | – | 11,234 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Kyle Epley | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +18 | – | 5,846 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Jason Kaiser | Group President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +11 | – | 5,449 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Joseph Creed | Chairperson & CEO | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -44,403 | $813.72 | 46,394 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Joseph Creed | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +19 | – | 11,291 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Kyle Epley | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +18 | – | 5,869 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Jason Kaiser | Group President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +11 | – | 5,476 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Lynn Good | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 122 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Joseph Creed | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +18 | – | 11,483 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Kyle Epley | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +12 | – | 5,961 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Jason Kaiser | Group President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +10 | – | 5,567 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | David MacLennan | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +22 | – | 476 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Joseph Creed | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +16 | – | 12,028 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Kyle Epley | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +6 | – | 6,242 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Jason Kaiser | Group President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5 | – | 5,831 |
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 | 7,553,568 | 1.6% | 2.8 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 8,005,755 | 1.7% | 3.2 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 8,377,107 | 1.8% | 3.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 7,554,705 | 1.6% | 3.1 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 6,455,487 | 1.4% | 2.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6,854,115 | 1.5% | 2.1 |
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