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Cathay General Bancorp CATY

US equityMarket cap rank #2269
$60.48 −$0.36 (-0.59%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $60.48 0.00%
Open$60.80
Prev close$60.84
Day range$60.08 – $60.99
Volume514.5K
Market cap$4.03B
P/E (TTM)11.8
Dividend yield2.38%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership78.2%+0.14 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding361-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)26 buys / 22 sellsNet buying
Short interest4.52% of floatDays to cover 7.3 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share29.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

22%27%32%36%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$2.19M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 37.2% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock14.62%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC6.17%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors6.10%
  • State Street Global Advisors5.29%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.01%
  • American Century Investment Management2.98%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.74%
  • Invesco Ltd.2.65%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund70.74%
  • Individual/Insider4.92%
  • Hedge Fund2.57%
  • Public Company1.93%
  • Government Pension Fund1.21%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund0.92%
  • Insurance Company0.27%
  • Private Company0.25%

Reported short interest has risen from 3.79% to 4.52% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 3,018,646 4.5% 7.3
31 Aug 2026 2,789,793 4.2% 7.8
14 Aug 2026 2,500,165 3.7% 7.4
31 Jul 2026 2,270,006 3.4% 3.9
15 Jul 2026 2,671,576 4.0% 5.4
30 Jun 2026 2,538,426 3.8% 3.7

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