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: −$923.4K (8 inflow days, 12 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 15.1% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has fallen from 6.18% to 4.31% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalia Capital, LLC | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +927,333 | 1.3% |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +508,387 | 0.7% |
| CAZ Investments L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +484,665 | 0.7% |
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +436,365 | 2.5% |
| Russell Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +283,330 | 1.3% |
| Arax Advisory Partners, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +275,273 | 0.7% |
| Ares Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +232,187 | 0.7% |
| CF Capital LLC | REIT | 2026/Q3 | +228,482 | 0.9% |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +225,000 | 0.3% |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +188,424 | 0.3% |
| Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +171,902 | 0.7% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +164,323 | 4.1% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +158,636 | 2.0% |
| XTX Markets Limited | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +99,646 | 0.2% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +77,293 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2026 | John Nestor | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -16,812 | $11.24 | – |
| 31 May 2026 | John Nestor | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -1,617 | $10.97 | 15,482 |
| 14 May 2026 | John Nestor | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -6,055 | $11.22 | 17,099 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Frank Taylor | Treasurer | Open Market Acquisition | +232 | $11.22 | 441 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Alex Chi | CEO, Head of Direct Lending, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Carlyle Global Credit & Director | Open Market Acquisition | +9,000 | $10.79 | 9,000 |
| 5 Mar 2026 | John Nestor | Independent Director | Private Disposition | -4,401 | $11.29 | 23,154 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Thomas Hennigan | CFO & Chief Risk Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +4,430 | $11.26 | 103,685 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Alex Chi | CEO, Head of Direct Lending, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Carlyle Global Credit & Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | – |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Frank Taylor | Treasurer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 209 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | John Nestor | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,857 | – | 27,555 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Nigel D. Andrews | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2,773 | – | 27,823 |
| 13 Nov 2025 | John Nestor | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -7,085 | $11.87 | 24,697 |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Thomas Hennigan | CFO & Chief Risk Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +8,400 | $12.04 | 99,255 |
| 9 Nov 2025 | Nelson Joseph | Principal Accounting Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +1,500 | $11.84 | 1,500 |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Thomas Hennigan | CFO & Chief Risk Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +7,285 | $13.75 | 90,855 |
| 17 Aug 2025 | John Nestor | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -13,238 | $13.49 | 31,782 |
| 19 May 2025 | John Nestor | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -1,650 | – | 45,020 |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Alexander Popov | VP & Head of Illiquid Credit | Other Acquisition | +13,376 | – | 47,853 |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Linda Pace | Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +14,862 | – | 57,436 |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Mark Jenkins | Head of Carlyle Global Credit & Director | Other Acquisition | +29,724 | – | 128,044 |
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 | 2,966,434 | 4.3% | 8.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,041,739 | 4.4% | 5.2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 3,973,242 | 5.8% | 6.4 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,295,004 | 6.2% | 6.9 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 4,195,873 | 6.0% | 7.5 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 4,293,310 | 6.2% | 7.2 |
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