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CNO Financial Group Inc CNO

US equityMarket cap rank #2112
$54.03 +$0.17 (+0.32%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $54.03 0.00%
Open$53.86
Prev close$53.86
Day range$53.86 – $54.71
Volume822.7K
Market cap$5.00B
P/E (TTM)18.6
Dividend yield1.28%

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership96.4%-0.01 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding447-1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)12 buys / 38 sellsNet selling
Short interest2.34% of floatDays to cover 1.9 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share20.3%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

12%18%24%30%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$2.94M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 35.5% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock14.47%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC7.28%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.08%
  • State Street Global Advisors4.49%
  • Franklin Resources4.18%
  • American Century Investment Management4.06%
  • Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.3.84%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors3.66%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund83.17%
  • Hedge Fund6.38%
  • Public Company3.02%
  • Individual/Insider2.64%
  • Government Pension Fund1.95%
  • Private Company0.96%
  • Insurance Company0.35%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund0.31%

Reported short interest has fallen from 2.44% to 2.34% 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 2,166,794 2.3% 1.9
31 Aug 2026 1,981,672 2.1% 2.6
14 Aug 2026 1,694,259 1.8% 2.8
31 Jul 2026 1,559,134 1.7% 2.3
15 Jul 2026 1,654,751 1.8% 2.2
30 Jun 2026 2,278,526 2.4% 2.0

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