Carter's CRI
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
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: −$8.62M (6 inflow days, 14 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 38.9% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 8.43% to 18.56% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +82,667 | 0.3% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +82,667 | 0.3% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +618,217 | 3.4% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +615,712 | 2.5% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +446,142 | 2.7% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +412,500 | 1.1% |
| Allianz Asset Management AG | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +378,759 | 1.0% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +348,839 | 15.9% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +317,005 | 7.8% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +241,867 | 1.0% |
| Shellback Capital, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +160,000 | 0.5% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +146,050 | 1.1% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +139,941 | 5.2% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +120,387 | 0.4% |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +117,475 | 0.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | Jevin Eagle | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +14 | – | 27,035 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Karen Smith | Chief Supply Chain Officer | Sale to Issuer | -1,124 | $39.06 | 54,451 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Allison Peterson | Chief Retail & Digital Officer | Sale to Issuer | -4,426 | $39.96 | 63,297 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Sarah Crockett | Chief Marketing Officer | Sale to Issuer | -2,842 | $39.96 | 41,390 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Emily Dehaven Scanlon | Sale to Issuer | -8,743 | $39.96 | 88,725 | |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Sharon John | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +155,506 | – | 155,506 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Sharon John | Chief Executive Officer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | – |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Richard Westenberger | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -250 | – | 175,250 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Jevin Eagle | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +12 | – | 27,020 |
| 13 May 2026 | Gretchen Schar | Independent Non-Executive Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +4,266 | – | 21,741 |
| 13 May 2026 | Richard Westenberger | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +4,710 | – | 175,500 |
| 13 May 2026 | Jevin Eagle | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,266 | – | 27,008 |
| 13 May 2026 | Luis Borgen | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,266 | – | 17,671 |
| 13 May 2026 | Stacey Rauch | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,266 | – | 17,303 |
| 13 May 2026 | Stephanie Stahl | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,266 | – | 17,303 |
| 13 May 2026 | Mark Hipp | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,266 | – | 21,184 |
| 13 May 2026 | Jeffrey Black | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,266 | – | 17,303 |
| 13 May 2026 | Antonio Robinson | Chief Administrative & Compliance Officer and Secretary | Other Acquisition | +4,444 | – | 61,066 |
| 13 May 2026 | Rochester Anderson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,266 | – | 17,303 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Douglas Palladini | Former Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -10,957 | $35.91 | 343,211 |
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 | 6,812,373 | 18.6% | 5.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 7,570,539 | 20.6% | 5.1 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 5,782,950 | 15.8% | 3.5 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,572,429 | 12.5% | 3.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 3,163,032 | 8.6% | 2.9 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3,107,744 | 8.4% | 3.1 |
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