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: −$26.26M (4 inflow days, 16 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 48.4% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 14.90% to 17.58% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +269,000 | 0.2% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,778,965 | 2.0% |
| Marex Group Limited | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,080,630 | 2.5% |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,500,000 | 1.0% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +906,453 | 3.1% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +837,370 | 0.6% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +703,599 | 0.5% |
| Bank of America Corporation | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +570,242 | 0.5% |
| ALPS Advisors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +202,299 | 0.3% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +197,789 | 0.2% |
| Barclays PLC | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +190,091 | 0.3% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +188,912 | 0.7% |
| Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +174,572 | 0.2% |
| Barclays Bank Plc | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +160,566 | 0.1% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +129,314 | 0.7% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Mykhailo Zhernov | Director | Open Market Disposition | -50,000 | $8.07 | 309,179 |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Mykhailo Zhernov | Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -50,000 | $8.07 | – |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Antony Sage | Executive Chairperson | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 3,500,000 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Malcolm Day | Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 1,350,000 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | John Thomas | General Counsel | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 180,000 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Mykhailo Zhernov | Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 359,179 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Dietrich Wanke | Chief Executive Officer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 140,000 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Thomas McNamara | Director of Corporate Development & Investor Relations | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 180,000 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Michael Hanson | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 379,179 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Michael Ryan | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 60,000 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Sergey Savchenko | Chief Financial Officer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 180,000 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Mykhailo Zhernov | Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -50,000 | $12.57 | – |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Dietrich Wanke | Chief Executive Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -120,000 | $15.00 | – |
| 9 Oct 2025 | John Thomas | General Counsel | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -50,000 | $17.70 | – |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Michael Hanson | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -50,000 | $16.27 | – |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Sergey Savchenko | Chief Financial Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -50,000 | $17.66 | – |
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 | 25,821,425 | 17.6% | 4.9 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 23,559,667 | 16.0% | 2.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 22,315,102 | 15.2% | 3.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 21,220,990 | 14.4% | 3.5 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 17,105,622 | 11.6% | 3.5 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 21,880,685 | 14.9% | 4.4 |
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