Deere DE
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: −$66.34M (7 inflow days, 13 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 31.7% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 2.33% to 1.94% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +142,078 | 0.1% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,895,332 | 6.8% |
| Wellington Management Group | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,412,694 | 1.1% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,124,141 | 2.4% |
| Schroder Investment Management Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +506,909 | 0.3% |
| BNY Mellon Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +408,149 | 0.7% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +259,242 | 1.4% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +256,561 | 4.0% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +254,493 | 0.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +228,947 | 6.9% |
| Impax Asset Management Group Plc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +211,598 | 0.1% |
| WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +183,393 | 0.1% |
| Fisher Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +151,211 | 1.2% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +142,850 | 1.0% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +111,049 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Ryan Campbell | President of Worldwide Construction, Forestry & Power Systems | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -4,860 | $656.64 | 22,652 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Ryan Campbell | President of Worldwide Construction, Forestry & Power Systems | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -7,839 | $659.87 | 22,652 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Ryan Campbell | President of Worldwide Construction, Forestry & Power Systems | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -23,260 | $654.05 | 22,652 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | T. Norwood | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -19 | $608.85 | 101 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Kellye Walker | Former SVP, Chief Legal Officer, Global Law Services & Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Secretary | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -1,683 | $605.75 | – |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Kellye Walker | Former SVP, Chief Legal Officer, Global Law Services & Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Secretary | Sale to Issuer | -568 | $577.26 | 3,055 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | T. Norwood | Chief Financial Officer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 54 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Gregory Page | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 11,799 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Sheila Talton | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 9,093 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Alan Heuberger | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 6,882 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Dmitri Stockton | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 9,093 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Tamara Erwin | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 3,217 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Laurence Hunn | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 1,356 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Leanne Caret | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 2,090 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Brian Sikes | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 381 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | R. Feight | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +293 | – | 823 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Cory Reed | President of Lifecycle Solutions, Supply Management, & Customer Success | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -12,000 | $510.00 | 16,415 |
| 7 Jan 2026 | John May | Chairperson & CEO | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -41,472 | $503.35 | 125,911 |
| 14 Dec 2025 | Rajesh Kalathur | Former President of John Deere Financial & Chief Information Officer | Sale to Issuer | -640 | $484.80 | 71,569 |
| 14 Dec 2025 | John May | Chairperson & CEO | Sale to Issuer | -2,924 | $484.80 | 125,911 |
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 | 5,222,655 | 1.9% | 4.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 5,745,795 | 2.1% | 4.3 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 5,615,614 | 2.1% | 4.0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,251,648 | 1.9% | 3.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 5,067,132 | 1.9% | 6.0 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6,289,736 | 2.3% | 5.6 |
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