Diversified Energy DEC
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: −$3.84M (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 32.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 6.85% to 10.42% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +470,823 | 8.7% |
| Principal Global Investors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +99,799 | 0.1% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +174,151 | 0.2% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,892,420 | 4.4% |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,609,392 | 8.0% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +852,555 | 8.2% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +841,399 | 1.8% |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +540,112 | 0.8% |
| Wells Fargo & Company | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +297,004 | 0.5% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +283,552 | 0.6% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +268,777 | 0.5% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +243,159 | 0.9% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +220,008 | 0.3% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +219,467 | 2.4% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +207,003 | 0.4% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Kirk Oliver | Independent Non-Executive Director | Other Acquisition | +118 | – | 6,026 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Bradley Gray | President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +9,227 | – | 86,711 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | David Turner | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +230 | – | 11,681 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Martin Thomas | Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman | Other Acquisition | +209 | – | 10,609 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Kathryn Klaber | Independent Non-Executive Director | Other Acquisition | +209 | – | 10,609 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Richard Gideon | Chief Operating Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,444 | – | 72,005 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Robert Hutson | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +3,572 | – | 69,990 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Benjamin Sullivan | Senior Executive VP, Chief Legal & Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary | Other Derivative Acquisition | +8,305 | – | 71,248 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Michael Garrett | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,019 | – | 14,022 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Ronald Ridgway | Executive Vice President of Energy Marketing | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,887 | – | 27,476 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | David Turner | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,072 | – | 11,681 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Kirk Oliver | Independent Non-Executive Director | Other Acquisition | +118 | – | 5,908 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Bradley Gray | President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +9,174 | – | 208,286 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | David Turner | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +207 | – | 10,402 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Martin Thomas | Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman | Other Acquisition | +207 | – | 10,402 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Kathryn Klaber | Independent Non-Executive Director | Other Acquisition | +207 | – | 10,402 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Richard Gideon | Chief Operating Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,427 | – | 70,617 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Robert Hutson | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +3,549 | – | 68,641 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Benjamin Sullivan | Senior Executive VP, Chief Legal & Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary | Other Derivative Acquisition | +8,255 | – | 208,286 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | David Johnson | Former Independent Non-Executive Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +276 | – | 13,868 |
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 | 7,193,338 | 10.4% | 11.3 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 7,368,412 | 10.7% | 7.1 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 7,397,057 | 10.5% | 9.5 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 6,411,220 | 9.1% | 8.2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 4,570,164 | 6.5% | 4.9 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,731,671 | 6.8% | 6.1 |
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