Daqo New Energy DQ
$12.65 +$0.77 (+6.48%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $12.70 +0.40%
Open$11.92
Prev close$11.88
Day range$11.65 – $12.81
Volume557.9K
Market cap$855.98M
P/E (TTM)–
Dividend yield–
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership49.8%-4.54 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding141-3 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)0 buys / 5 sellsNet selling
Short interest7.40% of floatDays to cover 11.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share20.9%5-day average of daily volume
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: −$388.9K (10 inflow days, 10 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 47.0% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 7.03% to 7.40% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,662,461 | 4.0% |
| Foord Asset Management Guernsey Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +840,580 | 2.0% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +602,758 | 0.9% |
| Ariose Capital Management Ltd | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +496,819 | 1.4% |
| IMC Trading B.V. | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +461,956 | 0.7% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +410,819 | 1.7% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +400,460 | 0.8% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +278,227 | 0.7% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +265,342 | 3.4% |
| Fidelity International Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +238,052 | 1.2% |
| Boothbay Fund Management, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +169,552 | 0.4% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +142,183 | 0.3% |
| FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +140,300 | 0.2% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +136,503 | 0.4% |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +128,638 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2026 | Shuming Zhao | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 233,845 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Fumin Zhuo | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 213,350 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Rongling Chen | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 574,150 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Guangfu Xu | Founder | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 4,640,230 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Xiang Xu | Chairperson & CEO | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 4,769,443 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Fei Ge | Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 2,240,566 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Dafeng Shi | Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 970,355 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Lap Tat Wong | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 596,675 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Minsong Liang | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 280,280 |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Dafeng Shi | Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -200,000 | $33.07 | – |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Minsong Liang | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -10,000 | $31.00 | – |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Shuming Zhao | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -30,000 | $26.68 | – |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Ming Yang | Chief Financial Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -8,750 | $30.32 | – |
| 13 Dec 2023 | Ming-Rain Yang | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -93,390 | $23.00 | – |
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 | 5,009,778 | 7.4% | 11.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 4,399,192 | 6.5% | 6.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 4,673,723 | 6.9% | 5.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,049,013 | 7.5% | 4.4 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 4,276,052 | 6.3% | 3.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,755,228 | 7.0% | 6.3 |
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