First Community Bankshares FCBC
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: −$241.3K (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 28.5% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 3.22% to 2.93% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPS Advisors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +12,250 | 0.1% |
| Sax Wealth Advisors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,396 | 0.0% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +36,061 | 0.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +94,853 | 8.2% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +28,585 | 0.4% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +28,249 | 2.6% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +27,842 | 2.4% |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +27,462 | 0.3% |
| Fisher Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +27,272 | 0.1% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +20,004 | 1.3% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +18,992 | 0.3% |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +17,035 | 0.1% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +16,412 | 4.9% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +12,889 | 0.1% |
| Creative Planning, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +11,915 | 0.4% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | Sarah Harmon | Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -4,329 | $49.21 | 10,135 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Sarah Harmon | Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +828 | $33.00 | 10,135 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Sarah Harmon | Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -4,329 | $49.30 | – |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Gary Mills | President | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -3,500 | $47.67 | 59,537 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Gary Mills | President | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +865 | $24.65 | 59,537 |
| 27 May 2026 | Samuel Elmore | Vice Chairman & Lead Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +928 | – | 19,864 |
| 27 May 2026 | C. Davis | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +928 | – | 20,817 |
| 27 May 2026 | Richard Johnson | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +928 | – | 59,759 |
| 27 May 2026 | Michael Sarver | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +928 | – | 158,540 |
| 27 May 2026 | Harriet Price | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +928 | – | 2,426 |
| 27 May 2026 | Beth Taylor | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -928 | $42.50 | 30,744 |
| 26 May 2026 | William Stafford | Chairperson & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +3,690 | – | 3,690 |
| 26 May 2026 | Samuel Elmore | Vice Chairman & Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +877 | – | 877 |
| 26 May 2026 | C. Davis | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +877 | – | 877 |
| 26 May 2026 | David Brown | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,153 | – | 2,153 |
| 26 May 2026 | Gary Mills | President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4,917 | – | 4,917 |
| 26 May 2026 | Richard Johnson | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +877 | – | 877 |
| 26 May 2026 | Michael Sarver | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +877 | – | 877 |
| 26 May 2026 | Jason Belcher | Chief Operating Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,153 | – | 2,153 |
| 26 May 2026 | Sarah Harmon | Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,153 | – | 2,153 |
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 | 553,990 | 2.9% | 6.6 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 632,728 | 3.3% | 6.6 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 693,077 | 3.7% | 6.4 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 692,819 | 3.7% | 9.3 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 642,984 | 3.4% | 8.1 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 607,518 | 3.2% | 5.8 |
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