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Forward Industries FWDI

US equityMarket cap rank #3664Footwear & Accessories
$7.39 −$0.75 (-9.21%)
Pre-market · Oct 8, 8:20 am ET · After hours $7.58 +2.57%
Open$7.74
Prev close$8.14
Day range$7.17 – $7.74
Volume3.32M
Market cap$563.77M
P/E (TTM)–
Dividend yield–

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership71.6%+1.21 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding112+2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)31 buys / 2 sellsNet buying
Short interest8.73% of floatDays to cover 3.4 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share15.6%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%16%22%28%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$4.72M (5 inflow days, 15 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

−$2.2MSuper−$2.5MBig−$1.6MMid−$1.9MSmall

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 41.7% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • Galaxy Digital LP10.98%
  • Galaxy Group Investments LLC10.98%
  • J Digital 6 Cayman Ltd.10.76%
  • Ebt Group Holdings LLC4.76%
  • Pyahm Samani4.25%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.19%
  • Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.3.85%
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.3.23%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund25.29%
  • VC/PE Fund15.96%
  • Hedge Fund13.39%
  • Family Office/Trust10.98%
  • Individual/Insider6.01%
  • Public Company4.98%
  • Insurance Company0.60%
  • Private Company0.32%

Reported short interest has risen from 6.19% to 8.73% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Georgia Quinn Individual/Insider 2026/Q3 +146,956 0.2%
Ryan Navi Individual/Insider 2026/Q3 +146,956 0.2%
Brazier Christopher Individual/Insider 2026/Q3 +137,500 0.2%
Nuveen Asset Management LLC Insurance Company 2026/Q3 +446,255 0.6%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Public Company 2026/Q3 +2,358,479 3.2%
Bank of America Corporation Public Company 2026/Q3 +910,181 1.3%
Citadel Advisors LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +83,316 1.2%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +1,998,926 4.2%
Weiss Asset Management, LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +904,581 1.2%
State Street Global Advisors Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +671,735 1.3%
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +446,255 0.6%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +415,422 0.6%
Northern Trust Global Investments Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +329,094 0.6%
UBS Asset Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +265,188 0.5%
BNY Mellon Asset Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +157,389 0.2%

Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
7 Aug 2026 Brazier Christopher Chief Financial Officer Other Acquisition +137,500 – 137,500
7 Aug 2026 Ryan Navi Chief Investment Officer Other Acquisition +146,956 – 156,956
7 Aug 2026 Georgia Quinn Other Acquisition +146,956 – 146,956
13 Jul 2026 Michael Ashe Director Initial Statement of Beneficial +0 – 13,514
18 May 2026 Michael Pruitt Interim Chief Executive Officer Open Market Acquisition +500 $4.16 1,500
13 May 2026 Galaxy Digital LP Initial Statement of Beneficial +0 – 1,783,519
4 May 2026 Pyahm Samani Former Chairperson Other Acquisition +1,783,519 $4.43 3,134,871
29 Apr 2026 Pyahm Samani Former Chairperson Other Derivative Acquisition +4,458,796 $0.01 4,458,796
15 Apr 2026 Brazier Christopher Chief Financial Officer Other Acquisition +275,000 – 275,000
15 Apr 2026 Brazier Christopher Chief Financial Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +275,000 – 275,000
9 Mar 2026 Michael Pruitt Interim Chief Executive Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +100,000 $5.02 100,000
9 Mar 2026 Keith Johnson Independent Non-Executive Director Other Derivative Acquisition +150,000 $5.02 150,000
9 Mar 2026 Sangita Shah Lead Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +150,000 $5.02 150,000
7 Mar 2026 Ryan Navi Chief Investment Officer Other Acquisition +382,085 – 382,085
7 Mar 2026 Ryan Navi Chief Investment Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +352,694 – 352,694
7 Mar 2026 Kathleen Weisberg Chief Financial Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +50,000 $4.83 50,000
7 Mar 2026 Georgia Quinn Other Acquisition +293,911 – 293,911
7 Mar 2026 Georgia Quinn Other Derivative Acquisition +293,912 – 293,912
2 Mar 2026 Jump Trading, LLC Initial Statement of Beneficial +0 – 100
2 Mar 2026 J Digital 6 Cayman Ltd. Initial Statement of Beneficial +0 – 4,458,796

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 dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 6,448,043 8.7% 3.4
31 Aug 2026 6,186,661 8.4% 2.6
14 Aug 2026 6,015,485 8.1% 7.3
31 Jul 2026 5,899,424 8.0% 6.5
15 Jul 2026 5,218,343 7.1% 3.8
30 Jun 2026 4,568,390 6.2% 2.1

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