Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$979.1K (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).
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 33.1% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 0.83% to 1.25% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wright | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +80,250 | 0.3% |
| Aegis Financial Corporation | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,715,996 | 5.4% |
| Donald Smith & Co., Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,238,558 | 10.1% |
| Numeric Investors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,647,128 | 0.8% |
| Pale Fire Capital SE | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,036,654 | 1.9% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,025,657 | 0.5% |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +823,636 | 2.4% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +628,082 | 3.0% |
| Evli Fund Management Company Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +550,000 | 0.5% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +381,365 | 0.6% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +370,936 | 0.5% |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +181,929 | 0.1% |
| Quantbot Technologies, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +178,851 | 0.1% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +128,989 | 0.0% |
| Tennessee Department of Treasury | Government | 2026/Q3 | +113,136 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | 3,259,455 | 1.2% | 1.3 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,196,760 | 1.2% | 1.1 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 3,594,533 | 1.4% | 1.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 3,492,714 | 1.3% | 1.1 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 3,123,725 | 1.2% | 1.1 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 2,175,890 | 0.8% | 1.0 |
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