General Dynamics GD
$354.06 −$2.29 (-0.64%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $354.40 +0.10%
Open$350.93
Prev close$356.35
Day range$348.94 – $359.07
Volume1.22M
Market cap$95.68B
P/E (TTM)20.8
Dividend yield1.77%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership86.1%-1.71 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,387-8 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)29 buys / 18 sellsNet buying
Short interest0.74% of floatDays to cover 1.5 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share12.9%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: +$11.59M (14 inflow days, 6 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 32.3% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 0.90% to 0.74% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +241,833 | 0.1% |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,015,734 | 0.4% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +708,645 | 7.1% |
| ProShare Advisors LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +581,565 | 0.4% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +536,296 | 6.7% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +487,975 | 2.5% |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +429,720 | 0.2% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +423,540 | 0.2% |
| HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +378,075 | 0.4% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +374,682 | 4.4% |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +358,944 | 0.1% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +329,255 | 0.5% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +314,384 | 0.2% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +207,836 | 0.9% |
| BNP Paribas Financial Markets SNC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +201,327 | 0.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | Robert Steel | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -7,440 | $346.12 | 3,096 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | John Stratton | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +105 | $356.69 | 8,589 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Rudy deLeon | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +52 | $356.69 | 5,769 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Laura Schumacher | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +105 | $356.69 | 13,792 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Catherine Reynolds | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +105 | $356.69 | 8,131 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | C. Nye | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +52 | $356.69 | 6,788 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Cecil Haney | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +10 | $356.69 | 3,049 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Charles Hooper | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +21 | $356.69 | 1,370 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Mark Rayha | VP & President of Electric Boat Corporation | Sale to Issuer | -19 | $358.07 | 13,308 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | LongView Asset Management, LLC | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -3,396,316 | $382.02 | – | |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Danny Deep | President | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -22,903 | $395.07 | 48,245 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Danny Deep | President | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +10,697 | $167.61 | 48,245 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Robert Smith | Executive Vice President of Marine Systems | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -30,685 | $390.99 | 103,492 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Robert Smith | Executive Vice President of Marine Systems | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +13,755 | $189.00 | 103,492 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Rudy deLeon | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -128 | – | 5,717 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Kimberly Kuryea | Senior Vice President | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -21,557 | $395.59 | 94,824 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Kimberly Kuryea | Senior Vice President | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +6,743 | $223.93 | 94,824 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Peter Wall | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,990 | $396.43 | 3,969 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Gregory Gallopoulos | Senior Vice President | Other Disposition | -1,500 | – | 139,264 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Christopher Brady | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -6,320 | $383.32 | 30,831 |
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 | 1,993,457 | 0.7% | 1.5 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 2,170,782 | 0.8% | 1.5 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 2,691,224 | 1.0% | 2.3 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,757,624 | 1.0% | 3.4 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 2,698,068 | 1.0% | 3.3 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2,438,407 | 0.9% | 1.9 |
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