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Insteel Industries IIIN

US equityMarket cap rank #3653Metal Fabrication
$29.59 −$0.58 (-1.92%)
Market closed · Oct 8, 8:10 am ET · Last extended-hours $29.59 0.00%
Open$29.77
Prev close$30.17
Day range$29.23 – $29.79
Volume114.7K
Market cap$572.81M
P/E (TTM)15.8
Dividend yield0.41%

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership85.0%-0.65 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding231-3 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)37 buys / 13 sellsNet buying
Short interest4.21% of floatDays to cover 5.6 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share18.3%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

15%20%25%30%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$131.2K (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

+$1,307Super−$132.5KBig−$1.1MMid−$1.1MSmall

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 27.8% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock7.87%
  • Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd6.25%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors6.04%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.90%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.76%
  • First Eagle Investment Management, LLC2.64%
  • Howard Woltz2.56%
  • Robotti & Company, Incorporated2.47%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund65.70%
  • Hedge Fund10.95%
  • Private Company5.06%
  • Individual/Insider4.20%
  • Public Company2.35%
  • Government Pension Fund0.44%
  • Family Office/Trust0.27%
  • Insurance Company0.21%

Reported short interest has risen from 3.94% to 4.21% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Jane Street Group, LLC Private Company 2026/Q3 +358,154 2.3%
Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +298,778 1.5%
AQR Capital Management Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +230,250 1.5%
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +216,679 1.9%
Robotti & Company, Incorporated Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +179,720 2.5%
Hudson River Trading LLC Private Company 2026/Q3 +172,129 1.2%
Citadel Advisors LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +165,225 2.1%
Cerity Partners LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +135,836 1.9%
Royce & Associates, LP Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +132,980 1.8%
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +130,500 2.6%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +127,756 0.7%
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +104,535 6.2%
Susquehanna International Group, LLP Private Company 2026/Q3 +94,038 0.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +82,110 6.0%
Walleye Capital LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +80,401 0.4%

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

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
26 Aug 2026 Richard Wagner Senior Vice President Open Market Disposition -1,640 $30.31 40,000
23 Aug 2026 Richard Wagner Senior Vice President Intent to Sell (Form 144) -1,640 $30.32 –
13 Aug 2026 Howard Woltz Chairperson & CEO Derivative Exercise and Sale -1,473 $32.62 495,446
13 Aug 2026 Howard Woltz Chairperson & CEO Derivative Exercise and Retained +4,174 – 495,446
13 Aug 2026 Scot Jafroodi CFO, VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller Derivative Exercise and Sale -526 $32.62 49,731
13 Aug 2026 Scot Jafroodi CFO, VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,491 – 49,731
13 Aug 2026 Richard Wagner Senior Vice President Derivative Exercise and Sale -578 $32.62 41,640
13 Aug 2026 Richard Wagner Senior Vice President Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,640 – 41,640
13 Aug 2026 James York Senior Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics Derivative Exercise and Sale -344 $32.62 10,530
13 Aug 2026 James York Senior Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics Derivative Exercise and Retained +866 – 10,530
13 Aug 2026 Elizabeth Southern Vice President of Administration Derivative Exercise and Sale -941 $32.62 1,479
13 Aug 2026 Elizabeth Southern Vice President of Administration Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,479 – 1,479
9 Aug 2026 Howard Woltz Chairperson & CEO Other Derivative Acquisition +8,697 – 8,697
9 Aug 2026 Howard Woltz Chairperson & CEO Other Derivative Acquisition +20,132 $32.34 20,132
9 Aug 2026 Scot Jafroodi CFO, VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller Other Derivative Acquisition +1,933 – 1,933
9 Aug 2026 Scot Jafroodi CFO, VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller Other Derivative Acquisition +4,474 $32.34 4,474
9 Aug 2026 Richard Wagner Senior Vice President Other Derivative Acquisition +2,126 – 2,126
9 Aug 2026 Richard Wagner Senior Vice President Other Derivative Acquisition +4,921 $32.34 4,921
9 Aug 2026 James York Senior Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics Other Derivative Acquisition +1,160 – 1,160
9 Aug 2026 James York Senior Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics Other Derivative Acquisition +2,684 $32.34 2,684

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 814,103 4.2% 5.6
31 Aug 2026 742,580 3.8% 4.8
14 Aug 2026 711,142 3.7% 4.1
31 Jul 2026 745,022 3.8% 2.1
15 Jul 2026 897,710 4.6% 4.1
30 Jun 2026 765,756 3.9% 1.1

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