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: −$5.15M (4 inflow days, 16 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 60.8% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 7.19% to 7.29% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +16,534,080 | 3.2% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +5,417,542 | 1.6% |
| Group One Trading LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,630,393 | 0.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,159,322 | 1.3% |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +823,311 | 0.1% |
| Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +787,600 | 0.6% |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +670,146 | 0.1% |
| Squarepoint OPS LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +530,983 | 0.1% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +447,486 | 0.8% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +351,910 | 0.1% |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +267,571 | 0.0% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +196,207 | 0.9% |
| Ohio Public Employees Retirement System | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +191,700 | 0.1% |
| XTX Markets Limited | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +159,258 | 0.0% |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +123,332 | 0.0% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2026 | Xiaohui Wang | Chief Content Officer | Derivative Sale to Issuer | -9,031,250 | – | – |
| 10 May 2026 | Xiaohui Wang | Chief Content Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +9,031,250 | $0.51 | 7,500,000 |
| 10 May 2026 | Xianghua Yang | Senior VP and President of Membership & Overseas Business Group | Derivative Sale to Issuer | -10,412,117 | – | – |
| 10 May 2026 | Xianghua Yang | Senior VP and President of Membership & Overseas Business Group | Other Derivative Acquisition | +10,412,117 | $0.51 | 5,600,000 |
| 10 May 2026 | Youqiao Duan | Senior Vice President of Intelligent Device Business | Derivative Sale to Issuer | -4,557,983 | – | – |
| 10 May 2026 | Youqiao Duan | Senior Vice President of Intelligent Device Business | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4,557,983 | $0.51 | 3,200,000 |
| 10 May 2026 | Ying Zeng | Interim CFO & Senior VP of Finance | Derivative Sale to Issuer | -1,180,056 | – | – |
| 10 May 2026 | Ying Zeng | Interim CFO & Senior VP of Finance | Other Derivative Acquisition | +480,056 | $0.51 | 480,056 |
| 10 May 2026 | Ying Zeng | Interim CFO & Senior VP of Finance | Other Derivative Acquisition | +700,000 | $0.51 | 700,000 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Dou Shen | Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 56,340 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Yu Gong | Chief Executive Officer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 158,150,390 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Xianghua Yang | Senior VP and President of Membership & Overseas Business Group | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 150,644 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Ying Zeng | Interim CFO & Senior VP of Finance | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 9,090,056 |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Xiaohui Wang | Chief Content Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -35,000 | $1.95 | – |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Wenfeng Liu | Chief Technology Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -90,000 | $4.74 | – |
| 19 May 2024 | Xiaohui Wang | Chief Content Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -2,495,392 | $5.26 | – |
| 19 May 2024 | Xiaohui Wang | Chief Content Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -37,500 | $5.79 | – |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Wenfeng Liu | Chief Technology Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -307,539 | $4.00 | – |
| 21 Dec 2023 | Xiaohui Wang | Chief Content Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -2,327,892 | $4.73 | – |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | 70,371,167 | 7.3% | 7.6 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 71,225,902 | 7.4% | 7.7 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 70,871,061 | 7.3% | 13.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 71,734,173 | 7.4% | 10.4 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 70,516,165 | 7.3% | 11.0 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 69,431,483 | 7.2% | 9.5 |
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