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: −$6.11M (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 43.4% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has fallen from 3.49% to 3.36% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Capital Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +37,581 | 0.7% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +31,356 | 0.1% |
| Aigh Capital Management, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +269,765 | 1.0% |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +189,223 | 4.2% |
| Wasatch Advisors LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +186,357 | 2.0% |
| Brown Advisory Incorporated | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +160,965 | 6.4% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +149,258 | 1.3% |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +116,697 | 2.8% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +98,668 | 4.9% |
| Squarepoint OPS LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +95,230 | 0.7% |
| Dafna Capital Management, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +93,471 | 0.7% |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +92,249 | 0.4% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +77,619 | 0.3% |
| Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +63,697 | 0.8% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +63,500 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | Squadron Capital, LLC | Open Market Disposition | -302,369 | $21.01 | 6,201,764 | |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Squadron Capital, LLC | Open Market Disposition | -22,500 | $23.35 | 6,504,133 | |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Squadron Capital, LLC | Open Market Disposition | -336,831 | $23.10 | 6,526,633 | |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Squadron Capital, LLC | Open Market Disposition | -38,300 | $25.75 | 6,863,464 | |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Mark Throdahl | Executive Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 201,814 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Samuel Riccitelli | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 31,859 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | David Bailey | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +119,140 | – | 417,160 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | David Pelizzon | Director | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 44,384 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Bryan Hughes | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 32,663 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Harald Ruf | Director | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 41,484 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Marie Infante | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 31,202 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Jimmy McDonald | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 24,568 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | George S. Dyer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 24,568 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Kelly Fischer | Director | Other Acquisition | +11,436 | – | 15,781 |
| 12 May 2026 | Daniel Gerritzen | Executive VP of Legal & General Counsel | Other Disposition | -2,479 | – | 147,054 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Fred Hite | CFO, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer, COO and Director | Open Market Disposition | -12,993 | $17.25 | 277,477 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | David Bailey | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Disposition | -19,535 | $17.25 | 298,020 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Gregory Odle | President of Scoliosis | Open Market Disposition | -8,433 | $17.25 | 187,735 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Daniel Gerritzen | Executive VP of Legal & General Counsel | Open Market Disposition | -8,614 | $17.25 | 149,533 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Joseph Hauser | President of Trauma & Deformity Correction | Open Market Disposition | -8,596 | $17.25 | 194,767 |
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 | 878,307 | 3.4% | 4.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 806,502 | 3.1% | 3.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 851,643 | 3.3% | 2.9 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 839,134 | 3.3% | 5.9 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 881,263 | 3.4% | 6.2 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 895,491 | 3.5% | 4.9 |
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