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: +$822.0K (9 inflow days, 11 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 35.2% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 5.72% to 7.65% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +77,771 | 0.2% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,777,741 | 11.0% |
| Owls Nest Partners IA, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +728,895 | 2.0% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +591,702 | 7.5% |
| Royce & Associates, LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +318,242 | 5.1% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +184,019 | 2.5% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +168,347 | 0.6% |
| Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +167,579 | 0.5% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +151,464 | 2.2% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +135,056 | 5.0% |
| Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +80,000 | 0.4% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +79,888 | 0.2% |
| Northern Trust Global Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +77,558 | 0.9% |
| Allspring Global Investments, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +76,910 | 0.5% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +72,223 | 0.7% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Thomas Caneris | Executive VP of Human Resources, General Counsel & Secretary | Other Acquisition | +1,808 | – | 165,460 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | James Clark | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +3,353 | – | 220,719 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | James Galeese | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +1,137 | – | 80,549 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Thomas Caneris | Executive VP of Human Resources, General Counsel & Secretary | Open Market Disposition | -3,170 | $20.28 | 56,765 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | James Clark | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Disposition | -13,907 | $20.28 | 395,352 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | James Galeese | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -4,778 | $20.28 | 164,697 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Thomas Caneris | Executive VP of Human Resources, General Counsel & Secretary | Private Disposition | -5,560 | $20.09 | 59,935 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | James Clark | Chief Executive Officer | Private Disposition | -23,706 | $20.09 | 409,259 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | James Galeese | Chief Financial Officer | Private Disposition | -8,269 | $20.09 | 169,475 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Thomas Caneris | Executive VP of Human Resources, General Counsel & Secretary | Open Market Disposition | -5,474 | $19.78 | 59,935 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | James Clark | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Disposition | -23,340 | $19.78 | 409,259 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Ernest Marshall | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +2,000 | $19.77 | 21,360 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | James Galeese | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -8,141 | $19.78 | 169,475 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Robert Beech | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,455 | $24.06 | 4,865 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Ronald Brown | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,455 | $24.06 | 4,865 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Wilfred O'Gara | Independent Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +1,455 | $24.06 | 4,726 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Amy Hanson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,455 | $24.06 | 3,873 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Thomas Caneris | Executive VP of Human Resources, General Counsel & Secretary | Other Acquisition | +7,316 | – | 19,384 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Thomas Caneris | Executive VP of Human Resources, General Counsel & Secretary | Other Acquisition | +15,207 | – | 67,929 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | James Clark | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +69,122 | – | 445,942 |
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 | 2,850,000 | 7.6% | 7.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,622,237 | 7.1% | 4.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 2,344,257 | 6.4% | 9.4 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2,329,510 | 6.3% | 10.3 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 2,116,273 | 5.8% | 8.6 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 2,098,948 | 5.7% | 4.2 |
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