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: +$3.68M (8 inflow days, 12 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 31.0% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 9.39% to 18.66% 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 | +91,273 | 0.3% |
| Brookfield Corporation | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,925,992 | 6.2% |
| Needham Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +185,000 | 1.0% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +147,980 | 6.2% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +123,285 | 5.6% |
| Nuveen Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +101,136 | 0.3% |
| Private Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +57,217 | 3.9% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +48,935 | 4.1% |
| Hudson River Trading LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +42,860 | 0.1% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +41,676 | 2.6% |
| VarCov Co. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +41,271 | 0.1% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +38,554 | 4.9% |
| Mill Road Capital Management LLC | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +31,900 | 0.7% |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +29,180 | 0.1% |
| Tudor Investment Corporation | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +28,610 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | J. Nauman | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +1,000 | $19.99 | 11,081 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Michael Whitehead | Chief Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +69,198 | – | 69,198 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | J. Nauman | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +1,000 | $21.08 | 10,081 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | J. Nauman | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +1,900 | $21.96 | 9,081 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | J. Nauman | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +100 | $21.98 | 7,181 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Aleta Richards | Director | Open Market Acquisition | +3,000 | $23.06 | 12,535 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | David Schawk | Director | Open Market Acquisition | +5,000 | $23.60 | 423,220 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | J. Nauman | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +2,000 | $22.97 | 7,081 |
| 31 May 2026 | David Schawk | Director | Other Acquisition | +198,014 | – | 418,220 |
| 13 May 2026 | Francis Wlodarczyk | Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +3,989 | – | 3,989 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Brandon Babe | President of Matthews Engineering | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 48,500 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | David Schawk | Director | Other Acquisition | +4,668 | – | 220,206 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | David Schawk | Director | Other Disposition | -4,668 | – | 220,206 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Morgan O'Brien | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,556 | – | 5,556 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | David Schawk | Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,556 | – | 5,556 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Terry Dunlap | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,556 | – | 5,556 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Katherine Dietze | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,556 | – | 5,556 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Aleta Richards | Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,556 | – | 5,556 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | J. Nauman | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,556 | – | 5,556 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thomas Gebhardt | Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +5,556 | – | 5,556 |
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 | 5,824,682 | 18.7% | 7.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,100,672 | 13.1% | 5.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 3,506,151 | 11.2% | 4.1 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2,654,240 | 8.5% | 11.3 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 3,087,690 | 9.9% | 11.3 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 2,931,053 | 9.4% | 6.0 |
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