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Medtronic MDT

$101.80 −$3.04 (-2.90%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:40 pm ET · Last extended-hours $101.23 -0.56%
Open$101.54
Prev close$104.84
Day range$100.80 – $103.07
Volume7.45M
Market cap$130.22B
P/E (TTM)25.1
Dividend yield2.80%

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership91.3%+4.23 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,590+48 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)25 buys / 20 sellsNet buying
Short interest10.87% of floatDays to cover 2.9 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share14.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

6%17%27%37%Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$95.83M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

−$102.7MSuper+$6.8MBig−$217.6MMid−$601.1MSmall

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 27.2% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock9.31%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC7.44%
  • State Street Global Advisors5.18%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC2.78%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.52%
  • Capital Research1.77%
  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc.1.57%
  • Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management1.49%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund74.27%
  • Public Company5.96%
  • Private Company3.53%
  • Hedge Fund2.90%
  • Government Pension Fund2.04%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund1.45%
  • Insurance Company0.46%
  • Family Office/Trust0.31%

Reported short interest has risen from 1.41% to 10.87% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +8,233,285 1.1%
SG Americas Securities, LLC Private Company 2026/Q3 +6,500,749 0.5%
Citadel Advisors LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +4,391,136 0.4%
Franklin Resources Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +3,902,806 1.4%
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +3,739,288 1.1%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Public Company 2026/Q3 +3,725,897 0.4%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +3,502,166 0.4%
Barclays PLC Public Company 2026/Q3 +3,383,299 0.5%
Jane Street Group, LLC Private Company 2026/Q3 +3,175,109 0.3%
Renaissance Technologies Corp. Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +3,167,741 0.3%
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +2,693,680 0.2%
Two Sigma Investments, LP Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +2,635,279 0.3%
Federated Hermes, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +2,486,265 0.4%
First Trust Advisors L.P. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +2,242,468 0.3%
Millennium Management LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +2,177,702 0.2%

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

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
14 Oct 2026 Kevin Lofton Independent Director Other Disposition -182 – 7,866
14 Oct 2026 Geoffrey Martha Chairperson & CEO Automatic Disposition -50,000 $95.00 158,820
14 Oct 2026 Geoffrey Martha Chairperson & CEO Intent to Sell (Form 144) -50,000 $95.00 –
14 Oct 2026 Michael Marinaro President and President of Medical Surgical Portfolio, Americas & Global Commercial Ops Automatic Disposition -10,420 $96.00 25,273
14 Oct 2026 Michael Marinaro Executive VP and President of Medical Surgical Portfolio & Americas Intent to Sell (Form 144) -10,420 $96.00 –
15 Sep 2026 Harry Kiil Executive VP & President of Cardiovascular Portfolio Open Market Disposition -1,483 $93.65 7,767
14 Sep 2026 Denise Blomquist VP, Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer Other Disposition -600 – 6,542
19 Aug 2026 Michael Marinaro President and President of Medical Surgical Portfolio, Americas & Global Commercial Ops Sale to Issuer -1,084 $92.30 35,693
2 Aug 2026 Geoffrey Martha Chairperson & CEO Other Acquisition +41,533 – 119,046
2 Aug 2026 Geoffrey Martha Chairperson & CEO Other Derivative Acquisition +103,831 – 103,831
2 Aug 2026 Geoffrey Martha Chairperson & CEO Other Derivative Acquisition +568,152 $86.68 273,150
2 Aug 2026 Thierry Pieton Chief Financial Officer Other Acquisition +11,537 – 42,153
2 Aug 2026 Thierry Pieton Chief Financial Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +28,842 – 28,842
2 Aug 2026 Thierry Pieton Chief Financial Officer Other Derivative Acquisition +81,945 $86.68 81,945
2 Aug 2026 Harry Kiil Executive VP & President of Cardiovascular Portfolio Other Acquisition +9,230 – 34,419
2 Aug 2026 Harry Kiil Executive VP & President of Cardiovascular Portfolio Other Derivative Acquisition +23,074 – 23,074
2 Aug 2026 Harry Kiil Executive VP & President of Cardiovascular Portfolio Other Derivative Acquisition +65,556 $86.68 65,556
2 Aug 2026 Michael Marinaro President and President of Medical Surgical Portfolio, Americas & Global Commercial Ops Other Acquisition +57,107 – 88,690
2 Aug 2026 Michael Marinaro President and President of Medical Surgical Portfolio, Americas & Global Commercial Ops Other Derivative Acquisition +27,400 – 27,400
2 Aug 2026 Michael Marinaro President and President of Medical Surgical Portfolio, Americas & Global Commercial Ops Other Derivative Acquisition +77,848 $86.68 77,848

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 Oct 2026 139,004,337 10.9% 2.9
30 Sep 2026 39,974,230 3.1% 2.7
15 Sep 2026 17,229,743 1.3% 2.0
31 Aug 2026 12,134,511 0.9% 1.7
14 Aug 2026 14,350,429 1.1% 2.3
31 Jul 2026 18,120,230 1.4% 2.4

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