Manulife Financial MFC
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$2.77M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
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 19.3% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 0.78% to 0.55% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolve Funds Group Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +775,475 | 0.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +14,264,522 | 6.5% |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,462,069 | 1.1% |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +3,296,933 | 0.9% |
| Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,714,406 | 0.7% |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,500,000 | 0.2% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,432,277 | 0.7% |
| OMERS Administration Corporation | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,385,329 | 0.2% |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,289,370 | 0.2% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,034,852 | 1.2% |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,923,325 | 0.1% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,635,471 | 0.2% |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corporation | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,367,322 | 0.2% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,288,058 | 0.2% |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,189,866 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2025 | Michael Coyne | General Counsel | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +154 | – | 17,764 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Michael Coyne | General Counsel | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +232 | – | 26,648 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Dara Gough | Other Derivative Acquisition | +6,614 | $31.68 | 6,614 | |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Dara Gough | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +196 | – | 6,810 | |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Pragashini Fox | Chief Human Resources Officer | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +1,064 | – | 36,976 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Pragashini Fox | Chief Human Resources Officer | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +1,938 | – | 67,320 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Saverio Cogliani | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +288 | – | 10,032 | |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Stephanie Fadous | Former Chief Actuary | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +1,118 | – | 38,798 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Stephanie Fadous | Former Chief Actuary | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +2,846 | – | 102,926 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Adam Wise | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +2,002 | – | 69,500 |
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 date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 9,031,109 | 0.5% | 6.7 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 12,021,942 | 0.7% | 8.4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 7,716,304 | 0.5% | 3.9 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 15,552,561 | 0.9% | 4.9 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 22,134,305 | 1.3% | 8.1 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 13,067,775 | 0.8% | 7.6 |
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