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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage NGVC

US equityMarket cap rank #3518Grocery Stores
$30.04 +$0.20 (+0.67%)
Pre-market · Oct 8, 7:30 am ET · After hours $30.04 0.00%
Open$29.75
Prev close$29.84
Day range$29.75 – $30.50
Volume67.7K
Market cap$692.30M
P/E (TTM)14.7
Dividend yield1.90%

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership60.3%+5.30 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding198+1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)31 buys / 19 sellsNet buying
Short interest3.96% of floatDays to cover 6.2 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share33.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

23%28%34%40%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$109.7K (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

+$102.7KSuper−$212.4KBig+$331.4KMid+$503.2KSmall

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 57.8% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • Isely Family Group19.51%
  • Zephyr Isely13.74%
  • Kemper Isely13.53%
  • Elizabeth Isely6.44%
  • Heather Isely4.53%
  • BlackRock4.30%
  • American Century Investment Management2.83%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors2.83%

By investor type

  • Individual/Insider39.42%
  • Mutual Fund32.61%
  • Private Company20.07%
  • Hedge Fund6.06%
  • Public Company0.99%
  • Family Office/Trust0.42%
  • Insurance Company0.12%
  • Government Pension Fund0.09%

Reported short interest has risen from 2.76% to 3.96% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Isely Family Group Private Company 2026/Q3 +1,121,032 19.5%
Elizabeth Isely Individual/Insider 2026/Q3 +201,856 6.4%
Peregrine Capital Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +72,574 0.5%
Nuveen Asset Management LLC Insurance Company 2026/Q3 +28,056 0.1%
Royce & Associates, LP Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +600,263 2.6%
Allspring Global Investments, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +122,235 0.5%
AQR Capital Management Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +112,524 1.3%
American Century Investment Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +90,738 2.8%
BlackRock Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +65,475 4.3%
Russell Investment Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +61,889 0.3%
WEDGE Capital Management LLP Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +53,444 0.2%
Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +47,500 0.2%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +34,429 1.3%
Geode Capital Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +24,730 1.3%
State Street Global Advisors Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +23,145 1.3%

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

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
28 May 2026 Charity Isely Open Market Disposition -3,000 $29.04 10,697
25 May 2026 Charity Isely Intent to Sell (Form 144) -3,000 $28.76 –
4 Mar 2026 Sandra Buffa Director Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,532 – 13,551
4 Mar 2026 Edward Cerkovnik Independent Director Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,532 – 61,748
4 Mar 2026 David Rooney Independent Director Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,532 – 20,364
3 Mar 2026 Sandra Buffa Director Other Derivative Acquisition +2,253 – 3,785
3 Mar 2026 Edward Cerkovnik Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +2,253 – 3,785
3 Mar 2026 David Rooney Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +2,253 – 3,785
2 Nov 2025 Kemper Isely Chairman & Co-President Derivative Exercise and Sale -1,150 $32.09 3,232,781
2 Nov 2025 Kemper Isely Chairman & Co-President Derivative Exercise and Retained +2,850 – 3,232,781
2 Nov 2025 Charity Isely Derivative Exercise and Sale -593 $32.09 13,697
2 Nov 2025 Charity Isely Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,407 – 13,697
2 Nov 2025 Robert Linnane Derivative Exercise and Sale -659 $32.09 3,818
2 Nov 2025 Robert Linnane Derivative Exercise and Retained +1,341 – 3,818
30 Oct 2025 Kemper Isely Chairman & Co-President Other Derivative Acquisition +2,334 – 13,334
30 Oct 2025 Charity Isely Other Derivative Acquisition +1,167 – 6,667
30 Oct 2025 Robert Linnane Other Derivative Acquisition +1,167 – 6,667
30 Sep 2025 Kemper Isely Chairman & Co-President Derivative Exercise and Sale -157 $40.00 112,119
30 Sep 2025 Kemper Isely Chairman & Co-President Derivative Exercise and Retained +323 – 112,119
24 Aug 2025 Lark Isely Open Market Disposition -500 $41.00 4,182

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 Sep 2026 912,663 4.0% 6.2
31 Aug 2026 817,785 3.5% 5.4
14 Aug 2026 809,910 3.5% 4.2
31 Jul 2026 738,721 3.2% 6.9
15 Jul 2026 677,297 2.9% 6.5
30 Jun 2026 635,150 2.8% 4.2

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