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: −$2.73M (6 inflow days, 14 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 54.3% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has fallen from 4.15% to 3.42% 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 | +11,056 | 0.2% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +71,564 | 6.5% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +62,538 | 13.7% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +36,355 | 1.0% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +35,205 | 0.6% |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +34,882 | 2.4% |
| Topline Capital Management, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +32,282 | 0.5% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +30,483 | 0.5% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +23,596 | 2.1% |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +18,383 | 0.3% |
| Leap Investments LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +17,831 | 0.3% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +16,100 | 0.2% |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +14,905 | 0.2% |
| Advisory Research, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +14,130 | 2.3% |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +13,729 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | Jeffery Morgan | Former Officer | Sale to Issuer | -349 | $139.84 | 2,390 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | David Peuse | Director of Financial Reporting & Treasurer | Open Market Disposition | -500 | $140.16 | 1,977 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Douglas Frederick | COO, VP, Secretary, General Counsel & Director | Sale to Issuer | -36 | $131.58 | 148,568 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Jeffery Morgan | Former Officer | Sale to Issuer | -100 | $131.58 | 2,723 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | David Peuse | Director of Financial Reporting & Treasurer | Sale to Issuer | -78 | $131.58 | 2,477 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | John MacKenzie | Officer | Sale to Issuer | -62 | $131.58 | 2,348 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Randy Lieble | Independent Director | Automatic Disposition | -2,417 | $143.97 | 6,799 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Randy Lieble | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +100 | – | 9,216 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Patrick Quinn | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +100 | – | 1,404 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Joseph Stienessen | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +100 | – | 2,086 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Douglas Frederick | COO, VP, Secretary, General Counsel & Director | Other Acquisition | +386 | – | 148,604 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Jeffery Morgan | Former Officer | Other Acquisition | +234 | – | 2,823 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | David Peuse | Director of Financial Reporting & Treasurer | Other Acquisition | +327 | – | 2,555 |
| 1 Jan 2026 | John MacKenzie | Officer | Other Acquisition | +327 | – | 2,410 |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Douglas Frederick | COO, VP, Secretary, General Counsel & Director | Sale to Issuer | -96 | $89.01 | 148,129 |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Jeffery Morgan | Former Officer | Sale to Issuer | -78 | $89.01 | 2,530 |
| 16 Mar 2025 | David Peuse | Director of Financial Reporting & Treasurer | Sale to Issuer | -19 | $89.01 | 2,174 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Maryjo Cohen | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +1,016 | – | 1,692,085 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Randy Lieble | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +106 | – | 9,116 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Patrick Quinn | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +106 | – | 1,304 |
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 | 243,733 | 3.4% | 2.4 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 260,381 | 3.6% | 2.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 303,747 | 4.2% | 3.1 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 306,714 | 4.3% | 3.7 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 292,627 | 4.1% | 3.5 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 297,632 | 4.2% | 2.3 |
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