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NorthWestern NWE

US equityMarket cap rank #2244
$68.76 −$0.51 (-0.74%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $68.76 0.00%
Open$68.93
Prev close$69.27
Day range$68.51 – $69.46
Volume857.0K
Market cap$4.23B
P/E (TTM)24.8
Dividend yield3.87%

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership97.1%-0.06 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding432+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)34 buys / 16 sellsNet buying
Short interest3.24% of floatDays to cover 5.1 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share18.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

11%17%23%29%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$3.64M (15 inflow days, 5 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 32.6% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock14.74%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.77%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.20%
  • State Street Global Advisors3.95%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.91%
  • Franklin Resources2.57%
  • Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC2.21%
  • AQR Capital Management2.14%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund72.68%
  • Hedge Fund13.60%
  • Public Company5.61%
  • Government Pension Fund1.65%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund1.27%
  • Private Company1.01%
  • Insurance Company0.92%
  • Individual/Insider0.61%

Reported short interest has risen from 2.38% to 3.24% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 1,994,196 3.2% 5.1
31 Aug 2026 1,827,753 3.0% 5.2
14 Aug 2026 1,586,954 2.6% 4.3
31 Jul 2026 1,438,457 2.3% 4.1
15 Jul 2026 1,609,807 2.6% 4.4
30 Jun 2026 1,464,714 2.4% 2.3

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