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PIEDMONT REALTY TRUST INC. PDM

US equityMarket cap rank #3078REIT - Office

$9.97 +$0.11 (+1.12%)

Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $9.97 0.00%

Open$9.74

Prev close$9.86

Day range$9.73 – $10.04

Volume1.18M

Market cap$1.23B

P/E (TTM)–

Dividend yield–

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership97.9%+1.94 pts vs. prior quarter

Institutions holding312+4 vs. prior quarter

Insider trades (recent)35 buys / 15 sellsNet buying

Short interest7.79% of floatDays to cover 7.6 · as of 15 Oct 2026

Short-sale volume share29.4%5-day average of daily volume

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: −$2.57M (6 inflow days, 14 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 38.8% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

BlackRock12.35%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC10.24%
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.6.53%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.17%
RREEF America L.L.C.4.49%
State Street Global Advisors4.26%
Wilsey Asset Management Incorporated3.99%
Private Management Group Inc3.29%

By investor type

Mutual Fund90.01%
Hedge Fund3.08%
Public Company1.86%
Individual/Insider1.32%
REIT1.23%
Private Company0.75%
Government Pension Fund0.69%
Insurance Company0.23%

Reported short interest has risen from 2.81% to 7.79% 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
Deka Investment GmbH	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+399,563	0.3%
Applied Finance Advisors, LLC	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+455,799	0.4%
Nuveen Asset Management LLC	Insurance Company	2026/Q3	+286,713	0.2%
RREEF America L.L.C.	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+5,556,654	4.5%
Donald Smith & Co., Inc.	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+1,944,080	1.6%
Russell Investment Management, LLC	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+932,960	0.8%
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+661,633	6.5%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+642,813	0.8%
Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc.	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+603,140	0.9%
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+579,001	0.5%
Wellington Management Group	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+474,144	2.7%
Two Sigma Investments, LP	Hedge Fund	2026/Q3	+443,101	1.6%
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+312,084	0.8%
Geode Capital Management, LLC	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+294,914	2.8%
Hudson River Trading LLC	Private Company	2026/Q3	+246,817	0.2%

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

Insider transactions

Date	Insider	Title	Transaction	Shares	Price	Held after
30 Sep 2026	Sherry Rexroad	Executive VP, CFO & Company Secretary	Derivative Exercise and Sale	-4,446	$8.81	53,857
30 Sep 2026	Sherry Rexroad	Executive VP, CFO & Company Secretary	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+10,706	–	53,857
11 May 2026	Kelly Barrett	Independent Chairperson	Other Derivative Acquisition	+12,883	–	12,883
11 May 2026	Kelly Barrett	Independent Chairperson	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+15,217	–	97,426
11 May 2026	Glenn Cohen	Independent Director	Other Derivative Acquisition	+12,883	–	12,883
11 May 2026	Glenn Cohen	Independent Director	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+15,217	–	82,083
11 May 2026	Dale Taysom	Independent Vice Chairperson	Other Derivative Acquisition	+12,883	–	12,883
11 May 2026	Dale Taysom	Independent Vice Chairperson	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+15,217	–	97,372
11 May 2026	Jeffrey Donnelly	Independent Director	Derivative Exercise and Sale	-3,348	$8.15	13,672
11 May 2026	Jeffrey Donnelly	Independent Director	Other Derivative Acquisition	+12,883	–	12,883
11 May 2026	Jeffrey Donnelly	Independent Director	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+11,869	–	13,672
11 May 2026	Barbara Lang	Independent Director	Derivative Exercise and Sale	-4,566	$8.15	61,842
11 May 2026	Barbara Lang	Independent Director	Other Derivative Acquisition	+12,883	–	12,883
11 May 2026	Barbara Lang	Independent Director	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+10,651	–	61,842
11 May 2026	Mary Hager	Independent Director	Other Derivative Acquisition	+12,883	–	12,883
11 May 2026	Mary Hager	Independent Director	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+15,217	–	49,190
11 May 2026	Stephen Lewis	Independent Director	Other Derivative Acquisition	+12,883	–	12,883
11 May 2026	Stephen Lewis	Independent Director	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+15,217	–	17,529
11 May 2026	Deneen Donnley	Independent Director	Other Derivative Acquisition	+12,883	–	12,883
11 May 2026	Deneen Donnley	Independent Director	Derivative Exercise and Retained	+15,217	–	17,529

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	9,752,101	7.8%	7.6
30 Sep 2026	9,375,754	7.5%	5.4
15 Sep 2026	4,977,440	4.0%	2.0
31 Aug 2026	7,326,494	5.9%	7.3
14 Aug 2026	5,672,173	4.5%	6.0
31 Jul 2026	3,522,104	2.8%	5.1

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