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: −$1.86M (7 inflow days, 13 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 40.7% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 8.39% to 10.40% 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 | +248,671 | 1.3% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +905,523 | 1.6% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +541,803 | 2.7% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +440,570 | 4.4% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +426,392 | 19.2% |
| Private Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +284,110 | 8.2% |
| Algert Global LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +246,356 | 0.9% |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +201,509 | 2.0% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +190,164 | 2.4% |
| Leap Investments LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +154,700 | 0.4% |
| Royce & Associates, LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +142,535 | 3.0% |
| XTX Markets Limited | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +130,052 | 0.3% |
| Cerity Partners LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +119,433 | 0.3% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +116,672 | 0.6% |
| HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +114,748 | 0.4% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 | Gregory Wong | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -11,704 | $20.44 | 187,101 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Asmau Ahmed | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -10,000 | $20.30 | – |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Asmau Ahmed | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -25,000 | $20.85 | 22,964 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Asmau Ahmed | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -15,000 | $20.85 | – |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Asmau Ahmed | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -10,000 | $20.43 | – |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Asmau Ahmed | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -15,000 | $20.79 | 47,828 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Asmau Ahmed | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -5,000 | $20.79 | – |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Douglas Valenti | Chairperson & CEO | Sale to Issuer | -84,595 | $22.02 | 1,906,144 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Douglas Valenti | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +81,655 | – | 1,906,144 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Douglas Valenti | Chairperson & CEO | Other Disposition | -81,655 | – | 1,906,144 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Gregory Wong | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -28,393 | $22.02 | 198,805 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Douglas Valenti | Chairperson & CEO | Automatic Disposition | -751,631 | $20.50 | 1,906,144 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Gregory Wong | Chief Financial Officer | Automatic Disposition | -26,296 | $20.09 | 198,805 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Douglas Valenti | Chairperson & CEO | Other Acquisition | +393,802 | – | 2,742,370 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Gregory Wong | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +157,835 | – | 353,198 |
| 5 Jul 2026 | David Pauldine | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +176,827 | – | 183,607 |
| 5 Jul 2026 | David Pauldine | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -176,827 | – | 183,607 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Gregory Wong | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -10,338 | $15.00 | 194,982 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Gregory Wong | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -22,057 | $12.19 | 205,319 |
| 9 May 2026 | Douglas Valenti | Chairperson & CEO | Sale to Issuer | -36,253 | $13.21 | 2,348,568 |
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 | 5,934,263 | 10.4% | 7.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,909,251 | 8.6% | 5.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 4,345,899 | 7.6% | 3.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,465,715 | 7.8% | 6.3 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 4,580,183 | 8.0% | 7.1 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 4,818,178 | 8.4% | 6.3 |
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