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SLM Corp SLM

US equityMarket cap rank #2231
$22.74 −$0.01 (-0.02%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $22.74 0.00%
Open$22.68
Prev close$22.75
Day range$22.63 – $23.06
Volume2.66M
Market cap$4.27B
P/E (TTM)6.3
Dividend yield2.29%

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership112.6%-0.43 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding457-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)32 buys / 17 sellsNet buying
Short interest9.55% of floatDays to cover 11.5 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share23.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%18%26%35%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$11.24M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 37.3% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock9.34%
  • FMR9.07%
  • Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC7.12%
  • T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.6.66%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.12%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.00%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors4.20%
  • Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC3.84%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund93.56%
  • Hedge Fund11.56%
  • Public Company4.16%
  • Government Pension Fund1.28%
  • Individual/Insider1.08%
  • Private Company0.96%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund0.65%
  • Insurance Company0.21%

Reported short interest has fallen from 10.53% to 9.55% 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 17,944,299 9.5% 11.5
31 Aug 2026 17,441,002 9.3% 10.1
14 Aug 2026 17,789,673 9.5% 8.5
31 Jul 2026 20,262,204 10.8% 6.6
15 Jul 2026 19,102,650 10.1% 6.0
30 Jun 2026 19,851,449 10.5% 6.3

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