SmartFinancial SMBK
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
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: −$66.0K (7 inflow days, 13 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 25.5% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 1.95% to 3.76% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Capital Advisors, Inc. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +21,250 | 0.1% |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +19,671 | 0.1% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +36,832 | 0.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +183,638 | 8.6% |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +95,300 | 1.9% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +76,854 | 2.6% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +62,313 | 2.0% |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +39,021 | 0.4% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +26,058 | 2.2% |
| Nuveen Investments | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +21,684 | 0.1% |
| Rather & Kittrell, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +21,399 | 0.2% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +18,740 | 0.8% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +18,549 | 1.1% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +16,528 | 2.7% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +15,059 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2026 | Rhett Jordan | Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of SmartBank | Open Market Disposition | -200 | $49.80 | 10,942 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Steven Tucker | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -3,500 | $49.50 | 47,222 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Rhett Jordan | Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of SmartBank | Open Market Disposition | -230 | $52.05 | 11,142 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Rhett Jordan | Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of SmartBank | Open Market Disposition | -430 | $52.75 | 11,372 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Rhett Jordan | Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of SmartBank | Open Market Disposition | -400 | $45.00 | 11,802 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Victor Barrett | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +3,000 | $43.78 | 160,850 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Cathy Ackermann | Independent Director | Open Market Acquisition | +3,000 | $42.12 | 32,431 |
| 3 May 2026 | Kelli Shomaker | Open Market Acquisition | +290 | $41.30 | 2,120 | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Geoffrey Wolpert | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +23,721 | – | 214,842 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Geoffrey Wolpert | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -23,721 | – | 214,842 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Rhett Jordan | Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of SmartBank | Open Market Disposition | -500 | $41.85 | 12,202 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Wesley Welborn | Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +3,542 | – | 147,236 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Ronald Gorczynski | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +3,752 | – | 24,729 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | William Carroll | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +9,450 | – | 175,760 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Rhett Jordan | Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of SmartBank | Other Acquisition | +3,414 | – | 12,702 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Rebecca Boyd | Executive VP & Chief People Officer of SmartBank | Other Acquisition | +1,913 | – | 12,342 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Martin Schrodt | Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer of SmartBank | Other Acquisition | +1,998 | – | 7,251 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Cynthia Cain | Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer of SmartBank | Other Acquisition | +2,052 | – | 12,214 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Jarrod Trumpp | Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer of SmartBank | Other Acquisition | +990 | – | 2,990 |
| 8 Feb 2026 | Wesley Welborn | Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +835 | $43.13 | 143,694 |
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 | 642,537 | 3.8% | 7.1 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 636,039 | 3.7% | 3.9 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 498,474 | 2.9% | 4.9 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 395,088 | 2.3% | 4.4 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 366,868 | 2.1% | 3.0 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 333,431 | 2.0% | 2.1 |
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