Spotify Technology SPOT
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: +$74.62M (13 inflow days, 7 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 32.3% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 3.14% to 1.69% 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 | +374,590 | 0.2% |
| Harding Loevner LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,598,173 | 0.8% |
| Baron Capital Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,113,589 | 1.2% |
| Union Asset Management Holding AG | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +906,703 | 1.2% |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +775,431 | 0.4% |
| Principal Global Investors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +613,530 | 0.8% |
| Fidelity International Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +459,171 | 0.3% |
| Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP | Corporate Pension Plan | 2026/Q3 | +429,840 | 0.3% |
| WCM Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +425,400 | 1.4% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +346,414 | 0.4% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +344,898 | 0.2% |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +336,068 | 0.2% |
| Janus Henderson Group plc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +311,076 | 1.0% |
| Barclays PLC | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +293,287 | 0.4% |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +228,361 | 0.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 | Gustav Söderström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -20,910 | $533.97 | 19,908 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Christian Luiga | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -105 | $487.38 | 448 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | John Giraldo | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale to Issuer | -41 | $487.38 | 1,810 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Gustav Söderström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -116 | $487.38 | 19,908 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Dustee Jenkins | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Sale to Issuer | -427 | $487.38 | 41,008 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Dustee Jenkins | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Other Acquisition | +2,035 | – | 41,008 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Dustee Jenkins | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +6,105 | $491.40 | 6,105 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Alex Norström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -808 | $487.38 | 65,156 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Anna Lundström | Chief Human Resources Officer | Sale to Issuer | -250 | $487.38 | 16,254 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Gustav Söderström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -20,913 | $549.49 | 20,025 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Christian Luiga | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -105 | $543.62 | 359 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Gustav Söderström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -117 | $543.62 | 20,025 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Dustee Jenkins | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Sale to Issuer | -428 | $543.62 | 39,400 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Alex Norström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Sale to Issuer | -809 | $543.62 | 65,964 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Anna Lundström | Chief Human Resources Officer | Sale to Issuer | -248 | $543.62 | 16,504 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | John Giraldo | Chief Accounting Officer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 1,852 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Dustee Jenkins | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Open Market Disposition | -2,088 | $512.50 | 39,828 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Dustee Jenkins | Chief Public Affairs Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,722 | $513.43 | 39,828 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Gustav Söderström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -20,833 | $511.64 | 20,142 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Alex Norström | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -5,436 | $506.04 | 66,773 |
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 | 3,480,760 | 1.7% | 2.4 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 4,257,291 | 2.1% | 2.9 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 4,522,956 | 2.2% | 3.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 6,121,444 | 3.0% | 3.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 4,928,432 | 2.4% | 2.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 6,458,984 | 3.1% | 3.6 |
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