Truist Financial TFC
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: −$142.95M (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 32.9% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 2.31% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBC Asset Management NV | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,589,439 | 0.2% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +17,792,279 | 3.5% |
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +8,824,311 | 8.8% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,962,089 | 0.2% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,483,852 | 0.1% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,225,549 | 1.1% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,220,669 | 8.3% |
| PGIM, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,184,149 | 0.2% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,116,367 | 0.5% |
| Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,088,425 | 0.4% |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +998,649 | 0.2% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +953,080 | 0.9% |
| PFA Pension, forsikringsaktieselskab | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +910,287 | 0.1% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +744,226 | 0.1% |
| Leap Investments LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +699,500 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | Michael Lyons | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Acquisition | +21,000 | $48.36 | 21,000 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Michael Lyons | Chief Executive Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +351,941 | – | 266,990 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Donta Wilson | Former Senior EVP and Chief Consumer & Small Business Banking Officer | Open Market Disposition | -13,280 | $51.85 | 63,174 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Donta Wilson | Former Senior EVP and Chief Consumer & Small Business Banking Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -13,280 | $51.30 | – |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Catherine Bessant | Director | Other Acquisition | +2,338 | – | 2,338 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | K. Boyer | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -3,986 | $50.70 | 10,314 |
| 19 Jul 2026 | William Rogers | Executive Chairperson | Open Market Disposition | -13,250 | $52.36 | 1,239,344 |
| 31 May 2026 | Bradley Bender | Chief Risk Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -9,115 | $46.87 | 12,781 |
| 31 May 2026 | Bradley Bender | Chief Risk Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +7,034 | – | 12,781 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | William Rogers | Executive Chairperson | Sale to Issuer | -32,861 | $43.83 | 1,252,445 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Donta Wilson | Former Senior EVP and Chief Consumer & Small Business Banking Officer | Sale to Issuer | -10,204 | $43.83 | 76,377 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Cynthia Powell | Executive VP & Corporate Controller | Sale to Issuer | -547 | $43.83 | 14,381 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Cynthia Powell | Executive VP & Corporate Controller | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -1,929 | $43.83 | 14,381 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Scott Stengel | Senior EVP, Chief Legal Officer, Head of Government Affairs & Corporate Secretary | Sale to Issuer | -3,001 | $43.83 | 11,977 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Kristin Lesher | Senior EVP & Chief Wholesale Banking Officer | Sale to Issuer | -7,433 | $43.83 | 71,520 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Michael Maguire | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -7,951 | $43.83 | 84,672 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Bradley Bender | Chief Risk Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -4,337 | $43.83 | 5,747 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Bradley Bender | Chief Risk Officer | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +3,484 | – | 5,747 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Thomas Skains | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4,027 | – | 23,542 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Dallas Clement | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +4,027 | – | 23,542 |
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 | 28,235,483 | 2.3% | 3.3 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 30,267,238 | 2.5% | 3.3 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 26,367,331 | 2.2% | 4.4 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 25,674,053 | 2.1% | 4.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 24,808,735 | 2.0% | 3.9 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 27,703,657 | 2.3% | 3.3 |
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