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: −$11.08M (6 inflow days, 14 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 33.0% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 8.63% to 11.37% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +108,205 | 0.4% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,930,523 | 13.7% |
| Shannon River Fund Management, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +890,113 | 1.6% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +882,553 | 4.7% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +854,169 | 3.4% |
| Congress Asset Management Company, LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +847,617 | 5.4% |
| Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +762,181 | 1.9% |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +743,138 | 4.5% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +420,438 | 1.7% |
| Praetorian PR LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +350,000 | 2.5% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +313,662 | 0.6% |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +264,831 | 1.3% |
| abrdn plc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +261,263 | 0.5% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +225,996 | 1.3% |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +174,070 | 0.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | Robert DeVincenzi | Independent Non-Executive Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +1,000 | $19.68 | 153,330 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Robert DeVincenzi | Independent Non-Executive Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +1,000 | $19.83 | 152,330 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Robert DeVincenzi | Independent Non-Executive Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +1,000 | $21.80 | 151,330 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Robert DeVincenzi | Independent Non-Executive Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +1,000 | $21.77 | 150,330 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Robert DeVincenzi | Independent Non-Executive Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +1,000 | $25.95 | 149,330 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Robert DeVincenzi | Independent Non-Executive Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +8,000 | $28.21 | 148,330 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jerome Grant | Chief Executive Officer | Open Market Disposition | -94,500 | $41.63 | 189,365 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Kevin Prehn | Concorde Division President | Open Market Disposition | -4,545 | $40.00 | 12,793 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | Private Disposition | -3,000,000 | $41.40 | 971,440 | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | William Lennox | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -4,600 | – | 118,568 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Christine Kline | Chief Accounting Officer & Principal Accounting Officer | Open Market Disposition | -3,500 | $44.42 | 21,187 |
| 26 May 2026 | Tracy Lorenz | President of Universal Technical Institute Division | Sale to Issuer | -22,073 | $40.06 | 47,263 |
| 24 May 2026 | Tracy Lorenz | President of Universal Technical Institute Division | Other Acquisition | +42,243 | – | 47,263 |
| 10 May 2026 | Linda Srere | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -15,000 | $36.59 | 127,564 |
| 10 May 2026 | Linda Srere | Independent Director | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -15,000 | $35.74 | – |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Christopher Kevane | Chief Legal Officer | Open Market Disposition | -23,654 | $37.55 | 62,714 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | George Brochick | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -5,000 | $36.59 | 31,795 |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Shannon Okinaka | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -10,000 | $34.74 | 19,808 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Linda Srere | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,565 | – | 142,564 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Kenneth Trammell | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +3,565 | – | 136,083 |
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 | 6,263,296 | 11.4% | 4.0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,486,142 | 10.0% | 3.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 5,064,015 | 9.2% | 2.3 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,395,395 | 8.0% | 4.7 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 4,597,189 | 8.3% | 4.7 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 4,753,258 | 8.6% | 5.3 |
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