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: +$155.7K (12 inflow days, 8 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 88.9% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has risen from 3.54% to 3.95% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Farrar | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +237,116 | 2.6% |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +123,902 | 0.3% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +74,175 | 1.7% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +71,830 | 0.9% |
| Numeric Investors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +40,543 | 0.3% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +36,396 | 0.3% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +35,447 | 0.3% |
| Tudor Investment Corporation | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +32,317 | 0.2% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +31,586 | 0.6% |
| Beach Point Capital Management LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +23,868 | 16.7% |
| Renaissance Technologies Corp. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +23,700 | 0.1% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +23,040 | 0.7% |
| Adage Capital Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +22,790 | 1.3% |
| Squarepoint OPS LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +21,174 | 0.1% |
| Russell Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +19,704 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | Mark Szczepaniak | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -2,000 | $18.03 | 165,935 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Roland Kelly | Chief Legal Officer | Open Market Disposition | -1,600 | $18.00 | 98,139 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Jeffrey Taylor | Executive Vice President of Capital Markets | Open Market Disposition | -4,330 | $19.06 | 172,490 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Fiona Tam | Chief Accounting Officer | Open Market Disposition | -1,232 | $19.00 | 47,129 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Mark Szczepaniak | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -2,000 | $18.16 | 165,935 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Mark Szczepaniak | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -400 | $18.00 | 167,935 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Roland Kelly | Chief Legal Officer | Open Market Disposition | -1,600 | $18.00 | 95,794 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Mark Szczepaniak | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -400 | $18.00 | 169,535 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Jeffrey Taylor | Executive Vice President of Capital Markets | Automatic Disposition | -2,165 | $19.00 | 176,820 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Fiona Tam | Chief Accounting Officer | Automatic Disposition | -68 | $19.00 | 48,361 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Roland Kelly | Chief Legal Officer | Open Market Disposition | -1,600 | $18.57 | 98,252 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Roland Kelly | Chief Legal Officer | Other Acquisition | +858 | $18.46 | 99,852 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Christopher Farrar | Chief Executive Officer | Other Acquisition | +1,272 | $18.46 | 1,036,716 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Mark Szczepaniak | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -1,573 | $18.07 | 169,935 |
| 25 May 2026 | John Pitstick | Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -3,603 | $17.17 | 59,410 |
| 25 May 2026 | Joy Schaefer | Lead Independent Director | Sale to Issuer | -3,603 | $17.17 | 40,798 |
| 20 May 2026 | John Pitstick | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,413 | $17.55 | 64,934 |
| 20 May 2026 | Joy Schaefer | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,413 | $17.55 | 44,401 |
| 20 May 2026 | Dorika Beckett | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5,413 | $17.55 | 41,311 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Mark Szczepaniak | Chief Financial Officer | Open Market Disposition | -1,573 | $19.30 | 171,508 |
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 | 1,559,486 | 3.9% | 13.0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,549,811 | 3.9% | 14.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,563,440 | 4.0% | 13.4 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,609,368 | 4.1% | 14.9 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 1,503,194 | 3.8% | 18.0 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 1,391,231 | 3.5% | 11.4 |
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