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: −$738.1K (7 inflow days, 13 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 54.2% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 0.47% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,353,882 | 1.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +114,828 | 0.1% |
| Gregory Smith | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +41,900 | 1.2% |
| Blackstone Inc. | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,027,453 | 0.9% |
| Orion Resource Partners (USA), L.P. | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,027,453 | 0.9% |
| Rothschild & Cie Gestion | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +947,425 | 0.9% |
| Quadrature Capital Limited | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +228,600 | 0.2% |
| Sprott Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +184,079 | 0.4% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +85,371 | 0.1% |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +69,664 | 0.1% |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +65,000 | 0.1% |
| Schweizerische Nationalbank | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +59,800 | 0.1% |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +58,057 | 0.1% |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +45,776 | 0.0% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +41,037 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | Gregory Smith | Chairperson | Open Market Acquisition | +10,000 | $9.16 | 1,267,717 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Daniel O'Flaherty | Chief Executive Officer & Director | Open Market Acquisition | +60,000 | $9.46 | 2,806,203 |
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 | 515,657 | 0.5% | 1.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 540,271 | 0.5% | 1.0 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 594,563 | 0.5% | 2.6 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 601,656 | 0.6% | 3.5 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 743,056 | 0.7% | 2.6 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 493,207 | 0.5% | 3.4 |
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