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Washington Trust Bancorp WASH

US equityMarket cap rank #3490Banks - Regional
$37.44 −$0.78 (-2.04%)
Pre-market · Oct 8, 7:00 am ET · After hours $37.44 0.00%
Open$37.66
Prev close$38.22
Day range$37.07 – $37.87
Volume158.6K
Market cap$714.14M
P/E (TTM)13.0
Dividend yield5.98%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership75.6%+0.21 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding217+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)30 buys / 19 sellsNet buying
Short interest7.30% of floatDays to cover 10.7 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share27.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

17%24%31%38%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$41.1K (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

+$41.1KSuper−$82.3KBig−$119.0KMid+$201.9KSmall

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 30.5% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock11.72%
  • FMR5.20%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.08%
  • Franklin Resources4.41%
  • State Street Global Advisors4.06%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors3.94%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.73%
  • AQR Capital Management2.39%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund59.42%
  • Hedge Fund9.19%
  • Public Company4.48%
  • Individual/Insider2.19%
  • Private Company1.06%
  • Government Pension Fund0.55%
  • Family Office/Trust0.54%
  • Insurance Company0.28%

Reported short interest has risen from 6.29% to 7.30% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Nuveen Asset Management LLC Insurance Company 2026/Q3 +42,390 0.2%
AQR Capital Management Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +234,160 2.4%
State Street Global Advisors Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +197,328 4.1%
American Century Investment Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +185,409 1.5%
Franklin Resources Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +185,288 4.4%
Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C. Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +183,998 1.0%
Millennium Management LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +150,202 0.8%
LSV Asset Management Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +67,597 0.4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +58,764 3.9%
Two Sigma Investments, LP Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +52,562 2.4%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +48,048 1.2%
Tudor Investment Corporation Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +46,250 0.3%
Geode Capital Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +32,290 2.7%
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +31,406 1.1%
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +30,588 0.2%

Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
27 Jul 2026 Edward Handy Chairperson & CEO Open Market Disposition +0 $38.94 86,545
29 Apr 2026 Rolando Lora Executive VP & Chief Retail Lending Officer Open Market Disposition -885 $31.56 11,292
27 Apr 2026 John Ruggieri Independent Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 9,077
27 Apr 2026 Robert DiMuccio Lead Independent Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 25,709
27 Apr 2026 Edwin Santos Independent Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 10,310
27 Apr 2026 Mark Kenyon Gim Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 39,383
27 Apr 2026 Lisa Stanton Independent Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 6,458
27 Apr 2026 Sandra Parrillo Independent Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 3,880
27 Apr 2026 Deborah Paul Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 3,880
27 Apr 2026 Jeffrey Wilhelm Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 1,260
27 Apr 2026 Joseph Gencarella Independent Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 5,788
27 Apr 2026 Angel Taveras Director Other Acquisition +1,260 – 3,980
26 Apr 2026 Edward Handy Chairperson & CEO Open Market Acquisition +3,195 $31.32 86,005
23 Apr 2026 Ronald Ohsberg Senior EVP, CFO & Treasurer Open Market Acquisition +1,606 $31.00 29,705
23 Apr 2026 Rolando Lora Executive VP & Chief Retail Lending Officer Sale to Issuer -735 $30.81 12,177
22 Apr 2026 James Brown Senior EVP & Chief Commercial Banking Officer Open Market Acquisition +32,000 $31.51 37,280
5 Apr 2026 Dennis Algiere Executive VP, Chief Compliance Officer & Director of Community Affairs Sale to Issuer -733 $34.16 19,750
5 Apr 2026 Dennis Algiere Executive VP, Chief Compliance Officer & Director of Community Affairs Other Acquisition +1,620 – 19,750
5 Apr 2026 Edward Handy Chairperson & CEO Sale to Issuer -3,104 $34.16 82,274
5 Apr 2026 Edward Handy Chairperson & CEO Other Acquisition +6,848 – 82,274

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 dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 1,391,472 7.3% 10.7
31 Aug 2026 1,407,333 7.4% 9.3
14 Aug 2026 1,325,932 7.0% 11.4
31 Jul 2026 1,250,906 6.6% 6.8
15 Jul 2026 1,179,138 6.2% 7.9
30 Jun 2026 1,199,630 6.3% 5.0

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