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Westlake Chemical WLKP

US equityMarket cap rank #3452Chemicals
$21.38 −$0.21 (-0.97%)
Pre-market · Oct 8, 7:00 am ET · After hours $21.38 0.00%
Open$21.50
Prev close$21.59
Day range$21.31 – $21.68
Volume15.6K
Market cap$753.56M
P/E (TTM)13.0
Dividend yield8.82%

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership73.2%+0.00 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding63+2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)12 buys / 7 sellsNet buying
Short interest0.38% of floatDays to cover 6.2 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share15.8%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

5%16%28%40%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$592.8K (3 inflow days, 17 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

−$509.8KSuper−$83.0KBig−$145.6KMid−$213.1KSmall

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 66.5% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • TTWF LP44.05%
  • Invesco Ltd.14.11%
  • Energy Income Partners LLC4.51%
  • Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd2.04%
  • ClearBridge Investments, LLC1.80%
  • UBS Asset Management1.25%
  • The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.0.68%
  • Citigroup Inc.0.62%

By investor type

  • Private Company44.38%
  • Mutual Fund26.14%
  • Public Company2.56%
  • Individual/Insider0.81%
  • Hedge Fund0.09%
  • Family Office/Trust0.00%

Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 0.38% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +960 0.0%
George Finley Individual/Insider 2026/Q3 +5,005 0.1%
Lisa Friel Individual/Insider 2026/Q3 +2,503 0.0%
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +28,057 2.0%
Arax Advisory Partners, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +25,600 0.1%
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +20,386 0.1%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Public Company 2026/Q3 +18,705 0.7%
Advisory Services Network, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +18,700 0.2%
&Partners, LLC Private Company 2026/Q3 +15,660 0.0%
Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +9,683 0.1%
Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +9,084 0.0%
Energy Income Partners LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +7,559 4.5%
Inspire Investing, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +4,267 0.0%
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +2,435 0.1%
Osaic Wealth, Inc. Private Company 2026/Q3 +1,391 0.0%

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

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
11 Aug 2026 George Finley Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Other Derivative Acquisition +5,044 – –
11 Aug 2026 Randy Woelfel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Other Derivative Acquisition +5,044 – –
11 Aug 2026 Lisa Friel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Other Derivative Acquisition +5,044 – –
5 Aug 2026 George Finley Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Derivative Exercise and Retained +5,005 – 36,935
5 Aug 2026 Randy Woelfel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Derivative Exercise and Sale -5,005 $21.35 23,913
5 Aug 2026 Lisa Friel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Derivative Exercise and Sale -2,502 $21.35 9,666
5 Aug 2026 Lisa Friel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Derivative Exercise and Retained +2,503 – 9,666
26 Aug 2025 Jean-Marc Gilson Chief Executive Officer Private Acquisition +95 $21.25 11,803
6 Aug 2025 George Finley Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Derivative Exercise and Retained +4,882 – 31,930
6 Aug 2025 Randy Woelfel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Derivative Exercise and Sale -4,882 $21.96 23,913
6 Aug 2025 Lisa Friel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Derivative Exercise and Sale -2,441 $21.96 7,163
6 Aug 2025 Lisa Friel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Derivative Exercise and Retained +2,441 – 7,163
5 Aug 2025 George Finley Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Other Derivative Acquisition +5,005 – –
5 Aug 2025 Randy Woelfel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Other Derivative Acquisition +5,005 – –
5 Aug 2025 Lisa Friel Independent Director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC Other Derivative Acquisition +5,005 – –
28 May 2025 James Chao Senior Chairman of the Board Open Market Disposition -3,700 $22.10 –
27 May 2025 James Chao Senior Chairman of the Board Open Market Disposition -10,208 $22.17 3,700
26 May 2025 James Chao Senior Chairman of the Board Intent to Sell (Form 144) -13,908 $22.18 –
24 Feb 2025 Jean-Marc Gilson Chief Executive Officer Private Acquisition +167 $24.75 11,708

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 133,662 0.4% 6.2
31 Aug 2026 134,745 0.4% 5.1
14 Aug 2026 120,891 0.3% 2.4
31 Jul 2026 110,675 0.3% 3.1
15 Jul 2026 145,067 0.4% 5.8
30 Jun 2026 128,063 0.4% 5.7

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