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: −$182.3K (8 inflow days, 12 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 70.8% of shares outstanding.
Reported short interest has fallen from 0.82% to 0.74% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity International Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +343,463 | 2.6% |
| Seizert Capital Partners, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +331,735 | 0.7% |
| E Fund Management Co., Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +192,646 | 0.1% |
| Degroof Petercam Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +120,000 | 0.1% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +94,765 | 0.1% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +76,095 | 0.1% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +71,825 | 0.0% |
| Mangrove Partners IM, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +66,540 | 0.0% |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +55,982 | 0.2% |
| Campbell & Company, LP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +55,176 | 0.1% |
| Russell Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +53,272 | 0.1% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +49,339 | 0.1% |
| Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +46,940 | 0.4% |
| Hudson River Trading LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +40,818 | 0.0% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +32,393 | 2.8% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Tao Yang | Chairperson & CEO | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 24,734,013 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Saifi Ismail | Director & President | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 800,000 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Jianfeng Xu | Director & COO | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 5,370,000 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Yang Hu | Chief Financial Officer | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 550,000 |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Saifi Ismail | Director & President | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -100,000 | $8.36 | – |
| 21 May 2025 | Saifi Ismail | Director & President | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -150,000 | $7.44 | – |
| 21 May 2025 | Yang Hu | Chief Financial Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -680,000 | $7.44 | – |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Saifi Ismail | Director & President | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -50,000 | $5.25 | – |
| 23 Nov 2023 | Saifi Ismail | Director & President | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -50,000 | $5.94 | – |
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 | 1,116,364 | 0.7% | 3.2 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,273,828 | 0.8% | 3.1 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,102,343 | 0.7% | 4.4 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,146,397 | 0.8% | 4.8 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 1,397,671 | 0.9% | 6.1 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 1,237,912 | 0.8% | 3.4 |
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