Ardent Health Partners, Inc. (ARDT) Ownership
ARDT ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 76.7% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 23.84% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 141.0M
- Float
- 21.8M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 14.96% 4.6M shares short
- Days to cover
- 10.62 short interest up 18.8% vs prior month
- Institutions 76.73%
- Insiders 23.84%
ARDT top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chai Trust Co., LLC | 54.77% | 77.2M | $923.1M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Ventas Inc | 6.62% | 9.3M | $111.6M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | BlackRock Inc | 1.54% | 2.2M | $26.0M | +418,133 (+23.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 1.50% | 2.1M | $25.2M | +333,873 (+18.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Goldentree Asset Management LP | 1.12% | 1.6M | $18.9M | −722,690 (−31.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 1.03% | 1.4M | $17.3M | +505,457 (+53.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | CastleKnight Management LP | 0.76% | 1.1M | $12.9M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 0.68% | 964K | $11.5M | −44,605 (−4.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 0.60% | 841K | $10.1M | −89,542 (−9.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 0.44% | 621K | $7.4M | +59,504 (+10.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Algert Global LLC | 0.42% | 598K | $7.1M | +554,345 (+1,277.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | State Street Corp | 0.40% | 566K | $6.8M | −19,853 (−3.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | First Trust Advisors L.P. | 0.40% | 562K | $6.7M | +83,483 (+17.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 0.39% | 551K | $6.6M | +15,458 (+2.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Sageview Advisory Group LLC | 0.34% | 480K | $5.7M | −160,149 (−25.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC | 0.32% | 445K | $5.3M | +2,300 (+0.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | UBS Group AG | 0.31% | 443K | $5.3M | −8,061 (−1.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Bank of America Corp | 0.28% | 390K | $4.7M | +29,203 (+8.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | WEDGE Capital Management, LLP | 0.23% | 327K | $3.9M | +222,447 (+212.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.22% | 316K | $3.8M | +23,929 (+8.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 11 holders added 2.2M shares and 6 cut 1.0M.
ARDT top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A | 0.73% | 1.0M | $12.4M | +6,400 (+0.6%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 0.51% | 720K | $8.6M | +6,048 (+0.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 0.47% | 662K | $7.9M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.46% | 648K | $7.7M | −7,488 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF | 0.39% | 557K | $6.7M | −7,776 (−1.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® ETF | 0.32% | 457K | $5.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Columbia Sm Cp Val and Inflection Inst | 0.32% | 450K | $5.4M | −3,800 (−0.8%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value N | 0.21% | 290K | $3.5M | −105,000 (−26.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 0.18% | 259K | $3.1M | +1,976 (+0.8%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 10 | iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | 0.16% | 232K | $2.8M | +352 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Columbia VP Small Cap Value Discovery 1 | 0.13% | 183K | $2.2M | −100 (−0.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 12 | American Beacon Small Cp Val R5 | 0.13% | 182K | $2.2M | +182,400 (0.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | WisdomTree US SmallCap Earnings ETF | 0.12% | 168K | $2.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | 0.10% | 136K | $1.6M | +2,640 (+2.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™ | 0.09% | 130K | $1.6M | +81 (+0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Fidelity Extended Market Index | 0.09% | 128K | $1.5M | +3,010 (+2.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF | 0.09% | 125K | $1.5M | +2,407 (+2.0%) | September 24, 2026 |
| 18 | Hotchkis & Wiley Sm Cp Divers Val I | 0.09% | 124K | $1.5M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | First Trust Small Cap Val AlphaDEX® ETF | 0.08% | 118K | $1.4M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 20 | BSF Systematic US Eq Abs Ret A2 USD | 0.06% | 92K | $1.1M | — | December 31, 2025 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
ARDT shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns ARDT
Institutional investors own 76.7% of Ardent Health Partners's shares and insiders 23.84%. The largest holder is Chai Trust Co., LLC with 54.77% of the shares (77.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 11 added shares and 6 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 14.96% of the float, or 10.62 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 86.2% since 2015.
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ARDT ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Ardent Health Partners stock?
The largest shareholders of Ardent Health Partners are Chai Trust Co., LLC (54.77%), Ventas Inc (6.62%), BlackRock Inc (1.54%), Ameriprise Financial Inc (1.50%), Goldentree Asset Management LP (1.12%).
What percentage of Ardent Health Partners is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 76.7% of Ardent Health Partners's shares outstanding; insiders hold 23.84%.
Which funds own Ardent Health Partners?
The largest fund holders of Ardent Health Partners are Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A (0.73%), Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (0.51%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (0.47%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (0.46%), EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF (0.39%).
What is Ardent Health Partners's short interest?
4.6M shares of Ardent Health Partners were sold short, 14.96% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 10.62 days to cover.
How many shares of Ardent Health Partners are outstanding?
Ardent Health Partners has 141.0M shares outstanding, of which 21.8M are in the public float.