Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (CMTL) Ownership
CMTL ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 45.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 2.73% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 30.0M
- Float
- 27.8M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 1.13% 334K shares short
- Days to cover
- 1.26 short interest down 21.7% vs prior month
- Institutions 45.55%
- Insiders 2.73%
- Other investors 51.73%
CMTL top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qvt Financial LP | 5.59% | 1.7M | $2.3M | −18,436 (−1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 4.36% | 1.3M | $1.8M | +112,576 (+9.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 4.16% | 1.2M | $1.7M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Needham Investment Management, LLC | 3.03% | 906K | $1.3M | −267,940 (−22.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | TCW Group Inc | 2.43% | 727K | $1.0M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | MML Investors Services Inc | 2.30% | 690K | $958,686 | +299,383 (+76.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Acadian Asset Management LLC | 2.00% | 600K | $833,711 | +196,527 (+48.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd | 1.85% | 553K | $769,015 | −313,889 (−36.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | BlackRock Inc | 1.69% | 506K | $703,279 | +22,071 (+4.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Jane Street Group LLC | 1.60% | 480K | $667,092 | +185,407 (+63.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC | 1.54% | 460K | $639,472 | −3,732 (−0.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.47% | 442K | $613,746 | −51,559 (−10.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.15% | 345K | $479,820 | −6,572 (−1.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Renaissance Technologies Corp | 1.11% | 332K | $462,175 | +96,851 (+41.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 0.62% | 185K | $257,780 | +11,551 (+6.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 0.57% | 171K | $237,675 | +6,000 (+3.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. | 0.54% | 163K | $226,634 | +111,116 (+214.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Royce & Associates, LP | 0.54% | 163K | $226,505 | −1.6M (−90.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Two Sigma Investments LLC | 0.52% | 156K | $216,922 | −220,032 (−58.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | XTX Topco Ltd | 0.50% | 151K | $209,378 | +79,452 (+111.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 10 holders added 1.1M shares and 8 cut 2.4M.
CMTL top mutual fund and ETF holders
19 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.13% | 936K | $1.3M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Adara Smaller Companies | 0.60% | 181K | $251,687 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | Fidelity Extended Market Index | 0.57% | 171K | $238,279 | +17,156 (+11.1%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company | 0.42% | 127K | $176,515 | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Micro-Cap ETF | 0.29% | 87K | $120,459 | −598 (−0.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Invesco NASDAQ Future Gen 200 ETF | 0.24% | 71K | $98,587 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | BSF Systematic US Eq Abs Ret A2 USD | 0.21% | 64K | $88,857 | — | December 31, 2025 |
| 8 | Fidelity Total Market Index | 0.19% | 58K | $81,044 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 9 | Fidelity Series Total Market Index | 0.15% | 45K | $62,054 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | EA Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Mkt ETF | 0.13% | 37K | $52,097 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF | 0.12% | 35K | $48,650 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Procure Space ETF | 0.07% | 22K | $30,676 | +129 (+0.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF | 0.07% | 21K | $28,633 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard MStar Inst Ttl StkMktIdxInstlPl | 0.06% | 18K | $24,627 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Vanguard Balanced Index Inv | 0.06% | 18K | $24,393 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF | 0.05% | 14K | $19,599 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | 0.04% | 13K | $17,799 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Vanguard U.S. Eq Idx £ Acc | 0.04% | 11K | $14,909 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 19 | Arrow Opportunities Alternative Series F | 0.03% | 10K | $14,357 | — | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
CMTL insider transactions
latest 7| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-26 | Wendi B Carpenter | Buy | $9.60 | 1,000 | $9,600 |
| 2023-06-21 | Mark R Quinlan | Buy | $8.89 | 100,000 | $889,000 |
| 2023-06-15 | Wendi B Carpenter | Buy | $9.20 | 1,000 | $9,200 |
| 2023-06-14 | Maria Hedden | Buy | $8.95 | 2,233 | $19,985 |
| 2023-06-13 | Donald E Walther | Buy | $9.23 | 500 | $4,615 |
| 2023-06-13 | Ken Allen Peterman | Buy | $9.32 | 5,400 | $50,328 |
| 2023-06-13 | Michael Bondi | Buy | $9.29 | 5,000 | $46,450 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
CMTL shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns CMTL
Institutional investors own 45.5% of Comtech Telecommunications's shares and insiders 2.73%. The largest holder is Qvt Financial LP with 5.59% of the shares (1.7M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 10 added shares and 8 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 1.13% of the float, or 1.26 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 79.4% since 2014.
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CMTL ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Comtech Telecommunications stock?
The largest shareholders of Comtech Telecommunications are Qvt Financial LP (5.59%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.36%), Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC (4.16%), Needham Investment Management, LLC (3.03%), TCW Group Inc (2.43%).
What percentage of Comtech Telecommunications is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 45.5% of Comtech Telecommunications's shares outstanding; insiders hold 2.73%.
Which funds own Comtech Telecommunications?
The largest fund holders of Comtech Telecommunications are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.13%), Adara Smaller Companies (0.60%), Fidelity Extended Market Index (0.57%), Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company (0.42%), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (0.29%).
What is Comtech Telecommunications's short interest?
334K shares of Comtech Telecommunications were sold short, 1.13% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 1.26 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Comtech Telecommunications?
Of the latest 7 reported insider transactions in Comtech Telecommunications (since June 13, 2023), 7 were purchases and 0 were sales.
How many shares of Comtech Telecommunications are outstanding?
Comtech Telecommunications has 30.0M shares outstanding, of which 27.8M are in the public float.