Digimarc Corporation (DMRC) Ownership

NASDAQ: DMRCTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

DMRC ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
54.5%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
30.01%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
22.5M
Float
16.4M
shares available to trade
Short interest
26.98%
2.6M shares short
Days to cover
15.53
short interest up 2.7% vs prior month
  • Institutions 54.55%
  • Insiders 30.01%
  • Other investors 15.44%

DMRC top institutional holders

20 largest
Digimarc Corporation top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Altai Capital Management, L.P.12.28%2.8M$18.5M—June 30, 2026
2Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts9.13%2.1M$13.7M+1.9M (+973.6%)June 30, 2026
3Lagoda Investment Management LP5.06%1.1M$7.6M+77,650 (+7.3%)June 30, 2026
4Kimelman & Baird, LLC4.85%1.1M$7.3M+254,338 (+30.3%)June 30, 2026
5BlackRock Inc4.72%1.1M$7.1M−5,211 (−0.5%)June 30, 2026
6Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC3.32%750K$5.0M−48,741 (−6.1%)September 30, 2026
7Vanguard Capital Management, LLC3.16%711K$4.8M−66,774 (−8.6%)June 30, 2026
8BBR Partners, LLC1.98%447K$3.0M−70,549 (−13.6%)June 30, 2026
9Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC1.95%439K$2.9M+20,464 (+4.9%)June 30, 2026
10Geode Capital Management, LLC1.77%400K$2.7M−26,807 (−6.3%)June 30, 2026
11BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC1.50%339K$2.3M−92,824 (−21.5%)June 30, 2026
12D. E. Shaw & Co LP1.42%320K$2.1M−11,205 (−3.4%)June 30, 2026
13State Street Corp1.40%315K$2.1M−1,060 (−0.3%)June 30, 2026
14Quantinno Capital Management LP1.39%314K$2.1M+20,297 (+6.9%)June 30, 2026
15UBS Group AG1.04%235K$1.6M−104,480 (−30.8%)June 30, 2026
16Bank of New York Mellon Corp1.04%235K$1.6M−28 (−0.0%)June 30, 2026
17Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc0.65%146K$972,855−10,217 (−6.6%)June 30, 2026
18Northern Trust Corp0.59%134K$892,582−7,796 (−5.5%)June 30, 2026
19Renaissance Technologies Corp0.55%123K$822,308−44,000 (−26.3%)June 30, 2026
20Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co0.52%118K$787,405+7,988 (+7.3%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 6 holders added 2.2M shares and 13 cut 490K.

DMRC top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Digimarc Corporation top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest2.26%510K$3.4M—August 31, 2026
2iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.71%385K$2.6M−4,416 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
3Vanguard Information Technology ETF1.54%347K$2.3M+1,116 (+0.3%)September 30, 2026
4Fidelity Small Cap Index0.66%148K$991,319+1,440 (+1.0%)July 31, 2026
5iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.56%125K$836,303−158 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
6Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™0.44%100K$668,214+63 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
7Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.35%79K$527,600+2,092 (+2.7%)September 30, 2026
8Fidelity Extended Market Index0.27%62K$412,156−332 (−0.5%)August 31, 2026
9iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.19%42K$282,671−292 (−0.7%)September 30, 2026
10Schwab Small Cap Index0.14%33K$217,648—August 31, 2026
11Fidelity Total Market Index0.14%32K$215,610—August 31, 2026
12Goldman Sachs Absolute Ret Trckr Instl0.14%31K$207,467+22,646 (+269.2%)June 30, 2026
13Fidelity Series Total Market Index0.12%27K$178,463—August 31, 2026
14iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Idx Instl0.12%26K$174,862—August 31, 2026
15Russell Inv US Small Cap Equity Y0.11%25K$170,073—August 31, 2026
16EA Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Mkt ETF0.10%22K$146,960—September 30, 2026
17Stt Strt SPDR® Russell2000 US SmCapETF0.10%22K$145,257−1,523 (−6.5%)September 30, 2026
18Schwab Total Stock Market Index0.10%22K$143,767—August 31, 2026
19Nuveen Small Cap Blend Idx R60.09%21K$136,953—August 31, 2026
20T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Idx0.08%19K$127,588—September 30, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

DMRC insider transactions

latest 9
Digimarc Corporation insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2024-05-20Alicia SyrettSell$25.83846$21,852
2024-05-15Alicia SyrettSell$25.481,500$38,220
2024-05-13Kathleen KoolSell$24.023,000$72,060
2024-05-09Alicia SyrettSell$23.153,000$69,450
2024-05-07Alicia SyrettSell$22.871,500$34,305
2024-03-28Tony RodriguezSell$26.912,000$53,820
2024-03-11Milena Alberti-PerezSell$30.844,900$151,116
2023-05-31Andrew WalterSell$30.2510,000$302,500
2023-05-18Ken SicklesBuy$30.84648$19,984

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.

DMRC shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns DMRC

Institutional investors own 54.5% of Digimarc's shares and insiders 30.01%. The largest holder is Altai Capital Management, L.P. with 12.28% of the shares (2.8M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 6 added shares and 13 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 26.98% of the float, or 15.53 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 192.6% since 2014.

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DMRC ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Digimarc stock?

The largest shareholders of Digimarc are Altai Capital Management, L.P. (12.28%), Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts (9.13%), Lagoda Investment Management LP (5.06%), Kimelman & Baird, LLC (4.85%), BlackRock Inc (4.72%).

What percentage of Digimarc is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 54.5% of Digimarc's shares outstanding; insiders hold 30.01%.

Which funds own Digimarc?

The largest fund holders of Digimarc are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.26%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.71%), Vanguard Information Technology ETF (1.54%), Fidelity Small Cap Index (0.66%), iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (0.56%).

What is Digimarc's short interest?

2.6M shares of Digimarc were sold short, 26.98% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 15.53 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Digimarc?

Of the latest 9 reported insider transactions in Digimarc (since May 18, 2023), 1 were purchases and 8 were sales.

How many shares of Digimarc are outstanding?

Digimarc has 22.5M shares outstanding, of which 16.4M are in the public float.

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