Five Below, Inc. (FIVE) Ownership

NASDAQ: FIVETop holders, insider trades and short interest.

FIVE ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
103.1%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
1.64%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
55.1M
Float
53.8M
shares available to trade
Short interest
5.33%
2.9M shares short
Days to cover
2.29
short interest up 18.6% vs prior month
  • Institutions 103.08%
  • Insiders 1.64%

FIVE top institutional holders

20 largest
Five Below, Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1BlackRock Inc9.75%5.4M$1.20B+354,591 (+7.1%)June 30, 2026
2Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.53%2.5M$555.8M+21,554 (+0.9%)June 30, 2026
3Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC4.32%2.4M$529.3M−22,271 (−0.9%)June 30, 2026
4AQR Capital Management LLC3.49%1.9M$428.4M−3,104 (−0.2%)June 30, 2026
5Wellington Management Company LLP3.29%1.8M$403.5M+638,049 (+54.4%)June 30, 2026
6State Street Corp3.13%1.7M$384.0M+51,104 (+3.1%)June 30, 2026
7Two Sigma Investments LLC2.92%1.6M$357.6M+171,403 (+12.0%)June 30, 2026
8Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd2.79%1.5M$342.4M+203,460 (+15.3%)June 30, 2026
9Federated Hermes Inc2.41%1.3M$296.0M−200,536 (−13.1%)June 30, 2026
10Geode Capital Management, LLC2.40%1.3M$294.5M+33,442 (+2.6%)June 30, 2026
11Amvescap Plc.2.28%1.3M$279.7M+246,337 (+24.4%)June 30, 2026
12FMR Inc2.10%1.2M$257.0M+115,180 (+11.1%)June 30, 2026
13American Century Companies Inc2.07%1.1M$253.7M−678,024 (−37.3%)June 30, 2026
14SRS Investment Management, LLC2.01%1.1M$246.1M+382,283 (+52.9%)June 30, 2026
15Qube Research & Technologies1.91%1.0M$233.6M−21,440 (−2.0%)June 30, 2026
16Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.1.66%914K$203.5M+65,442 (+7.7%)June 30, 2026
17Balyasny Asset Management LLC1.37%753K$167.8M−94,802 (−11.2%)June 30, 2026
18NORGES BANK1.29%711K$158.3M−259,624 (−26.8%)June 30, 2026
19D. E. Shaw & Co LP1.16%638K$142.2M−767,345 (−54.6%)June 30, 2026
20Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1.16%637K$141.9M−31,352 (−4.7%)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 2.3M shares and 9 cut 2.1M.

FIVE top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Five Below, Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF3.58%2.0M$438.7M−708 (−0.0%)September 30, 2026
2Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest3.19%1.8M$391.6M−1,972 (−0.1%)August 31, 2026
3Vanguard Small Cap Index2.26%1.2M$277.2M−27,611 (−2.2%)September 30, 2026
4Vanguard MStar Small Cap Growth Indx Inv1.26%692K$154.2M−38,017 (−5.2%)September 30, 2026
5Invesco Discovery A0.86%472K$105.1M−63,841 (−11.9%)August 31, 2026
6State Street® SPDR® S&P MIDCAP 400® ETF0.74%409K$91.1M+4,466 (+1.1%)September 30, 2026
7iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF0.58%319K$71.1M−340 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
8Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF0.57%312K$69.6M—September 30, 2026
9FullerThaler Behavioral Sm-Cp Gr R60.56%309K$68.7M−32,900 (−9.6%)March 31, 2026
10State Street SPDR Port S&P 400 Md CpETF0.53%292K$65.1M−408 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
11Federated Hermes MDT Mid Cap Growth A0.50%273K$60.8M−102,472 (−27.3%)June 30, 2026
12Fidelity Extended Market Index0.49%269K$59.9M−2,610 (−1.0%)August 31, 2026
13Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth IS0.43%237K$52.7M−63,771 (−21.2%)June 30, 2026
14Vanguard Explorer Inv0.41%226K$50.4M−21,720 (−8.8%)June 30, 2026
15American Funds SMALLCAP World A0.41%225K$50.1M+611 (+0.3%)September 30, 2026
16iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF0.41%224K$49.8M+418 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
17Avantis US Large Cap Value ETF0.39%217K$48.4M+280 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
18Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap Core ETF0.38%208K$46.4M+618 (+0.3%)September 30, 2026
19Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk0.38%208K$46.3M−5,900 (−2.8%)August 31, 2026
20Fidelity Mid Cap Index0.37%206K$46.0M+762 (+0.4%)August 31, 2026

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

FIVE insider transactions

latest 19
Five Below, Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-03-23Ronald SargentSell$231.2810,000$2.3M
2026-03-20Kenneth R BullSell$234.1410,000$2.3M
2026-01-15Kenneth R BullSell$202.291,925$389,408
2026-01-13Eric M SpecterSell$201.158,500$1.7M
2026-01-13Kenneth R BullSell$203.215,100$1.0M
2025-12-15Kathleen S BarclaySell$182.032,200$400,466
2025-12-12George HillSell$182.097,500$1.4M
2025-12-05Kenneth R BullSell$174.7525,000$4.4M
2025-12-05Maureen Marie GellermanSell$174.38544$94,863
2025-10-31Lisa C. McClainSell$157.27——
2025-10-30Lisa C. McClainSell$156.81——
2025-10-30Lisa C. McClainBuy$156.81——
2025-10-27Tony WiedBuy$160.25——
2025-08-29Ronald James MasciantonioSell$146.41818$119,763
2025-07-17George HillSell$140.001,500$210,000
2025-06-26Eric M SpecterSell$130.775,500$719,235
2025-06-16Amit JhunjhunwalaSell$125.171,700$212,789
2025-06-11Lisa C. McClainBuy$125.03——
2025-06-05George HillSell$132.934,500$598,185

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.

FIVE shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns FIVE

Institutional investors own 103.1% of Five Below's shares and insiders 1.64%. The largest holder is BlackRock Inc with 9.75% of the shares (5.4M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 11 added shares and 9 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 5.33% of the float, or 2.29 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 1.7% since 2014.

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FIVE ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Five Below stock?

The largest shareholders of Five Below are BlackRock Inc (9.75%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (4.53%), Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC (4.32%), AQR Capital Management LLC (3.49%), Wellington Management Company LLP (3.29%).

What percentage of Five Below is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 103.1% of Five Below's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.64%.

Which funds own Five Below?

The largest fund holders of Five Below are iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (3.58%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.19%), Vanguard Small Cap Index (2.26%), Vanguard MStar Small Cap Growth Indx Inv (1.26%), Invesco Discovery A (0.86%).

What is Five Below's short interest?

2.9M shares of Five Below were sold short, 5.33% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 2.29 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Five Below?

Of the latest 19 reported insider transactions in Five Below (since June 5, 2025), 3 were purchases and 16 were sales.

How many shares of Five Below are outstanding?

Five Below has 55.1M shares outstanding, of which 53.8M are in the public float.

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