IMAX Corporation (IMAX) Ownership
IMAX ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 99.1% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 17.93% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 54.8M
- Float
- 41.9M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 18.38% 6.7M shares short
- Days to cover
- 7.00 short interest down 1.2% vs prior month
- Institutions 99.10%
- Insiders 17.93%
IMAX top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | 9.39% | 5.1M | $261.7M | −2,166 (−0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Delaware Management Holdings Inc | 5.35% | 2.9M | $149.2M | −767,546 (−20.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | BlackRock Inc | 5.30% | 2.9M | $147.7M | +284,602 (+10.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. | 4.84% | 2.7M | $134.9M | +315,238 (+13.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Congress Asset Management Company, LLP | 4.63% | 2.5M | $128.9M | +1.0M (+68.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Driehaus Capital Management LLC | 4.27% | 2.3M | $118.9M | +688,764 (+41.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | FMR Inc | 4.23% | 2.3M | $118.0M | −794,974 (−25.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 3.23% | 1.8M | $90.0M | +442,702 (+33.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3.02% | 1.7M | $84.1M | +785,974 (+90.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.65% | 1.5M | $73.7M | +480,056 (+49.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 2.64% | 1.4M | $73.6M | +493,036 (+51.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Royce & Associates, LP | 2.45% | 1.3M | $68.3M | +96,988 (+7.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 2.40% | 1.3M | $66.9M | +800,464 (+155.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 2.31% | 1.3M | $64.3M | +28,613 (+2.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Victory Capital Management Inc. | 1.84% | 1.0M | $51.3M | −81,000 (−7.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | State Street Corp | 1.76% | 964K | $49.0M | +65,266 (+7.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd | 1.53% | 841K | $42.7M | +312,653 (+59.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Emerald Advisers, LLC | 1.51% | 828K | $42.1M | −21,183 (−2.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Wellington Management Company LLP | 1.46% | 800K | $40.7M | +273,122 (+51.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Nuveen, LLC | 1.33% | 727K | $37.0M | +65,949 (+10.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 15 holders added 6.2M shares and 5 cut 1.7M.
IMAX top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orbis SICAV Intl Eq Inv | 3.22% | 1.8M | $89.7M | — | March 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Nomura Small Cap Core I | 3.02% | 1.7M | $84.2M | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | Congress Small Cap Growth Institutional | 2.37% | 1.3M | $66.1M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.17% | 1.2M | $60.6M | −13,760 (−1.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Harbor Small Cap Growth Instl | 2.03% | 1.1M | $56.7M | −198,960 (−15.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Columbia Small Cap Growth Inst | 2.01% | 1.1M | $56.1M | −133,188 (−10.8%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | Orbis SICAV Global Bal Instl Inv | 1.95% | 1.1M | $54.2M | — | March 31, 2026 |
| 8 | T. Rowe Price Integrated US Sm Gr Eq | 1.57% | 858K | $43.6M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Invesco Discovery A | 1.54% | 844K | $42.9M | +336,237 (+66.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Lord Abbett Developing Growth A | 1.29% | 706K | $35.9M | +90,763 (+14.7%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 11 | Victory Trivalent International Sm-Cp I | 1.19% | 655K | $33.3M | −52,276 (−7.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | JPMorgan Small Cap Growth A | 1.09% | 600K | $30.5M | −17,700 (−2.9%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | Columbia Acorn Inst | 0.98% | 538K | $27.3M | +147,492 (+37.8%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 14 | Fidelity Small Cap Index | 0.92% | 504K | $25.6M | +4,602 (+0.9%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Fidelity Small Cap Growth | 0.81% | 447K | $22.7M | −5,700 (−1.3%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 16 | iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | 0.79% | 431K | $21.9M | −546 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | CT (Lux) American Smaller Com 9U USD | 0.75% | 411K | $20.9M | +8,789 (+2.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 18 | Royce Small-Cap Fund Invmt | 0.70% | 386K | $19.6M | −20,000 (−4.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Orbis Optimal (US$) Fund | 0.68% | 370K | $18.8M | +2 (+0.0%) | March 31, 2026 |
| 20 | Orbis OEIC Global Balanced Fixed Fee | 0.66% | 360K | $18.3M | — | March 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
IMAX insider transactions
latest 15| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $37.06 | 34,182 | $1.3M |
| 2026-04-16 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $37.05 | 41,737 | $1.5M |
| 2026-04-15 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $37.07 | 15,746 | $583,704 |
| 2026-04-14 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $37.07 | 6,924 | $256,673 |
| 2026-04-13 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $37.15 | 97,462 | $3.6M |
| 2026-04-10 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $37.82 | 135,046 | $5.1M |
| 2026-04-06 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $40.26 | 12,987 | $522,857 |
| 2026-04-02 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $40.00 | 12,037 | $481,480 |
| 2026-03-16 | Kevin Douglas | Sell | $37.82 | 237,800 | $9.0M |
| 2026-03-16 | Kevin Douglas | Sell | $37.82 | 330,200 | $12.5M |
| 2026-03-10 | Richard L Gelfond | Sell | $40.10 | 121,220 | $4.9M |
| 2025-11-10 | Giovanni M Dolci | Sell | $34.25 | 6,188 | $211,939 |
| 2025-11-07 | Robert D Lister | Sell | $34.67 | 50,143 | $1.7M |
| 2025-09-15 | Robert D Lister | Sell | $32.80 | 20,000 | $656,000 |
| 2025-08-14 | Kenneth Ian Weissman | Sell | $25.65 | 15,072 | $386,597 |
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.
IMAX shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns IMAX
Institutional investors own 99.1% of IMAX's shares and insiders 17.93%. The largest holder is Orbis Allan Gray Ltd with 9.39% of the shares (5.1M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 15 added shares and 5 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 18.38% of the float, or 7.00 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 19.6% since 2014.
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IMAX ownership FAQ
Who owns the most IMAX stock?
The largest shareholders of IMAX are Orbis Allan Gray Ltd (9.39%), Delaware Management Holdings Inc (5.35%), BlackRock Inc (5.30%), Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P. (4.84%), Congress Asset Management Company, LLP (4.63%).
What percentage of IMAX is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 99.1% of IMAX's shares outstanding; insiders hold 17.93%.
Which funds own IMAX?
The largest fund holders of IMAX are Orbis SICAV Intl Eq Inv (3.22%), Nomura Small Cap Core I (3.02%), Congress Small Cap Growth Institutional (2.37%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (2.17%), Harbor Small Cap Growth Instl (2.03%).
What is IMAX's short interest?
6.7M shares of IMAX were sold short, 18.38% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 7.00 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling IMAX?
Of the latest 15 reported insider transactions in IMAX (since August 14, 2025), 0 were purchases and 15 were sales.
How many shares of IMAX are outstanding?
IMAX has 54.8M shares outstanding, of which 41.9M are in the public float.