NerdWallet, Inc. (NRDS) Ownership

NASDAQ: NRDSTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

NRDS ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
89.4%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
5.83%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
32.2M
Float
27.3M
shares available to trade
Short interest
20.52%
5.2M shares short
Days to cover
7.19
short interest up 10.4% vs prior month
  • Institutions 89.44%
  • Insiders 5.83%
  • Other investors 4.72%

NRDS top institutional holders

20 largest
NerdWallet, Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Topline Capital Management LLC5.15%3.3M$33.0M−2.0M (−37.4%)June 30, 2026
2BlackRock Inc4.04%2.6M$25.9M−481,178 (−15.7%)June 30, 2026
3Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership2.77%1.8M$17.7M−38,655 (−2.1%)June 30, 2026
4Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2.24%1.4M$14.4M+111,029 (+8.4%)June 30, 2026
5Vanguard Capital Management, LLC2.14%1.4M$13.7M+11,622 (+0.9%)June 30, 2026
6Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC1.65%1.1M$10.5M+62,965 (+6.4%)June 30, 2026
7Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.1.62%1.0M$10.4M+310,766 (+42.9%)June 30, 2026
8State Street Corp1.45%927K$9.3M+21,297 (+2.4%)June 30, 2026
9Geode Capital Management, LLC1.33%852K$8.5M−67,130 (−7.3%)June 30, 2026
10D. E. Shaw & Co LP1.27%814K$8.2M+352,791 (+76.5%)June 30, 2026
11Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC1.23%789K$7.9M−655,813 (−45.4%)June 30, 2026
12FMR Inc1.04%666K$6.7M+197,564 (+42.2%)June 30, 2026
13Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts0.98%625K$6.3M+421,649 (+207.4%)June 30, 2026
14Renaissance Technologies Corp0.82%527K$5.3M−475,275 (−47.4%)June 30, 2026
15HRT FINANCIAL LLC0.77%490K$4.9M+275,322 (+128.3%)June 30, 2026
16OP Asset Management Ltd0.73%468K$4.7M−201,992 (−30.1%)June 30, 2026
17American Century Companies Inc0.55%350K$3.5M+198,318 (+131.1%)June 30, 2026
18Northern Trust Corp0.53%341K$3.4M+37,732 (+12.4%)June 30, 2026
19Trexquant Investment LP0.53%339K$3.4M−284,150 (−45.6%)June 30, 2026
20UBS Group AG0.50%320K$3.2M−46,848 (−12.8%)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 2.0M shares and 9 cut 4.2M.

NRDS top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
NerdWallet, Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest1.57%1.0M$10.1M—August 31, 2026
2iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.42%908K$9.1M−10,432 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
3Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF1.05%672K$6.7M+1,410 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
4Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF0.59%375K$3.8M+1,368 (+0.4%)September 30, 2026
5Fidelity Small Cap Index0.56%361K$3.6M+1,941 (+0.5%)July 31, 2026
6iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.51%329K$3.3M−416 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
7Principal US Small Cap ETF0.47%299K$3.0M+148 (+0.0%)September 30, 2026
8DFA US Targeted Value I0.45%285K$2.9M—August 31, 2026
9OP-Osakesalkku A0.43%275K$2.8M—August 31, 2026
10Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF0.40%253K$2.5M+104 (+0.0%)September 30, 2026
11Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Inv0.35%224K$2.2M−13,628 (−5.7%)June 30, 2026
12OP-Amerikka Pienyhtiöt A0.30%194K$1.9M—August 31, 2026
13Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.30%190K$1.9M+4,800 (+2.6%)August 31, 2026
14DFA US Small Cap I0.30%189K$1.9M—August 31, 2026
15Vanguard Explorer Inv0.28%177K$1.8M—June 30, 2026
16AB Small Cap Core Z0.27%170K$1.7M—August 31, 2026
17Schwab US Small-Cap ETF™0.26%168K$1.7M+108 (+0.1%)September 30, 2026
18EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF0.23%145K$1.5M—September 30, 2026
19Fidelity Extended Market Index0.22%142K$1.4M−763 (−0.5%)August 31, 2026
20DFA US Micro Cap I0.21%133K$1.3M+360 (+0.3%)August 31, 2026

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

NRDS insider transactions

latest 11
NerdWallet, Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-03-17Samuel YountSell$10.3271,988$742,916
2026-03-12Samuel YountSell$10.613,011$31,947
2026-03-05Nicholas TatumSell$11.4510,151$116,229
2026-03-04Nicholas TatumSell$11.45893$10,225
2025-12-03Nicholas TatumSell$15.93596$9,494
2025-12-02Samuel YountSell$16.0415,945$255,758
2025-11-26Samuel YountSell$15.0710,000$150,700
2025-11-24Samuel YountSell$14.285,040$71,971
2025-11-14Samuel YountSell$14.25521$7,424
2025-11-13Samuel YountSell$14.3412,129$173,930
2025-10-02Nicholas TatumSell$10.764,272$45,967

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.

NRDS shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns NRDS

Institutional investors own 89.4% of NerdWallet's shares and insiders 5.83%. The largest holder is Topline Capital Management LLC with 5.15% of the shares (3.3M), 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 20.52% of the float, or 7.19 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 37.2% since 2019.

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NRDS ownership FAQ

Who owns the most NerdWallet stock?

The largest shareholders of NerdWallet are Topline Capital Management LLC (5.15%), BlackRock Inc (4.04%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (2.77%), Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (2.24%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (2.14%).

What percentage of NerdWallet is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 89.4% of NerdWallet's shares outstanding; insiders hold 5.83%.

Which funds own NerdWallet?

The largest fund holders of NerdWallet are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (1.57%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.42%), Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF (1.05%), Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (0.59%), Fidelity Small Cap Index (0.56%).

What is NerdWallet's short interest?

5.2M shares of NerdWallet were sold short, 20.52% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 7.19 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling NerdWallet?

Of the latest 11 reported insider transactions in NerdWallet (since October 2, 2025), 0 were purchases and 11 were sales.

How many shares of NerdWallet are outstanding?

NerdWallet has 32.2M shares outstanding, of which 27.3M are in the public float.

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