POET Technologies Inc. (POET) Ownership
POET ownership summary
as of October 17, 2026- Institutions
- 20.4% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 0.07% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 173.1M
- Float
- 172.3M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 14.03% 24.3M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.02 short interest up 6.3% vs prior month
- Institutions 20.43%
- Insiders 0.07%
- Other investors 79.51%
POET top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited/Hong Kong | 2.23% | 3.9M | $21.0M | +3.9M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Renaissance Technologies Corp | 2.00% | 3.5M | $18.8M | +3.5M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | IMC-Chicago, LLC | 1.56% | 2.7M | $14.7M | +2.6M (+2,758.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.33% | 2.3M | $12.5M | +2.2M (+2,494.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership | 0.97% | 1.7M | $9.1M | +1.7M (+8,408.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | ELEQUIN CAPITAL LP | 0.95% | 1.6M | $8.9M | +1.6M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | 0.86% | 1.5M | $8.1M | +1.2M (+401.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.79% | 1.4M | $7.4M | −3,626 (−0.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Trexquant Investment LP | 0.73% | 1.3M | $6.9M | +679,712 (+116.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Citadel Advisors Llc | 0.62% | 1.1M | $5.8M | −1.5M (−57.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. | 0.61% | 1.1M | $5.8M | +1.1M (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Clear Street Group Inc | 0.57% | 982K | $5.3M | +982,265 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Jane Street Group LLC | 0.46% | 800K | $4.3M | +710,392 (+788.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Nomura Holdings Inc | 0.42% | 734K | $4.0M | +734,165 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Bank of Montreal | 0.38% | 666K | $3.6M | +654,669 (+5,855.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | BMO Capital Markets Corp. | 0.38% | 666K | $3.6M | +654,669 (+5,855.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | UBS Group AG | 0.35% | 599K | $3.3M | +479,473 (+401.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Tairen Capital Ltd | 0.31% | 540K | $2.9M | +540,000 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 0.27% | 464K | $2.5M | +386,111 (+493.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 0.24% | 413K | $2.2M | −214,542 (−34.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 17 holders added 23.5M shares and 3 cut 1.7M.
POET top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street® SPDR® Ptf Dev Wld exUS ETF | 0.26% | 446K | $2.4M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Corgi Lithography & Smcndctr Phtncs ETF | 0.22% | 375K | $2.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Tuttle Capital Pure Play Photonics ETF | 0.16% | 273K | $1.5M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Claresco Innovation I | 0.08% | 140K | $760,200 | +85,000 (+154.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Lazard Baylight US Sm Cap Eq WW Dist EUR | 0.08% | 137K | $746,011 | +137,387 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Counterpoint Tactical Equity I | 0.06% | 101K | $546,209 | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street® SPDR® S&P® Intl Sm Cp ETF | 0.06% | 96K | $522,648 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Hedgeye 130/30 Equity ETF | 0.05% | 92K | $500,554 | +92,183 (0.0%) | January 28, 2026 |
| 9 | NewDeal Invest, kl n | 0.04% | 65K | $355,649 | +6,906 (+11.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | USA Mutuals Vice Investor | 0.04% | 65K | $352,950 | −35,000 (−35.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | CIMA Global Value SICAV | 0.03% | 60K | $325,757 | +59,992 (0.0%) | December 31, 2025 |
| 12 | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index | 0.03% | 58K | $313,887 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | Lingohr Global Small Cap EUR I | 0.01% | 18K | $96,556 | +8,582 (+93.3%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 14 | EC SICAV EverCapital Invms UCITS I Ins I | 0.01% | 14K | $74,391 | +13,700 (0.0%) | July 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Northern Small Cap Core I | 0.01% | 10K | $56,396 | +10,386 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Defiance Photonics ETF USD Acc | 0.01% | 9,496 | $51,563 | +832 (+9.6%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Aura AI Photonics ETF | <0.01% | 4,724 | $25,651 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF | <0.01% | 3,960 | $21,503 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | GVC Gaesco Cross - Geopol Hedg RVMI P FI | <0.01% | 1,110 | $6,027 | +1,110 (0.0%) | May 31, 2026 |
| 20 | Global X AI Semiconductor &QuantETF$Acc | <0.01% | 1,107 | $6,011 | — | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
POET shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns POET
Institutional investors own 20.4% of POET Technologies's shares and insiders 0.07%. The largest holder is CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited/Hong Kong with 2.23% of the shares (3.9M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 17 added shares and 3 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 14.03% of the float, or 3.02 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 471.5% since 2014.
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POET ownership FAQ
Who owns the most POET Technologies stock?
The largest shareholders of POET Technologies are CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited/Hong Kong (2.23%), Renaissance Technologies Corp (2.00%), IMC-Chicago, LLC (1.56%), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (1.33%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.97%).
What percentage of POET Technologies is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 20.4% of POET Technologies's shares outstanding; insiders hold 0.07%.
Which funds own POET Technologies?
The largest fund holders of POET Technologies are State Street® SPDR® Ptf Dev Wld exUS ETF (0.26%), Corgi Lithography & Smcndctr Phtncs ETF (0.22%), Tuttle Capital Pure Play Photonics ETF (0.16%), Claresco Innovation I (0.08%), Lazard Baylight US Sm Cap Eq WW Dist EUR (0.08%).
What is POET Technologies's short interest?
24.3M shares of POET Technologies were sold short, 14.03% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.02 days to cover.
How many shares of POET Technologies are outstanding?
POET Technologies has 173.1M shares outstanding, of which 172.3M are in the public float.