FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) Ownership

NASDAQ: RAILTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

RAIL ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
30.7%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
13.90%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
32.8M
Float
28.2M
shares available to trade
Short interest
4.27%
1.2M shares short
Days to cover
4.30
short interest up 34.4% vs prior month
  • Institutions 30.69%
  • Insiders 13.90%
  • Other investors 55.41%

RAIL top institutional holders

20 largest
FreightCar America, Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Allianz Asset Management AG4.72%1.5M$9.2M—June 30, 2026
2BlackRock Inc2.92%959K$5.7M+689,400 (+256.0%)June 30, 2026
3Vanguard Capital Management, LLC1.75%573K$3.4M−9,605 (−1.6%)June 30, 2026
4Kennedy Capital Management Inc1.50%492K$2.9M+492,415 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
5Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd1.36%446K$2.6M−76,219 (−14.6%)June 30, 2026
6Minerva Advisors LLC1.16%379K$2.2M+38,007 (+11.1%)June 30, 2026
7Geode Capital Management, LLC1.15%378K$2.2M+216,074 (+133.4%)June 30, 2026
8Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC1.12%368K$2.2M+295,982 (+411.3%)June 30, 2026
9Penn Capital Management Company LLC1.03%339K$2.0M+194,684 (+134.7%)June 30, 2026
10Essex Investment Management Company, LLC1.03%338K$2.0M−14,681 (−4.2%)June 30, 2026
11Nwam, LLC0.98%321K$1.9M+320,625 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
12Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.0.96%314K$1.9M+26,155 (+9.1%)June 30, 2026
13Acadian Asset Management LLC0.91%298K$1.8M−4,949 (−1.6%)June 30, 2026
14Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.0.81%266K$1.6M+195,792 (+278.5%)June 30, 2026
15Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.0.51%166K$981,998+26,052 (+18.6%)June 30, 2026
16State Street Corp0.46%151K$894,263+86,100 (+132.5%)June 30, 2026
17Two Sigma Investments LLC0.43%140K$827,616+60,737 (+76.8%)June 30, 2026
18North Star Investment Management Corp0.41%134K$792,096−104,000 (−43.7%)June 30, 2026
19Renaissance Technologies Corp0.40%131K$777,296−10,600 (−7.5%)June 30, 2026
20Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts0.36%119K$703,556−82,440 (−41.0%)June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 12 holders added 2.6M shares and 7 cut 302K.

RAIL top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
FreightCar America, Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest1.21%398K$2.4M—August 31, 2026
2iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.12%367K$2.2M−4,224 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
3Diamond Hill Small Cap Inv0.66%217K$1.3M+42,280 (+24.2%)September 30, 2026
4Fidelity Small Cap Index0.49%161K$952,309−198 (−0.1%)July 31, 2026
5iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.34%112K$665,029−142 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
6North Star Micro Cap I0.34%110K$651,200—September 30, 2026
71290 Essex Small Cap Growth I0.25%82K$485,233—August 31, 2026
8Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.24%77K$456,616−8,377 (−9.8%)September 30, 2026
9Ancora/Thelen Small-Mid Cap I0.19%63K$371,847−58,390 (−48.2%)March 31, 2026
10Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company0.18%60K$355,200—June 30, 2026
11Acuitas US Microcap Institutional0.18%58K$344,189+30,943 (+113.8%)June 30, 2026
12Dimensional US Small Cap ETF0.13%43K$256,377—September 30, 2026
13iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.13%42K$248,770−290 (−0.7%)September 30, 2026
14EA Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Mkt ETF0.13%42K$248,237—September 30, 2026
15Schwab Small Cap Index0.11%36K$214,044—August 31, 2026
16Fidelity Extended Market Index0.09%31K$181,726−165 (−0.5%)August 31, 2026
17iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Idx Instl0.08%28K$164,416—August 31, 2026
18DFA US Small Cap I0.08%27K$159,503—August 31, 2026
19Fidelity Total Market Index0.08%26K$152,920+514 (+2.0%)August 31, 2026
20WisdomTree US SmallCap Earnings ETF0.08%25K$149,492—September 30, 2026

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

RAIL insider transactions

latest 3
FreightCar America, Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2025-06-24Celia PerezSell$8.597,982$68,565
2025-05-14Benavides Alejandro GilBuy$7.26500$3,630
2025-05-13Benavides Alejandro GilBuy$7.022,500$17,550

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.

RAIL shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns RAIL

Institutional investors own 30.7% of FreightCar America's shares and insiders 13.90%. The largest holder is Allianz Asset Management AG with 4.72% of the shares (1.5M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 12 added shares and 7 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 4.27% of the float, or 4.30 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 162.5% since 2014.

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RAIL ownership FAQ

Who owns the most FreightCar America stock?

The largest shareholders of FreightCar America are Allianz Asset Management AG (4.72%), BlackRock Inc (2.92%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (1.75%), Kennedy Capital Management Inc (1.50%), Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd (1.36%).

What percentage of FreightCar America is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 30.7% of FreightCar America's shares outstanding; insiders hold 13.90%.

Which funds own FreightCar America?

The largest fund holders of FreightCar America are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (1.21%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.12%), Diamond Hill Small Cap Inv (0.66%), Fidelity Small Cap Index (0.49%), iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (0.34%).

What is FreightCar America's short interest?

1.2M shares of FreightCar America were sold short, 4.27% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 4.30 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling FreightCar America?

Of the latest 3 reported insider transactions in FreightCar America (since May 13, 2025), 2 were purchases and 1 were sales.

How many shares of FreightCar America are outstanding?

FreightCar America has 32.8M shares outstanding, of which 28.2M are in the public float.

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