Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. (RNAC) Ownership

NASDAQ: RNACTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

RNAC ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
29.4%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
52.13%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
30.3M
Float
11.5M
shares available to trade
Short interest
13.37%
1.9M shares short
Days to cover
14.59
short interest up 2.9% vs prior month
  • Institutions 29.45%
  • Insiders 52.13%
  • Other investors 18.42%

RNAC top institutional holders

20 largest
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Squarepoint Ops LLC7.45%2.3M$14.1M+16,133 (+0.7%)June 30, 2026
2BlackRock Inc2.71%819K$5.1M+220,131 (+36.7%)June 30, 2026
3Vanguard Capital Management, LLC1.84%556K$3.5M+148,226 (+36.4%)June 30, 2026
4FMR Inc1.22%368K$2.3M−431,314 (−53.9%)June 30, 2026
5Geode Capital Management, LLC1.18%357K$2.2M+92,831 (+35.2%)June 30, 2026
6AQR Capital Management LLC1.18%356K$2.2M+272,436 (+324.3%)June 30, 2026
7683 Capital Management LLC1.09%330K$2.1M+50,000 (+17.9%)March 31, 2026
8Millennium Management LLC1.02%310K$1.9M+25,570 (+9.0%)June 30, 2026
9Two Sigma Investments LLC0.98%296K$1.9M+128,980 (+77.1%)June 30, 2026
10State Street Corp0.82%249K$1.6M+48,875 (+24.4%)June 30, 2026
11Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd0.77%233K$1.5M−18,196 (−7.2%)June 30, 2026
12UBS Group AG0.69%209K$1.3M+71,807 (+52.5%)June 30, 2026
13Jupiter Topco LLC0.66%201K$1.3M+200,905 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
14Privium Fund Management B.V.0.50%152K$951,002−27,439 (−15.3%)June 30, 2026
15Northern Trust Corp0.35%106K$662,726+13,706 (+14.9%)June 30, 2026
16ADAR1 Capital Management LLC0.33%99K$619,959+98,877 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
17Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co0.30%92K$575,925+21,558 (+30.7%)June 30, 2026
18Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC0.29%87K$547,478+26,734 (+44.1%)June 30, 2026
19Diadema Partners LP0.29%87K$545,847+87,057 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
20Bank of America Corp0.28%85K$530,592+84,624 (0.0%)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 1.6M shares and 3 cut 477K.

RNAC top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest1.24%376K$2.4M—August 31, 2026
2Fidelity Select Biotechnology1.21%367K$2.3M—August 31, 2026
3iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.12%340K$2.1M−3,904 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
4Janus Henderson Small Cap Gr Alpha ETF0.65%195K$1.2M+8,337 (+4.5%)September 30, 2026
5Fidelity Small Cap Index0.48%144K$903,150+1,055 (+0.7%)July 31, 2026
6iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF0.32%95K$597,550+144 (+0.2%)September 30, 2026
7Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.25%76K$476,232+786 (+1.0%)September 30, 2026
8Fidelity Extended Market Index0.23%69K$435,671−373 (−0.5%)August 31, 2026
9iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.14%42K$263,929−290 (−0.7%)September 30, 2026
10Stt Strt SPDR® Russell2000 US SmCapETF0.12%36K$228,128−2,524 (−6.5%)September 30, 2026
11Schwab Small Cap Index0.11%32K$201,380—August 31, 2026
12iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Idx Instl0.10%30K$186,269—August 31, 2026
13EA Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Mkt ETF0.08%25K$156,750—September 30, 2026
14Fidelity Total Market Index0.08%25K$155,546—August 31, 2026
15Jacob Discovery Fd Instl0.08%24K$147,345+5,000 (+27.0%)June 30, 2026
16Fidelity Series Total Market Index0.07%22K$140,598+1,991 (+9.7%)August 31, 2026
17CREF Total Global Stock Account R30.06%19K$121,563−2,772 (−12.5%)August 31, 2026
18Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index0.06%19K$116,497—August 31, 2026
19Nuveen Small Cap Blend Idx R60.06%17K$108,596—August 31, 2026
20iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.06%17K$107,888−22 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026

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

RNAC insider transactions

latest 2
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-01-06Blaine DavisSell$6.8210,591$72,231
2026-01-06Milos MiljkovicSell$6.823,573$24,368

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.

RNAC shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns RNAC

Institutional investors own 29.4% of Cartesian Therapeutics's shares and insiders 52.13%. The largest holder is Squarepoint Ops LLC with 7.45% of the shares (2.3M), 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 13.37% of the float, or 14.59 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 101.8% since 2015.

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RNAC ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Cartesian Therapeutics stock?

The largest shareholders of Cartesian Therapeutics are Squarepoint Ops LLC (7.45%), BlackRock Inc (2.71%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (1.84%), FMR Inc (1.22%), Geode Capital Management, LLC (1.18%).

What percentage of Cartesian Therapeutics is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 29.4% of Cartesian Therapeutics's shares outstanding; insiders hold 52.13%.

Which funds own Cartesian Therapeutics?

The largest fund holders of Cartesian Therapeutics are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (1.24%), Fidelity Select Biotechnology (1.21%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.12%), Janus Henderson Small Cap Gr Alpha ETF (0.65%), Fidelity Small Cap Index (0.48%).

What is Cartesian Therapeutics's short interest?

1.9M shares of Cartesian Therapeutics were sold short, 13.37% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 14.59 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Cartesian Therapeutics?

Of the latest 2 reported insider transactions in Cartesian Therapeutics (since January 6, 2026), 0 were purchases and 2 were sales.

How many shares of Cartesian Therapeutics are outstanding?

Cartesian Therapeutics has 30.3M shares outstanding, of which 11.5M are in the public float.

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