Waldencast plc (WALD) Ownership

NASDAQ: WALDTop holders, insider trades and short interest.

WALD ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
24.5%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
51.61%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
119.4M
Float
47.2M
shares available to trade
Short interest
0.41%
207K shares short
Days to cover
0.68
short interest up 374.1% vs prior month
  • Institutions 24.52%
  • Insiders 51.61%
  • Other investors 23.87%

WALD top institutional holders

20 largest
Waldencast plc top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1Zeno Equity Partners LLP9.63%12.3M$10.4M—June 30, 2026
2Milestones Administradora de Recursos LTDA.1.91%2.4M$2.1M—June 30, 2026
3Stoic Point Capital Management LLC1.27%1.6M$1.4M−24,391 (−1.5%)June 30, 2026
4Millennium Management LLC0.45%577K$490,456+577,007 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
5Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC0.36%462K$392,840+462,165 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
6Jane Street Group LLC0.34%429K$364,707+429,067 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
7Beartown Capital Management, LLC0.24%300K$255,000—June 30, 2026
8AQR Capital Management LLC0.21%272K$231,564+223,209 (+453.5%)June 30, 2026
9Qube Research & Technologies0.13%169K$143,655+169,006 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
10Renaissance Technologies Corp0.13%163K$138,295+162,700 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
11Aster Capital Management (DIFC) Ltd0.10%132K$112,582+132,450 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
12The Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.08%100K$84,992−70,999 (−41.5%)June 30, 2026
13UBS Group AG0.07%88K$74,895+5,162 (+6.2%)June 30, 2026
14HRT FINANCIAL LLC0.06%73K$62,370+73,376 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
15XTX Topco Ltd0.06%72K$61,582+72,450 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
16SmartHarvest Portfolios, LLC0.05%65K$55,089+64,811 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
17Geode Capital Management, LLC0.04%53K$44,991−594,389 (−91.8%)June 30, 2026
18Point72 Asset Management, L.P.0.04%46K$38,787+45,632 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
19FORTIS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC0.03%42K$35,500+41,765 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
20Belpointe Asset Management LLC0.03%42K$35,500+41,765 (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, 14 holders added 2.5M shares and 3 cut 690K.

WALD top mutual fund and ETF holders

6 largest
Waldencast plc top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1More Stacx FIM C Priv IE0.09%119K$101,215—June 30, 2026
2Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index0.06%74K$63,152—August 31, 2026
3Goldman Sachs Absolute Ret Trckr Instl0.03%37K$31,612+21,899 (+143.2%)June 30, 2026
4Perenne Mulligan FIM C Priv0.02%28K$23,604—August 31, 2026
5Knights of Columbus U.S. All Cap Idx I<0.01%281$239—August 31, 2026
6AXAWF Global Dynamic Allocation I CapUSD0.00%9$8—February 28, 2026

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

WALD shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns WALD

Institutional investors own 24.5% of Waldencast's shares and insiders 51.61%. The largest holder is Zeno Equity Partners LLP with 9.63% of the shares (12.3M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 14 added shares and 3 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 0.41% of the float, or 0.68 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 912.3% since 2020.

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WALD ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Waldencast stock?

The largest shareholders of Waldencast are Zeno Equity Partners LLP (9.63%), Milestones Administradora de Recursos LTDA. (1.91%), Stoic Point Capital Management LLC (1.27%), Millennium Management LLC (0.45%), Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC (0.36%).

What percentage of Waldencast is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 24.5% of Waldencast's shares outstanding; insiders hold 51.61%.

Which funds own Waldencast?

The largest fund holders of Waldencast are More Stacx FIM C Priv IE (0.09%), Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index (0.06%), Goldman Sachs Absolute Ret Trckr Instl (0.03%), Perenne Mulligan FIM C Priv (0.02%), Knights of Columbus U.S. All Cap Idx I (<0.01%).

What is Waldencast's short interest?

207K shares of Waldencast were sold short, 0.41% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 0.68 days to cover.

How many shares of Waldencast are outstanding?

Waldencast has 119.4M shares outstanding, of which 47.2M are in the public float.

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