APPIAN CORP APPN
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 03782L101 · ISIN US03782L1017
American cloud computing company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersMclean, VA
- Founded1999
- Websiteappian.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($240.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $34.14. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($8.0m notional), 10 hold puts ($6.0m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 237 |
| Q4 2022 | 212 |
| Q1 2023 | 209 |
| Q2 2023 | 211 |
| Q3 2023 | 202 |
| Q4 2023 | 216 |
| Q1 2024 | 207 |
| Q2 2024 | 194 |
| Q3 2024 | 193 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 81 | 117 |
| Q1 2023 | 97 | 100 |
| Q2 2023 | 92 | 85 |
| Q3 2023 | 79 | 85 |
| Q4 2023 | 100 | 99 |
| Q1 2024 | 95 | 105 |
| Q2 2024 | 93 | 97 |
| Q3 2024 | 78 | 98 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $24.7m | $5.8m | 0.23 |
| Q1 2024 | $26.9m | $9.4m | 0.35 |
| Q2 2024 | $12.4m | $25.4m | 2.05 |
| Q3 2024 | $8.0m | $6.0m | 0.74 |
Biggest buyers
| Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP | Added | +4.3m |
| Lead Edge Capital Management, LLC | Added | +288.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +198.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | New | +150.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | +100.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +99.2k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +73.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +67.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +62.7k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | +60.4k |
Biggest sellers
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -2.0m |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC | Sold out | -460.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -391.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -357.6k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | Reduced | -226.0k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP | Reduced | -157.3k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. | Sold out | -150.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co | Reduced | -146.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -145.1k |
| 272 Capital LP | Reduced | -68.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.5m102.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1m31.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $824.6k23.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $713.5k20.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $577.0k16.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $512.0k15.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $320.9k9.4k shares |
| Focused Wealth Management, Inc | New | $204.8k6.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $163.9k4.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $129.7k3.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.5m73.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.2m35.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $641.8k18.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $467.0k13.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $440.2k12.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $341.4k10.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $129.7k3.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $119.5k3.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $102.4k3.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Calkins Matthew W 13G · exempt (held before listing) filed 2025-02-07 | 39.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-03-05 | 10.1% |
| Fivespan Partners, LP 13D · may seek influence +1.7 pts · filed 2026-02-05 | 7.9% |
| Lead Edge Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-06-30 | 6.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: RPD Fund Management LLC (4.4%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $506.5k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $60.1k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.4m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $173.2k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $308.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-25 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $53.7k1.6k shares |
| 2024-09-25 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $2.7k81 shares |
| 2024-09-24 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $809.9k24.6k shares |
| 2024-09-24 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $30.3k922 shares |
| 2024-09-23 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $495.2k15.0k shares |
| 2024-09-23 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $19.3k582 shares |
| 2024-09-20 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $255.6k7.6k shares |
| 2024-09-20 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $11.4k340 shares |
| 2024-09-19 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $229.5k6.8k shares |
| 2024-09-19 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $7.9k235 shares |
| 2024-09-18 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $377.1k11.3k shares |
| 2024-09-18 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $15.2k457 shares |
| 2024-09-17 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $359.5k10.8k shares |
| 2024-09-17 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $14.7k441 shares |
| 2024-09-16 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $45.7k1.4k shares |
| 2024-09-16 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $3.3k99 shares |
| 2024-09-13 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $234.0k7.1k shares |
| 2024-09-13 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $11.5k352 shares |
| 2024-09-12 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $259.6k8.2k shares |
| 2024-09-12 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $12.7k402 shares |
| 2024-09-11 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $654.0k21.0k shares |
| 2024-09-11 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $25.1k805 shares |
| 2024-09-10 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $387.8k12.5k shares |
| 2024-09-10 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $16.0k514 shares |
| 2024-09-09 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $672.8k22.3k shares |
| 2024-09-09 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $23.9k791 shares |
| 2024-09-06 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $730.3k24.0k shares |
| 2024-09-06 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $26.8k880 shares |
| 2024-09-05 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Qualified Master Fund, LP | Bought | $599.2k19.2k shares |
| 2024-09-05 | Abdiel Capital LP +5 10% owner · By Abdiel Capital, LP | Bought | $25.4k815 shares |
The latest 30 of 107 trades.
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Abdiel Capital Advisors, LP 20.98% of their portfolio | 10.2m $347.2m | Added +4.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0m $170.9m | Reduced -145.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $111.0m | First filing |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $104.2m | Reduced -391.0k |
| Lead Edge Capital Management, LLC 14.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $49.3m | Added +288.1k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $47.3m | Reduced -57.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $40.3m | Added +62.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.8m | Reduced -25.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 957.5k $32.7m | Added +5.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 552.6k $18.9m | Added +45.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 537.0k $18.3m | Reduced -37.8k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 3.98% of their portfolio | 389.7k $13.3m | Reduced -39.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 351.6k $12.0m | Reduced -1.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 342.5k $11.7m | Reduced -146.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.8k $11.4m | Added +3.8k |
| National Philanthropic Trust 0.17% of their portfolio | 281.7k $9.6m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.3k $6.8m | New |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.84% of their portfolio | 174.9k $6.0m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.4k $5.6m | Added +21.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.9k $5.3m | Reduced -357.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 150.1k $5.1m | New |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.2k $4.9m | Added +41.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.2k $4.7m | Reduced -683 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.3k $4.6m | Added +99.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.5k $3.9m | Added +73.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.6k $3.8m | Reduced -31.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.1k $3.8m | Added +10.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.1k $3.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 100.2k $3.4m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.5k $3.2m | Added +67.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.6k $3.0m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 86.6k $3.0m | Reduced -157.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.7k $2.9m | Added +5.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.0k $2.8m | Added +9.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.2k $2.7m | Added +491 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.1k $2.6m | Added +18.7k |
| SCALAR GAUGE MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 73.0k $2.5m | Reduced -30.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.8k $2.5m | Added +53.2k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.6k $2.4m | Added +33.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.1k $2.2m | Reduced -6.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.0k $2.1m | Added +572 |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 60.4k $2.1m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.1k $2.0m | Reduced -662 |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 57.6k $2.0m | Added +45.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.7k $1.9m | New |
| BERYLSON CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 4.52% of their portfolio | 54.5k $1.9m | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 50.1k $1.7m | Reduced -188 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.2k $1.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.8k $1.6m | Added +37.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.6k $1.5m | Added +17.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $1.4m | Reduced -563 |
| Crestline Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 36.0k $1.2m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.6k $1.2m | Added +6.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.5k $1.2m | Added +7.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $1.1m | Reduced -3.7k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.4k $1.1m | Added +6.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.8k $1.1m | New |
| Cornerstone Advisory, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 29.8k $1.0m | Reduced -13 |
| ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC /ADV 0.17% of their portfolio | 27.5k $937.2k | Reduced -4.2k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 26.7k $912.9k | New |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 26.3k $807.8k | Added +2.3k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.0k $819.4k | Reduced -226.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.7k $808.5k | Added +5.2k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5k $768.7k | Reduced -1.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $752.6k | Reduced -2.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $740.4k | Added +686 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $735.3k | Reduced -133 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.6k $635.0k | Reduced -599 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $577.4k | Added +9.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $543.4k | New |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.4k $525.8k | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $517.5k | Unchanged |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $515.2k | Reduced -550 |
| Atom Investors LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 14.4k $492.4k | Reduced -33.5k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.4k $490.6k | Reduced -2.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $476.1k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Corton Capital Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 13.6k $465.5k | Reduced -6.3k |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 13.4k $456.9k | Added +393 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.1k $448.7k | Reduced -289 |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.9k $441.9k | Reduced -8.4k |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.5k $426.8k | New |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.4k $401.5k | Reduced -1.6k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.2k $416.5k | New |
| DHK Financial Advisors, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 11.9k $405.4k | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $399.9k | Unchanged |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $398.0k | New |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.5k $392.7k | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.5k $390.9k | Added +171 |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.2k $348.6k | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.8k $335.9k | Reduced -1.2k |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $323.0k | Reduced -582 |
| Synergy Financial Group, LTD 0.30% of their portfolio | 9.3k $316.7k | Unchanged |
| EntryPoint Capital, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 9.2k $313.2k | Added +6.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.9k $305.0k | Added +2.0k |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.5k $291.0k | New |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.2k $279.8k | Added +1.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.1k $274.9k | New |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $266.3k | New |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.5k $256.0k | Unchanged |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.4k $251.3k | New |