CARLSMED INC CARL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 14280C105
- SectorHealth care
- IndustrySurgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- HeadquartersCarlsbad, CA
- 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 ($6.4k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 27.3m as of 2026-08-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $10.38.
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 48 |
| Q4 2025 | 57 |
| Q1 2026 | 66 |
| Q2 2026 | 75 |
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 2025 | 34 | 17 |
| Q1 2026 | 33 | 28 |
| Q2 2026 | 55 | 25 |
Biggest buyers
| Pier Capital, LLC | New | +373.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +295.9k |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | New | +267.3k |
| KCM Capital Inc | Added | +240.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +92.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +85.7k |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | Added | +76.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | +60.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +58.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +57.1k |
Biggest sellers
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -58.4k |
| Burkehill Global Management, LP | Sold out | -50.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -37.4k |
| WESBANCO BANK INC | Sold out | -37.0k |
| XTX Topco Ltd | Sold out | -24.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Reduced | -20.1k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | Sold out | -20.0k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | Sold out | -13.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -12.3k |
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 |
|---|---|
| B CAPITAL GROUP MANAGEMENT, L.P. 13G · exempt (held before listing) new · filed 2025-11-14 | 27.8% |
| Presidio Management Group XII, L.L.C. 13G · exempt (held before listing) new · filed 2025-11-13 | 22.0% |
| Cordonnier Michael 13G · exempt (held before listing) new · filed 2025-07-24 | 5.9% |
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 4 | $28.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.6m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $13.0m | First filing |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 597.3k $6.2m | Added +76.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 532.6k $5.5m | Added +85.7k |
| KCM Capital Inc 0.75% of their portfolio | 440.0k $4.6m | Added +240.0k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 373.7k $3.9m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 295.9k $3.1m | New |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 267.3k $2.8m | New |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 238.7k $2.5m | Reduced -37.4k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.8k $2.3m | Reduced -58.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.7k $2.1m | Added +11.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.1k $1.4m | Reduced -20.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.1k $1.4m | Added +19.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.7k $1.1m | Added +57.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.2k $956.6k | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.4k $761.8k | Added +58.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.6k $670.9k | Added +10.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.1k $655.2k | Added +40.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.4k $627.4k | New |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.9k $591.1k | Added +9.3k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.7k $536.5k | Reduced -1.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $518.3k | Added +4.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $414.7k | Added +37.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.7k $318.7k | Added +19.3k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $259.5k | New |
| Boston Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $232.2k | Reduced -2.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $220.9k | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.4k $201.5k | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.0k $186.9k | New |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $181.3k | Added +2.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.5k $181.2k | Added +4.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $179.3k | Added +501 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.7k $173.9k | Added +6.4k |
| ALPINE WOODS CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.5k $161.3k | New |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.9k $154.6k | Added +2.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $145.7k | New |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $135.0k | New |
| Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.5k $129.9k | Unchanged |
| ZEVENBERGEN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $123.5k | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $114.2k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $107.9k | Reduced -5.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $105.7k | Added +348 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7k $80.2k | Added +4.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $60.1k | Added +607 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.3k $58.5k | Added +201 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $45.4k | Added +4.0k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9k $40.4k | Added +545 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6k $37.1k | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8k $18.7k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $15.0k | Reduced -334 |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $13.1k | Unchanged |
| ARMSTRONG ADVISORY GROUP, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $12.8k | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $12.5k | Reduced -464 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $12.0k | Reduced -141 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $10.7k | Added +445 |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 999 $10.4k | New |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 749 $7.8k | New |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 630 $7.4k | Added +250 |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 600 $6.2k | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 565 $5.9k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $5.0k | Reduced -72 |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 207 $2.1k | New |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 180 $1.9k | Added +178 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 114 $1.2k | Reduced -346 |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105 $1.1k | Reduced -25 |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96 $1.0k | Added +94 |
| Essential Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68 $706 | Added +64 |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 53 $550 | Added +52 |
| True Wealth Design, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52 $540 | Added +50 |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30 $311 | New |
| ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24 $249 | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20 $208 | Unchanged |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19 $198 | New |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 7 $73 | Added +3 |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5 $53 | New |
| JPL Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $11 | New |