ARTIVION INC AORT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 228903100
Medical device company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustrySurgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- HeadquartersKennesaw, GA
- Founded1984
- Websitecryolife.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 ($727.6k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 48.5m as of 2026-05-01, 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 ≈ $36.62. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($11.0k notional), 0 hold puts (—).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 136 |
| Q4 2022 | 139 |
| Q1 2023 | 136 |
| Q2 2023 | 127 |
| Q3 2023 | 143 |
| Q4 2023 | 142 |
| Q1 2024 | 152 |
| Q2 2024 | 164 |
| Q3 2024 | 175 |
| Q4 2024 | 176 |
| Q1 2025 | 186 |
| Q2 2025 | 189 |
| Q3 2025 | 219 |
| Q4 2025 | 243 |
| Q1 2026 | 239 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 77 | 75 |
| Q3 2024 | 90 | 65 |
| Q4 2024 | 70 | 82 |
| Q1 2025 | 86 | 77 |
| Q2 2025 | 99 | 81 |
| Q3 2025 | 122 | 78 |
| Q4 2025 | 123 | 94 |
| Q1 2026 | 125 | 104 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $677.9k | $6.2k | 0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2m | $8.5k | 0.01 |
| Q4 2025 | $27.4k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q1 2026 | $11.0k | $0 | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | New | +1.2m |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd | New | +950.9k |
| YARGER WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC | New | +634.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +282.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +181.4k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | New | +151.0k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Added | +140.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +134.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | New | +127.1k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | Added | +123.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -726.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -517.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -418.2k |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -258.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -248.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -231.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -218.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -164.2k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | Reduced | -157.3k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -139.4k |
Biggest calls
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.0k300 shares |
Biggest puts
| None |
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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.0 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 14.7% |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (4.0%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26), MACQUARIE GROUP LTD (0.0%, 2026-02-13), PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC (4.3%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $52.6k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $626.5k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $925.6k | $554.0k |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $53.1k | 6 | $5.1m | $3.0m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.1m | $1.2m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.6m | $307.6k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $12.0m | $3.7m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $5.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Holloway Jean F SVP, General Counsel | Sold | $340.6k9.0k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Mackin James P President & CEO | Sold | $675.8k17.9k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Berry Lance A EVP, COO, CFO & Treasurer | Sold | $238.6k6.3k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Davis John E Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $172.8k4.6k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Holloway Jean F SVP, General Counsel | Sold | $145.2k3.8k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Stanton Marshall S. SVP, Clinical & MD Affair | Sold | $81.2k2.1k shares |
| 2026-03-03 | Horton Amy VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $34.0k901 shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Mackin James P President & CEO | Sold | $566.9k14.9k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Berry Lance A EVP, COO, CFO & Treasurer | Sold | $196.9k5.2k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Davis John E Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $105.8k2.8k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Holloway Jean F SVP, General Counsel | Sold | $83.0k2.2k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Stanton Marshall S. SVP, Clinical & MD Affair | Sold | $57.5k1.5k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Horton Amy VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $24.4k641 shares |
| 2026-02-24 | Mackin James P President & CEO | Sold | $497.4k13.9k shares |
| 2026-02-24 | Berry Lance A EVP, COO, CFO & Treasurer | Sold | $160.1k4.5k shares |
| 2026-02-24 | Davis John E Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $74.1k2.1k shares |
| 2026-02-24 | Holloway Jean F SVP, General Counsel | Sold | $59.5k1.7k shares |
| 2026-02-24 | Stanton Marshall S. SVP, Clinical & MD Affair | Sold | $44.9k1.3k shares |
| 2026-02-24 | Horton Amy VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $29.6k830 shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Mackin James P President & CEO | Sold | $788.0k21.0k shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Berry Lance A EVP, COO, CFO & Treasurer | Sold | $187.2k5.0k shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Davis John E Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $141.8k3.8k shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Holloway Jean F SVP, General Counsel | Sold | $115.7k3.1k shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Stanton Marshall S. SVP, Clinical & MD Affair | Sold | $91.1k2.4k shares |
| 2026-02-23 | Horton Amy VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $65.1k1.7k shares |
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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.5m $237.1m | Added +106.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $94.6m | Added +41.6k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.5m $89.9m | Reduced -157.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $83.1m | Added +12.6k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $71.5m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $61.6m | Added +97.4k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 1.6m $60.0m | Reduced -85.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.3m | Reduced -164.2k |
| Juniper Investment Company, LLC 13.91% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.5m | Unchanged |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.0m | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.4m | Reduced -248.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $41.5m | Added +134.2k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $38.0m | First filing |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.6m | Added +46.7k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.5m | Reduced -20.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 980.4k $35.9m | Added +140.4k |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd 4.06% of their portfolio | 950.9k $34.8m | New |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 738.7k $27.1m | Reduced -15.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 725.9k $26.6m | Added +282.4k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 660.9k $24.2m | Added +76.0k |
| YARGER WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC 9.42% of their portfolio | 634.2k $23.2m | New |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 605.7k $22.2m | Reduced -258.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.5k $19.1m | Added +4.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 497.9k $18.2m | Added +25.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 425.3k $15.6m | Reduced -7.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.8k $14.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 375.0k $13.7m | Reduced -726.2k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 342.8k $12.6m | Added +47.1k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 311.6k $11.4m | Added +4.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 306.3k $11.2m | Reduced -231.1k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 299.3k $11.0m | Reduced -139.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 292.3k $10.7m | First filing |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.4k $9.6m | Added +20.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.9k $9.4m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 252.0k $9.2m | Added +33.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.5k $8.9m | Reduced -4.2k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.45% of their portfolio | 240.2k $8.8m | Added +19.5k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 221.1k $8.1m | Added +4.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 201.3k $7.4m | Added +181.4k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 192.8k $7.1m | Reduced -4.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.7k $7.0m | Added +50.5k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 189.1k $6.9m | Added +48.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 187.9k $6.9m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.1k $6.8m | Reduced -5.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.0k $6.2m | Added +53.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 166.0k $6.1m | Reduced -418.2k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 156.4k $5.7m | Reduced -48.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.4k $5.5m | Added +14.9k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 151.0k $5.5m | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 150.7k $5.5m | Added +6.4k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.9k $5.1m | Added +1.3k |
| BRIDGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.79% of their portfolio | 132.6k $4.9m | Unchanged |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 130.3k $4.8m | Added +1.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 127.1k $4.7m | New |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.2k $4.5m | Added +123.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.7k $4.3m | Reduced -26.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.6k $4.2m | Added +4.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.7k $3.4m | Added +39.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.7k $3.4m | Added +3.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.8k $3.3m | Added +1.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.0k $3.2m | Reduced -82.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.9k $3.2m | Added +2.5k |
| CONNORS INVESTOR SERVICES INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 84.7k $3.1m | Added +144 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.1k $2.9m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.1k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.9k $2.6m | Added +44.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 70.7k $2.6m | Added +65.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.2k $2.1m | Reduced -1.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.0k $2.1m | Added +51.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.1k $1.9m | Added +5.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.3k $1.9m | Added +9.0k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 51.9k $1.9m | Added +11.3k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $1.9m | Added +7.7k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 51.6k $1.9m | Added +35.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.2k $1.9m | Added +12.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.2k $1.8m | Added +687 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.2k $1.8m | Added +4.8k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.3k $1.7m | Added +25.3k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.1k $1.6m | Added +43.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $1.6m | Added +4.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.7k $1.9m | Reduced -5.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $1.5m | Reduced -79.5k |
| Sterling Capital Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.2k $1.3m | Reduced -16.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $1.2m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $1.1m | Reduced -545 |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.5k $1.1m | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.8k $1.1m | Added +696 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.6k $1.1m | New |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.0k $1.1m | Reduced -11.3k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.2k $1.0m | First filing |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.0k $1.0m | Added +10.2k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.5k $969.0k | Added +1.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $966.0k | Reduced -12.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.1k $884.1k | Reduced -30.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $861.1k | Added +458 |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.5k $823.7k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 22.2k $813.1k | Added +6.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $801.0k | Reduced -1.4k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.4k $782.0k | New |