PEGASYSTEMS INC PEGA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 705573103 · ISIN US7055731035
American software company
* 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 ($8.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 85.8m as of 2024-10-16, 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 ≈ $73.12. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($9.4m notional), 5 hold puts ($4.5m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 178 |
| Q4 2022 | 185 |
| Q1 2023 | 192 |
| Q2 2023 | 174 |
| Q3 2023 | 193 |
| Q4 2023 | 241 |
| Q1 2024 | 267 |
| Q2 2024 | 282 |
| Q3 2024 | 302 |
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 | 88 | 97 |
| Q1 2023 | 107 | 96 |
| Q2 2023 | 70 | 101 |
| Q3 2023 | 98 | 76 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 | 78 |
| Q1 2024 | 148 | 108 |
| Q2 2024 | 166 | 123 |
| Q3 2024 | 180 | 120 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $4.8m | $1.7m | 0.36 |
| Q1 2024 | $45.2m | $14.8m | 0.33 |
| Q2 2024 | $36.7m | $14.8m | 0.40 |
| Q3 2024 | $9.4m | $4.5m | 0.48 |
Biggest buyers
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC | New | +788.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +771.5k |
| CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | New | +546.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +529.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +503.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +396.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +304.8k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | Added | +266.4k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | Added | +232.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +219.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Quarry LP | Sold out | -1.4m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -622.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -399.0k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP | Reduced | -344.1k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | -343.6k |
| SCOPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -200.3k |
| TPG GP A, LLC | Reduced | -194.1k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC | Reduced | -180.4k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $4.1m56.7k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $2.2m30.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $891.0k12.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $709.0k9.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $614.0k8.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $548.2k7.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $277.7k3.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $1.5m20.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.4m18.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $855.2k11.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $825.0k11.3k 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 |
|---|---|
| TREFLER ALAN 13G · passive no change · filed 2025-11-12 | 46.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2025-07-17 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $183.8k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $344.6k | $162.2k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $245.2k | $125.4k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $487.9k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.7m | $348.7k |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $504.2k | 5 | $1.4m | $809.0k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $5.1m | $4.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-30 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold plan | $54.1k752 shares |
| 2024-09-03 | JONES RICHARD H Director · Richard H. Jones Revocable Trust | Sold plan | $698.8k10.0k shares |
| 2024-09-03 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $211.2k3.0k shares |
| 2024-09-03 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $70.4k1.0k shares |
| 2024-09-03 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold plan | $52.9k752 shares |
| 2024-08-30 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A VP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $66.2k932 shares |
| 2024-08-26 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A VP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $53.2k750 shares |
| 2024-08-23 | JONES RICHARD H Director · Richard H. Jones Revocable Trust | Sold plan | $331.2k4.7k shares |
| 2024-08-21 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold | $203.9k3.0k shares |
| 2024-08-01 | JONES RICHARD H Director · Richard H. Jones Revocable Trust | Sold plan | $1.1m15.3k shares |
| 2024-08-01 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $208.2k3.0k shares |
| 2024-08-01 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $208.2k3.0k shares |
| 2024-07-31 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold plan | $54.2k752 shares |
| 2024-07-31 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A VP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $54.1k750 shares |
| 2024-07-30 | JONES RICHARD H Director · Richard H. Jones Revocable Trust | Sold plan | $1.4m20.0k shares |
| 2024-07-25 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $70.0k1.0k shares |
| 2024-07-25 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $70.0k1.0k shares |
| 2024-07-01 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $119.6k2.0k shares |
| 2024-07-01 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $119.5k2.0k shares |
| 2024-07-01 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold plan | $45.3k752 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $435.9m | Added +503.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $225.0m | Added +32.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $212.7m | First filing |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 17.67% of their portfolio | 2.7m $194.1m | Reduced -2.8m |
| TPG GP A, LLC 2.90% of their portfolio | 2.3m $170.2m | Reduced -194.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $82.2m | Reduced -91.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 930.9k $68.0m | Added +396.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 875.3k $64.0m | Reduced -12.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 819.3k $59.9m | Added +25.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 818.0k $59.8m | Added +771.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.23% of their portfolio | 802.7k $58.7m | Added +119.8k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 8.71% of their portfolio | 788.4k $57.6m | New |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 3.59% of their portfolio | 765.9k $56.0m | Added +232.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 742.0k $54.1m | Added +187.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 696.4k $50.9m | Added +529.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 695.4k $50.8m | Added +304.8k |
| CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 2.05% of their portfolio | 546.5k $39.9m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 528.7k $38.6m | Added +161.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 520.1k $38.0m | Unchanged |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 520.0k $38.0m | Reduced -113.4k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 484.3k $35.4m | Added +3.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 400.6k $29.3m | Reduced -147.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 349.0k $25.5m | Added +50.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.6k $25.4m | Reduced -48.8k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 4.37% of their portfolio | 347.5k $25.4m | Unchanged |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 3.33% of their portfolio | 339.9k $24.8m | Reduced -344.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.4k $23.6m | Added +11.1k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 316.2k $23.1m | Added +266.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 304.2k $22.2m | Reduced -72.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 301.2k $22.0m | Added +17.7k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 6.35% of their portfolio | 290.8k $21.3m | Reduced -180.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.4k $21.0m | Reduced -74.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 253.5k $18.5m | Added +219.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 247.3k $18.1m | Added +44.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.5k $16.6m | Added +40.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.5k $16.3m | Added +1.6k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 216.6k $15.8m | Added +54.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 214.1k $15.6m | Reduced -53.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.9k $15.2m | Added +122.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.9k $14.5m | Reduced -30.5k |
| SCOPIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.98% of their portfolio | 197.8k $14.5m | Reduced -200.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.0k $14.3m | Reduced -103.4k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 187.9k $13.7m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 182.6k $13.3m | Added +129.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.14% of their portfolio | 176.9k $12.9m | Added +26.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 169.3k $12.4m | Added +53.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 164.2k $12.0m | New |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.10% of their portfolio | 161.7k $11.8m | Added +47.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.5k $11.4m | Added +47.0k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 147.3k $12.8m | Added +120.1k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 146.9k $10.7m | Added +88.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.0k $10.4m | Added +49.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.0k $9.6m | Added +104.1k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 130.9k $9.6m | New |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.6k $9.5m | Added +33.2k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 120.7k $8.9m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.6k $8.5m | Added +12.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.6k $8.5m | Added +94.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.6k $8.1m | Added +2.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.5k $8.1m | Added +834 |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 109.3k $8.0m | Reduced -16.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.7k $7.7m | Added +45.1k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 102.7k $7.5m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.6k $7.1m | Added +85.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 96.9k $7.1m | Added +8.2k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.3k $6.8m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.7k $6.8m | Added +59.9k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.12% of their portfolio | 91.5k $6.7m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 89.3k $6.5m | New |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.3k $6.3m | Reduced -103.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.8k $6.1m | Added +37 |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 83.4k $6.1m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.0k $6.1m | Added +500 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.7k $5.9m | Added +10.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.6k $5.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.02% of their portfolio | 78.5k $5.7m | Added +59.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.6k $5.6m | Reduced -399.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.4k $5.1m | Added +44.0k |
| Crestline Management, L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 68.0k $5.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 61.6k $4.5m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.4k $4.4m | Added +542 |
| Totem Point Management, LLC 4.40% of their portfolio | 57.0k $4.2m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.09% of their portfolio | 55.2k $4.0m | Added +16.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $4.0m | Added +2.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.5k $3.8m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 52.4k $3.8m | Added +22.4k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.9k $3.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.7k $3.6m | Added +45.6k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 47.7k $3.5m | Reduced -153.2k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 47.4k $3.5m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.6k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 45.8k $3.4m | Added +17.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $3.3m | Added +1.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.8k $3.3m | Added +4.2k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 43.7k $3.2m | Reduced -13.8k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 43.1k $3.1m | Reduced -16.5k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 42.4k $3.1m | Reduced -39.7k |
| IRONWOOD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 41.3k $3.0m | Reduced -176 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.4k $3.0m | Reduced -756 |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.22% of their portfolio | 40.1k $2.9m | Added +23.1k |