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 ($10.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 85.9m as of 2025-01-31, 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 ≈ $93.19. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($16.3m notional), 6 hold puts ($4.4m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 322 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 170 | 137 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $45.2m | $14.8m | 0.33 |
| Q2 2024 | $36.7m | $14.8m | 0.40 |
| Q3 2024 | $9.4m | $4.5m | 0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | $16.3m | $4.4m | 0.27 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +726.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | New | +714.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +561.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +276.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +174.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +165.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +153.7k |
| Mesirow Institutional Investment Management, Inc. | New | +148.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +147.1k |
Biggest sellers
| CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Sold out | -546.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -485.3k |
| TPG GP A, LLC | Reduced | -388.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -302.3k |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. | Reduced | -290.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -285.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -246.8k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -227.0k |
| Boston Partners | Sold out | -199.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -172.2k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $8.2m88.2k shares |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | New | $2.3m25.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.8m18.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.3m14.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $1.1m11.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $559.2k6.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $503.0k5.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $494.4k5.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $65.2k700 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.1m22.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.9m20.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $270.5k2.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $28.0k300 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $27.0k300 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.0m | $1.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold plan | $70.6k752 shares |
| 2024-12-16 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A VP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $29.0k299 shares |
| 2024-12-10 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold | $587.0k6.2k shares |
| 2024-12-02 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $189.2k2.0k shares |
| 2024-12-02 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold plan | $71.1k752 shares |
| 2024-11-25 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A VP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $66.9k708 shares |
| 2024-11-11 | WEBER LARRY Director | Sold | $166.9k1.9k shares |
| 2024-11-11 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A VP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $33.0k375 shares |
| 2024-11-06 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold | $405.7k4.7k shares |
| 2024-11-05 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A VP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $43.8k528 shares |
| 2024-11-01 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold plan | $673.2k8.3k shares |
| 2024-10-31 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold plan | $61.4k752 shares |
| 2024-10-28 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold | $80.1k1.0k shares |
| 2024-10-25 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold | $458.4k5.8k shares |
| 2024-10-25 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A VP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $24.5k303 shares |
| 2024-10-01 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $73.2k1.0k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $539.8m | Reduced -172.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $287.0m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $275.5m | Added +46.1k |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 19.84% of their portfolio | 2.4m $220.4m | Reduced -290.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $220.3m | Added +1.5m |
| TPG GP A, LLC 2.92% of their portfolio | 1.9m $180.8m | Reduced -388.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $104.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 860.4k $80.2m | Added +165.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 858.4k $80.0m | Reduced -16.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 825.8k $77.0m | Added +6.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.29% of their portfolio | 807.7k $75.3m | Added +5.0k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 13.15% of their portfolio | 798.4k $74.4m | Added +10.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 749.9k $69.9m | Added +7.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 739.6k $68.9m | Added +726.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.13% of their portfolio | 714.0k $66.5m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 702.8k $65.5m | Added +561.8k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 4.11% of their portfolio | 698.0k $65.1m | Reduced -67.9k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 684.0k $63.7m | Reduced -246.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 638.0k $59.5m | Added +153.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 485.5k $45.2m | Added +84.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.8k $44.3m | Reduced -44.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 468.4k $43.7m | Added +119.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 407.3k $38.0m | Added +276.3k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 4.79% of their portfolio | 396.4k $36.9m | Added +56.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 375.9k $35.0m | Added +74.8k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 5.30% of their portfolio | 347.5k $32.4m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 323.7k $30.2m | Added +36.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 311.3k $29.0m | Reduced -11.1k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 303.3k $28.3m | Reduced -12.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 296.4k $27.6m | First filing |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.7k $25.3m | Added +147.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.0k $24.1m | Added +35.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 251.0k $23.4m | Added +174.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.3k $22.7m | Reduced -285.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 235.1k $21.9m | Added +39.1k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 227.6k $21.2m | Added +65.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.7k $20.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 219.0k $20.4m | Reduced -85.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 217.7k $20.3m | Reduced -302.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 211.1k $19.7m | Reduced -485.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 196.7k $18.3m | Reduced -17.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.6k $18.3m | Added +90.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 193.1k $18.0m | Reduced -23.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.9k $17.7m | Added +7.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 178.1k $16.6m | Added +80.5k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 166.6k $15.5m | Reduced -21.2k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 4.54% of their portfolio | 162.6k $15.2m | Reduced -128.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.05% of their portfolio | 160.7k $15.0m | Added +116.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 159.2k $14.8m | Reduced -48.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 157.2k $14.6m | Reduced -96.3k |
| Mesirow Institutional Investment Management, Inc. 1.06% of their portfolio | 148.1k $13.8m | New |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.64% of their portfolio | 145.5k $13.6m | New |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 141.5k $13.2m | Added +20.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 138.0k $12.9m | Added +45.2k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 3.31% of their portfolio | 137.5k $12.8m | Added +90.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.1k $12.3m | Added +21.5k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 122.8k $11.4m | Added +20.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.5k $11.2m | Reduced -227.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.7k $11.2m | Added +39.0k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 116.4k $10.9m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 116.3k $10.8m | Added +68.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 115.0k $10.7m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.0k $10.6m | Reduced -42.4k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.7k $10.0m | Reduced -8.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 106.4k $9.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.19% of their portfolio | 102.7k $9.6m | Added +11.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.3k $9.3m | Added +16.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.9k $9.2m | Added +5.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.0k $8.9m | Reduced -14.6k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 95.6k $8.9m | Added +12.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.6k $8.4m | Added +7.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 87.6k $8.2m | Added +61.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.1k $8.1m | Reduced -160.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.9k $8.0m | Reduced -83.4k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.19% of their portfolio | 85.3k $8.0m | Added +30.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.0k $7.8m | Added +1.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.1k $7.6m | Added +32.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.4k $7.2m | Added +40.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 69.8k $6.5m | First filing |
| Crestline Management, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 68.5k $6.4m | Added +506 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.3k $5.6m | Reduced -68 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.1k $5.1m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $5.1m | Added +51 |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 51.2k $4.8m | Reduced -10.4k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.6k $4.7m | Reduced -27.9k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 50.1k $4.7m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.6k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 45.9k $4.3m | Added +9.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $4.2m | Reduced -42 |
| Global IMC LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 45.3k $4.2m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.2k $4.1m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 44.0k $4.1m | Added +18.8k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 43.1k $4.0m | Added +19.6k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 42.0k $3.9m | Reduced -88.9k |
| IRONWOOD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.93% of their portfolio | 41.5k $3.9m | Added +286 |
| Totem Point Management, LLC 3.98% of their portfolio | 40.3k $3.8m | Reduced -16.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.1k $3.7m | Reduced -299 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 39.9k $3.7m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.8k $3.5m | Reduced -13.1k |
| CWM, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.3k $3.3m | Added +4.0k |