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 ($22.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 171.1m as of 2025-07-14, 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 ≈ $54.12. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($55.9m notional), 13 hold puts ($76.6m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 330 |
| Q2 2025 | 416 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 98 | 76 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 | 78 |
| Q1 2024 | 148 | 108 |
| Q2 2024 | 166 | 123 |
| Q3 2024 | 180 | 120 |
| Q4 2024 | 170 | 137 |
| Q1 2025 | 207 | 153 |
| Q2 2025 | 386 | 79 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $9.4m | $4.5m | 0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | $16.3m | $4.4m | 0.27 |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6m | $7.2m | 1.09 |
| Q2 2025 | $55.9m | $76.6m | 1.37 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +6.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +5.5m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +2.1m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +2.0m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +1.9m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +1.6m |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. | Added | +1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| TPG GP A, LLC | Sold out | -2.0m |
| Broad Bay Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -309.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -270.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -259.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Sold out | -250.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -127.1k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -120.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -109.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -99.7k |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. | Sold out | -72.0k |
Biggest calls
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $30.6m565.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.8m162.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $5.4m100.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.3m97.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.6m29.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.3m24.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $954.4k17.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $784.9k14.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $703.0k13.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $227.3k4.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC | New | $37.9m700.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.9m238.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $11.1m204.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.7m69.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.8m51.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.4m43.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.5m27.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $1.3m23.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.2m21.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.1m19.5k 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 Q2 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $11.0m | $10.2m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $22.9m | $19.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-18 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $3.2m31.5k shares |
| 2025-06-17 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $3.2m31.5k shares |
| 2025-06-12 | Higgins John Gerard Chief, Client &Partner Success | Sold | $1.2m11.8k shares |
| 2025-06-05 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $61.6k598 shares |
| 2025-06-03 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $11.7k116 shares |
| 2025-06-02 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $195.0k2.0k shares |
| 2025-05-28 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $3.0m31.5k shares |
| 2025-05-27 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $3.0m31.5k shares |
| 2025-05-20 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $730.2k7.0k shares |
| 2025-05-16 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $49.6k500 shares |
| 2025-05-09 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold | $659.0k7.1k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $185.9k2.0k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $185.9k2.0k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $46.8k500 shares |
| 2025-04-28 | WEBER LARRY Director | Sold | $100.7k1.1k shares |
| 2025-04-25 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold | $1.6m17.7k shares |
| 2025-04-24 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $537.2k6.0k shares |
| 2025-04-24 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $59.2k658 shares |
| 2025-04-23 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $354.6k4.0k shares |
| 2025-04-17 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.2m31.5k shares |
| 2025-04-16 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.2m31.5k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $139.5k2.0k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.1m $598.2m | Added +5.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.1m $490.1m | Added +6.4m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $219.2m | Added +1.9m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.0m $217.6m | Added +2.8m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.0m $215.1m | Added +2.0m |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 18.62% of their portfolio | 3.5m $191.8m | Added +1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $157.4m | Added +2.1m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.6m $138.8m | Added +1.6m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $132.3m | Added +620.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $123.8m | Added +1.3m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.2m $118.4m | Added +1.1m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.9m $102.9m | Added +874.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $96.3m | Added +907.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $95.7m | Added +1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $88.4m | Added +848.1k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.5m $82.1m | Added +913.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $80.0m | Added +975.0k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 11.44% of their portfolio | 1.4m $74.3m | Added +737.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $64.6m | Added +571.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.2m $63.4m | Added +839.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $63.0m | Added +379.9k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 4.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $60.7m | Added +483.7k |
| North Peak Capital Management, LLC 4.49% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.2m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $54.8m | Added +625.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 968.7k $52.4m | Added +887.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 924.5k $50.0m | Added +581.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 921.2k $49.9m | Added +647.0k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 857.3k $46.4m | Added +588.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 814.5k $44.1m | Added +418.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 794.2k $43.0m | Added +177.5k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 5.65% of their portfolio | 703.6k $38.1m | Added +351.8k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 663.7k $35.9m | Added +420.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 627.8k $34.0m | Added +245.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 574.2k $31.1m | Added +286.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 553.4k $30.0m | Added +305.2k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 539.5k $29.2m | Added +226.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 521.5k $28.2m | Added +314.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 468.3k $25.4m | Reduced -99.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 463.3k $25.1m | Added +233.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 462.5k $25.0m | Added +294.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.8k $23.6m | Added +273.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 418.5k $22.7m | Added +262.7k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.92% of their portfolio | 389.8k $21.1m | Added +194.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 389.4k $21.1m | Added +219.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 387.6k $21.0m | Added +204.3k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 364.0k $19.7m | Added +195.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.8k $18.8m | Added +254.3k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 327.4k $17.7m | Added +156.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 307.6k $16.6m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.1k $16.2m | Reduced -127.1k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 298.2k $16.1m | Added +196.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 291.8k $15.8m | Added +105.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.0k $15.1m | Added +202.1k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 1.90% of their portfolio | 269.8k $14.6m | Added +74.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.7k $14.0m | Added +210.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.7k $13.8m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 252.5k $13.7m | Added +106.6k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 241.2k $13.1m | Added +192.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.2k $13.0m | Added +90.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 239.1k $12.9m | Added +185.1k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 235.4k $12.7m | Added +126.6k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 3.98% of their portfolio | 228.3k $12.4m | Added +22.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.5k $12.2m | Added +205.6k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 221.6k $12.0m | Added +66.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.7k $11.4m | Added +124.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 201.8k $10.9m | Added +198.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 201.2k $10.9m | Added +139.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.5k $10.7m | Added +24.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.1k $10.5m | Added +98.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.6k $10.5m | Added +96.6k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 183.2k $9.9m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.8k $9.7m | Added +88.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 179.5k $9.7m | Added +74.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 173.7k $9.4m | Added +80.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.9k $9.2m | Added +80.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.5k $9.2m | Added +143.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.6k $9.1m | Added +99.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 164.6k $8.9m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.22% of their portfolio | 162.7k $8.8m | Added +73.1k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 157.2k $8.5m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.7k $8.2m | Reduced -3.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.5k $8.2m | Added +127.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.2k $8.1m | Added +98.3k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 150.0k $8.1m | New |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 145.2k $7.9m | Added +63.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.6k $7.7m | New |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 140.0k $7.6m | Added +31.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.9k $7.4m | Added +80.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.2k $7.3m | Added +134.2k |
| CWM, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 132.4k $7.2m | Added +85.5k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.13% of their portfolio | 119.8k $6.5m | Added +140 |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 115.2k $6.2m | Added +8.5k |
| Beacon Harbor Wealth Advisors, Inc. 1.55% of their portfolio | 115.0k $6.2m | New |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.2k $6.0m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.8k $5.9m | New |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.9k $5.6m | Added +66.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 103.8k $5.6m | Added +46.6k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 102.0k $5.5m | New |
| Abacus FCF Advisors LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 94.2k $5.1m | Added +47.9k |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 2.32% of their portfolio | 93.0k $5.0m | Added +45.9k |