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 ($25.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 169.7m as of 2025-10-14, 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 ≈ $57.50. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($20.1m notional), 9 hold puts ($10.5m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 427 |
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 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 239 | 195 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $16.3m | $4.4m | 0.27 |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6m | $7.2m | 1.09 |
| Q2 2025 | $55.9m | $76.6m | 1.37 |
| Q3 2025 | $20.1m | $10.5m | 0.52 |
Biggest buyers
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | New | +1.6m |
| North Peak Capital Management, LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +1.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Added | +937.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +828.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +812.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +613.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +488.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +356.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +280.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -1.5m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -819.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -645.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Sold out | -468.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -290.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -245.7k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. | Reduced | -213.1k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC | Reduced | -201.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Reduced | -200.2k |
| FIL Ltd | Sold out | -193.6k |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $5.8m100.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $4.1m72.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.4m40.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.5m25.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $1.5m25.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m19.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $978.5k16.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $920.0k16.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $580.8k10.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $517.0k9.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.9m50.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.9m33.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.6m27.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.5m25.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $868.2k15.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $747.5k13.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $533.2k9.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $356.0k6.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $189.8k3.3k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $17.8m | $14.4m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.6m45.0k shares |
| 2025-09-16 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.6m45.0k shares |
| 2025-09-15 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $150.1k2.5k shares |
| 2025-09-11 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $14.5k252 shares |
| 2025-09-10 | WEBER LARRY Director | Sold | $150.2k2.6k shares |
| 2025-09-08 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $227.9k4.0k shares |
| 2025-09-08 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $19.1k332 shares |
| 2025-09-05 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $12.9k235 shares |
| 2025-09-03 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $270.4k5.0k shares |
| 2025-09-02 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold plan | $106.8k2.0k shares |
| 2025-08-06 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.6m45.0k shares |
| 2025-08-05 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.6m45.0k shares |
| 2025-08-04 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $648.6k11.1k shares |
| 2025-08-01 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $230.9k4.0k shares |
| 2025-07-28 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP of Finance & CAO | Sold | $34.7k582 shares |
| 2025-07-24 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold | $571.2k9.9k shares |
| 2025-07-10 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.3m45.0k shares |
| 2025-07-09 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold | $2.4m45.0k shares |
| 2025-07-01 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $210.6k4.0k 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.3m $648.2m | Added +221.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.0m $519.2m | Reduced -25.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.0m $286.8m | Added +937.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.4m $195.0m | Reduced -645.8k |
| Bares Capital Management, Inc. 17.93% of their portfolio | 3.4m $194.4m | Reduced -162.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $159.3m | Reduced -137.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $156.7m | Added +280.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $144.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $142.0m | Added +181.6k |
| North Peak Capital Management, LLC 15.32% of their portfolio | 2.3m $134.9m | Added +1.3m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.3m $133.3m | Reduced -245.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.3m $130.6m | Added +83.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $122.0m | Added +488.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.9m $110.8m | Added +25.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $106.5m | Added +72.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $105.4m | Added +356.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $91.2m | Added +1.2m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $90.8m | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.5m $87.4m | Added +3.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $84.9m | Reduced -290.2k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 12.81% of their portfolio | 1.4m $79.6m | Added +11.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $71.4m | Added +613.6k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $65.4m | Reduced -56.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.9m | Added +812.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $62.9m | Reduced -69.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $60.8m | Added +136.2k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 3.91% of their portfolio | 975.5k $56.1m | Reduced -145.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 961.8k $55.3m | Reduced -51.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 916.0k $52.7m | Added +101.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 853.7k $49.1m | Added +279.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 850.9k $48.9m | Added +828.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 849.7k $48.9m | Reduced -74.7k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 839.0k $48.2m | Reduced -18.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 785.0k $45.1m | Reduced -183.7k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 5.39% of their portfolio | 703.6k $40.4m | Unchanged |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 551.5k $31.7m | Reduced -112.2k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 526.0k $30.2m | Reduced -13.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 494.3k $28.4m | Reduced -27.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 468.0k $26.9m | Added +4.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 456.6k $26.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 439.7k $25.3m | Reduced -113.7k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.86% of their portfolio | 389.4k $22.4m | Reduced -400 |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 365.3k $21.0m | Added +1.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 364.9k $21.0m | Reduced -70.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.6k $20.7m | Added +104.9k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 351.8k $20.2m | Reduced -819.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 334.1k $19.6m | Reduced -55.2k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 333.5k $19.2m | Added +25.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 303.5k $17.5m | Added +11.7k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 303.1k $17.4m | Reduced -24.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.5k $16.1m | Added +244.1k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 2.12% of their portfolio | 268.3k $15.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 267.6k $15.4m | Reduced -30.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 265.6k $15.3m | Reduced -152.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 257.5k $14.8m | Reduced -130.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 242.3k $13.9m | Reduced -36.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.4k $13.9m | Added +2.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.4k $12.7m | Reduced -38.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 218.9k $12.5m | Added +63.3k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 218.5k $12.6m | Added +53.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.4k $12.4m | Reduced -10.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.9k $12.4m | Added +4.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 212.7k $12.2m | Added +11.6k |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 209.3k $12.0m | New |
| Boston Partners 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.9k $12.0m | Added +66.3k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 205.1k $11.8m | Reduced -36.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.9k $11.8m | Added +3.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.8k $11.8m | Added +35.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.7k $11.8m | Added +36.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 200.7k $11.5m | Added +4.6k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 191.4k $10.5m | Added +131.9k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 190.3k $10.9m | New |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 3.92% of their portfolio | 190.2k $10.9m | Reduced -38.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.5k $10.5m | Added +2.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 174.4k $10.0m | Reduced -24.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 172.7k $9.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 171.5k $9.9m | Added +67.6k |
| CWM, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 170.8k $9.8m | Added +38.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.1k $9.8m | Added +163 |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 159.5k $9.2m | Reduced -23.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.3k $8.9m | Added +18.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.3k $8.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.5k $8.2m | Added +54.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.9k $7.8m | Reduced -105.4k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 129.1k $7.4m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.10% of their portfolio | 126.0k $7.2m | Added +125.0k |
| Abacus FCF Advisors LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 125.8k $7.2m | Added +31.6k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 118.4k $6.8m | Reduced -26.9k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 118.3k $6.8m | Added +16.2k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 114.3k $6.6m | Added +47.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.7k $6.5m | Reduced -37.8k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.1k $6.5m | Added +85.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.7k $6.4m | Added +2.9k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 98.4k $5.7m | Added +74.6k |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 97.4k $5.6m | Added +4.3k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.14% of their portfolio | 96.1k $5.5m | Reduced -66.6k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.11% of their portfolio | 95.2k $5.5m | Reduced -24.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.6k $5.2m | Reduced -44.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.0k $5.1m | Added +4 |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 86.8k $5.0m | New |