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 ($32.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 167.7m as of 2026-04-13, 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 ≈ $42.55. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($5.8m notional), 11 hold puts ($7.3m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q4 2025 | 475 |
| Q1 2026 | 486 |
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 | 166 | 123 |
| Q3 2024 | 180 | 120 |
| Q4 2024 | 170 | 137 |
| Q1 2025 | 207 | 153 |
| Q2 2025 | 386 | 79 |
| Q3 2025 | 239 | 195 |
| Q4 2025 | 239 | 205 |
| Q1 2026 | 300 | 214 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $55.9m | $76.6m | 1.37 |
| Q3 2025 | $20.1m | $10.5m | 0.52 |
| Q4 2025 | $33.1m | $12.9m | 0.39 |
| Q1 2026 | $5.8m | $7.3m | 1.24 |
Biggest buyers
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +1.3m |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC | New | +1.1m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | New | +1.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +659.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +630.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +537.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +500.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +439.4k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | New | +404.5k |
Biggest sellers
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -2.6m |
| North Peak Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -2.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Sold out | -1.8m |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -957.8k |
| Capital Impact Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -639.5k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -612.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -571.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.7m40.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $1.2m28.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $970.4k22.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $761.8k17.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $744.8k17.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $225.6k5.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $136.2k3.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $72.4k1.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $1.8m41.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.8m41.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $902.3k21.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $727.8k17.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $689.5k16.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $676.7k15.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $387.3k9.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $178.8k4.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $59.6k1.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $55.3k1.3k 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 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 | 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $20.5m | $16.3m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $9.7m | $6.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | KOUNINIS EFSTATHIOS A SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $42.9k1.0k shares |
| 2026-03-16 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold | $329.5k7.6k shares |
| 2026-03-11 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold | $352.4k8.1k shares |
| 2026-03-10 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold | $2.0m44.0k shares |
| 2026-03-10 | Trefler Leon Chief of Clients and Markets | Sold | $299.9k6.7k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold | $306.9k7.0k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $43.4k1.0k shares |
| 2026-02-18 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $807.4k17.9k shares |
| 2026-02-17 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $529.8k11.7k shares |
| 2026-02-13 | Akgonul Rifat Kerim Chief Product Officer | Sold | $302.2k7.0k shares |
| 2026-02-02 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $43.7k1.0k shares |
| 2026-01-22 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.2m45.0k shares |
| 2026-01-21 | TREFLER ALAN C.E.O. & Chairman, director | Sold plan | $2.2m45.0k shares |
| 2026-01-02 | STILLWELL KENNETH COO, CFO | Sold plan | $240.0k4.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.6m $410.2m | Added +659.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.4m $270.8m | First filing |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.5m $190.9m | Added +1.7m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.2m $177.1m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $121.6m | Added +102.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $114.4m | Reduced -32.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $107.2m | Reduced -10.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $107.2m | Added +174.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $101.4m | Reduced -2.6m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $87.2m | Added +630.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.4m | Reduced -200.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.5m $62.9m | Reduced -45.5k |
| Boston Partners 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $62.0m | Added +1.3m |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.4m $59.4m | Reduced -4.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $54.6m | Reduced -563.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.5m | Reduced -571.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.8m | Added +33.5k |
| Copeland Capital Management, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.8m | New |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.2m | Reduced -62.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.6m | Added +245.6k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.5m | New |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 3.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.8m | Added +141.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.8m | Added +363.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $44.8m | Reduced -2.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.7m | Added +1.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 987.7k $42.0m | Added +237.4k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 975.6k $41.5m | Reduced -612.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 940.1k $40.0m | Added +57.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 913.2k $37.9m | Added +231.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 872.7k $37.1m | Added +24.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 814.1k $34.4m | Added +439.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 800.6k $34.1m | Reduced -399.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 765.0k $32.6m | Reduced -63.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 700.6k $29.8m | Added +289.4k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 4.07% of their portfolio | 686.6k $29.2m | Reduced -17.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 667.1k $28.4m | Added +229.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 643.6k $27.1m | Added +162.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 628.1k $26.7m | Added +224.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 618.8k $26.3m | Added +537.7k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 585.3k $24.9m | Added +18.8k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 580.2k $24.7m | Added +58.6k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 573.8k $24.4m | First filing |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 570.3k $24.3m | Reduced -1.8m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 539.0k $22.7m | Reduced -147.1k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 507.4k $21.6m | Reduced -33.0k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 504.5k $21.5m | Added +146.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 500.0k $21.3m | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 473.9k $20.2m | Added +231.7k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.57% of their portfolio | 455.3k $19.4m | Added +30.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 446.0k $19.0m | Added +242.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 415.8k $17.7m | Added +106.6k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 404.5k $17.2m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.8k $16.2m | Added +70.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 369.1k $15.7m | Reduced -957.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 363.9k $15.5m | Added +141.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 346.3k $14.7m | Reduced -90.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 334.8k $14.3m | Added +24.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 333.5k $14.2m | Added +182.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.8k $12.9m | Added +54.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 302.7k $12.9m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 275.2k $11.7m | Reduced -163.2k |
| Wedbush Fund Advisers, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 271.8k $11.6m | Added +44.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.5k $11.3m | Reduced -6.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.3k $11.0m | Added +61.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 258.1k $11.0m | Added +73.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.8k $10.8m | Added +61.9k |
| Luxor Capital Group, LP 1.65% of their portfolio | 246.0k $10.5m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.4k $10.1m | Added +4.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 212.2k $9.0m | Added +150.2k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 210.4k $9.0m | Added +78.4k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 206.8k $8.8m | Added +4.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.2k $8.7m | Added +101.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.5k $8.7m | Added +7.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 201.2k $8.6m | Added +25.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.6k $7.9m | Reduced -900 |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.3k $7.8m | Added +17.2k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 181.7k $7.7m | Reduced -61.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.6k $7.7m | Reduced -56.5k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 176.7k $7.5m | Added +29.9k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 176.1k $7.5m | Added +14.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.3k $10.4m | Added +71.4k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.4k $7.4m | Added +38.2k |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 171.8k $7.3m | Reduced -119.2k |
| CWM, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 169.2k $7.2m | Added +5.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.8k $6.9m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 157.8k $6.7m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.5k $6.4m | Reduced -92.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.2k $6.2m | Reduced -125.3k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 145.9k $6.2m | Not comparable |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.8k $6.0m | Reduced -192.7k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 137.3k $5.8m | Added +50.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.9k $5.5m | Added +20.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.9k $5.5m | Added +13.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 126.8k $5.4m | New |
| Capital Impact Advisors, LLC 2.16% of their portfolio | 125.8k $5.4m | Reduced -639.5k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.04% of their portfolio | 123.8k $5.3m | Added +4.6k |
| CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 119.7k $5.1m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.7k $5.1m | Reduced -17.1k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 117.5k $5.0m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.1k $5.0m | Reduced -152.6k |