PALLADYNE AI CORP PDYN
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 80359A205 · ISIN US80359A2050
U.S. robotics company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersSalt Lake City, UT
- Founded1983
- Websitesarcos.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($3.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 49.3m as of 2026-07-29, 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 ≈ $6.08. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($3.0m notional), 6 hold puts ($4.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 2 |
| Q3 2023 | 38 |
| Q4 2023 | 36 |
| Q1 2024 | 32 |
| Q2 2024 | 35 |
| Q3 2024 | 31 |
| Q4 2024 | 51 |
| Q1 2025 | 65 |
| Q2 2025 | 83 |
| Q3 2025 | 109 |
| Q4 2025 | 101 |
| Q1 2026 | 118 |
| Q2 2026 | 119 |
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 2024 | 6 | 11 |
| Q4 2024 | 32 | 10 |
| Q1 2025 | 46 | 16 |
| Q2 2025 | 62 | 22 |
| Q3 2025 | 74 | 33 |
| Q4 2025 | 58 | 53 |
| Q1 2026 | 81 | 43 |
| Q2 2026 | 67 | 46 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $4.2m | $4.6m | 1.12 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.0m | $872.4k | 0.45 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5m | $3.6m | 1.05 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.0m | $4.1m | 1.36 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +553.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +194.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +186.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +161.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +146.6k |
| Themes Management Co LLC | Added | +127.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +116.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +77.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +74.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +69.5k |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -106.0k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | Sold out | -84.2k |
| Covestor Ltd | Reduced | -56.6k |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC | Sold out | -50.0k |
| Cadent Capital Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -46.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -43.3k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -28.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Sold out | -23.1k |
| XTX Topco Ltd | Sold out | -17.6k |
| Centiva Capital, LP | Sold out | -15.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $732.6k120.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $625.6k102.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $608.6k100.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $602.5k99.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $259.0k42.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $178.8k29.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.2m194.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.1m178.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $512.5k84.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $510.7k84.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $496.7k81.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $314.9k51.8k 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 |
|---|---|
KERBER WILLIAM XAVIER III
13D · may seek influence
-1.0 pts · filed 2025-06-13
Stated purposeMr. Kerber has purchased the issuers shares as an individual for the purposes of passive investment in the Issuer's Common Stock. Since filing of the last amendment (dated January 02,2025), Mr. Kerber has made changes in his holdings of the Issuer's Common Stock based on personal portfolio adjustments resulting in a net additions of 63,832 shares of the Issuer's Common stock detailed in item 5(c). Full filing |
6.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +4.1 pts · filed 2026-07-29 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC (1.2%, 2026-10-05; now reported by BlackRock, Inc.)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $73.7k | 5 | $952.1k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $206.1k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $200.1k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | $142.8k | 4 | $145.2k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | $5.8k | 3 | $327.0k | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $165.7k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $99.1k | 3 | $167.7k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Wolff Benjamin G PRESIDENT & CEO, director · See footnote | Bought | $99.1k17.1k shares |
| 2026-08-21 | GARAGIC DENIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold | $106.3k17.3k shares |
| 2026-08-21 | SONNE STEPHEN CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold | $32.9k5.3k shares |
| 2026-08-21 | THATCHER TREVOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $28.6k4.6k shares |
| 2026-05-21 | GARAGIC DENIS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | Sold | $105.5k17.2k shares |
| 2026-05-21 | SONNE STEPHEN CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Sold | $32.2k5.2k shares |
| 2026-05-21 | THATCHER TREVOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $28.0k4.6k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $16.8m | Added +553.1k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $9.2m | Added +116.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.4m | Added +14.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 928.5k $5.6m | Added +146.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 708.6k $4.3m | Added +77.4k |
| Themes Management Co LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 520.2k $3.2m | Added +127.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 513.7k $3.1m | Added +161.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 419.2k $2.5m | Added +28.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.2k $2.4m | Added +194.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 310.9k $1.9m | Reduced -43.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 286.0k $1.7m | Added +49.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 281.8k $1.7m | Added +186.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.0k $1.5m | Added +69.5k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.7k $1.5m | Added +18.7k |
| AlphaCentric Advisors LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 100.0k $608.0k | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.8k $594.8k | Added +14.8k |
| Covestor Ltd 0.33% of their portfolio | 93.8k $570.0k | Reduced -56.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.5k $562.3k | Added +74.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.4k $513.2k | Added +8.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.3k $506.7k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.7k $485.0k | Reduced -11.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.9k $449.4k | Added +22.9k |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.3k $366.6k | Reduced -1.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.2k $353.3k | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.5k $331.2k | Added +31.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.9k $327.6k | Added +2.4k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.7k $296.1k | Unchanged |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.5k $282.7k | Added +20.4k |
| Carnegie Investment Counsel 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.0k $279.7k | Reduced -9.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.0k $273.7k | Reduced -106.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.8k $261.0k | Added +8.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.6k $252.8k | Added +7.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.7k $247.2k | Added +21.0k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $237.2k | Added +1.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $231.3k | Reduced -9.9k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.4k $221.5k | Reduced -10.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $219.5k | Reduced -1.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.3k $214.7k | Added +14.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.2k $209.1k | Added +15.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.1k $213.4k | Added +3.0k |
| Symphony Financial, Ltd. Co. 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.6k $183.5k | New |
| Crewe Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.1k $189.4k | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $178.5k | Added +166 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.7k $166.8k | Added +3.6k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.5k $166.9k | New |
| Rehmann Capital Advisory Group 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.8k $150.7k | Unchanged |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $145.3k | Reduced -9.0k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $144.9k | Reduced -99 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $127.8k | Added +15.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.7k $125.7k | Added +2.6k |
| Headlands Technologies LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.3k $123.3k | New |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.9k $121.1k | Added +485 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.9k $121.0k | Added +1.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $115.6k | Added +5.5k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.9k $114.9k | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $108.7k | Added +4.1k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $102.1k | Added +2.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $102.0k | Added +4.9k |
| Poehling Capital Management, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.3k $99.2k | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3k $99.1k | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.6k $88.9k | Unchanged |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.9k $84.3k | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.1k $73.3k | Added +5.9k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $72.6k | New |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $72.4k | Unchanged |
| Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8k $71.9k | Unchanged |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $68.8k | Reduced -669 |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.2k $68.2k | New |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $64.7k | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $64.4k | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.6k $64.3k | Added +7.6k |
| StoneX Group Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $70.4k | New |
| Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.5k $63.6k | New |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $60.6k | Added +5.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $62.4k | Unchanged |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $61.8k | New |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.5k $57.3k | Reduced -2.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.3k $44.3k | Reduced -7.3k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.9k $42.2k | New |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4k $32.8k | Unchanged |
| State of Wyoming 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4k $32.8k | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.9k $29.8k | Reduced -1.6k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8k $29.2k | Reduced -800 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $24.8k | Reduced -5.5k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0k $24.3k | Added +3.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7k $22.3k | Added +858 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3k $20.0k | Reduced -1.2k |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1k $18.9k | Added +1.5k |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $15.9k | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4k $14.6k | Reduced -441 |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9k $11.2k | Unchanged |
| Truvestments Capital LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $9.5k | New |
| Central Pacific Bank - Trust Division 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $9.0k | Unchanged |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $7.9k | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $6.6k | New |
| WHITTIER TRUST CO OF NEVADA INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $5.4k | Unchanged |
| Hurley Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $6.1k | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 966 $5.9k | New |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 741 $4.5k | Reduced -18 |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 741 $4.5k | Added +654 |