Columbia Financial short interest was 76.74% of the float on July 31st, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 19,995,956 shares, which was an increase of 353.77% from July 15th.
It is estimated that it would take 1.42 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.
Columbia Financial Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 53 institutional investors add shares of Columbia Financial stock to their portfolio, and 59 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- URSA FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC added 500,000 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $8,755,000
- STATE STREET CORP added 307,080 shares (+33.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $6,516,237
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 136,170 shares (+5.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,889,527
- MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC added 100,911 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,766,951
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP removed 88,551 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,550,528
- TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL added 85,000 shares (+324.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,488,350
- RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC added 72,334 shares (+12.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,266,568
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Columbia Financial Insider Trading Activity
Columbia Financial insiders have traded $CLBK stock on the open market 30 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 30 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CLBK stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- THOMAS J. KEMLY (President & CEO) has made 2 purchases buying 53,057 shares for an estimated $530,570 and 0 sales.
- THOMAS JR SPLAINE (EVP, CFO) purchased 50,000 shares for an estimated $500,000
- STEVEN M KLEIN (Sr. EVP, COO) purchased 50,000 shares for an estimated $500,000
- ALLYSON KATZ SCHLESINGER (SEVP&Head of Consumer Banking) has made 2 purchases buying 50,000 shares for an estimated $500,000 and 0 sales.
- ELIZABETH E. RANDALL has made 3 purchases buying 49,980 shares for an estimated $499,800 and 0 sales.
- DENNIS E. GIBNEY (1st Sr. EVP, CBO) has made 3 purchases buying 44,500 shares for an estimated $445,000 and 0 sales.
- JOHN KLIMOWICH (SEVP & Chief Risk Officer) has made 2 purchases buying 35,000 shares for an estimated $350,000 and 0 sales.
- DYK ROBERT VAN purchased 25,000 shares for an estimated $250,000
- MICHAEL JR. MASSOOD has made 2 purchases buying 25,000 shares for an estimated $250,000 and 0 sales.
- LUCY SORRENTINI purchased 20,000 shares for an estimated $200,000
- NOEL R. HOLLAND has made 2 purchases buying 15,000 shares for an estimated $150,000 and 0 sales.
- OLIVER EDWARD JR LEWIS (SEVP & Head Commercial Banking) has made 2 purchases buying 15,000 shares for an estimated $150,000 and 0 sales.
- MANESH BALACHANDRAN PRABHU (EVP & CIO) purchased 15,000 shares for an estimated $150,000
- MAYRA LISETH RINALDI (EVP, Corp Governance & Culture) has made 5 purchases buying 10,337 shares for an estimated $103,370 and 0 sales.
- JAMES MICHAEL KUIKEN purchased 10,000 shares for an estimated $100,000
- JIM HOBART WAINWRIGHT purchased 10,000 shares for an estimated $100,000
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