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Institutional Cluster ·Filed Oct 16, 2026

ALGN

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
BEARISH
Impact 4/10
Horizonweeks Processed10d 4h ago
Institutional cluster: 1 buyers, 3 sellers (bearish)
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Davenport & Co's significant trim (33.4% of position) suggests conviction loss, but Assenagon's larger add partially offsets. Monitor next 13F for whether Davenport continued reducing or reversed course.

DirectionBearish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+5d
ALGN ▲ +2.25% at T+5d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -2.25% · α vs SPY -2.40% · entry $148.90 → $152.26
Next anchor: T+20d in 17d
Entry = T+0 close
Oct 16, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.92%
call -0.92% · α -0.58%
$150.27
settled 8d ago
T+5d
+2.25%
call -2.25% · α -2.40%
$152.26
settled 4d ago
T+20d
Pending
in 17d
T+60d
Pending
in 3mo

Executive Summary

ALGN institutional cluster shows 3 sellers trimming $28.0M vs 1 buyer adding $33.8M, net slightly bearish. Davenport & Co's $27.8M trim dominates, while Assenagon's $33.8M add provides partial offset. 45-day reporting lag and small fund count cap conviction.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
distributing
Buy Value
$140.2M
Sell Value
$64.9M
Net Flow
$5.8M

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: $5.8M

▲ Buyers (1)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
Assenagon Asset ManagementADD+52.9%$140.2M$33.8M

▼ Sellers (3)

InstitutionActionChangePrev ValueValue Δ
Davenport & CoTRIM-33.4%$64.9M-$27.8M
Mather GroupTRIM-34.1%$112.0K-$49.0K
Vontobel HoldingTRIM-30.2%$335.0K-$134.0K

Key Facts

  • 3 institutional sellers trimmed $28.0M aggregate; 1 buyer added $33.8M
  • Davenport & Co cut 33.4% of its ALGN position, reducing value by $27.8M
  • Assenagon Asset Management increased stake by 52.9%, adding $33.8M
  • All 4 funds are active asset managers — no passive/index fund participation
  • 13F data is ~45 days stale; positions may have been unwound since quarter-end

Financial Impact

Net institutional flow: $33.8M buying vs $28.0M selling, net +$5.8M. Davenport & Co's $27.8M trim is the largest directional move.

institutional ownershipfloat

Risk Factors

  • 13F data is stale (45-day lag); cluster may have already reversed
  • Small sample (4 funds) limits signal reliability
  • No insider buying to corroborate institutional thesis

Investment Themes

Healthcare & Medical Devices

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 institutional 13F filing from SEC EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-ALGN-2026-Q3
12 reports for ALGN
Performance horizon
80% Hit rate @ T+20 4 of 5 directional calls Went positive at some point 5 of 5 best @ T+20▲ +11.58%Aug 10, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for ALGN — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 21, 2026
6d ago
PTAB Trial
MIXED ★ 6/10
$155.51awaiting T+20——
Oct 16, 2026
10d ago
Institutional Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$148.90awaiting T+20——
Aug 31, 2026
8w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$154.96 $145.35▼ −6.20%▼ −6.52%—
Aug 10, 2026
11w ago
Court Ruling
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$172.96 $152.92▲ +11.58%▲ +10.53%—
Aug 3, 2026
12w ago
Institutional Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$173.27 $154.96▲ +10.57%▲ +9.33%—
Jul 21, 2026
14w ago
Court Ruling
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$172.46 $163.04▼ −5.46%▼ −8.36%—
Jul 7, 2026
16w ago
Court Ruling
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$174.68 $174.83▲ +0.09%▼ −3.19%—
Jun 18, 2026
18w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$173.76 $176.76▲ +1.73%▲ +1.87%—
May 29, 2026
21w ago
Court Ruling
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$169.77 $168.66▲ +0.65%▼ −0.64%—
Apr 17, 2026
27w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$191.43 $158.66▼ −17.12%▼ −21.32%—
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Report published Oct 16, 2026