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Institutional Cluster

COLB

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.
MIXED
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Institutional cluster: 15 buyers, 14 sellers (mixed)
Actionable Insight ◆ Mixed

COLB saw a mixed institutional cluster in Q2 2026 with 15 buyers accumulating $240.9M and 14 sellers reducing by $182.7M, resulting in net buying of ~$58.2M. The buying was dominated by sovereign and quant funds (Norges Bank new $95.1M, D.E. Shaw new $28.8M, RenTech doubled), while the selling was concentrated in multi-manager quant funds (Citadel, Point72, Millennium all fully exited) and a large passive trim from UBS.

DirectionMixed
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
COLB ▼ -2.95% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call -2.95% · α vs SPY -2.43% · entry $30.81 → $29.90
Next anchor: T+60d in 21d
Latest observation: T+44 +7.21% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 21, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-0.55%
call -0.55% · α -0.26%
$30.64
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
-2.40%
call -2.40% · α -2.88%
$30.07
settled 8w ago
T+20d
-2.95%
call -2.95% · α -2.43%
$29.90
settled 5w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 21d

Executive Summary

COLB saw a mixed institutional cluster in Q2 2026 with 15 buyers accumulating $240.9M and 14 sellers reducing by $182.7M, resulting in net buying of ~$58.2M. The buying was dominated by sovereign and quant funds (Norges Bank new $95.1M, D.E. Shaw new $28.8M, RenTech doubled), while the selling was concentrated in multi-manager quant funds (Citadel, Point72, Millennium all fully exited) and a large passive trim from UBS.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
mixed
Buy Value
$343.4M
Sell Value
$182.7M
Net Flow
$58.2M

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: $58.2M

▲ Buyers (15)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
Norges BankNEW+100%$95.1M$95.1M
Goldman SachsADD+91.5%$82.4M$45.6M
Vaughan Nelson Investment ManagementADD+39%$54.9M$21.1M
D.E. ShawNEW+100%$28.8M$28.8M
Jane Street GroupDOUBLED+430.9%$24.8M$20.8M

▼ Sellers (14)

InstitutionActionChangePrev ValueValue Δ
CitadelEXIT-100%$87.1M-$87.1M
UBSTRIM-25.2%$96.7M-$12.2M
MillenniumEXIT-100%$15.1M-$15.1M
Capital World InvestorsEXIT-100%$29.2M-$29.2M
Point72EXIT-100%$10.0M-$10.0M

Key Facts

  • 15 buyers added $240.9M in new positions; 14 sellers reduced by $182.7M
  • Norges Bank initiated a $95.1M position — largest single new buyer
  • Citadel, Point72, and Millennium all fully exited positions totaling $112.2M
  • Goldman Sachs added 91.5% to its stake, now worth $82.4M
  • D.E. Shaw and RenTech both initiated/doubled quant-driven positions
  • Insider activity is minimal and divergent (score 49/100) — only $22K in open-market insider buying

Financial Impact

Net institutional buying of ~$58.2M across 29 tracked funds, with $240.9M in new/additions vs $182.7M in exits/reductions

institutional ownershipfloat turnover

Risk Factors

  • Multi-manager quant funds (Citadel, Point72, Millennium) all fully exited — they may have negative non-public information
  • Insider buying is negligible ($22K) and divergent from the institutional cluster
  • 13F data is 45+ days stale; positions may have been unwound since quarter-end

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
State Commercial Banks
Analyst Consensus
50% bullish (20 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-COLB-2026-Q2
9 reports for COLB
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

Filters
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Reports for COLB — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 22, 2026
3d ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$30.02awaiting T+1——
Oct 21, 2026
4d ago
Institutional Cluster
BULLISH ★ 4/10
$29.89 $30.86▲ +3.23%▲ +3.75%—
Sep 30, 2026
25d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$28.73 $28.92▲ +0.66%▼ −0.08%—
Aug 21, 2026
9w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 5/10
$30.81 $30.64▼ −0.55%▼ −0.26%—
Jul 30, 2026
12w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$31.27 $31.50▲ +0.74%▼ −0.69%—
Jun 24, 2026
17w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 5/10
$31.53 $32.07▲ +1.71%▲ +1.57%—
Jun 11, 2026
19w ago
Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$30.82 $31.31▲ +1.59%▲ +1.05%—
May 15, 2026
23w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$28.77 $29.01▲ +0.83%▲ +0.90%—
Apr 23, 2026
26w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$29.22 $29.85▼ −2.16%▼ −1.99%—
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Report published Aug 21, 2026