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NDAQ Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.70%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $4,565,803,949.82

Nasdaq Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Nasdaq by year and by quarter.

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Nasdaq Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $80.16
Price Change: ▲ Price Increase of +0.38 (0.48%)
As of 11/19/2024 01:00 AM ET

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Nasdaq Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/6/2024Jeremy SkuleEVPSell12,000$77.92$935,040.00114,580View SEC Filing Icon  
11/6/2024Nelson GriggsInsiderSell5,742$77.34$444,086.28205,821View SEC Filing Icon  
10/28/2024Bradley J PetersonEVPSell13,642$75.32$1,027,515.44142,830View SEC Filing Icon  
10/28/2024Nelson GriggsInsiderSell6,000$75.71$454,260.00215,563View SEC Filing Icon  
7/29/2024Seller Lp ArgusMajor ShareholderSell42,804,207$64.58$2,764,295,688.0642,804,207View SEC Filing Icon  
5/1/2024Bryan Everard SmithEVPSell3,036$59.89$181,826.0458,636View SEC Filing Icon  
4/1/2024Bryan Everard SmithEVPSell7,400$62.91$465,534.0061,672View SEC Filing Icon  
3/22/2024Dubai Ltd BorseMajor ShareholderSell31,000,000$58.00$1,798,000,000.0058,341,545View SEC Filing Icon  
10/23/2023Johan TorgebyDirectorBuy14,000$50.42$705,880.0022,466View SEC Filing Icon  
8/3/2023Jeffery W. YabukiDirectorBuy500$49.40$24,700.007,718View SEC Filing Icon  
7/31/2023Adena T. FriedmanCEOBuy10,000$51.00$510,000.001,672,318View SEC Filing Icon  
7/24/2023Michael R SplinterDirectorSell1,164$51.03$59,398.922,910View SEC Filing Icon  
7/21/2023Ann M. DennisonEVPSell5,100$50.05$255,255.0064,509View SEC Filing Icon  
6/13/2023Steven D. BlackDirectorBuy4,000$51.46$205,840.00144,469View SEC Filing Icon  
2/23/2023Bryan Everard SmithEVPSell6,000$57.06$342,360.0056,083View SEC Filing Icon  
2/21/2023Jeremy SkuleEVPSell2,100$57.93$121,653.0070,467View SEC Filing Icon  
2/9/2023Michelle Lynn DalyInsiderSell1,998$59.55$118,980.908,971View SEC Filing Icon  
1/23/2023Jeremy SkuleEVPSell2,100$61.75$129,675.0072,567View SEC Filing Icon  
12/21/2022Jeremy SkuleEVPSell2,100$60.45$126,945.0074,667View SEC Filing Icon  
11/21/2022Jeremy SkuleEVPSell2,100$65.44$137,424.0054,381View SEC Filing Icon  
11/8/2022Bradley J PetersonEVPSell13,596$65.00$883,740.00122,169View SEC Filing Icon  
10/21/2022Jeremy SkuleEVPSell2,100$56.86$119,406.0056,481View SEC Filing Icon  
9/21/2022Jeremy SkuleEVPSell2,100$59.80$125,580.0058,581View SEC Filing Icon  
9/7/2022Bradley J PetersonEVPSell12,000$61.67$740,040.00135,765View SEC Filing Icon  
8/22/2022Jeremy SkuleEVPSell699$186.13$130,104.8720,226View SEC Filing Icon  
8/12/2022Nelson GriggsEVPSell978$189.11$184,949.5855,035View SEC Filing Icon  
7/25/2022Bryan Everard SmithEVPSell1,077$171.76$184,985.5214,199View SEC Filing Icon  
7/21/2022Roland ChaiEVPSell2,832$170.89$483,960.487,656View SEC Filing Icon  
6/24/2022Jeremy SkuleEVPSell1,398$160.00$223,680.0021,504View SEC Filing Icon  
4/27/2022Nelson GriggsEVPSell498$161.64$80,496.7235,085View SEC Filing Icon  
3/29/2022Lauren B. DillardEVPSell2,499$180.00$449,820.00View SEC Filing Icon  
2/24/2022Bradley J PetersonEVPSell7,500$163.79$1,228,425.00View SEC Filing Icon  
1/13/2022Jeremy SkuleEVPSell864$193.35$167,054.40View SEC Filing Icon  
12/13/2021Jeremy SkuleEVPSell864$206.18$178,139.52View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

72.47% of Nasdaq stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at NDAQ by year and by quarter.

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Nasdaq Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
11/18/2024Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky127,693$9.32M0.1%+344.6%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2024Toronto Dominion Bank207,322$15.14M0.0%+39.0%0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2024Coldstream Capital Management Inc.7,396$0.55M0.0%+17.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/16/2024Geode Capital Management LLC10,761,240$783.18M0.1%+9.5%1.872%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024M&T Bank Corp50,054$3.65M0.0%+17.2%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Barclays PLC1,524,795$111.33M0.0%+48.9%0.265%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio193,315$14.11M0.1%+5.2%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Groupama Asset Managment56,040$4.09M0.1%-24.5%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.164,179$11.99M0.0%+49.8%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024MML Investors Services LLC5,843$0.43M0.0%+34.4%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024First National Bank of Omaha54,402$3.97M0.3%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Kensington Investment Counsel LLC15,068$1.10M0.5%+2.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC64,453$4.71M0.1%-24.8%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024XTX Topco Ltd2,846$0.21M0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024National Bank of Canada FI420,478$30.70M0.0%-34.8%0.073%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Glen Eagle Advisors LLC6,471$0.47M0.1%-10.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Wellington Management Group LLP38,833,510$2.84B0.5%+163.3%6.756%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Weaver Consulting Group2,920$0.21M0.1%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Two Sigma Advisers LP2,715,900$198.29M0.5%+22.0%0.473%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Soros Fund Management LLC500,000$36.51M0.5%N/A0.087%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024State Street Corp17,951,698$1.31B0.1%+11.2%3.123%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Stevens Capital Management LP5,411$0.40M0.1%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Stifel Financial Corp416,597$30.42M0.0%+0.2%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC717$52K0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Quadrature Capital Ltd42,046$3.07M0.1%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Quantinno Capital Management LP30,329$2.21M0.0%+23.1%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Quarry LP871$64K0.0%+316.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Royal London Asset Management Ltd.153,860$11.23M0.0%+11.0%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Prana Capital Management LP590,537$43.12M2.0%+11.5%0.103%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Morse Asset Management Inc11,135$0.81M0.2%-5.1%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Motley Fool Asset Management LLC23,180$1.69M0.1%-5.7%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024NFJ Investment Group LLC78,404$5.72M0.2%-16.5%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Investment Management Corp of Ontario14,335$1.05M0.0%+60.4%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Janus Henderson Group PLC58,929$4.30M0.0%+8.9%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Harmony Asset Management LLC2,782$0.20M0.1%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Harris Associates L P8,596,022$627.60M0.8%+14.6%1.496%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC990,065$72.29M0.2%+6.0%0.172%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Benjamin Edwards Inc.401,235$29.30M0.4%+2,143.9%0.070%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Point72 Hong Kong Ltd82,796$6.05M0.4%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Erste Asset Management GmbH7,675$0.56M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp72,167$5.27M0.0%-6.5%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Edgestream Partners L.P.10,955$0.80M0.0%-45.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Point72 Europe London LLP41,500$3.03M0.2%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Eventide Asset Management LLC168,546$12.31M0.2%N/A0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Verition Fund Management LLC66,930$4.89M0.0%+181.9%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Captrust Financial Advisors13,090$0.96M0.0%-6.0%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.157,550$11.50M0.0%+3.3%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Hantz Financial Services Inc.9,964$0.73M0.0%+6,916.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.3,300$0.24M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC3,223,433$235.34M0.1%+10.8%0.561%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Public Sector Pension Investment Board72,063$5.26M0.0%+11.7%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank 243,719$17.79M0.1%+66.7%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024MetLife Investment Management LLC107,565$7.85M0.0%+6.2%0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Glenmede Trust Co. NA39,805$2.91M0.0%-8.4%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Freedom Investment Management Inc.4,344$0.32M0.0%-6.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Insight Wealth Partners LLC6,999$0.51M0.1%+2.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Cynosure Group LLC4,988$0.36M0.1%-22.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024BNP Paribas Financial Markets862,843$63M0.0%+71.4%0.150%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Brooklyn Investment Group1,751$0.13M0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Quantbot Technologies LP164,986$12.05M0.5%+14.9%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024FMR LLC977,949$71.40M0.0%+24.4%0.170%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024D.A. Davidson & CO.14,956$1.09M0.0%+4.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Thoma Bravo L.P.42,804,207$3.13B39.4%-50.0%7.447%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd28,845$2.11M0.1%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 6,618,769$483.24M0.4%-2.7%1.152%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Qsemble Capital Management LP38,471$2.81M0.5%+28.1%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Bank of Montreal Can644,178$46.77M0.0%-48.4%0.112%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC102,918$7.51M0.1%-0.6%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.3,080$0.23M0.0%-10.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024DRW Securities LLC3,600$0.26M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Independent Advisor Alliance3,410$0.25M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd4,646$0.34M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd20,637$1.51M0.2%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Daiwa Securities Group Inc.104,708$7.65M0.0%+39.4%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Sompo Asset Management Co. Ltd.8,110$0.59M0.1%-44.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Swedbank AB46,053$3.36M0.0%+13.3%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Pitcairn Co.8,478$0.62M0.0%-16.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Kingsview Wealth Management LLC4,466$0.33M0.0%+9.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Cerity Partners LLC117,858$8.61M0.0%+88.1%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Citigroup Inc.192,652$14.07M0.0%-30.8%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Raymond James Trust N.A.14,047$1.03M0.0%+5.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.2,296,354$167.66M0.0%+9.3%0.400%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Banco Santander S.A.188,195$13.74M0.2%-35.8%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA20,324,764$1.48B0.4%-2.7%3.536%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC37,000$2.70M0.0%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/9/2024Intech Investment Management LLC54,063$3.95M0.0%-13.1%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.359,854$26.27M0.1%-1.7%0.063%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI3,975$0.29M0.0%+3.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024First Horizon Advisors Inc.28,440$2.08M0.1%-8.7%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.83,422$6.09M0.0%-15.3%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Commerce Bank329,337$24.05M0.1%-2.5%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC116,593$8.51M0.1%N/A0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024PNC Financial Services Group Inc.250,139$18.26M0.0%-1.1%0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG52,131$3.81M0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Banque Cantonale Vaudoise39,208$2.86M0.1%-10.7%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024LGT Capital Partners LTD.1,266,090$92.44M3.2%+1.5%0.220%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Legacy Bridge LLC17,645$1.29M0.7%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2024Verity & Verity LLC7,674$0.56M0.1%+9.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2024Caprock Group LLC8,003$0.58M0.0%+10.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2024Pathstone Holdings LLC404,041$29.50M0.1%+275.9%0.070%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Nasdaq, Inc. operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services. The Capital Access Platforms segment sells and distributes historical and real-time market data; and develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indices and financial products. This segment also offers investor relations intelligence, governance solutions, and ESG solutions; and insights and workflow solutions, as well as operates listing platforms. The Financial Technology segment offers Verafin, a cloud-based platform to detect, investigate, and report money laundering and financial frauds; surveillance solutions, including a SaaS platform to assist in complying with market rules, regulations, and internal market surveillance policies; AxiomSL, a risk data management and regulatory reporting solution; and Calypso, a front-to-back trading technology solution for the financial market. This segment also handles assets, comprising cash equities, equity derivatives, currencies, various interest-bearing securities, commodities, energy products, and digital currencies; and trade management and colocation services. The Market Platforms segment offers equity derivative trading and clearing, cash equity trading, fixed income and commodities trading and clearing, and currency trading services. This segment operates various exchanges and other marketplace facilities across various asset classes which includes derivatives, commodities, cash equity, debt, structured products, and exchange traded products; and provides clearing, settlement, and central depository services. The company was formerly known as The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. and changed its name to Nasdaq, Inc. in September 2015. Nasdaq, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Today's Range

Now: $80.16
Low: $78.93
High: $80.34

50 Day Range

MA: $74.62
Low: $70.87
High: $80.16

52 Week Range

Now: $80.16
Low: $53.36
High: $80.77

Volume

1,865,291 shs

Average Volume

2,876,373 shs

Market Capitalization

$46.07 billion

P/E Ratio

48.00

Dividend Yield

1.22%

Beta

0.95

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Nasdaq?

Nasdaq's top insider investors include:
  1. Dubai Ltd Borse (Major Shareholder)
  2. Seller Lp Argus (Major Shareholder)
  3. Adena T Friedman (CEO)
  4. Pc Nelson Griggs (Insider)
  5. Steven D Black (Director)
  6. Bradley J Peterson (EVP)
  7. Jeremy Skule (EVP)
  8. Ann M Dennison (EVP)
  9. Bryan Everard Smith (EVP)
  10. Johan Torgeby (Director)
  11. Michelle Lynn Daly (Insider)
  12. Jeffery W Yabuki (Director)
  13. Michael R Splinter (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at Nasdaq.

Who are the major institutional investors of Nasdaq?

Nasdaq's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Thoma Bravo L.P. — 7.45%
  2. Wellington Management Group LLP — 6.76%
  3. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA — 3.54%
  4. State Street Corp — 3.12%
  5. Geode Capital Management LLC — 1.87%
  6. Harris Associates L P — 1.50%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Nasdaq stock.

Which major investors are selling Nasdaq stock?

Within the previous quarter, NDAQ stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Thoma Bravo L.P.
  2. Bank of Montreal Can
  3. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA
  4. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.
  5. National Bank of Canada FI
  6. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
  7. Banco Santander S.A.
  8. SG Americas Securities LLC
Within the previous year, company insiders that have sold Nasdaq company stock include:
  1. Dubai Ltd Borse (Major Shareholder)
  2. Seller Lp Argus (Major Shareholder)
  3. Adena T Friedman (CEO)
  4. Pc Nelson Griggs (Insider)
  5. Steven D Black (Director)
  6. Bradley J Peterson (EVP)
Learn More investors selling Nasdaq stock.

Which major investors are buying Nasdaq stock?

Within the previous quarter, NDAQ stock was bought by institutional investors including:
  1. Wellington Management Group LLP
  2. Mizuho Securities USA LLC
  3. State Street Corp
  4. Harris Associates L P
  5. Geode Capital Management LLC
  6. Barclays PLC
  7. Soros Fund Management LLC
  8. Two Sigma Advisers LP
Within the previous year, these company insiders have bought Nasdaq stock:
  1. Dubai Ltd Borse (Major Shareholder)
  2. Seller Lp Argus (Major Shareholder)
  3. Adena T Friedman (CEO)
  4. Pc Nelson Griggs (Insider)
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