
NRG Energy, Inc.: shareholders and insiders
Price
$97.10
November 13, 2026Market cap $20.8B
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Insiders and their shares
Purchases and sales by officers and directors, from their own Form 4 filings.
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Major holders (over 5%)
Whoever comes to own more than 5% of a class of shares reports it to the SEC on Schedule 13D or 13G. Here is each holder's latest filing.
- BlackRock, Inc.Share of class7.70%
- Franklin Templeton, Inc.with 2 more personsShare of class7.40%
- Vanguard Capital ManagementShare of class7.38%
- Vanguard Portfolio ManagementShare of class5.30%
| Holder | Kind of stake | Share of class | Shares | Filed | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 7.70% | 15.70M | Apr 24, 2025 | 13G/A | |
| Franklin Templeton, Inc.with 2 more persons | 7.40% | 15.52M | Oct 28, 20265 filings since Oct 31, 2024 | 13G/A | |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 7.38% | 15.85M | Apr 30, 2026 | 13G | |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 5.30% | 11.37M | Apr 29, 2026 | 13G |
Fell to 5% or less (4)
Holders whose latest filing says they hold 5% or less. After it they need not file again, so what they hold today is not known.
From the Schedule 13D and 13G filed with the SEC since Dec 18, 2024, when they became structured data. A holder who has filed nothing since then is not shown here. A 13D is updated within two business days of any material change, a 13G up to 45 days after the quarter of the change, so the shares are those of the filing. The large managers also appear in the 13Fs.
Well-known managers
Which of the about 30 investment managers we track held the shares at the quarter end, and what they changed from the quarter before.
- Appaloosa (Tepper)In the quarter+1.5%
- Millennium Mgmt (Englander)In the quarter+114%
- Point72 (Cohen)In the quarter+328%
- Bridgewater (Dalio)In the quarter-53%
- Oaktree (Marks)In the quarter
- D.E. ShawIn the quarter-4.1%
- Citadel Advisors (Griffin)In the quarter+104%
- AQR CapitalIn the quarter+533%
| Manager | Shares | In the quarter | Value | % of their portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appaloosa (Tepper) | 1.76M | +1.5% | $257M | 3.44% |
| Millennium Mgmt (Englander) | 4.26M | +114% | $622M | 0.42% |
| Point72 (Cohen) | 1.18M | +328% | $172M | 0.26% |
| Bridgewater (Dalio) | 277.9K | -53% | $41M | 0.17% |
| Oaktree (Marks) | – | – | 0.13% | |
| D.E. Shaw | 914.7K | -4.1% | $134M | 0.08% |
| Citadel Advisors (Griffin) | 552.2K | +104% | $81M | 0.05% |
| AQR Capital | 1.01M | +533% | $147M | 0.05% |
From the 13Fs managers file with the SEC up to 45 days after each quarter end. They show only long positions on that day, not short sales or what has changed since. No recent 13F: Pershing Square (Ackman), Scion (Burry).
Short interest
How many of the company's shares have been sold borrowed and not yet bought back, twice a month.
On Oct 15, 2026, 2.78% of its shares outstanding were held short, -2.7% since the report before.
- Shares held short
- 5.98M
- 2.78%
- Since the report before6.14M on Sep 30, 2026
- -2.7%
- 1.8
- 3.41M
- More days to cover thanof 4,578 US-listed companies with enough volume
- 22%
- Report date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Shares held short
- Oct 31, 2023: Shares held short 13.11M
- Nov 15, 2023: Shares held short 17.22M
- Nov 30, 2023: Shares held short 15.89M
- Dec 15, 2023: Shares held short 13.65M
- Dec 29, 2023: Shares held short 20.60M
- Jan 12, 2024: Shares held short 18.71M
- Jan 31, 2024: Shares held short 17.75M
- Feb 15, 2024: Shares held short 15.18M
- Feb 29, 2024: Shares held short 15.73M
- Mar 15, 2024: Shares held short 15.27M
- Mar 28, 2024: Shares held short 10.07M
- Apr 15, 2024: Shares held short 9.24M
- Apr 30, 2024: Shares held short 7.79M
- May 15, 2024: Shares held short 9.64M
- May 31, 2024: Shares held short 11.23M
- Jun 14, 2024: Shares held short 12.56M
- Jun 28, 2024: Shares held short 11.96M
- Jul 15, 2024: Shares held short 10.40M
- Jul 31, 2024: Shares held short 10.26M
- Aug 15, 2024: Shares held short 9.43M
- Aug 30, 2024: Shares held short 9.99M
- Sep 13, 2024: Shares held short 8.83M
- Sep 30, 2024: Shares held short 9.91M
- Oct 15, 2024: Shares held short 9.12M
- Oct 31, 2024: Shares held short 9.07M
- Nov 15, 2024: Shares held short 9.41M
- Nov 29, 2024: Shares held short 9.57M
- Dec 13, 2024: Shares held short 10.85M
- Dec 31, 2024: Shares held short 11.21M
- Jan 15, 2025: Shares held short 8.91M
- Jan 31, 2025: Shares held short 6.30M
- Feb 14, 2025: Shares held short 8.61M
- Feb 28, 2025: Shares held short 6.96M
- Mar 14, 2025: Shares held short 7.44M
- Mar 31, 2025: Shares held short 6.86M
- Apr 15, 2025: Shares held short 6.39M
- Apr 30, 2025: Shares held short 7.21M
- May 15, 2025: Shares held short 6.03M
- May 30, 2025: Shares held short 5.81M
- Jun 13, 2025: Shares held short 6.17M
- Jun 30, 2025: Shares held short 6.20M
- Jul 15, 2025: Shares held short 4.59M
- Jul 31, 2025: Shares held short 5.90M
- Aug 15, 2025: Shares held short 5.86M
- Aug 29, 2025: Shares held short 4.99M
- Sep 15, 2025: Shares held short 5.41M
- Sep 30, 2025: Shares held short 4.69M
- Oct 15, 2025: Shares held short 4.19M
- Oct 31, 2025: Shares held short 4.53M
- Nov 14, 2025: Shares held short 4.62M
- Nov 28, 2025: Shares held short 5.02M
- Dec 15, 2025: Shares held short 4.09M
- Dec 31, 2025: Shares held short 3.94M
- Jan 15, 2026: Shares held short 4.09M
- Jan 30, 2026: Shares held short 4.26M
- Feb 13, 2026: Shares held short 4.19M
- Feb 27, 2026: Shares held short 4.42M
- Mar 13, 2026: Shares held short 4.09M
- Mar 31, 2026: Shares held short 4.25M
- Apr 15, 2026: Shares held short 5.00M
- Apr 30, 2026: Shares held short 4.69M
- May 15, 2026: Shares held short 4.06M
- May 29, 2026: Shares held short 5.03M
- Jun 15, 2026: Shares held short 4.99M
- Jun 30, 2026: Shares held short 8.10M
- Jul 15, 2026: Shares held short 7.66M
- Jul 31, 2026: Shares held short 6.14M
- Aug 14, 2026: Shares held short 6.11M
- Aug 31, 2026: Shares held short 5.99M
- Sep 15, 2026: Shares held short 5.84M
- Sep 30, 2026: Shares held short 6.14M
- Oct 15, 2026: Shares held short 5.98M
As brokers report them to the regulator twice a month, mid-month and at month end, published about eight business days later. A short position is shares sold borrowed and not yet bought back. The share count is the one the company's market value is figured on, from its filings. Days to cover is the shares held short over the average daily volume of the weeks between two reports.
Short sales in daily trading24.3% of the shares in the last 14 sessions' reported trades were short sales.
In the last 14 sessions, 24.3% of the shares in the reported trades were short sales, against 32.1% in the 14 before.
- Last 14 sessionsOct 27, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
- 24.3%
- The 14 beforeOct 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
- 32.1%
- Change
- -7.8 pts
- Short sales a dayon average, of 1.72M shares
- 417.6K
- More than atof 3,649 US-listed companies, same days
- 2%
- Median of alleight in ten from 34.6% to 63.4%
- 50.1%
- Short sales
- Oct 7, 2026: Short sales 48.3%
- Oct 8, 2026: Short sales 51.3%
- Oct 9, 2026: Short sales 54.2%
- Oct 12, 2026: Short sales 26.1%
- Oct 13, 2026: Short sales 32.9%
- Oct 14, 2026: Short sales 37.9%
- Oct 15, 2026: Short sales 32.3%
- Oct 16, 2026: Short sales 43.5%
- Oct 19, 2026: Short sales 21.9%
- Oct 20, 2026: Short sales 16.9%
- Oct 21, 2026: Short sales 31.3%
- Oct 22, 2026: Short sales 17.1%
- Oct 23, 2026: Short sales 18.3%
- Oct 26, 2026: Short sales 20.5%
- Oct 27, 2026: Short sales 20.1%
- Oct 28, 2026: Short sales 36.1%
- Oct 29, 2026: Short sales 20.5%
- Oct 30, 2026: Short sales 18.7%
- Nov 2, 2026: Short sales 32.2%
- Nov 3, 2026: Short sales 27.8%
- Nov 4, 2026: Short sales 20.9%
- Nov 5, 2026: Short sales 8.5%
- Nov 6, 2026: Short sales 37.5%
- Nov 9, 2026: Short sales 32.8%
- Nov 10, 2026: Short sales 29.3%
- Nov 11, 2026: Short sales 29.8%
- Nov 12, 2026: Short sales 27%
- Nov 13, 2026: Short sales 30.3%
This is not the number of shares sold short today: it measures short sales within each day's trading, and only trades made off the exchanges. Much of it is market makers, who sell shares they do not have to fill buyers' orders and cover soon after, so for a heavily traded stock the share is often around half.
10b5-1 trading plans
Since 2023 every 10-Q and 10-K says which insiders adopted or ended a trading plan (Rule 10b5-1) in the quarter: when, for how many shares, until when. A plan explains the sales that follow months before they show up on Form 4.
- G. Alfred SpencerSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting OfficerWhat happenedAdoptedJun 5, 2026Shares14.9K
- Dak LiyanearachchiExecutive Vice President, Chief Technology OfficerWhat happenedAdoptedJun 1, 2026Shares26.2K
- Virginia KinneyExecutive Vice President, Chief Administration OfficerWhat happenedAdoptedMar 16, 2026Shares31.1K
- Robert GaudetteExecutive Vice President, NRG BusinessWhat happenedAdoptedSep 4, 2025Shares45.0K
- Woo-Sung ChungExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerWhat happenedAdoptedSep 4, 2025Shares20.0K
- Brian CurciExecutive Vice President and General CounselWhat happenedAdoptedAug 8, 2025Shares107.2K
- Virginia KinneyExecutive Vice President, Chief Administration OfficerWhat happenedAdoptedAug 8, 2025Shares25.0K
- Dak LiyanearachchiExecutive Vice President, Chief Technology OfficerWhat happenedAdoptedMay 28, 2025Shares10.7K
- Woo-Sung ChungExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerWhat happenedAdoptedSep 13, 2024Shares20.0K
- Robert GaudetteExecutive Vice President, NRG BusinessWhat happenedAdoptedSep 6, 2024Shares–
| Person | What happened | Until | Shares | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Alfred SpencerSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer | AdoptedJun 5, 2026 | May 31, 2027 | 14.9K | 10-Q |
| Dak LiyanearachchiExecutive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer | AdoptedJun 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | 26.2K | 10-Q |
| Virginia KinneyExecutive Vice President, Chief Administration Officer | AdoptedMar 16, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 | 31.1K | 10-Q |
| Robert GaudetteExecutive Vice President, NRG Business | AdoptedSep 4, 2025 | Feb 28, 2026 | 45.0K | 10-Q |
| Woo-Sung ChungExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | AdoptedSep 4, 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 | 20.0K | 10-Q |
| Brian CurciExecutive Vice President and General Counsel | AdoptedAug 8, 2025 | Jul 31, 2026 | 107.2K | 10-Q |
| Virginia KinneyExecutive Vice President, Chief Administration Officer | AdoptedAug 8, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 25.0K | 10-Q |
| Dak LiyanearachchiExecutive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer | AdoptedMay 28, 2025 | Feb 27, 2026 | 10.7K | 10-Q |
| Woo-Sung ChungExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | AdoptedSep 13, 2024 | Mar 1, 2025 | 20.0K | 10-Q |
| Robert GaudetteExecutive Vice President, NRG Business | AdoptedSep 6, 2024 | Feb 28, 2025 | – | 10-Q |
As the company states them in Item 9B of the 10-K and Part II, Item 5 of the 10-Q, with structured data. A plan allows sales on preset dates and prices. It does not say whether all of them will be executed.
Executive pay
From the Pay versus Performance table every company puts in its proxy statement since 2023: what the chief executive was paid, what was actually paid once the shares vest at year-end values, and how the stock did against the peer group the company itself picked.
$20M
Actually paid: $36M
$12M
Actually paid: $16M
$507
Peers: $155
Adjusted EBITDA
$4.1B
From the proxy statement (DEF 14A) of Mar 18, 2026, as filed with the SEC with structured data. Pay in dollars. The company picks its own peer group and measure. DEF 14A
Share repurchases
How many of its own shares the company bought each quarter, at what average price, for how much, and what remains of the program its board authorized, from the table it puts in every 10-Q and 10-K.
- Dec 31, 202510-KAmount$348M
- Dec 31, 202410-KAmount$607M
- Sep 30, 202310-QAmount$50M
- Dec 31, 202210-KAmount$112M
- Dec 31, 202110-KAmount$44M
| Quarter | Shares | Average price | Amount | Left in the program | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 202510-K | 2.10M | $165.72 | $348M | $3.3B | 10-K |
| Dec 31, 202410-K | 6.54M | $92.68 | $607M | $1.6B | 10-K |
| Sep 30, 202310-Q | 1.32M | $37.82 | $50M | $2.7B | 10-Q |
| Dec 31, 202210-K | 2.64M | $42.50 | $112M | $354M | 10-K |
| Dec 31, 202110-K | 1.08M | $40.85 | $44M | $956M | 10-K |
From the "Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities" table of the 10-Qs and 10-Ks, read without a model. Only the quarters whose shares times average price agree with the cash the company says it paid for repurchases in its cash-flow statement are shown. The shares include those withheld for officers' taxes. A quarter with an accelerated repurchase shows the table's shares and the cash paid, without an average price. 13 filing(s) not shown, as the table was not read or did not agree with the cash.
The shareholders' vote on pay
The advisory say-on-pay vote at each annual meeting, as the company states it in the 8-K it files after the meeting: how many voted for and against the executives' pay. 90% is the norm. Under 70% proxy advisers expect the board to respond the next year.
- 2026May 1, 2026For87.4%
- 2025May 1, 2025For96.3%
- 2024Apr 30, 2024For79.5%
- 2023May 2, 2023For96.2%
- 2022May 4, 2022For97.0%
- 2021May 4, 2021For97.1%
| Year | For | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions | Broker non-votes | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026May 1, 2026 | 87.4% | 162M | 23.33M | 258.8K | 13.22M | 8-K |
| 2025May 1, 2025 | 96.3% | 156M | 6.05M | 346.0K | 13.03M | 8-K |
| 2024Apr 30, 2024 | 79.5% | 127M | 32.80M | 211.6K | 15.12M | 8-K |
| 2023May 2, 2023 | 96.2% | 180M | 7.08M | 276.1K | 25.39M | 8-K |
| 2022May 4, 2022 | 97.0% | 199M | 6.04M | 178.8K | 14.41M | 8-K |
| 2021May 4, 2021 | 97.1% | 191M | 5.73M | 192.0K | 13.89M | 8-K |
From the 8-K (item 5.07) the company files after each annual meeting since 2021, read from the filing's text without a model. A company that votes every three years has empty years. The vote is advisory: the board is not bound by it.
The ETFs that hold it
Which of the 269 US equity ETFs we track hold the stock, and at what weight, from the funds' N-PORT filings.
- XLUState Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETFWeight in the fund2.17%
- VFLOVictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETFWeight in the fund1.59%
- VPUVanguard Utilities Index FundWeight in the fund1.54%
- IWPiShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETFWeight in the fund0.81%
- SPHBInvesco S&P 500 High Beta ETFWeight in the fund0.73%
- VBRVanguard Small-Cap Value Index FundWeight in the fund0.66%
- VBVanguard Small-Cap Index FundWeight in the fund0.37%
- DUHPDimensional US High Profitability ETFWeight in the fund0.27%
- RSPInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETFWeight in the fund0.22%
- IWRiShares Russell Mid-Cap ETFWeight in the fund0.21%
44 of the 269 ETFs we track, not of every ETF on the market. The ten largest weights. Positions as each fund filed them in its latest N-PORT.
Institutional investors by quarter
Every manager that reports positions to the SEC (Form 13F), quarter by quarter: how many hold the stock, how many shares and dollars between them, and who entered, left, added or trimmed during the quarter.
- Managers
- Q3 2025: Managers 1,051
- Q4 2025: Managers 1,074
- Q1 2026: Managers 1,070
- Q2 2026: Managers 1,018
Institutional investors by quarter
The fund managers holding NRG, quarter by quarter, from Q1 2013 to Q2 2025, 50 more quarters
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Q2 2026: 1,018 managers held 199M shares, worth $29.0B. During the quarter 117 opened a position, 169 closed one, 382 added and 382 trimmed.
The largest holders, Q2 2026
- BlackRockIn the quarter-1.9%
- FMRIn the quarter-3.0%
- Vanguard Capital ManagementIn the quarter-0.1%
- Franklin ResourcesIn the quarter+69%
- State StreetIn the quarter-4.6%
- Vanguard Portfolio ManagementIn the quarter-3.7%
- Victory Capital ManagementIn the quarter+33%
- Geode Capital ManagementIn the quarter+0.1%
- InvescoIn the quarter-0.2%
- Millennium Mgmt (Englander)In the quarter+114%
| Manager | Shares | In the quarter | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 17.66M | -1.9% | $2.6B |
| FMR | 16.88M | -3.0% | $2.5B |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 13.78M | -0.1% | $2.0B |
| Franklin Resources | 13.05M | +69% | $1.9B |
| State Street | 11.23M | -4.6% | $1.6B |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 10.90M | -3.7% | $1.6B |
| Victory Capital Management | 9.52M | +33% | $1.4B |
| Geode Capital Management | 5.98M | +0.1% | $870M |
| Invesco | 5.28M | -0.2% | $770M |
| Millennium Mgmt (Englander) | 4.26M | +114% | $622M |
From the SEC's Form 13F data sets, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: the long positions of every manager with more than $100 million under management, as filed up to 45 days after each quarter end. Short positions and options are not in them. Shares as reported each quarter, not adjusted for splits. The stock is matched by its CUSIP, through the SEC's fails-to-deliver files.
The full analysis
What do NRG Energy's filings show?
Who buys and sells is one part of NRG Energy's picture. The full Ploutos AI analysis reads everything the company has filed and shows what stands behind it, with a source for every figure.
- A fair value range built from the filings
- Earnings quality, debt and red flags
- Insider and institutional moves
- The case for and the case against
Which well-known managers hold NRG?
8 of the managers we track held the shares on Jun 30, 2026. The largest position was Millennium Mgmt (Englander)'s, worth $622M.
Is every insider transaction a purchase or a sale?
No. Many are part of their pay: share awards, option exercises and shares the company keeps for the tax. Only code P is a purchase with their own money, and code S a sale on the market.
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