Caterpillar Inc.· CAT

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Industrials Agricultural - Machinery Website

Price: $822.48
Day: +1.05%
Mkt Cap: $378.86B
52W Range: $416.44 – $1,073.46
Volume: 2.07M
Beta: 1.59

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.4 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 4,181 institutions hold; 1,894 added, 1,607 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 14 sales ($26.2M)

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Caterpillar Inc.

CAT|Industrials|Agricultural - Machinery

Current price: $822

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

0.5x

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

1 seller

vs 4.2 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+580

2,348 adding vs 1,768 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

72.5%

4,181 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

38.0M

+2.9%

STATE STREET CORP

34.4M

-0.8%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

30.1M

+0.1%

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO

14.5M

+0.3%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

12.0M

+3.4%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

11.2M

+1.1%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

181

169

218

181 buying169 unchanged218 selling

568 funds held CAT in Q2 2026, holding 125.6M shares between them, up 2.7% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

DEUTSCHE DWS VARIABLE SERIES II4.3K sh

STATE STREET VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUNDS INC4.1K sh

Calvert Variable Products, Inc.4.0K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Feb 6

De Lange Bob

$16.3M

Sale · May 6

BONFIELD ANDREW R J

$14.4M

Sale · May 11

Fassino Anthony D.

$14.2M

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 12, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

CAT Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.4/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+34

Fund Flow

10% weight

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.4/5 (Neutral) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 11, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for CAT

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Routine insider selling in Q3 2026

14 sales totaling $26.2M (32.4K shares)

Share volume is at a routine pace (0.5x average)

All sales came from a single insider

Buying seen in 9 of 15 quarters

0.5x

Selling pace

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

3.08%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

1 seller

Seller breadth

vs 4.2 avg per quarter

Q2 2026

Last insider purchase

buying in 9 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, CAT

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

De Lange Bob

Group President

Sell

22,656 shares at $720.11

≈22.1% of their stake at the time

Feb 6, 2026$16.31M

BONFIELD ANDREW R J

CFO Emeritus

Sell

15,674 shares at $918.71

≈22.8% of their stake at the time

May 6, 2026$14.40M

Fassino Anthony D.

Group President

Sell

15,440 shares at $916.75

≈24.8% of their stake at the time

May 11, 2026$14.15M

Johnson Denise C

Group President

Sell

20,145 shares at $680.76

≈27.7% of their stake at the time

Feb 2, 2026$13.71M

De Lange Bob

Group President

Sell

14,470 shares at $922.55

≈13.1% of their stake at the time

May 6, 2026$13.35M

De Lange Bob

Group President

Sell

15,977 shares at $682.99

≈16.7% of their stake at the time

Feb 2, 2026$10.91M

De Lange Bob

Group President

Sell

12,507 shares at $767.08

≈12.8% of their stake at the time

Feb 11, 2026$9.59M

De Lange Bob

Group President

Sell

9,752 shares at $923.47

≈10.2% of their stake at the time

May 6, 2026$9.01M

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for CAT

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bullish Signal

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

72.5% institutional ownership

Slight accumulation: 2348 adding vs 1768 reducing

13F shares increased by 0.7%, a modest change

Momentum improving from prior quarter

+580

Net breadth

2,348 adding vs 1,768 reducing

Accumulating

1.33

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+293

New − closed

454 initiated, 161 exited

9 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders that added

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+2348 growing-1768 shrinkingNet: +580

454

1894

1607

New (454)

Increased (1894)

Reduced (1607)

Closed (161)

Top Institutional Holders, CAT

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

38.0M

$40.5B

Ownership

8.25%

+2.9%

STATE STREET CORP

34.4M

$36.6B

Ownership

7.47%

-0.8%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

30.1M

$32.0B

Ownership

6.53%

+0.1%

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO

14.5M

$15.5B

Ownership

3.15%

+0.3%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

12.0M

$12.8B

Ownership

2.61%

+3.4%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

11.2M

$11.9B

Ownership

2.43%

+1.1%

FISHER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

9.9M

$10.6B

Ownership

2.16%

+2.4%

MORGAN STANLEY

7.5M

$8.0B

Ownership

1.63%

+0.7%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 568 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

181 buying218 sellingNet: -37

181

169

218

Buying (181)

Unchanged (169)

Selling (218)

In total, funds bought 9.6M shares and sold 6.2M this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Neutral

Mixed fund activity in Q2 2026

568 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

181 buying vs 218 selling (balanced)

Top Fund Holders, CAT

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

DEUTSCHE DWS VARIABLE SERIES II

4.3K

Weight

0.10%

Jun 30, 2026No change

STATE STREET VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES FUNDS INC

4.1K

Weight

0.31%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

Calvert Variable Products, Inc.

4.0K

Weight

0.17%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

VIRTUS EQUITY TRUST

3.8K

Weight

0.12%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund

3.4K

Weight

9.94%

Jun 30, 2026No change

NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II

3.1K

Weight

0.05%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

LORD ABBETT SERIES FUND INC

3.0K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

3.0K

Weight

3.51%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Caterpillar Inc.· CAT

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History204Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings203Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History204Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings203Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights