Cboe Global Markets, Inc.· CBOE

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500CBOE

Financial Services Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges Website

Price: $272.86
Day: +2.32%
Mkt Cap: $28.56B
52W Range: $227.15 – $371.18
Volume: 1.87M
Beta: 0.41

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.2 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 1,037 institutions hold; 521 added, 356 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 1 sale ($261.4K)

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Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

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Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

0.1x

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

1 seller

vs 2.4 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+164

648 adding vs 484 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

89.1%

1,037 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.

10.2M

-3.0%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

6.8M

+0.6%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

5.3M

+0.3%

STATE STREET CORP

5.0M

+1.4%

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

4.1M

-19.6%

FMR LLC

4.3M

-8.6%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

106

192

135

106 buying192 unchanged135 selling

433 funds held CBOE in Q2 2026, holding 41.6M shares between them, down 0.9% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS10.1M sh

iSHARES TRUST2.9M sh

T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.2.4M sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

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

Sale · Feb 12

Howson Dave

$2.3M

Sale · Sep 2

Isaacson Christopher A

$1.2M

Sale · Feb 18

Fitzpatrick Edward J.

$1.1M

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 20, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

CBOE Smart Money Sentiment Score

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

Smart Money

3.2/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+22

Fund Flow

10% weight

-25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.2/5 (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 19, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

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

Insider Selling Pace for CBOE

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

1 sale totaling $261.4K (937 shares)

Share volume is well below the historical pace (0.1x average), insiders are holding more

Sell-only pattern: no insider purchases across 15 quarters

0.1x

Selling pace

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

0.19%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

1 seller

Seller breadth

vs 2.0 avg per quarter

None

Insider buying

in the last 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, CBOE

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

Howson Dave

EVP, Global President

Sell

11,036 shares at $206.01

≈57.9% of their stake at the time

Feb 12, 2025$2.27M

Isaacson Christopher A

COO

Sell

5,000 shares at $236.66

≈11.7% of their stake at the time

Sep 2, 2025$1.18M

Fitzpatrick Edward J.

Director

Sell

3,947 shares at $285.87

≈23.4% of their stake at the time

Feb 18, 2026$1.13M

Isaacson Christopher A

COO

Sell

5,000 shares at $221.37

≈10.5% of their stake at the time

Jun 9, 2025$1.11M

Clay Catherine R

EVP, Global Derivatives

Sell

3,598 shares at $226.58

≈62.2% of their stake at the time

May 23, 2025$815.23K

Howson Dave

EVP, Global President

Sell

3,600 shares at $208.45

≈27.0% of their stake at the time

Feb 20, 2025$750.42K

Clay Catherine R

EVP, Global Derivatives

Sell

3,000 shares at $211.85

≈69.3% of their stake at the time

Feb 10, 2025$635.55K

Froetscher Janet P

Director

Sell

1,223 shares at $358.09

≈8.1% of their stake at the time

May 18, 2026$437.94K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

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

Institutional Positions for CBOE

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

89.1% institutional ownership

Slight accumulation: 648 adding vs 484 reducing

13F shares increased by 1.4%, a modest change

Momentum weakening from prior quarter

+164

Net breadth

648 adding vs 484 reducing

Accumulating

1.34

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

-1

New − closed

127 initiated, 128 exited

5 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+648 growing-484 shrinkingNet: +164

127

521

356

128

New (127)

Increased (521)

Reduced (356)

Closed (128)

Top Institutional Holders, CBOE

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

10.2M

$2.5B

Ownership

9.74%

-3.0%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

6.8M

$1.7B

Ownership

6.53%

+0.6%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

5.3M

$1.3B

Ownership

5.02%

+0.3%

STATE STREET CORP

5.0M

$1.2B

Ownership

4.82%

+1.4%

FMR LLC

4.3M

$1.0B

Ownership

4.11%

-8.6%

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

4.1M

$1.1B

Ownership

3.89%

-19.6%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

3.1M

$755.2M

Ownership

2.96%

+0.3%

MORGAN STANLEY

2.8M

$689.9M

Ownership

2.72%

-15.2%

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: 433 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

106 buying135 sellingNet: -29

106

192

135

Buying (106)

Unchanged (192)

Selling (135)

In total, funds bought 1.9M shares and sold 2.3M this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bearish Signal

Funds distributing in Q2 2026

433 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

135 funds selling vs 106 buying

Top Fund Holders, CBOE

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

VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS

10.1M

Weight

1.94%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

iSHARES TRUST

2.9M

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.

2.4M

Weight

30.84%

Jun 30, 2026No change

FIDELITY CONTRAFUND

1.8M

Weight

2.29%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

FIDELITY CONCORD STREET TRUST

1.7M

Weight

0.64%

May 31, 2026Increased

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, Inc.

1.5M

Weight

48.33%

Jun 30, 2026No change

SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST

1.3M

Weight

2.88%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST

707.9K

Weight

1.93%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.· CBOE

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History101Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings160Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details482Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History101Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings160Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details482Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights