IRWD Insider Trading

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IRWD) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic industry, with a market capitalization near $591.0M, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 100 people, carrying a beta of 0.22 to the broader market. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Led by Thomas A. McCourt, public since 2010-02-03.

In the last 12 months, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. insiders made 0 buy transactions and 18 sale transactions.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 17, 2026DENNER ALEXANDER JA-Award3,694$0.00$0
Jul 22, 2026Silber JeffreyA-Award137,036$0.00$0
Jul 22, 2026Silber Jeffrey0$0.00$0
Jul 9, 2026Silver RonaldS-Sale127,890$4.52$578.1K
Jun 17, 2026Shepard JayA-Award63,481$0.00$0
Jun 17, 2026Kessler Marla LA-Award63,481$0.00$0
Jun 17, 2026Currie Mark GA-Award63,481$0.00$0
Jun 17, 2026Duane Jon RA-Award63,481$0.00$0
Jun 17, 2026DENNER ALEXANDER JA-Award63,481$0.00$0
Jun 17, 2026DENNER ALEXANDER JA-Award4,065$0.00$0

IRWD Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under IRWD's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Jun 7, 2019, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20260N/A1$578.1K2
Q2 20260N/A1$80.5K9
Q1 20260N/A15$21.9M7
Q4 20250N/A1$20.0K1
Q3 20250N/A4$11.1K1
Q2 20250N/A2$9.2K11
Q1 20250N/A5$428.3K7
Q4 20240N/A2$66.8K1

IRWD Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 212 institutions reported holding 160,555,185 IRWD shares, valued at $675.8M as reported, 100.1% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is -15 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 22 opened a position, 33 closed one, 73 added and 84 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
BlackRock, Inc.17,788,557$74.9M+4,425,627
ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC13,932,000$58.7M-1,096,000
Sarissa Capital Management LP9,188,635$38.7MUnchanged
STATE STREET CORP8,809,601$37.1M+1,352,657
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/8,683,803$36.6M+896
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC7,993,226$33.7M-67,847
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC6,608,508$27.8M+511,054
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC6,465,921$27.2M-1,069,159
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC5,853,331$24.6M-723,941
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC5,513,355$23.2M-1,168,682

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 2026212160,555,185$675.8M
Q1 2026227161,500,481$566.8M
Q4 2025199154,666,556$520.2M
Q3 2025166148,770,490$195.0M
Q2 2025155146,474,274$105.1M
Q1 2025201155,627,940$228.8M
Q4 2024223164,235,005$727.6M
Q3 2024220163,388,083$673.1M
Q2 2024227178,221,239$1.16B

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding IRWD

FundWeight of IRWDShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.00%4,781,484$20.3MOct 7, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.02%4,313,484$16.2MOct 8, 2026
XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF0.13%3,365,541$12.8MOct 8, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.01%1,694,254$7.2MOct 7, 2026
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.04%1,459,850$5.5MOct 8, 2026
CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF0.14%1,318,080$4.9MOct 8, 2026
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF0.04%1,220,495$4.6MOct 8, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.02%940,337$4.0MOct 7, 2026
FNDA Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF0.04%893,564$3.2MOct 7, 2026
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF0.01%810,910$2.9MOct 8, 2026
FDM First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund0.95%662,350$2.5MOct 8, 2026
VFMO Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF0.11%521,040$2.2MOct 7, 2026
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF0.01%489,977$2.1MOct 7, 2026
IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.15%516,666$1.9MOct 8, 2026
SFLO VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF0.24%507,071$1.9MOct 8, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows IRWD's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as IRWD's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for IRWD reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is IRWD's share of that fund.

How to Read IRWD Insider Activity

Net insider sentiment skews to the sell side over the trailing twelve months: 18 sales versus 0 buys. Insider sales carry less informational weight than buys because they are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. The transaction type alone does not say whether a sale was made on the open market or privately, or under a 10b5-1 plan; the filing's plan checkbox and footnotes do. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked IRWD insider trading questions

How active are IRWD insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IRWD) insiders made 0 buy transactions and 18 sale transactions. Net insider sentiment over the trailing twelve months tilts to the sell side (18 sales vs 0 buys). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are IRWD insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do IRWD insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.