Childrens Place, Inc. (PLCE) shareholders
PLCENasdaqRetail-Family Clothing StoresFiscal year ends January 31
$0.28−0.16 (-35.81%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $6.34MP/E –Yield –
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
75.2%
17M of 22M shares
Institutional holders
46
7 new, 4 sold out
Net institutional buying
-1M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
0 buys · 0 sales
Open-market trades only
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Asif Seemab Joint filing with Mithaq Capital SPC (61.10%), Mithaq Global (61.10%) and 2 more | 13,696,819 | 61.60% | 13D (active) amendment | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Turki Saleh A. AlRajhi Joint filing with Mithaq Capital SPC (54.80%), Mithaq Global (54.80%) and 2 more | 12,057,076 | 54.80% | 13D (active) amendment | Jan 31, 2025 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of PLCE | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mithaq Capital SPC | 13,593,236 | 61.13% | $41.46M | – | 20.32% |
| Shay Capital LLC | 925,244 | 4.16% | $2.82M | +276,386 | 0.18% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 389,167 | 1.75% | $1.19M | +7,919 | 0.00% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 312,981 | 1.41% | $954.59K | +160 | 0.00% |
| Susquehanna International Group, Llp | 221,115 | 0.99% | $674.40K | +37,026 | 0.00% |
| Immersion Corp | 205,366 | 0.92% | $626.37K | −268,587 | 0.35% |
| UBS Group AG | 196,145 | 0.88% | $598.24K | −40,430 | 0.00% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 111,615 | 0.50% | $340.60K | −10,964 | 0.00% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 110,001 | 0.49% | $335.50K | +81,222 | 0.00% |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 89,046 | 0.40% | $271.59K | −27,226 | 0.00% |
| Marshall Wace, Llp | 79,098 | 0.36% | $241.25K | −271,065 | 0.00% |
| Bank Of America Corp /De/ | 58,880 | 0.26% | $179.58K | +1,826 | 0.00% |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 48,225 | 0.22% | $147.09K | +331 | 0.00% |
| Invesco Ltd. | 47,576 | 0.21% | $145.11K | −4,749 | 0.00% |
| State Street Corp | 43,683 | 0.20% | $133.23K | – | 0.00% |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/ | 41,266 | 0.19% | $126.00K | +17,727 | 0.00% |
| Jain Global LLC | 35,459 | 0.16% | $108.15K | New | 0.00% |
| Hrt Financial LP | 33,166 | 0.15% | $101.00K | −6,991 | 0.00% |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 30,250 | 0.14% | $92.26K | – | 0.00% |
| Citigroup Inc | 27,423 | 0.12% | $83.64K | New | 0.00% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 46 | 17M | 75.2% | 7 / 12 | 14 / 4 | 1M | 1M |
| Q1 2026 | 43 | 17M | 78.3% | 6 / 11 | 11 / 19 | 1M | 1M |
| Q4 2025 | 60 | 18M | 78.8% | 16 / 14 | 20 / 13 | 1M | 1M |
| Q3 2025 | 60 | 17M | 78.1% | 23 / 10 | 20 / 9 | 1M | 2M |
| Q2 2025 | 47 | 18M | 82.7% | 8 / 12 | 17 / 30 | 2M | 1M |
| Q1 2025 | 69 | 18M | 80.3% | 10 / 32 | 16 / 24 | 8M | 1M |
| Q4 2024 | 83 | 11M | 48.8% | 37 / 15 | 17 / 15 | 2M | 1M |
| Q3 2024 | 61 | 10M | 45.4% | 16 / 14 | 21 / 36 | 2M | 1M |
| Q2 2024 | 83 | 10M | 46.1% | 19 / 22 | 36 / 30 | 1M | 4M |
| Q1 2024 | 95 | 13M | 58.4% | 15 / 30 | 39 / 57 | 8M | 6M |
| Q4 2023 | 140 | 11M | 49.9% | 29 / 51 | 43 / 28 | 3M | 4M |
| Q3 2023 | 139 | 12M | 52.0% | 34 / 40 | 39 / 20 | 3M | 3M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
17 funds held PLCE in Q2 2026, 73% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of PLCE | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 216,984 | 0.98% | $661.80K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 88,813 | 0.40% | $270.88K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF | 47,396 | 0.21% | $115.65K | 0.00% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund | 45,074 | 0.20% | $188.41K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Ultra-Small Company Market Fund | 28,050 | 0.13% | $85.55K | 0.06% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Micro-Cap ETF | 27,715 | 0.12% | $84.53K | 0.01% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Total Market Index Fund | 19,373 | 0.09% | $80.98K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Fund | 17,114 | 0.08% | $71.54K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | 15,752 | 0.07% | $48.04K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Index Fund | 13,600 | 0.06% | $41.48K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Series Total Market Index Fund | 13,021 | 0.06% | $54.43K | 0.00% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Balanced Index Fund | 7,184 | 0.03% | $21.91K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs Absolute Return Tracker Fund | 6,753 | 0.03% | $20.60K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio | 1,331 | 0.01% | $4.06K | 0.00% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Knights of Columbus U.S. ALL CAP INDEX FUND | 43 | 0.00% | $105 | 0.00% | Jul 31, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Umair | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, Director | 288,582 | 1.30% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Jared Shure | CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | 153,515 | 0.69% | May 26, 2026 |
| John Szczepanski | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 100,000 | 0.45% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Claudia Lima-Guinehut | BRAND PRESIDENT | 177,635 | 0.80% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Laura Lentini | CAO and Interim CFO | 0 | – | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Sheamus Toal | COO and CFO | 65,022 | 0.29% | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Kimberly Roy Tofalli | Director | 36,649 | 0.16% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Compounding Ltd. Snowball | Director, 10% owner | 6,751,387 | 30.36% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Global Mithaq | Director, 10% owner | 13,696,819 | 61.59% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Turki Saleh A. Alrajhi | Director, 10% owner | 1,837,119 | 8.26% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Capital Mithaq | Director, 10% owner | 13,696,819 | 61.59% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Muhammad Asif Seemab | Director, 10% owner | 13,696,819 | 61.59% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Capital SPC Mithaq | Director, 10% owner | 12,057,076 | 54.22% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Rhys Summerton | Director | 48,391 | 0.22% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Douglas R. Edwards | Director | 57,922 | 0.26% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Hussan Arshad | Director | 56,865 | 0.26% | Feb 5, 2026 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Umair CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, Director | Oct 14, 2026 | Award | +250,000 | – | – | 288,582 |
| Kimberly Roy Tofalli Director | Oct 7, 2026 | Award | +36,649 | $1.91 | $70.00K | 36,649 |
| Muhammad Umair CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, Director | Sep 11, 2026 | Returned to company | −239,085 | – | – | 38,582 |
| Capital Mithaq Director, 10% owner | Aug 11, 2026 | Award | +500,000 | – | – | 603,583 |
| Capital Mithaq Director, 10% owner | Aug 11, 2026 | Other | −500,000 | – | – | 13,093,236 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | May 22, 2026 | Tax withholding | −964 | $3.40 | $3.28K | 153,515 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −285 | $3.32 | $946 | 154,479 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,360 | $3.32 | $7.84K | 154,764 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,019 | $3.32 | $6.70K | 149,599 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −4,181 | $3.32 | $13.88K | 151,618 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2026 | Award | +7,525 | – | – | 157,124 |
| Douglas R. Edwards Director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | +33,898 | – | – | 57,922 |
| Rhys Summerton Director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | +33,898 | – | – | 48,391 |
| Hussan Arshad Director | Feb 3, 2026 | Award | +33,898 | – | – | 56,865 |
| Muhammad Umair PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO, Director | Oct 8, 2025 | Buy | +7,143 | $7.00 | $50.00K | 277,667 |
| Claudia Lima-Guinehut BRAND PRESIDENT | Aug 20, 2025 | Award | +100,000 | – | – | 177,635 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Aug 20, 2025 | Award | +80,000 | – | – | 155,799 |
| John Szczepanski CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Aug 20, 2025 | Award | +100,000 | – | – | 100,000 |
| Muhammad Umair PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO, Director | Aug 20, 2025 | Award | +160,000 | – | – | 270,524 |
| Global Mithaq Director, 10% owner | Jul 8, 2025 | Other | −103,583 | – | – | 13,593,236 |
| Muhammad Umair PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO, Director | May 29, 2025 | Tax withholding | −13,544 | $6.03 | $81.67K | 110,524 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | May 29, 2025 | Tax withholding | −6,714 | $6.03 | $40.49K | 75,799 |
| Claudia Lima-Guinehut BRAND PRESIDENT | May 29, 2025 | Tax withholding | −11,335 | $6.03 | $68.35K | 77,635 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | May 23, 2025 | Tax withholding | −1,145 | $5.70 | $6.53K | 82,513 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | May 22, 2025 | Tax withholding | −1,090 | $5.91 | $6.44K | 83,658 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2025 | Award | +7,679 | – | – | 87,446 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2025 | Tax withholding | −2,698 | $5.42 | $14.62K | 84,748 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Mar 24, 2025 | Award | +309 | – | – | 78,840 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Mar 24, 2025 | Award | +908 | – | – | 78,531 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Mar 24, 2025 | Award | +606 | – | – | 77,623 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Mar 24, 2025 | Award | +19,313 | – | – | 77,017 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Mar 24, 2025 | Award | +927 | – | – | 79,767 |
| Claudia Lima-Guinehut BRAND PRESIDENT | Mar 24, 2025 | Award | +28,970 | – | – | 88,970 |
| Muhammad Umair PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO, Director | Mar 24, 2025 | Award | +38,627 | – | – | 124,068 |
| Muhammad Umair PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO, Director | Mar 13, 2025 | Tax withholding | −3,033 | $7.08 | $21.47K | 85,441 |
| Rhys Summerton Director | Feb 18, 2025 | Award | +14,493 | – | – | 14,493 |
| Douglas R. Edwards Director | Feb 18, 2025 | Award | +14,493 | – | – | 24,024 |
| Hussan Arshad Director | Feb 18, 2025 | Award | +14,493 | – | – | 22,967 |
| Muhammad Asif Seemab Director, 10% owner | Feb 6, 2025 | Option exercise | +1,639,743 | $9.75 | $15.99M | 13,696,819 |
| Capital SPC Mithaq Director, 10% owner | Jan 31, 2025 | Option exercise | +5,055,289 | $9.75 | $49.29M | 12,057,076 |
| Sheamus Toal COO and CFO | Dec 2, 2024 | Tax withholding | −6,691 | $16.15 | $108.06K | 65,022 |
| Muhammad Umair PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO, Director | Nov 1, 2024 | Award | +80,000 | – | – | 84,474 |
| Claudia Lima-Guinehut BRAND PRESIDENT | Nov 1, 2024 | Award | +60,000 | – | – | 60,000 |
| Jared Shure CAO, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Nov 1, 2024 | Award | +40,000 | – | – | 57,704 |
| Capital Mithaq 10% owner | Sep 13, 2024 | Option exercise | +250,000 | $10.00 | $2.50M | 7,001,787 |
| Maegan Markee BRAND PRESIDENT | May 23, 2024 | Tax withholding | −1,378 | $11.69 | $16.11K | 48,586 |
| Jared Shure SVP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | May 23, 2024 | Tax withholding | −803 | $11.69 | $9.39K | 17,704 |
| Sheamus Toal COO and CFO | May 22, 2024 | Tax withholding | −5,402 | $11.50 | $62.12K | 71,713 |
| Maegan Markee BRAND PRESIDENT | May 22, 2024 | Tax withholding | −3,143 | $11.50 | $36.14K | 49,964 |
| Jared Shure SVP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | May 22, 2024 | Tax withholding | −787 | $11.50 | $9.05K | 18,507 |
| Jane T. Elfers President and CEO, Director | May 20, 2024 | Returned to company | −8,558 | – | – | 400,498 |
| Jared Shure SVP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2024 | Tax withholding | −2,030 | $7.21 | $14.64K | 19,294 |
| Jared Shure SVP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY | Apr 15, 2024 | Award | +5,760 | – | – | 21,324 |
| Jane T. Elfers President and CEO, Director | Apr 15, 2024 | Award | +59,898 | – | – | 429,931 |
| Jane T. Elfers President and CEO, Director | Apr 15, 2024 | Tax withholding | −20,875 | $7.21 | $150.51K | 409,056 |
| Maegan Markee BRAND PRESIDENT | Apr 15, 2024 | Tax withholding | −2,250 | $7.21 | $16.22K | 53,107 |
| Maegan Markee BRAND PRESIDENT | Apr 15, 2024 | Award | +7,176 | – | – | 55,357 |
| Maegan Markee BRAND PRESIDENT | Apr 5, 2024 | Tax withholding | −746 | $8.46 | $6.31K | 48,181 |
| Douglas R. Edwards Director | Mar 14, 2024 | Award | +9,531 | – | – | 9,531 |
| Muhammad Umair Director | Mar 13, 2024 | Award | +8,474 | – | – | 8,474 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of shares outstanding
16.12%
4M shares short
Days to cover
3.2
At 1M shares a day
Change since last report
+10.8%
From 3M shares
Short volume, 20 days
54.4%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of Childrens Place's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 139,246 shares on Oct 13, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maegan Markee Former Officer | Sep 11, 2024 | 4,000 | $36.00K | Sep 11, 2024 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Maegan Markee Former Officer | Aug 15, 2024 | 8,000 | $52.74K | Aug 15, 2024 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Maegan Markee Former Officer | Aug 8, 2024 | 10,000 | $72.40K | Aug 8, 2024 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Jane T. Elfers Former CEO | Jul 22, 2024 | 82,250 | $624.28K | Jul 22, 2024 | RSU Vesting |
| Jane T. Elfers Former CEO | Jun 14, 2024 | 318,374 | $2.78M | Jun 14, 2024 | RSU Vesting |
| Norman S. Matthews Former Board Member | May 24, 2024 | 34,060 | $447.29K | May 24, 2024 | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan |
| Norman S. Matthews Former Board Member | May 23, 2024 | 31,364 | $369.75K | May 23, 2024 | Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan |
| Alicia Enciso Former Director | May 22, 2024 | 4,667 | $53.44K | May 22, 2024 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Alicia Enciso Former Director | May 20, 2024 | 5,000 | $68.81K | May 20, 2024 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Debby Reiner Former Director | May 20, 2024 | 1,250 | $17.51K | May 20, 2024 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Alice Banks Gst Tr Fbo J.Matthews Former Board Member | May 15, 2024 | 5,300 | $58.36K | May 15, 2024 | Open Market Purchase |
| Norman S. Matthews Former Board Member | May 15, 2024 | 19,000 | $209.20K | May 15, 2024 | Open Market Purchase |
| Norman S. Matthews Former Board Member | May 15, 2024 | 517 | $5.69K | May 15, 2024 | Open Market Purchase |
| The Matthews Family 2020 Trust Former Board Member | May 15, 2024 | 15,000 | $165.16K | May 15, 2024 | Open Market Purchase |
| Norman S. Matthews Former Board Member | May 15, 2024 | 21,050 | $231.77K | May 15, 2024 | Open Market Purchase |
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