Smartbird
BIRD on Nasdaq. Market value $59m.
Should I look at this?
We have not checked this company yet
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Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 42 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- FMR$3mCut
- Vanguard Capital Management$856,932Added
- BlackRock$323,444Added
- Anson Funds Management LP$257,216New
- Geode Capital Management$244,718Cut
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust$169,564Added
- HRT Financial LP$161,000New
- UBS Group AG$111,396Added
- Spark Investment Management$110,536Cut
- JPMorgan Chase$103,608Added
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
3 investors own more than 5%.
- Timothy O. BrownPassive investor11.9%Since 30 September 2024
- FMR LLCPassive investorat least 11.5%−1.9 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 June 2026
- Ghost Angel LLCPassive investor5.9%Since 3 April 2025
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Timothy O. Brown Passive investor | 11.9% | 30 September 2024 | |
FMR LLC Passive investor | at least 11.5%−1.9 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 June 2026 | |
Ghost Angel LLC Passive investor | 5.9% | 3 April 2025 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought shares on the open market in the last 12 months. 4 sold $747,364.
- BOYCE RICHARD WDirectorSold
- Date
- 18 September 2026
- Shares
- 48,277
- Price
- $2.31
- Value
- $111,520
- Mitchell AnnChief Financial OfficerSold
- Date
- 18 September 2026
- Shares
- 19,508
- Price
- $2.30
- Value
- $44,868
- Mitchell AnnChief Financial OfficerSold
- Date
- 2 September 2026
- Shares
- 1,755
- Price
- $2.44
- Value
- $4,282
- BOYCE RICHARD WDirectorSold
- Date
- 25 August 2026
- Shares
- 9,200
- Price
- $2.38
- Value
- $21,896
- Carlsten Nadia CatherineChief Executive Officer, DirectorSold
- Date
- 25 June 2026
- Shares
- 117,459
- Price
- $4.21
- Value
- $494,502
- Mitchell AnnChief Financial OfficerSold
- Date
- 2 June 2026
- Shares
- 1,587
- Price
- $4.52
- Value
- $7,173
- Vernachio JosephChief Executive Officer, DirectorSold
- Date
- 2 June 2026
- Shares
- 3,359
- Price
- $4.47
- Value
- $15,015
- Vernachio JosephChief Executive Officer, DirectorSold
- Date
- 3 March 2026
- Shares
- 4,413
- Price
- $2.69
- Value
- $11,871
- Mitchell AnnChief Financial OfficerSold
- Date
- 3 March 2026
- Shares
- 2,200
- Price
- $2.70
- Value
- $5,940
- Mitchell AnnChief Financial OfficerSold
- Date
- 2 December 2025
- Shares
- 1,837
- Price
- $4.87
- Value
- $8,946
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2026 | BOYCE RICHARD W Director | Sold | 48,277 | $2.31 | $111,520 |
| 18 September 2026 | Mitchell Ann Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 19,508 | $2.30 | $44,868 |
| 2 September 2026 | Mitchell Ann Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 1,755 | $2.44 | $4,282 |
| 25 August 2026 | BOYCE RICHARD W Director | Sold | 9,200 | $2.38 | $21,896 |
| 25 June 2026 | Carlsten Nadia Catherine Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold | 117,459 | $4.21 | $494,502 |
| 2 June 2026 | Mitchell Ann Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 1,587 | $4.52 | $7,173 |
| 2 June 2026 | Vernachio Joseph Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold | 3,359 | $4.47 | $15,015 |
| 3 March 2026 | Vernachio Joseph Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold | 4,413 | $2.69 | $11,871 |
| 3 March 2026 | Mitchell Ann Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 2,200 | $2.70 | $5,940 |
| 2 December 2025 | Mitchell Ann Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 1,837 | $4.87 | $8,946 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
None of the serious warning signs we check for were found. 1 thing worth knowing.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 31 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 19 Aug 2026 and 16 later 8-Ks.
Changed auditor
Worth knowingThe company changed its auditor (the firm that checks its books) in the last two years.
“On July 28, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Smartbird, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
From an 8-K filed 29 July 2026: Change of auditor. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
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