Phunware
PHUN on Nasdaq. Market value $42m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 34 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- Vanguard Capital Management$2m
- UBS Group AG$1mAdded
- BlackRock$1mAdded
- Geode Capital Management$455,625Cut
- Vanguard Fiduciary Trust$247,121
- Bridgeway Capital Management$227,542Added
- State Street$185,316
- Citadel Advisors$116,543New
- XTX Topco$106,985Added
- Jane Street Group$99,862New
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
1 investor owns more than 5%; they are pushing for change.
- Goldenwise Capital Group LtdActivistWants board seats8.0%+1.0 ptsSince 1 October 2026
What they said
On August 21,2026, the Reporting Person submitted a formal notice letter to the Issuer nominating a board-member candidate with a strong background for election to the Board of Directors at the Issuer's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Reporting Person believes that…
Read the filing - The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 30 September 2025
- He ZhengxuPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 6 April 2026
- L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd.Passive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 December 2024
- SABBY MANAGEMENT, LLCPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 December 2024
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Goldenwise Capital Group Ltd Activist Wants board seats | 8.0%+1.0 pts | 1 October 2026 | What they saidOn August 21,2026, the Reporting Person submitted a formal notice letter to the Issuer nominating a board-member candidate with a strong background for election to the Board of Directors at the Issuer's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Reporting Person believes that… Read the filing |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 30 September 2025 | |
He Zhengxu Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 6 April 2026 | |
L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd. Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 December 2024 | |
SABBY MANAGEMENT, LLC Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 December 2024 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought or sold on the open market in the last 12 months.
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.
1 serious warning sign in Phunware’s filings.
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 27 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 10 Aug 2026 and 4 later 8-Ks.
Weak checks on its own accounts
SeriousThe company said its checks on its own accounts did not work at year end. Mistakes could slip into the numbers.
“Based on this evaluation and the material weaknesses described below, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2025.”
Show the full paragraph
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Certifying Officers, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission for newly public companies (COSO). Based on this evaluation and the material weaknesses described below, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2025.
From the 10-K filed 27 March 2026, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. 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.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.