Arista Networks ANET Insider Ownership

Updated Nov 13, 2026

Over the past 12 months, Arista Networks insiders sold $1.6 billion of stock on the open market (8.78Mn shares) and made no open-market purchases.

• Counted by insider, open-market selling of ANET stock in the past 12 months came from 8 insiders, with no insider buying.
• The largest open-market sales of ANET in the past 12 months were by Jayshree Ullal (CEO and Chairperson), totaling $819.95 million (4.27Mn shares), most recently on October 9, 2026.
• Arista Networks' latest insider trade on the open market was a sale of 260K shares for $43.02 million by Andreas Bechtolsheim (10% owner) on November 5, 2026.
• Away from the open market, ANET insiders acquired 1.22Mn shares through option exercises and conversions, gave up 372.97K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices and gave away 935K shares as gifts over the last 12 months.
• Per Business Quant, ANET insiders together hold 208.78Mn shares based on their latest Form 4 filings, down 2.62% from 214.4Mn shares at the end of Q2 2026.
• Of the 208.78Mn shares held by Arista Networks insiders, 421.6K shares (0.20%) are held directly and 208.36Mn shares (99.80%) indirectly, through trusts, partnerships, family members and other entities.
• Holdings in Arista Networks stock are reported by 12 insiders, the officers, directors and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years.
• Arista Networks' three biggest insider holders are Andreas Bechtolsheim (10% owner, 180.02Mn shares), Jayshree Ullal (CEO and Chairperson, 25.04Mn shares) and Kenneth Duda (President and CTO, 3.06Mn shares), based on their latest Form 4 filings.
• Andreas Bechtolsheim holds 86.22% of the combined insider position in Arista Networks.
• Institutions owned 71.20% of ANET shares as of Q2 2026; insiders' latest Form 4 filings account for about 16.53%, leaving roughly 12.27% with other investors, including the public.
• A total of 127 Form 4 filings with transactions in Arista Networks stock were made over the past 12 months, by 12 insiders.
• These insider figures for Arista Networks are based on Form 4 filings through November 9, 2026.