Birkenstock Holding BIRK Insider Ownership

Updated Oct 10, 2026

Over the trailing 12 months, BIRK insiders sold $1.11 billion worth of shares (28.24Mn shares) in open-market trades, with no open-market purchases.

• By number of insiders, Birkenstock Holding saw 2 insiders sell on the open market over the past 12 months and none buy.
• James Michael Chu (Director) was the top open-market seller of Birkenstock Holding over the past 12 months, with $1.1 billion sold (28.15Mn shares) and the latest sale on August 17, 2026.
• Beyond open-market trades, insiders at Birkenstock Holding acquired 1.62K shares through option exercises and conversions and gave up 1.76K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices in the last 12 months.
• Business Quant data shows Birkenstock Holding insiders holding 71.32Mn shares in total in their latest Form 4 filings.
• Birkenstock Holding insiders hold 46.6K shares directly (0.07% of their total) and 71.27Mn shares (99.93%) indirectly, through entities such as trusts and partnerships.
• Per Business Quant, 6 insiders of BIRK hold shares, counting officers, directors and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years.
• BIRK's three largest insider shareholders, per their latest Form 4 filings, are James Michael Chu (Director, 71.27Mn shares), Mehdi Nico Bouyakhf (President EMEA, 31.15K shares) and Ruth Anne Francis Kennedy (Director, 6.48K shares).
• James Michael Chu alone accounts for 99.93% of the shares held by Birkenstock Holding insiders.
• Institutional holders reported 90.62% of Birkenstock Holding's outstanding shares for Q2 2026.
• A total of 9 Form 4 filings with transactions in Birkenstock Holding stock were made over the past 12 months, by 6 insiders.
• These insider figures for Birkenstock Holding are based on Form 4 filings through October 2, 2026.