EchoStar Corporation (ECHO)
Nasdaq: ECHO · Communications Services, NEC · Englewood, CO · filing with the SEC since 2007
Grade3.6
◀ Past 4.9● Present 3.8▶ Future 2.6
Who owns EchoStar Corporation
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
6
Charles W. Ergen holds 50.9% of Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, as its SCHEDULE 13D/A filed Jul 31, 2026 says.
Directors and officers
17
report now, of 36 people on the record since 2008. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 6 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
Charles W. Ergen
SCHEDULE 13D/A · filed Jul 31, 2026 · Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share · 50.9% in Jul 22, 2026
Blackrock, Inc.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Oct 3, 2025 · Common Stock
State Street Corporation
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Aug 7, 2026 · COMMON STOCK · 9.2% in May 12, 2026
Blackrock, Inc.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Jul 28, 2026 · Class A Stock · 8.7% in Apr 24, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Apr 29, 2026 · Common Stock
Wellington Management Group LLP
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Aug 13, 2026 · Common Stock · 0.1% in Mar 7, 2025
Darsana Capital Partners LP
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Feb 17, 2026 · Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share · reported falling below 5%, from 5.3% in Nov 21, 2025
Redwood Capital Management LLC
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Nov 17, 2025 · Class A common stock, $0.001 par value · reported falling below 5%, from 4.6% in Nov 14, 2025
Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed May 15, 2025 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%, from 5.98% in Feb 12, 2025
Fmr LLC
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Jul 8, 2026 · CLASS A COMMON STOCK · reported falling below 5%, from 10.1% in May 6, 2026
Renaissance Technologies LLC
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Nov 13, 2024 · Class A common stock, $0.001 par value · reported falling below 5%
The Vanguard Group
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 26, 2026 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%, from 8.6% in Apr 30, 2025
Dodge & Cox
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Feb 13, 2026 · Class A Common Stock · reported falling below 5%, from 7.5% in Nov 13, 2025
Wellington Trust Company, NA
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 7, 2025 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%
What ECHO reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
Other ties the annual report names
DBS SubscriberCo
An entity · legal entity · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
An entity · legal entity, related party · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026
DISH Network Corporation
An entity · legal entity · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026
Hssc
An entity · legal entity · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026
Northstar
An entity · consolidated entity · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026
SNR HoldCo
An entity · consolidated entity · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026
Hughes Systique
An investee · investee · invested in, named in the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026
NagraStar
An investee · investee · invested in, named in the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026
11 subsidiaries in 1 country, from the list filed with the 10-K filed Mar 2, 2026.
Insider tradesForm 4
40sales
2purchases
29sales on a scheduled plan
6people selling
$57.4Msold, in dollars
$200,000bought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Nov 9, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2026 runs to Nov 9, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window8 of 56 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhavan Hamid | CEO, EchoStar Capital | 27 | $44.1M | 26 | 0 | $0 |
| Swieringa John | PRES, TECH & COO | 3 | $7.2M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Manson Dean | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | 5 | $4.7M | 3 | 0 | $0 |
| Bye Stephen J | director | 2 | $800,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Wade William David | director | 2 | $500,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Ortolf Tom A | director | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Wall William P | director | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1 | $100,000 |
| Brokaw George R | director | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1 | $100,000 |