Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Steps Down After 30 Years; CFO Kress Named Interim Leader

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has immediately stepped down from his roles as president, chief executive, and board member after leading the company for three decades. CFO Colette Kress has been named interim CEO. The announcement triggered a sharp decline in Nvidia's share price.

Why it matters

The sudden departure of a founder and long-serving CEO from a major semiconductor company signals a significant leadership transition at a critical moment for the AI industry.

What remains uncertain

The source does not specify the reasons for Huang's departure or the timeline for selecting a permanent CEO.

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The chart totals every SEC-reported transaction by month and share count, separating informative purchases and sales from non-informative awards, vesting, exercises, tax withholding and transfers. Records without a reported price remain included. Only informative purchases and sales affect the conservative sentiment signal.

Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in NVIDIA CORP.

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0 discretionary purchases · 3 discretionary sales

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Insiders	Activity	Description	Shares	Avg. price / share	Est. value	Trade date
DirectorCOXE TENCH	Non-informative sell	CommonGift or transfer (G)	500,000	—	—	Nov 4, 2026
DirectorCOXE TENCH	Non-informative sell	CommonGift or transfer (G)	500,000	—	—	Oct 7, 2026
EVP, General Counsel and SecTeter Timothy S.	Non-informative sell	Common StockReported 10b5-1 plan (S)	12,483	$222.1932	$2,773,638	Sep 21, 2026
EVP, General Counsel and SecTeter Timothy S.	Non-informative sell	Common StockReported 10b5-1 plan (S)	13,478	$223.0489	$3,006,253	Sep 21, 2026
EVP, General Counsel and SecTeter Timothy S.	Non-informative sell	Common StockReported 10b5-1 plan (S)	4,499	$223.7479	$1,006,642	Sep 21, 2026

As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.

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Owner	Activity	Change	Shares held	Value (thousands)	Reported
Vanguard Group Inc	Buy	43,149,475 (1.941%)	2,266,683,275	$393,790,885	12/31/2025
Blackrock, Inc.	Buy	16,385,212 (0.851%)	1,941,918,386	$337,369,481	6/30/2026
Vanguard Capital Management Llc	Buy	2,265,976 (0.147%)	1,540,816,358	$267,686,026	6/30/2026
State Street Corp	Buy	15,291,910 (1.514%)	1,025,075,347	$178,086,340	9/30/2026
Fmr Llc	Sell	-93,243,728 (-9.088%)	932,807,820	$162,056,703	9/30/2026
Geode Capital Management, Llc	Buy	7,524,085 (1.241%)	613,740,577	$106,625,150	9/30/2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc	Buy	7,690,228 (1.508%)	517,816,949	$89,960,339	6/30/2026
Jpmorgan Chase & Co	Buy	12,759,017 (2.839%)	462,163,595	$80,291,681	9/30/2026
Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/	Sell	-272,907 (-0.074%)	369,829,781	$64,250,528	6/30/2026
Morgan Stanley	Buy	13,465,743 (3.926%)	356,420,089	$61,920,862	6/30/2026
Invesco Ltd.	Buy	2,096,392 (0.64%)	329,593,488	$57,260,277	6/30/2026
Norges Bank	Sell	-7,796,966 (-2.336%)	325,951,734	$56,627,595	6/30/2026

Settlement date	Short interest	Avg. daily volume	Change vs. previous report	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	279,579,505	99,940,095	-7.31%	2.80
Oct 15, 2026	301,622,687	103,633,729	-3.14%	2.91
Sep 30, 2026	311,389,688	110,290,688	+5.83%	2.82
Sep 15, 2026	294,225,803	115,324,892	-1.37%	2.55
Aug 31, 2026	298,301,619	139,118,326	+4.32%	2.14
Aug 14, 2026	285,956,804	113,580,992	-2.29%	2.52
Jul 31, 2026	292,667,375	127,011,756	-9.69%	2.30
Jul 15, 2026	324,052,767	131,174,356	—	2.47

Fiscal quarter	Reported	EPS	Consensus	Surprise
Jul 2026	Aug 26, 2026	2.22	2.09	+6.22%
Apr 2026	May 20, 2026	1.87	1.7	+10%
Jan 2026	Feb 25, 2026	1.57	1.45	+8.28%
Oct 2025	Nov 19, 2025	1.24	1.18	+5.08%

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