Gary B Smith - Net Worth and Insider Trading
Gary B Smith Net Worth
The estimated net worth of Gary B Smith is at least $115 Million dollars as of 2026-08-15. Gary B Smith is the President, CEO of Ciena Corp and owns about 248,982 shares of Ciena Corp (CIEN) stock worth over $107 Million. Gary B Smith is the Director of CommVault Systems Inc and owns about 49,207 shares of CommVault Systems Inc (CVLT) stock worth over $7 Million. Gary B Smith is also the Director of Planet Labs PBC and owns about 32,468 shares of Planet Labs PBC (PL) stock worth over $801,635. Details can be seen in Gary B Smith's Latest Holdings Summary section.
Disclaimer: The insider information is derived from SEC filings. The estimated net worth is based on the final shares held after open market or private purchases and sales of common stock with a transaction code of "P" or "S" on Form 4, assuming that Gary B Smith has not made any transactions after 2026-08-03 and currently still holds the listed stock(s). Please note that this estimate may not reflect the actual net worth.
Transaction Summary of Gary B Smith
Gary B Smith Insider Ownership Reports
Based on ownership reports from SEC filings, as the reporting owner, Gary B Smith owns 3 companies in total, including Ciena Corp (CIEN) , CommVault Systems Inc (CVLT) , and Planet Labs PBC (PL) .
Click here to see the complete history of Gary B Smith’s form 4 insider trades.
Insider Ownership Summary of Gary B Smith
| Ticker | Company | Transaction Date | Type of Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN | Ciena Corp | 2026-07-15 | director & President & CEO |
| CVLT | CommVault Systems Inc | 2021-08-05 | director |
| PL | Planet Labs PBC | 2025-11-11 | director |
Gary B Smith Latest Holdings Summary
Gary B Smith currently owns a total of 3 stocks. Among these stocks, Gary B Smith owns 248,982 shares of Ciena Corp (CIEN) as of August 3, 2026, with a value of $107 Million and a weighting of 93%. Gary B Smith owns 49,207 shares of CommVault Systems Inc (CVLT) as of August 5, 2021, with a value of $7 Million and a weighting of 6.3%. Gary B Smith also owns 32,468 shares of Planet Labs PBC (PL) as of November 11, 2025, with a value of $801,635 and a weighting of 0.7%.
Latest Holdings of Gary B Smith
| Ticker | Company | Latest Transaction Date | Shares Owned | Current Price ($) | Current Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIEN | Ciena Corp | 2026-08-03 | 248,982 | 428.77 | 106,756,012 |
| CVLT | CommVault Systems Inc | 2021-08-05 | 49,207 | 147.03 | 7,234,905 |
| PL | Planet Labs PBC | 2025-11-11 | 32,468 | 24.69 | 801,635 |
Holding Weightings of Gary B Smith
Gary B Smith Form 4 Trading Tracker
According to the SEC Form 4 filings, Gary B Smith has made a total of 87 transactions in Ciena Corp (CIEN) over the past 5 years, including 0 buys and 87 sells. The most-recent trade in Ciena Corp is the sale of 2,952 shares on August 3, 2026, which brought Gary B Smith around $1 Million.
According to the SEC Form 4 filings, Gary B Smith has made a total of 0 transactions in CommVault Systems Inc (CVLT) over the past 5 years. The most-recent trade in CommVault Systems Inc is the sale of 18,500 shares on August 5, 2021, which brought Gary B Smith around $1 Million.
According to the SEC Form 4 filings, Gary B Smith has made a total of 2 transactions in Planet Labs PBC (PL) over the past 5 years, including 1 buys and 1 sells. The most-recent trade in Planet Labs PBC is the sale of 20 shares on November 11, 2025, which brought Gary B Smith around $254.
Insider Trading History of Gary B Smith
* The information on this page (including Insider Trading Shares, Share Changes, Cost, etc.) is sourced exclusively from Form 4 filings and does not incorporate any data from 13F or 13D/G filings. As a result, it may differ from the values shown on the Guru page.
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Gary B Smith Trading Performance
GuruFocus tracks the stock performance after each of Gary B Smith's buying transactions within different timeframes. To be detailed, the average return of stocks after 3 months bought by Gary B Smith is 45.02%. GuruFocus also compares Gary B Smith's trading performance to market benchmark return within the same time period. The performance of stocks bought by Gary B Smith within 3 months outperforms 1 times out of 1 transactions in total compared to the return of S&P 500 within the same period.
You can select different timeframes to see how Gary B Smith's insider trading performs compared to the benchmark.
Performance of Gary B Smith
Average Return
Outperforming Transactions
| 1 Month | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return(%) | -18.2 |  | | | | |
| Relative Return to S&P 500(%) | -18.11 | | | | | |
Gary B Smith Ownership Network
Ownership Network List of Gary B Smith
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Gary B Smith Owned Company Details
What does Ciena Corp do?
Who are the key executives at Ciena Corp?
Gary B Smith is the director & President & CEO of Ciena Corp. Other key executives at Ciena Corp include SVP Global R&D Dino Diperna , SVP Global Products & Supply Brodie Gage , and Sr. VP & General Counsel David M Rothenstein .
Ciena Corp (CIEN) Insider Trades Summary
Over the past 18 months, Gary B Smith made 35 insider transaction in Ciena Corp (CIEN) with a net sale of 260,921. Other recent insider transactions involving Ciena Corp (CIEN) include a net sale of 42,500 shares made by David M Rothenstein , a net sale of 13,611 shares made by Brodie Gage , and a net sale of 13,349 shares made by Dino Diperna .
In summary, during the past 3 months, insiders sold 29,422 shares of Ciena Corp (CIEN) in total and bought 0 shares, with a net sale of 29,422 shares. During the past 18 months, 458,715 shares of Ciena Corp (CIEN) were sold and 0 shares were bought by its insiders, resulting in a net sale of 458,715 shares.
Ciena Corp (CIEN)'s detailed insider trading history can be found in Insider Trading Tracker table.
Ciena Corp Insider Transactions
Gary B Smith Mailing Address
Above is the net worth, insider trading, and ownership report for Gary B Smith. Based on the public information released on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website, Gary B Smith's mailing address is: Hanover Md 21076.
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