COMMSCOPE HLDG CO INC VISN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 20337X109 · ISIN US20337X1090
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryRadio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment
- HeadquartersRichardson, TX
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($939.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 216.6m as of 2025-02-12, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $5.21. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($36.4m notional), 14 hold puts ($9.8m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 242 |
| Q4 2022 | 251 |
| Q1 2023 | 242 |
| Q2 2023 | 216 |
| Q3 2023 | 210 |
| Q4 2023 | 190 |
| Q1 2024 | 187 |
| Q2 2024 | 171 |
| Q3 2024 | 222 |
| Q4 2024 | 201 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 126 | 113 |
| Q2 2023 | 110 | 112 |
| Q3 2023 | 108 | 101 |
| Q4 2023 | 105 | 103 |
| Q1 2024 | 92 | 85 |
| Q2 2024 | 83 | 94 |
| Q3 2024 | 133 | 75 |
| Q4 2024 | 94 | 122 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $11.4m | $395.7k | 0.03 |
| Q2 2024 | $8.4m | $483.4k | 0.06 |
| Q3 2024 | $43.3m | $6.1m | 0.14 |
| Q4 2024 | $36.4m | $9.8m | 0.27 |
Biggest buyers
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +6.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +4.2m |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | +2.8m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +2.5m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Added | +1.5m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.4m |
| Sculptor Capital LP | Added | +1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +993.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +881.3k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +802.8k |
Biggest sellers
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -1.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Sold out | -1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -907.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -778.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -745.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $13.0m2.5m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.3m626.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.2m608.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.1m598.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $2.6m500.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m422.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m286.2k shares |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | First filing | $1.4m280.3k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $1.3m256.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.2m231.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $2.6m500.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $2.3m438.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m270.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $860.7k165.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $791.4k151.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $502.8k96.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $451.2k86.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $347.5k66.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $149.0k28.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $124.0k23.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Carlyle Group Inc.
13D · may seek influence
+0.2 pts · filed 2025-08-05
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by inserting the following information at the end of Item 4: Voting Agreement On August 3, 2025, Amphenol Corporation entered into an agreement with the Issuer (the "Purchase Agreement") to purchase the Issuer's Connectivity and Cable Solutions reporting segment in exchange for approximately $10.5 billion in cash (the "Transaction"). In connection with the Purchase Agreement, Carlyle Partners VII entered into a voting and support agreement with Amphenol Corporation (the "Voting Agreement"), pursuant to which, Carlyle Partners VII agreed to, among other things, appear in person or by proxy at the Issuer's stockholder meeting, vote in favor of the adoption of the Purchase Agreement, vote against competing proposals, and not transfer any securiti… Full filing |
17.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.8 pts · filed 2025-04-23 | 7.9% |
| BARCLAYS PLC 13G · institution no change · filed 2025-03-21 | 6.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $146.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 4 | $419.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2 | $204.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 6 | $702.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 3 | $268.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8m $118.5m | Added +694.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0m $109.2m | Added +4.2m |
| FPR PARTNERS LLC 7.27% of their portfolio | 12.7m $66.2m | Reduced -647.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.3m $48.4m | Added +6.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.5m $33.9m | Reduced -1.8m |
| FOURSIXTHREE CAPITAL LP 27.01% of their portfolio | 5.9m $31.0m | First filing |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $29.2m | Added +2.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.6m $29.1m | Added +993.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $27.9m | Reduced -10.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $26.7m | Added +14.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $23.0m | Added +421.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $20.2m | Reduced -713.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $20.1m | Reduced -447.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $17.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1m $16.4m | Added +88.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $15.0m | Reduced -509.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $14.5m | Added +202 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $14.4m | Reduced -907.4k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.8m $14.3m | New |
| Monarch Alternative Capital LP 2.43% of their portfolio | 2.7m $14.2m | Unchanged |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $14.1m | Added +579.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $13.8m | Reduced -82.9k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.5m $13.0m | Added +1.5m |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $12.8m | Added +1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $12.0m | Reduced -1.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $10.9m | Added +250.8k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.88% of their portfolio | 2.1m $10.8m | Added +802.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $9.8m | Added +522.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $9.0m | Added +779.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $8.7m | Reduced -268.0k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $8.4m | Added +1.1m |
| PLUSTICK MANAGEMENT LLC 5.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $7.9m | Added +75.0k |
| SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.4m $7.1m | Added +664.4k |
| MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 8.66% of their portfolio | 1.2m $6.5m | Added +499.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $5.5m | Reduced -745.9k |
| Nut Tree Capital Management, LP 1.78% of their portfolio | 1.0m $5.2m | Unchanged |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 989.7k $5.2m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 922.8k $4.8m | Added +881.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 874.6k $4.6m | Added +8.8k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.01% of their portfolio | 816.7k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 799.1k $4.2m | Added +633.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 788.1k $4.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 761.6k $4.0m | Reduced -142.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 750.8k $3.9m | Reduced -15.7k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.61% of their portfolio | 750.0k $3.9m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 684.1k $3.6m | Reduced -344.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 642.0k $3.3m | Added +70.6k |
| STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 571.2k $3.0m | Reduced -187.0k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 570.4k $3.0m | Added +95.0k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 562.4k $2.9m | Added +188.0k |
| AA Financial Advisors, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 543.7k $2.8m | Added +30.0k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 515.3k $2.7m | Reduced -266.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 481.6k $2.5m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 479.7k $2.5m | Added +363.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 471.0k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 467.8k $2.4m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 424.6k $2.2m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 385.9k $2.0m | Reduced -66.7k |
| JONES ROAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.34% of their portfolio | 375.0k $2.0m | Added +75.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 361.6k $1.9m | Added +23.8k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 357.7k $1.9m | Reduced -10.4k |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 0.05% of their portfolio | 350.0k $1.8m | Not comparable |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 282.3k $1.5m | First filing |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 274.9k $1.4m | Reduced -65.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.4k $1.4m | New |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 235.0k $1.2m | Added +56.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.9k $1.2m | Added +99.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.3k $1.2m | Reduced -324 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.5k $1.1m | Added +185.7k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 201.8k $1.1m | Added +129.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.8k $1.1m | Added +186.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.5k $1.0m | Reduced -319.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.6k $1.0m | Reduced -577.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.6k $1.0m | Reduced -102.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.2k $834.4k | Reduced -27.5k |
| Headlands Technologies LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 156.5k $815.3k | Reduced -55.8k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 146.7k $764.5k | Added +92.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.5k $706.1k | Added +26.0k |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.04% of their portfolio | 129.4k $674.2k | Added +94.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.8k $670.9k | Added +16.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.7k $655.1k | Reduced -62.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.4k $632.3k | Added +5.9k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 110.7k $577.0k | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.2k $574.0k | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.7k $556.0k | Reduced -6.1k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 105.0k $547.0k | New |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.0k $536.8k | Added +53.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.6k $523.6k | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.3k $516.0k | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.1k $495.7k | Reduced -67.9k |
| Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 94.7k $493.4k | Added +27.9k |
| HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 82.7k $430.9k | Unchanged |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.3k $423.6k | Added +56.9k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.0k $422.0k | Added +69.2k |
| Inspire Investing, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 77.3k $402.6k | Added +10.1k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.0k $401.4k | Reduced -416.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.4k $398.3k | Reduced -6.5k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 71.4k $371.8k | Reduced -14.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $360.0k | Reduced -47.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.3k $356.1k | Unchanged |