VIPER ENERGY INC VNOM
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 64361Q101
- SectorEnergy
- IndustryCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas
- HeadquartersMidland, 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 ($11.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $42.41. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($29.4m notional), 9 hold puts ($9.9m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 401 |
| Q4 2025 | 433 |
| Q1 2026 | 487 |
| Q2 2026 | 493 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 398 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 198 | 204 |
| Q1 2026 | 295 | 175 |
| Q2 2026 | 258 | 199 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $36.5m | $28.1m | 0.77 |
| Q4 2025 | $28.9m | $18.9m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2026 | $74.6m | $29.4m | 0.39 |
| Q2 2026 | $29.4m | $9.9m | 0.34 |
Biggest buyers
| Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC | New | +15.7m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +2.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.8m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.4m |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | New | +1.1m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +853.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +808.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | New | +509.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +421.9k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. | New | +334.1k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -2.9m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -903.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -861.3k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | Reduced | -800.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -566.0k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC | Reduced | -550.0k |
| Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC | Reduced | -521.3k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Reduced | -470.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.9m303.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.8m112.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $4.3m101.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.1m50.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.1m50.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.5m35.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $818.3k19.3k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $593.6k14.0k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $212.0k5.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.3m78.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.2m51.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m36.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m33.0k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Reduced | $530.0k12.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $339.2k8.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $275.6k6.5k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | $212.0k5.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $76.3k1.8k 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 |
|---|---|
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
13D · may seek influence
+0.7 pts · filed 2026-09-03
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Closing of the Purchase Agreement On September 1, 2026, the previously disclosed Purchase Agreement closed. As a result, the Reporting Persons acquired an aggregate of 3,815,459 OpCo units and an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock. Full filing |
42.9% |
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 13.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-04-24 | 9.8% |
| Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC 13G · institution -1.6 pts · filed 2026-05-11 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (4.5%, 2026-08-13), PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (4.7%, 2026-05-15), Blackstone Holdings III L.P. (0.3%, 2026-05-01), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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.
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 26.5m $1.1bn | Added +2.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.2m $815.1m | Added +1.8m |
| Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC 78.35% of their portfolio | 15.7m $664.9m | New |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.1m $384.5m | Reduced -305.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.9m $378.9m | Reduced -176.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.7m $368.7m | Reduced -2.9m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.4m $357.3m | Reduced -185.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.6m $320.7m | Added +304.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.6m $239.4m | Reduced -28.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.5m $231.8m | Added +216.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.4m $230.1m | Added +421.9k |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $160.8m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $159.5m | Added +176.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.2m $137.7m | Reduced -903.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $117.7m | Added +5.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $115.9m | Added +137.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $105.0m | Reduced -25.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $100.6m | Added +271.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $100.0m | Added +1.4m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $70.2m | Reduced -31.5k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.7m $70.1m | Reduced -10.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $68.1m | Added +808.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $62.0m | Added +65.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.0m | Added +60.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.8m | Added +267.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $54.9m | Added +45.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $54.1m | Added +34.3k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.8m | Added +13.9k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.1m | Reduced -331.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.7m | Added +58.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.3m | Reduced -36.7k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 2.52% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.1m | New |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.7m | Reduced -17.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.6m | Added +237.5k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 985.3k $41.8m | Reduced -414.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 853.1k $36.2m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 739.1k $31.3m | Added +125.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 727.4k $30.8m | Reduced -132.7k |
| SPROTT INC. 0.90% of their portfolio | 641.8k $27.2m | Added +918 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 620.4k $26.3m | Reduced -239.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 612.9k $26.0m | Reduced -160.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 602.0k $25.5m | Reduced -13.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 561.0k $23.8m | Reduced -234.4k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 555.3k $23.5m | Added +78.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 545.3k $23.1m | Reduced -406.0k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 1.01% of their portfolio | 536.4k $22.7m | Added +5.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 516.5k $21.9m | Reduced -94.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 509.0k $21.6m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 501.5k $21.3m | Added +243.0k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 500.0k $21.2m | Added +50.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 498.1k $21.1m | Added +6.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 492.3k $20.9m | Reduced -97.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.7k $20.0m | Reduced -208.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 469.0k $19.9m | Reduced -861.3k |
| Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 468.1k $19.8m | Reduced -521.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 466.6k $19.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.06% of their portfolio | 460.3k $19.5m | Reduced -26.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 444.8k $18.9m | Added +128.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 442.7k $18.8m | Added +42.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 440.9k $18.7m | Added +26.1k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 428.7k $18.2m | Reduced -800.7k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.94% of their portfolio | 426.1k $18.1m | Added +83.4k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 394.7k $16.7m | Added +2.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 380.2k $16.1m | Added +5.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 361.3k $15.7m | Added +8.1k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 1.63% of their portfolio | 334.1k $14.2m | New |
| Nemes Rush Group LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 323.9k $13.7m | Added +8.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.2k $13.5m | Reduced -322.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 316.8k $13.4m | Reduced -70.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.1k $13.3m | Reduced -309.8k |
| HATCH COVE CAPITAL, LLC 5.91% of their portfolio | 314.0k $13.3m | Reduced -90.0k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 300.0k $12.7m | Reduced -470.0k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 293.3k $12.4m | Added +118.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 292.0k $12.4m | Reduced -37.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.4k $12.2m | Reduced -81.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 282.4k $12.0m | Added +9.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 280.2k $11.9m | Added +1.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 273.0k $12.8m | Added +58.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.8k $11.6m | Reduced -193.9k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 259.6k $11.0m | Reduced -47.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 257.1k $10.9m | Reduced -30.0k |
| Brookstone Capital Management 0.11% of their portfolio | 255.4k $10.8m | New |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC 6.66% of their portfolio | 252.3k $10.7m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Ninepoint Partners LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 250.0k $10.6m | Added +50.0k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 250.0k $10.6m | Reduced -550.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.5k $10.6m | Added +13.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.0k $9.7m | Added +10.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.8k $9.3m | Reduced -50.5k |
| STANSBERRY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 209.9k $8.9m | Reduced -18.7k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 200.0k $8.5m | Reduced -200.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 199.6k $8.5m | Reduced -38.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 197.7k $8.4m | Reduced -10.4k |
| TITLEIST ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 192.8k $8.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 176.7k $7.5m | Reduced -5.4k |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 173.3k $7.3m | New |
| RR Advisors, LLC 2.12% of their portfolio | 173.2k $7.3m | Unchanged |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 171.3k $7.3m | Added +6.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.8k $7.2m | Reduced -566.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 166.6k $7.1m | Added +5.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.8k $7.0m | Added +53.9k |