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 ≈ $46.98. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($74.6m notional), 11 hold puts ($29.4m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 401 |
| Q4 2025 | 433 |
| Q1 2026 | 487 |
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 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $36.5m | $28.1m | 0.77 |
| Q4 2025 | $28.9m | $18.9m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2026 | $74.6m | $29.4m | 0.39 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +11.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +2.6m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.4m |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +1.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +945.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +933.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +864.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +848.2k |
Biggest sellers
| Blackstone Inc. | Reduced | -4.5m |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. | Sold out | -1.5m |
| Bornite Capital Management LP | Sold out | -1.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Ninepoint Partners LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Reduced | -970.0k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | Reduced | -883.8k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | Reduced | -851.8k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $33.4m710.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $12.3m261.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.0m170.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.1m86.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.0m84.7k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $3.5m75.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.4m73.3k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $2.0m42.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.9m41.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $817.6k17.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $11.0m234.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.8m122.6k shares |
| Ninepoint Partners LP | New | $4.7m100.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $2.5m52.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.4m50.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $1.3m27.4k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $704.9k15.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $554.5k11.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $361.8k7.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $178.6k3.8k 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 in Q1 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.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. 10% owner | Sold | $23.3m510.1k shares |
| 2026-03-04 | Diamondback Energy, Inc. 10% owner | Sold | $566.2m12.4m shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors 0.15% of their portfolio | 24.0m $1.1bn | Added +11.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.5m $820.8m | Added +2.6m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.6m $545.6m | Added +119.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.4m $440.4m | First filing |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.1m $428.2m | Reduced -299.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.6m $404.7m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3m $341.1m | Added +1.3m |
| FIL Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 5.7m $266.6m | Added +1.7m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 5.3m $246.7m | Added +945.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.36% of their portfolio | 5.0m $235.2m | Reduced -706.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.2m $195.0m | Reduced -248.7k |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 3.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $178.2m | Reduced -2.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $168.5m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $130.2m | Added +2.4m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $121.8m | Added +373.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $117.5m | Added +2.4m |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $98.8m | Added +752.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $79.3m | Reduced -145.3k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 1.7m $78.1m | Reduced -52.3k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.6m $73.3m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $72.3m | Added +693.9k |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $65.8m | First filing |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $65.6m | Reduced -116.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $64.7m | Added +184.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $62.5m | Added +864.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.7m | Added +149.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.3m | Added +224.0k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.2m $57.9m | Added +93.5k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.2m $57.8m | Reduced -223.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $57.5m | Added +145.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.8m | Added +473.2k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.5m | First filing |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.4m | Reduced -6.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $49.2m | Added +933.3k |
| Recurrent Investment Advisors LLC 2.80% of their portfolio | 989.3k $46.5m | Added +266.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.05% of their portfolio | 951.3k $44.6m | Reduced -387.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 921.8k $43.3m | Added +848.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 860.1k $40.4m | Reduced -37.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 859.4k $40.4m | Added +18.9k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 2.51% of their portfolio | 800.0k $37.6m | Added +600.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 797.3k $37.5m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 795.3k $37.4m | Added +154.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 790.8k $37.2m | Added +214.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 773.2k $36.3m | Reduced -372.7k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 770.0k $36.2m | Reduced -970.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 734.8k $34.5m | Reduced -6.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 680.1k $32.0m | Added +179.2k |
| SPROTT INC. 0.91% of their portfolio | 640.9k $30.1m | Added +325.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 640.4k $30.1m | Added +542.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 623.9k $29.3m | Added +607.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 615.9k $28.9m | Added +221.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 613.9k $28.8m | Reduced -425.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 610.4k $28.7m | Reduced -181.2k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 589.3k $27.7m | Reduced -19.3k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 1.27% of their portfolio | 530.5k $24.9m | Added +16.3k |
| Blackstone Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 500.0k $23.5m | Reduced -4.5m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 492.1k $23.1m | Added +61.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.08% of their portfolio | 487.2k $22.9m | Added +25.7k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 477.0k $22.4m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 466.7k $21.9m | Added +147.8k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 464.6k $21.8m | Reduced -883.8k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 450.0k $21.1m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 414.8k $19.5m | Added +52.4k |
| HATCH COVE CAPITAL, LLC 7.24% of their portfolio | 404.0k $19.0m | New |
| Covalis Capital LLP 1.16% of their portfolio | 400.0k $18.8m | New |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 400.0k $18.8m | Added +300.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 399.8k $18.8m | Added +28.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 392.6k $18.4m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 392.4k $18.4m | Reduced -36.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 387.3k $18.2m | Added +75.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 375.1k $17.6m | Added +41.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 370.0k $17.4m | Added +100.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 353.1k $16.5m | Added +48.5k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.99% of their portfolio | 342.7k $16.1m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.08% of their portfolio | 329.1k $15.5m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 316.6k $14.9m | Added +112.7k |
| Nemes Rush Group LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 315.7k $14.8m | Added +10.8k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 307.2k $14.4m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 304.8k $14.3m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.1k $13.5m | Added +40.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 279.1k $13.1m | Added +4.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 272.5k $12.8m | Reduced -420 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.3k $12.7m | Reduced -229.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.5k $12.1m | Added +20.5k |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC 7.77% of their portfolio | 256.1k $12.0m | Added +4.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 253.2k $11.9m | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.1k $11.2m | Added +38.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.3k $11.1m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Old West Investment Management, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 231.8k $10.9m | New |
| STANSBERRY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 228.6k $10.7m | Added +144.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.1k $10.2m | Added +55.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.7k $8.3m | Added +15.3k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 212.5k $10.0m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.1k $9.8m | Added +8.0k |
| CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.48% of their portfolio | 205.0k $9.6m | Reduced -74.0k |
| Ninepoint Partners LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 200.0k $9.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| TITLEIST ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 197.8k $9.3m | Reduced -32.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 188.8k $8.9m | Added +62.1k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 182.1k $8.6m | Reduced -24.3k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 174.4k $8.2m | Added +40.0k |