VALERO ENERGY CORP VLO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 91913Y100 · ISIN US91913Y1001
American petroleum company
- SectorEnergy
- IndustryPetroleum Refining
- HeadquartersSan Antonio, TX
- Founded1980
- Websitevalero.com
- 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 ($229.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 320.4m as of 2024-07-19, 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 ≈ $156.65. Options: 48 managers hold calls ($1.5bn notional), 45 hold puts ($1.1bn).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,241 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,326 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,397 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,345 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,379 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,452 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,525 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,477 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 579 | 589 |
| Q1 2023 | 647 | 613 |
| Q2 2023 | 568 | 713 |
| Q3 2023 | 605 | 643 |
| Q4 2023 | 624 | 654 |
| Q1 2024 | 713 | 661 |
| Q2 2024 | 648 | 692 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.1bn | $1.1bn | 0.94 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.1bn | $958.9m | 0.91 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.0bn | $1.3bn | 0.64 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.5bn | $1.1bn | 0.73 |
Biggest buyers
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +792.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +769.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +586.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +426.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +383.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +358.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +338.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +306.1k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +292.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -17.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -763.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -758.8k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -396.2k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -395.2k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP | Reduced | -368.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -288.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -270.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $380.6m2.4m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $348.2m2.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $129.9m828.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $99.9m637.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $47.7m304.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $44.5m284.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $42.7m272.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $39.6m252.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $32.0m204.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $28.8m183.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $155.0m989.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $141.5m902.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $139.1m887.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $68.0m434.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $52.5m335.2k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $49.0m312.7k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $48.4m308.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $47.3m302.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $38.1m242.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $37.0m235.8k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 7.3% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.0m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $10.3m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $113.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-09 | Greene Kimberly S, Director | Sold | $113.9k720 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 31.0m $4.9bn | Reduced -763.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 26.8m $4.2bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.15% of their portfolio | 22.6m $3.5bn | Added +266.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 10.2m $1.6bn | Added +86.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.11% of their portfolio | 8.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -17.1m |
| FMR LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.6m $1.3bn | Added +292.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 7.0m $1.1bn | Added +192.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -78.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 5.6m $879.8m | Added +1.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.8m $755.7m | Added +110.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.5m $702.1m | Reduced -6.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 4.4m $696.0m | Added +338.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.3m $677.0m | Added +237.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 4.2m $661.9m | Added +221.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.2m $657.2m | Added +792.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.7m $587.4m | Added +184.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.5m $545.1m | Added +306.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.4m $540.1m | Reduced -179.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.4m $535.9m | Added +8.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.08% of their portfolio | 3.0m $473.1m | Added +57.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.7m $419.7m | Added +769.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.5m $388.7m | Added +101.9k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 3.92% of their portfolio | 2.4m $373.4m | Added +215.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $370.6m | Added +586.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.3m $365.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Amundi 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.2m $353.1m | Reduced -396.2k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $346.1m | Reduced -28.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $331.9m | Added +53.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.1m $325.9m | Reduced -141.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.0m $307.1m | Added +80.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $254.1m | Added +72.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.6m $253.9m | Reduced -68.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.6m $238.8m | Added +232.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $231.2m | Added +79.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 1.5m $227.8m | Reduced -105.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.3m $199.2m | Reduced -270.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $179.5m | Added +195.0k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.89% of their portfolio | 986.4k $154.6m | Reduced -29.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 975.4k $152.9m | Reduced -44.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 953.0k $149.4m | Added +65.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 909.5k $142.7m | Reduced -5.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 901.8k $141.4m | Reduced -11.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 892.1k $139.8m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 774.3k $121.4m | Reduced -89.2k |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.93% of their portfolio | 767.8k $120.4m | Added +15.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.08% of their portfolio | 763.4k $119.7m | Added +55.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.11% of their portfolio | 721.9k $113.2m | Reduced -17.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 709.0k $111.1m | Added +383.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.10% of their portfolio | 683.5k $107.2m | Reduced -41.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 672.7k $105.5m | Reduced -25.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 638.6k $100.1m | Reduced -5.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 636.9k $99.8m | Reduced -253 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 633.1k $99.2m | Reduced -137.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.11% of their portfolio | 622.7k $96.6m | Added +606 |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.47% of their portfolio | 600.3k $94.1m | Reduced -82.7k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 590.8k $92.6m | Reduced -12.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 572.0k $89.7m | Added +8.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 569.1k $88.8m | Reduced -72.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 565.0k $88.6m | Reduced -20.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 550.9k $86.4m | Added +144.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 515.9k $80.9m | Reduced -99.8k |
| CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP 1.74% of their portfolio | 514.6k $80.7m | Unchanged |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 482.2k $75.6m | Reduced -3.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 477.3k $74.8m | Added +90.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 445.5k $69.8m | Added +42.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.13% of their portfolio | 443.5k $69.5m | Reduced -11.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 436.2k $68.4m | Added +27.6k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 434.9k $68.2m | Reduced -89.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 430.1k $67.4m | Added +27.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 426.6k $66.9m | New |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 422.8k $66.3m | Added +6.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 420.9k $66.0m | Added +2.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 418.7k $65.6m | Reduced -59.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.07% of their portfolio | 418.2k $65.6m | Reduced -156.7k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 399.5k $62.6m | Reduced -19.0k |
| M&T Bank Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 388.8k $60.9m | Reduced -63.6k |
| AXA S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 382.9k $60.0m | Added +129.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 380.4k $59.6m | Reduced -20.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 378.3k $59.3m | Added +14.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 365.4k $57.3m | Reduced -20.4k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 358.1k $56.1m | New |
| CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO 0.92% of their portfolio | 356.5k $55.9m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 353.3k $55.4m | Added +25.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 347.2k $54.4m | Reduced -106.6k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 2.04% of their portfolio | 338.4k $53.0m | Reduced -30.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 337.7k $52.9m | Reduced -266.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 336.4k $52.8m | Reduced -2.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 334.0k $52.4m | Reduced -79.3k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.34% of their portfolio | 333.0k $52.2m | Reduced -3.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.11% of their portfolio | 329.3k $51.6m | Reduced -40.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 322.7k $50.6m | Reduced -16.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 312.7k $49.0m | Reduced -11.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 293.5k $46.0m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 292.9k $45.9m | Added +26.0k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 291.9k $45.8m | Added +162.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 288.6k $45.2m | Added +20.8k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.82% of their portfolio | 284.5k $44.6m | Unchanged |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 283.2k $44.4m | Added +44.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 276.1k $43.3m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 263.0k $41.2m | Added +11.1k |