VARONIS SYS INC VRNS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 922280102 · ISIN US9222801022
User behaviour analytics tools UBA
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Prepackaged Software
- HeadquartersMiami, FL
- Founded2005
- Websitevaronis.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 ($6.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 114.8m as of 2026-04-24, 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 ≈ $21.48. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($60.1m notional), 8 hold puts ($6.4m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 248 |
| Q4 2022 | 256 |
| Q1 2023 | 275 |
| Q2 2023 | 255 |
| Q3 2023 | 246 |
| Q4 2023 | 297 |
| Q1 2024 | 313 |
| Q2 2024 | 325 |
| Q3 2024 | 342 |
| Q4 2024 | 356 |
| Q1 2025 | 325 |
| Q2 2025 | 337 |
| Q3 2025 | 363 |
| Q4 2025 | 321 |
| Q1 2026 | 303 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 170 | 137 |
| Q3 2024 | 166 | 157 |
| Q4 2024 | 190 | 153 |
| Q1 2025 | 165 | 171 |
| Q2 2025 | 177 | 155 |
| Q3 2025 | 188 | 148 |
| Q4 2025 | 160 | 205 |
| Q1 2026 | 181 | 149 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $126.7m | $14.1m | 0.11 |
| Q3 2025 | $130.3m | $1.5m | 0.01 |
| Q4 2025 | $97.3m | $20.3m | 0.21 |
| Q1 2026 | $60.1m | $6.4m | 0.11 |
Biggest buyers
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +2.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.4m |
| Senvest Management, LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +1.1m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +967.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +966.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +966.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +944.7k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +819.3k |
Biggest sellers
| RGM Capital, LLC | Sold out | -3.2m |
| CADIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Sold out | -2.3m |
| SOMA EQUITY PARTNERS LP | Sold out | -2.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -837.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -833.7k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Added | $38.0m1.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.7m406.8k shares |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. | New | $4.3m200.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.8m84.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.8m82.1k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $1.8m82.0k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | $1.1m50.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $835.2k38.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $712.8k33.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $459.5k21.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.3m151.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.1m50.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $895.3k41.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $506.7k23.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $504.5k23.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $60.1k2.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $38.6k1.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $19.3k900 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-07-17 | 9.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $15.0m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.8m | $3.8m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $7.9m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $300.0k | $300.0k |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.4m | $6.4m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 4 | $1.2m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | Faitelson Yakov CEO, President, Chairman, director | Bought | $598.9k26.7k shares |
| 2026-02-09 | Bass David EVP Engineering & CTO | Bought | $69.9k3.0k shares |
| 2026-02-06 | Kess Avrohom J. Director | Bought | $396.8k17.8k shares |
| 2026-02-06 | GAVIN JOHN J JR Director | Bought | $112.7k5.0k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3m $242.7m | Added +78.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.5m $160.7m | First filing |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $109.5m | First filing |
| TREMBLANT CAPITAL GROUP 2.47% of their portfolio | 3.6m $76.9m | Added +70.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.1m $67.0m | Added +944.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $62.4m | Added +72.9k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 2.9m $62.1m | Added +609.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $61.9m | Added +51.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $60.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.6m $56.4m | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.6m $55.4m | Added +1.1m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $51.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $50.7m | Reduced -183.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.68% of their portfolio | 2.3m $50.0m | Added +819.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $47.2m | Added +966.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $46.5m | Added +967.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $46.3m | Reduced -576.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $46.3m | Reduced -206.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $46.1m | Added +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $43.1m | Added +1.8m |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 2.0m $42.8m | Added +302.4k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $33.7m | Added +99.9k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $31.3m | Unchanged |
| Senvest Management, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $31.1m | Added +1.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $30.3m | Added +233.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $30.3m | Added +966.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $30.1m | Reduced -7.8k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $26.6m | Added +13.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $24.6m | Reduced -402.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $23.9m | Reduced -1.8m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $23.9m | Added +612.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.8m | Added +24.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $22.2m | Reduced -33.8k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 869.0k $18.7m | Reduced -38.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 852.2k $18.3m | Added +6.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 810.7k $17.4m | First filing |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 747.7k $16.1m | Added +675.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 656.2k $14.1m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 644.5k $13.8m | Reduced -531.2k |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 557.8k $12.0m | Reduced -295.5k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.58% of their portfolio | 555.9k $11.9m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 552.2k $11.9m | Added +80.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 537.2k $11.5m | Added +332.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 521.3k $11.2m | Added +218.7k |
| Kopion Asset Management, LLC 8.28% of their portfolio | 495.7k $10.6m | Added +163.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 464.1k $10.0m | Added +5.8k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 1.39% of their portfolio | 463.5k $10.0m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 401.0k $8.6m | Added +254.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 384.8k $8.2m | Added +76.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 384.6k $8.3m | Added +344.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 358.2k $7.7m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 357.9k $7.7m | Added +196.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 348.2k $7.5m | Reduced -94.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 346.7k $7.4m | Added +297.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 343.9k $7.4m | Added +274.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.8k $7.1m | Added +183.8k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 326.2k $7.0m | Added +42.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 313.7k $6.7m | Added +117.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 302.5k $6.5m | Added +64.3k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 282.8k $6.1m | Added +174.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.4k $5.9m | Added +131.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 274.5k $5.9m | Added +58.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 269.9k $5.8m | Added +23.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.7k $5.3m | Reduced -240.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 242.0k $5.2m | Added +25.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.3k $5.0m | Added +12.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.0k $4.7m | Added +65.6k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 219.1k $4.7m | Added +14.1k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.3k $4.5m | Added +46.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.6k $4.4m | Reduced -671 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.0k $4.4m | Added +172.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.3k $4.1m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.0k $4.1m | Reduced -87.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.8k $4.1m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.9k $3.9m | New |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 0.16% of their portfolio | 171.6k $3.7m | Reduced -91.6k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 169.7k $3.6m | Added +93.3k |
| Oribel Capital Management, LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 165.3k $3.5m | New |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.0k $3.3m | Added +60.7k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 153.9k $3.3m | Reduced -740 |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.4k $3.3m | Reduced -113.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.8k $3.2m | Added +28.5k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 147.8k $3.2m | Added +65.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.5k $3.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 140.0k $3.0m | Reduced -266.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.6k $3.0m | Reduced -72.2k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 138.1k $3.0m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.1k $2.9m | Added +24.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.2k $2.8m | Added +24.8k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.21% of their portfolio | 128.2k $2.8m | Reduced -219 |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.06% of their portfolio | 122.1k $2.6m | Reduced -58.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.7k $4.0m | Added +3.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.3k $2.3m | Added +71.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.9k $2.3m | Reduced -265.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.3k $2.3m | Added +104 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 105.2k $2.3m | Added +90.8k |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 104.6k $2.2m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.3k $2.2m | First filing |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.5k $2.2m | Added +29.2k |
| Intellectus Partners, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 97.6k $2.1m | Unchanged |