VEECO INSTRS INC DEL VECO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 922417100 · ISIN US9224171002
American manufacturing company
* 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 ($5.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 61.1m as of 2026-07-30, 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 ≈ $75.65. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($21.9m notional), 6 hold puts ($42.6m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 172 |
| Q4 2022 | 181 |
| Q1 2023 | 189 |
| Q2 2023 | 209 |
| Q3 2023 | 195 |
| Q4 2023 | 201 |
| Q1 2024 | 238 |
| Q2 2024 | 263 |
| Q3 2024 | 255 |
| Q4 2024 | 231 |
| Q1 2025 | 225 |
| Q2 2025 | 217 |
| Q3 2025 | 229 |
| Q4 2025 | 228 |
| Q1 2026 | 247 |
| Q2 2026 | 328 |
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 2024 | 141 | 134 |
| Q4 2024 | 111 | 133 |
| Q1 2025 | 129 | 99 |
| Q2 2025 | 125 | 104 |
| Q3 2025 | 127 | 101 |
| Q4 2025 | 107 | 116 |
| Q1 2026 | 121 | 96 |
| Q2 2026 | 203 | 110 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $3.5m | $1.0m | 0.30 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5m | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.0m | $270.9k | 0.14 |
| Q2 2026 | $21.9m | $42.6m | 1.94 |
Biggest buyers
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.1m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Added | +868.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | New | +761.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +604.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +536.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +475.5k |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC | New | +458.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +451.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | New | +320.2k |
Biggest sellers
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| BlackBarn Capital Partners LP | Sold out | -1.0m |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | Reduced | -989.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -736.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -698.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -677.6k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -481.4k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -461.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -421.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -399.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.6m100.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $4.5m59.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.0m52.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $2.9m38.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $1.7m23.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $795.9k10.5k shares |
| SYMMETRY PEAK MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $303.2k4.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $75.8k1.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $27.7m365.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $7.4m97.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $3.1m40.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $2.9m37.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $1.3m16.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $280.5k3.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +4.9 pts · filed 2026-05-06 | 15.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.8% |
| 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), MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP (4.2%, 2026-02-13), WASATCH ADVISORS LP (2.7%, 2025-11-12)
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $225.2k | $225.2k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $182.1k | $182.1k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $324.3k | $324.3k |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $850.6k | $850.6k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.5m | $2.5m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.6m | $1.6m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $20.8m | $2.9m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $12.6m | $12.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Miller William John CEO, director | Sold plan | $10.8m200.0k shares |
| 2026-08-10 | KIERNAN JOHN P SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · By Family Trust | Sold plan | $1.8m35.0k shares |
| 2026-06-11 | Wilkerson Susan SVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICE | Sold | $1.1m15.5k shares |
| 2026-06-09 | HUNTER GORDON Director | Sold | $1.2m17.0k shares |
| 2026-06-09 | Devasahayam Adrian SVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT | Sold | $650.0k10.0k shares |
| 2026-06-04 | HUNTER GORDON Director | Sold | $430.6k6.8k shares |
| 2026-06-02 | Miller William John CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.9m50.0k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | Wilkerson Susan SVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICE | Sold | $2.2m35.7k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | HUNTER GORDON Director | Sold | $1.1m17.7k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | Devasahayam Adrian SVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT | Sold | $334.4k5.4k shares |
| 2026-05-14 | DAMORE RICHARD A Director | Sold | $2.7m43.7k shares |
| 2026-05-12 | HUNTER GORDON Director | Sold | $1.8m29.5k shares |
| 2026-05-11 | St Dennis Thomas Director | Sold | $86.7k1.4k shares |
| 2026-05-08 | HUNTER GORDON Director | Sold | $455.2k7.7k shares |
| 2026-05-07 | Miller William John CEO, director | Sold | $6.0m100.0k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.6m $728.1m | Added +197.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.1m $686.8m | Added +79.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $357.5m | Added +32.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.7m $274.8m | Added +200.5k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $197.3m | Reduced -41.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $196.3m | Added +111.6k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 4.26% of their portfolio | 2.1m $156.6m | Reduced -106.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $136.7m | Added +1.7m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $134.4m | Reduced -698.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $128.0m | Reduced -481.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $125.1m | Added +61.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $124.1m | Reduced -736.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $87.0m | Added +1.1m |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.1m $81.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $79.4m | Added +451.4k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 927.7k $70.3m | Added +536.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 911.1k $69.1m | Added +88.4k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 868.5k $65.8m | Added +868.3k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.93% of their portfolio | 845.9k $64.1m | Reduced -34.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 766.2k $58.1m | Added +90.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 764.5k $57.9m | Reduced -14.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 761.6k $57.7m | New |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.91% of their portfolio | 750.0k $56.9m | Not comparable |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 657.0k $49.8m | Added +29.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 634.2k $48.1m | Reduced -421.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 604.6k $45.8m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 594.6k $45.1m | Reduced -16.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 558.6k $42.3m | Added +22.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 546.1k $41.4m | Added +475.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 487.5k $37.0m | Reduced -104.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 461.0k $34.1m | Added +29.0k |
| CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 1.76% of their portfolio | 458.0k $34.7m | New |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.6k $33.0m | Added +45.5k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 401.6k $30.4m | Added +148.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 320.2k $24.3m | New |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 318.6k $24.2m | Reduced -46.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.4k $23.3m | Added +21.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.3k $22.6m | Added +5.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 286.4k $21.7m | Reduced -17.2k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 277.4k $21.0m | Reduced -989.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 258.9k $19.6m | Reduced -219.0k |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC 2.13% of their portfolio | 248.5k $18.8m | Added +188.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.3k $18.7m | Added +59.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 240.1k $18.2m | Added +40.4k |
| Atreides Management, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 237.9k $18.0m | Added +4.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 236.7k $17.9m | Added +94.2k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 232.6k $17.6m | Reduced -461.4k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.28% of their portfolio | 230.0k $17.4m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 218.5k $16.6m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 212.2k $16.1m | Added +114.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.0k $14.8m | Added +75.4k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 209.7k $15.9m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 204.8k $15.5m | Added +12.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.5k $13.9m | Added +170.4k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 171.8k $13.0m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.7k $12.9m | Reduced -30.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.0k $12.0m | Reduced -9.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.5k $11.3m | Reduced -19.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 146.8k $11.1m | Added +132.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.9k $10.7m | Added +4.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.7k $10.5m | Added +17.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.5k $4.7m | Added +8.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.1k $9.8m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.2k $9.2m | Added +6.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.2k $9.2m | Added +2.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.9k $8.6m | Reduced -514 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 112.5k $8.5m | Added +38.8k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.3k $8.3m | Added +76.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.7k $8.1m | Added +26.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 104.0k $7.9m | New |
| SELDON CAPITAL LP 2.40% of their portfolio | 101.2k $7.7m | New |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 98.4k $7.5m | Reduced -131.6k |
| Ariose Capital Management Ltd 3.10% of their portfolio | 95.6k $7.3m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.8k $6.7m | Reduced -9.3k |
| ION Fund Management Ltd 0.75% of their portfolio | 84.0k $6.4m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.6k $5.4m | Added +46.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.2k $5.4m | Added +11.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.8k $5.4m | Reduced -17.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 70.5k $5.3m | Added +55.5k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.71% of their portfolio | 69.5k $5.3m | Reduced -130.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.5k $5.3m | Reduced -4.3k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 69.0k $5.2m | Added +42.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.2k $4.9m | Added +32.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.0k $4.8m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Old West Investment Management, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 62.4k $4.7m | Reduced -18.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.0k $4.7m | Added +13.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.1k $4.6m | Added +495 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.6k $3.9m | Added +33.7k |
| 4D Advisors, LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 50.0k $3.8m | New |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 50.0k $3.8m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.9k $3.8m | Reduced -977 |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.3k $3.7m | Added +36.3k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.2k $3.6m | Reduced -37.9k |
| Riverwater Partners LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 46.2k $3.5m | Reduced -115.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.9k $3.5m | Added +21.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.5k $3.5m | Reduced -399.8k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.5k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $3.1m | Reduced -31.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.6k $3.1m | Added +26.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.1k $3.0m | Reduced -169 |