VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC VSNT
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 925283103 · ISIN US9252831030
American media company
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryTelevision Broadcasting Stations
- HeadquartersPhiladelphia, PA
- Websiteversantmedia.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 ($11.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $36.00. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($23.6m notional), 9 hold puts ($14.7m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 25 |
| Q1 2026 | 813 |
| Q2 2026 | 791 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 783 | 10 |
| Q2 2026 | 286 | 421 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8m | $1.8m | 1.03 |
| Q1 2026 | $23.3m | $15.2m | 0.65 |
| Q2 2026 | $23.6m | $14.7m | 0.62 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +2.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.7m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.0m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +930.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +740.4k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +731.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +730.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +631.0k |
Biggest sellers
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Ranmore Fund Management Ltd | Sold out | -1.7m |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -1.6m |
| Gates Capital Management, Inc. | Sold out | -1.5m |
| DME Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Avantyr Capital Partners, LP | Sold out | -1.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -855.4k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC | Reduced | -628.9k |
| Woodline Partners LP | Sold out | -565.7k |
| Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd | Sold out | -544.2k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.9m163.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $5.3m147.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.0m137.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.8m132.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $734.6k20.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $619.4k17.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $590.6k16.4k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $476.1k13.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $198.1k5.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $61.2k1.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.4m95.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.4m93.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $2.7m75.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.5m42.6k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $1.4m40.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.2m32.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $500.5k13.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $356.5k9.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $176.4k4.9k 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 +1.1 pts · filed 2026-07-30 | 11.6% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO 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.
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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 4 | $6.2m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.1m $651.4m | Added +730.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.5m $304.7m | Reduced -399.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.4m $229.8m | Reduced -69.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.0m $214.1m | Added +201.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $171.2m | Reduced -178.9k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.5m $161.0m | Reduced -38.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $160.6m | Not comparable |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $130.2m | Added +1.7m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $111.9m | Added +2.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $100.7m | Added +2.3m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $80.6m | Added +1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $76.2m | Added +1.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $74.1m | Reduced -855.4k |
| DME Capital Management, LP 1.77% of their portfolio | 1.9m $69.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $64.7m | Reduced -6.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $59.5m | Added +525.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.2m | Reduced -495.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $47.3m | Added +338.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.9m | Reduced -86.0k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.3m | Added +16.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.8m | Added +188.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.0m | Added +298.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.6m | Added +15.4k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.9m | Added +24.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.8m | Reduced -144.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.6m | Added +740.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.5m | Added +930.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.2m | Added +54.3k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.97% of their portfolio | 942.9k $33.9m | Reduced -363.1k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 902.6k $32.5m | Added +443.6k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 891.3k $32.1m | Reduced -12.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 874.9k $31.5m | Added +12.2k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 824.5k $29.7m | Added +106.1k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.04% of their portfolio | 785.4k $28.3m | Added +731.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 756.5k $27.2m | Added +95.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 727.4k $26.2m | Added +43.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.07% of their portfolio | 706.8k $25.5m | Added +231.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 687.6k $24.8m | Reduced -23.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 679.4k $24.5m | Reduced -284.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 631.0k $22.7m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 619.3k $22.5m | Added +27.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 594.8k $21.2m | Added +531.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 576.9k $20.8m | Reduced -327.6k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 547.4k $19.7m | Added +325.1k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 484.8k $17.5m | Reduced -35.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 473.1k $17.0m | Reduced -60.3k |
| RWC Asset Management LLP 0.62% of their portfolio | 458.2k $16.5m | Added +41.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 451.7k $16.3m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 450.8k $16.2m | Added +49.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 443.1k $16.1m | Added +268.7k |
| Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd 0.23% of their portfolio | 442.3k $15.9m | Reduced -5.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 379.7k $13.7m | Reduced -161.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 375.1k $13.5m | New |
| M&G PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 359.6k $12.9m | Added +94.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.4k $13.3m | Reduced -6.4k |
| AWH Capital, L.P. 4.49% of their portfolio | 359.0k $12.9m | Added +179.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 335.7k $12.1m | Reduced -21.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.4k $12.0m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.4k $11.6m | Reduced -414.5k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 311.9k $11.2m | Added +91.3k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 308.2k $11.1m | Reduced -2.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.9k $10.7m | Reduced -65.4k |
| Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB 0.24% of their portfolio | 294.5k $10.6m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 294.1k $10.6m | Added +2.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.5k $10.4m | Added +3.2k |
| Voleon Capital Management LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 274.1k $9.9m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 268.9k $9.7m | Reduced -41.4k |
| VALUEWORKS LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 267.1k $9.6m | Added +2.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 265.9k $9.6m | Added +55.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 243.1k $8.8m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 242.1k $8.7m | Added +166.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.8k $8.4m | Reduced -56.1k |
| Harbor Island Capital LLC 2.12% of their portfolio | 221.3k $8.0m | Added +14.8k |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 214.6k $7.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 213.6k $7.7m | Added +79.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 210.7k $7.6m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.6k $7.4m | Reduced -2.3m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.3k $7.2m | Added +60.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 195.2k $7.0m | Added +74.6k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.8k $6.5m | Added +60.5k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 179.7k $6.5m | Reduced -14.8k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 177.4k $6.4m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 172.8k $6.2m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.8k $6.0m | Reduced -6.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 162.5k $5.9m | Added +126.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.6k $5.8m | Reduced -28.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.2k $5.7m | Reduced -22.6k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.1k $5.7m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 155.8k $5.6m | Added +140.7k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 152.8k $5.5m | Reduced -109.4k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 1.28% of their portfolio | 146.1k $5.3m | Added +109.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.8k $5.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.3k $5.1m | Reduced -190.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.9k $5.1m | Reduced -35.1k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.9k $5.0m | Added +44.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.4k $4.9m | Reduced -159.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.0k $4.6m | Added +8.8k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.8k $4.6m | New |
| Oak Thistle LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 128.2k $4.6m | New |
| Hi-Line Capital Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 127.3k $4.6m | Added +2.1k |