VERTEX ENERGY INC VTNR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92534K107
135
institutional holders
+2 vs Q3 2022
38.6m
shares reported held*
$239.1mreported value*
20 new
47 added
35 reduced
23 sold out
net sold ≈ $14.2m (-2.3m shares)
* 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 ($587.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $6.20. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($52.5m notional), 19 hold puts ($55.2m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 133 |
| Q4 2022 | 135 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
CallsPuts
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $41.4m | $35.7m | 0.86 |
| Q4 2022 | $52.5m | $55.2m | 1.05 |
Biggest buyers
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +651.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +424.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | +343.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +264.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +194.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +148.4k |
| Swiss National Bank | New | +146.1k |
| CastleKnight Management LP | Added | +141.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +136.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -855.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -661.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -551.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | Reduced | -544.2k |
| Aventail Capital Group, LP | Sold out | -500.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -377.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Sold out | -328.2k |
| Maven Securities LTD | Sold out | -250.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -244.5k |
Biggest calls
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $13.5m21.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $11.1m1.8m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $7.1m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.6m899.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.0m805.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.1m502.9k shares |
| Skaana Management L.P. | New | $2.0m326.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $1.3m203.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m177.8k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | Unchanged | $722.3k116.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $12.9m2.1m shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $12.4m19.9k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | First filing | $6.2m1.0m shares |
| Skaana Management L.P. | New | $5.0m809.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.3m688.4k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $3.9m629.0k shares |
| QVT Financial LP | Added | $3.4m552.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.2m356.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m230.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m217.1k 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.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2m $56.9m | Reduced -855.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $24.4m | Added +264.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.7m $22.9m | Added +424.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $14.9m | Added +651.6k |
| Trellus Management Company, LLC 22.76% of their portfolio | 2.1m $13.2m | Unchanged |
| SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC 2.43% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 2.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $7.9m | Added +141.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.7m | Added +27.5k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.3m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 824.2k $5.1m | Reduced -30.4k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 718.1k $4.5m | Reduced -95.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 678.0k $4.2m | Added +343.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 603.8k $3.7m | Added +194.0k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 557.9k $3.5m | Reduced -81.7k |
| Segment Wealth Management, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 538.8k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 529.9k $3.3m | Reduced -22.3k |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 0.71% of their portfolio | 526.9k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 514.5k $3.2m | First filing |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 480.0k $3.0m | Added +23.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 450.8k $2.8m | Reduced -244.5k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.1k $1.7m | Reduced -27.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 238.2k $1.5m | Added +9.1k |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 235.8k $1.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.7k $1.4m | Added +9.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 211.5k $1.3m | Reduced -39.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.8k $1.2m | Added +48.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.2k $1.1m | Added +148.4k |
| Avidian Wealth Enterprises, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 167.4k $1.0m | Added +44.4k |
| SHEPHERD KAPLAN KROCHUK, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 162.5k $1.0m | Added +105.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.2k $937.5k | Reduced -551.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.1k $912.0k | Added +1.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.7k $910.0k | Reduced -17.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.1k $905.8k | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.0k $842.9k | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.4k $827.0k | Unchanged |
| Ceeto Capital Group, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 132.0k $818.0k | Reduced -8.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.1k $806.6k | Added +38.7k |
| Potomac Capital Management, Inc. 0.91% of their portfolio | 117.0k $725.0k | Unchanged |
| Saltoro Capital, LP 2.29% of their portfolio | 114.1k $707.2k | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.0k $707.1k | Added +2.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.7k $673.0k | Added +3.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.4k $616.0k | Added +69.9k |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.13% of their portfolio | 94.7k $587.0k | Reduced -9.9k |
| Adams Asset Advisors, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 90.0k $558.0k | Unchanged |
| Inscription Capital, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 89.0k $551.8k | Added +3.5k |
| SUMMIT SECURITIES GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 85.2k $528.0k | Added +44.1k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 83.4k $517.1k | Added +40.0k |
| LEAVELL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 78.0k $484.0k | Added +3.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.5k $481.0k | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.1k $459.6k | Added +52.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.0k $452.9k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.2k $435.0k | Added +960 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.2k $435.0k | New |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 67.9k $420.7k | Added +35.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.6k $413.0k | Added +53.8k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.4k $411.7k | Unchanged |
| GFG Capital, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 59.4k $368.3k | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.4k $361.8k | Added +28.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.5k $350.1k | Added +360 |
| Cadent Capital Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 55.2k $342.2k | Reduced -40.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.5k $319.3k | New |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 51.1k $317.0k | Added +36.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.8k $315.0k | Unchanged |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 48.4k $300.1k | Reduced -206.8k |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.8k $296.0k | Reduced -30.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.6k $289.0k | Reduced -544.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.3k $287.0k | Added +4.5k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 45.1k $279.4k | Added +21.5k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.0k $266.6k | Reduced -17.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.7k $264.7k | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.8k $234.2k | Added +13 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.9k $228.9k | Added +9.2k |
| Diametric Capital, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 34.7k $215.1k | Reduced -28.8k |
| Grassi Investment Management 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.0k $198.0k | Reduced -17.0k |
| Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.0k $186.0k | Unchanged |
| Versor Investments LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.0k $161.2k | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $158.6k | Reduced -92 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $155.5k | Added +1.1k |
| Brookstone Capital Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.3k $150.2k | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $139.1k | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.1k $137.1k | Added +15.7k |
| BLUEFIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.0k $136.4k | Added +7.2k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.9k $136.0k | Reduced -160 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $134.7k | Reduced -6.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.4k $132.4k | Added +300 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.7k $128.0k | Added +9.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $127.6k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $126.5k | Reduced -40.6k |
| Private Wealth Strategies, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 20.0k $124.0k | Unchanged |
| HighMark Wealth Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 18.3k $113.7k | Reduced -22.0k |
| LMG Wealth Partners, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.0k $129.0k | First filing |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.8k $110.5k | Added +2.1k |
| MERIDIAN INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.5k $108.0k | Unchanged |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.1k $105.8k | New |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.3k $101.1k | Added +6.3k |
| Cadence Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.0k $93.0k | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.0k $93.0k | Added +771 |
| Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.9k $92.6k | Added +300 |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.6k $90.4k | Reduced -873 |
| TCWP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.3k $88.8k | Added +4.3k |