VERU INC VERU
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 92536C202
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersMiami, FL
- 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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 14.7m as of 2025-08-07, 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 ≈ $3.80. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($1.2m notional), 4 hold puts ($538.7k).
Trends to Q3 2025
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2m | $538.7k | 0.46 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | New | +640.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +231.6k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | New | +192.2k |
| Summit Financial, LLC | New | +163.9k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | New | +162.2k |
| Sheets Smith Investment Management | New | +161.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +159.4k |
| PVG ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP | New | +158.8k |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC | New | +142.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | New | +114.3k |
Biggest sellers
| None |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $848.9k223.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $248.0k65.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $45.3k11.9k shares |
| LPL Financial LLC | New | $38.0k10.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $259.2k68.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $179.0k47.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $94.5k24.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $6.0k1.8k 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 |
|---|---|
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-17 | 9.9% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2 | $21.7k | 1 | $334.8k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2025.
Holders, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 640.7k $2.4m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.6k $880.1k | New |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.2k $730.2k | New |
| Summit Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.9k $622.6k | New |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 162.2k $616.0k | New |
| Sheets Smith Investment Management 0.40% of their portfolio | 161.0k $612.0k | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.4k $605.7k | New |
| PVG ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 2.22% of their portfolio | 158.8k $603.5k | New |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 142.5k $541.6k | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.3k $434.3k | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.4k $381.5k | New |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.0k $380.0k | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.7k $291.4k | New |
| CHOREO, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.5k $286.8k | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.9k $254.3k | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.0k $209.0k | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.7k $166.2k | New |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.5k $154.0k | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $144.4k | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.3k $126.5k | New |
| 180 WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.3k $115.2k | New |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $109.8k | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.6k $97.1k | New |
| Atria Investments, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $96.3k | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $80.3k | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $80.2k | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $76.0k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $73.0k | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $69.4k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.0k $68.4k | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.0k $68.4k | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $58.9k | New |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.4k $54.8k | New |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.2k $53.8k | New |
| Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.4k $47.1k | New |
| TME FINANCIAL, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.9k $41.4k | New |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $39.8k | New |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.4k $39.4k | New |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $38.0k | New |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0k $38.0k | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.9k $37.0k | New |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $29.7k | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $4.1k | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $4.1k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 899 $3.4k | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 800 $3.0k | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $1.9k | New |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 435 $1.7k | New |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 300 $1.1k | New |
| Quent Capital, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 243 $923 | New |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 200 $760 | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 200 $760 | New |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 126 $470 | New |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122 $464 | New |
| TRUST CO OF TOLEDO NA /OH/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 100 $380 | New |
| Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 95 $361 | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59 $224 | New |
| NFSG Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 20 $76 | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 7 $27 | New |
| Optiver Holding B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4 $15 | New |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2 $0 | New |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $4 | New |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $3 | New |