VERTIV HOLDINGS CO VRT
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 92537N108 · ISIN US92537N1081
Multinational provider of critical infrastructure and services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryElectronic Components, NEC
- HeadquartersWesterville, OH
- Founded1965
- Websitevertiv.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 ($13.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 379.7m as of 2023-04-24, 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 ≈ $14.32. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($35.8m notional), 12 hold puts ($25.9m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 255 |
| Q4 2022 | 286 |
| Q1 2023 | 299 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 148 | 123 |
| Q1 2023 | 156 | 125 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $2.7m | $6.3m | 2.37 |
| Q4 2022 | $24.8m | $16.4m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2023 | $35.8m | $25.9m | 0.72 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +11.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +951.5k |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC | Added | +941.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +736.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +697.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +683.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | +662.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Duquesne Family Office LLC | Reduced | -3.9m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -2.9m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Brahman Capital Corp. | Reduced | -943.3k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Reduced | -782.9k |
Biggest calls
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $17.7m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.3m368.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.0m281.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.5m173.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.1m143.6k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $1.4m100.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $887.0k64.3k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $708.3k49.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $662.6k46.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $416.4k29.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| Chanos & Co LP | Added | $8.8m616.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.9m408.9k shares |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | New | $4.0m279.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.3m231.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.1m150.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $759.9k53.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $389.2k27.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $269.0k18.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $247.0k17.9k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | New | $108.0k63.2k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.0 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 6.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $24.9k | 2 | $544.4m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 2 | $476.0k | 1 | $1.3m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $1.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2023.
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC/DE 27.34% of their portfolio | 38.0m $543.1m | Unchanged |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.78% of their portfolio | 32.1m $459.9m | Reduced -782.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.8m $397.9m | Added +595.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 26.6m $381.1m | Added +11.4m |
| Starboard Value LP 4.83% of their portfolio | 16.8m $240.7m | Reduced -83.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.2m $188.7m | Reduced -334.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.6m $180.6m | Added +2.1m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 12.3m $175.5m | Reduced -2.9m |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.42% of their portfolio | 9.9m $141.3m | Reduced -393.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.7m $123.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.5m $121.1m | Added +37.7k |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP 1.91% of their portfolio | 7.9m $113.5m | Reduced -1.4m |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 7.7m $109.5m | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.22% of their portfolio | 6.2m $89.4m | Reduced -605.0k |
| PointState Capital LP 4.43% of their portfolio | 5.5m $78.9m | Unchanged |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.4m $77.2m | Added +85.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2m $75.0m | Added +697.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $59.9m | Added +137.4k |
| LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC 3.68% of their portfolio | 4.1m $58.8m | Added +564.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.7m $52.8m | Added +641.7k |
| Cannell & Co. 1.61% of their portfolio | 3.2m $45.1m | Added +64.9k |
| COOPERMAN LEON G 2.69% of their portfolio | 3.1m $44.6m | Added +190.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $43.3m | Added +87.8k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.70% of their portfolio | 3.0m $43.3m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 2.9m $42.0m | Added +125.8k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 2.27% of their portfolio | 2.9m $41.5m | Not comparable |
| Brahman Capital Corp. 5.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $40.8m | Reduced -943.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $40.7m | Added +71.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $39.7m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC 5.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $33.2m | Reduced -14.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.2m $31.6m | Reduced -1.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $29.8m | Added +185.2k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 2.0m $29.2m | Reduced -3.9m |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 1.8m $25.7m | Added +941.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $24.6m | Reduced -361.8k |
| BWCP, LP 9.35% of their portfolio | 1.7m $23.9m | Reduced -530.0k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.6m $22.8m | Added +146.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $21.4m | Reduced -626.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $19.6m | Added +1.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $19.9m | Added +100.4k |
| SASCO CAPITAL INC / CT/ 2.41% of their portfolio | 1.4m $19.6m | Reduced -189.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $19.5m | Added +189.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $19.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $19.3m | Added +1.3m |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $18.4m | Reduced -192.9k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $18.1m | Added +49.2k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $16.9m | Added +608.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $16.9m | Added +463.1k |
| Chescapmanager LLC 4.53% of their portfolio | 1.1m $16.2m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $14.9m | Added +157.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 951.5k $13.6m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 936.7k $13.4m | Added +736.3k |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC 6.96% of their portfolio | 907.8k $13.0m | Added +114.7k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 895.3k $12.8m | Reduced -159.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 877.7k $12.6m | Reduced -47.2k |
| CORSAIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 4.60% of their portfolio | 847.5k $12.1m | Reduced -50.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.23% of their portfolio | 840.4k $12.0m | Added +683.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 815.4k $11.7m | Added +662.9k |
| Freemont Management S.A. 1.66% of their portfolio | 785.5k $11.2m | Unchanged |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.05% of their portfolio | 780.2k $11.2m | Reduced -55.2k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 770.5k $11.0m | First filing |
| Blue Door Asset Management, LLC 9.39% of their portfolio | 763.2k $10.9m | Added +40.0k |
| Stanley Capital Management, LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 762.0k $10.9m | Unchanged |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 1.30% of their portfolio | 730.5k $10.5m | Added +297.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 714.0k $10.2m | Added +48.8k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 711.0k $10.2m | Added +152.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 692.2k $9.9m | Reduced -81.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 670.0k $9.6m | Added +657.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 664.2k $9.5m | Added +318.6k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 605.2k $8.7m | Added +10.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 545.8k $7.8m | Added +239.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 504.2k $7.2m | Added +13.1k |
| Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 484.0k $6.9m | Reduced -138.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 479.3k $6.9m | Reduced -104.3k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp 1.09% of their portfolio | 459.0k $6.6m | Reduced -81.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 450.7k $6.4m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 441.3k $6.3m | New |
| Highlander Partners, L.P. 8.45% of their portfolio | 436.2k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| PHILADELPHIA TRUST CO 0.60% of their portfolio | 413.1k $5.9m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Crystal Rock Capital Management 4.76% of their portfolio | 400.9k $5.7m | Reduced -96.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 395.4k $5.7m | Reduced -5.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 371.8k $5.3m | Added +150.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 362.6k $5.2m | Added +120.0k |
| Numerai GP LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 350.9k $5.0m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.2k $5.0m | Added +278.6k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.1k $5.0m | New |
| Blue Grotto Capital, LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 339.0k $4.9m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 335.5k $4.8m | Added +29 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 305.2k $4.4m | Added +467 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.4k $4.4m | Reduced -176.1k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 295.1k $4.2m | Reduced -80.0k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 294.7k $4.2m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.6k $4.2m | Added +32.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 285.4k $4.1m | Added +28.5k |
| Ratan Capital Management LP 11.00% of their portfolio | 284.0k $4.1m | Reduced -130.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.8k $4.0m | Added +10.0k |
| Cherry Creek Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.86% of their portfolio | 272.9k $3.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| NATIXIS 0.04% of their portfolio | 268.8k $3.8m | Added +262.0k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 266.4k $3.8m | Added +34.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.8k $3.7m | Added +4.1k |