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 ($28.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 380.5m as of 2023-07-31, 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 ≈ $24.73. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($202.5m notional), 16 hold puts ($65.9m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 255 |
| Q4 2022 | 286 |
| Q1 2023 | 299 |
| Q2 2023 | 354 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 180 | 178 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | $202.5m | $65.9m | 0.33 |
Biggest buyers
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC | New | +5.2m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +4.6m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +4.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +2.5m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +2.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.2m |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC | New | +2.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | New | +1.6m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | New | +1.6m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.6m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -9.9m |
| EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP | Sold out | -7.9m |
| Aberdeen Group plc | Reduced | -6.0m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -4.3m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -4.3m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -4.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Brahman Capital Corp. | Reduced | -2.0m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $31.5m1.3m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $30.7m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $15.2m612.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $15.1m608.6k shares |
| SANDLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | New | $13.6m550.0k shares |
| Chescapmanager LLC | New | $12.4m500.0k shares |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | New | $10.7m431.7k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $10.7m431.1k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $9.9m400.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.5m383.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $18.6m751.3k shares |
| Chanos & Co LP | Reduced | $14.8m596.3k shares |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | New | $7.4m300.0k shares |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | Unchanged | $6.9m279.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.6m268.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $5.0m200.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $2.5m100.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $891.7k36.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $818.0k33.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $772.8k31.2k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $741.3k | 2 | $92.9m | $90.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-29 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold plan | $45.6m1.9m shares |
| 2023-06-27 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold plan | $645.0k26.9k shares |
| 2023-06-26 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold plan | $3.1m130.0k shares |
| 2023-06-09 | Liang Stephen CTO & EVP, Infra. & Solutions | Sold | $742.0k35.0k shares |
| 2023-06-09 | Liang Stephen CTO & EVP, Infra. & Solutions | Bought | $741.3k35.0k shares |
| 2023-06-08 | Liang Stephen CTO & EVP, Infra. & Solutions | Sold | $756.1k37.1k shares |
| 2023-06-07 | Liang Stephen CTO & EVP, Infra. & Solutions | Sold | $705.3k35.0k shares |
| 2023-06-06 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold plan | $13.6m673.9k shares |
| 2023-06-05 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold plan | $4.7m236.1k shares |
| 2023-05-30 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold plan | $23.1m1.1m 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC/DE 40.25% of their portfolio | 38.0m $940.2m | Unchanged |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 2.88% of their portfolio | 31.2m $772.8m | Reduced -937.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.2m $698.8m | Added +402.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 16.7m $414.3m | Reduced -9.9m |
| Starboard Value LP 8.53% of their portfolio | 15.9m $395.0m | Reduced -873.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.1m $323.6m | Reduced -124.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.8m $243.1m | Reduced -2.8m |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 9.98% of their portfolio | 9.1m $224.5m | Reduced -813.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 8.0m $198.5m | Reduced -4.3m |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.52% of their portfolio | 7.7m $189.5m | Unchanged |
| PointState Capital LP 6.03% of their portfolio | 6.4m $158.2m | Added +872.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $133.3m | Added +141.9k |
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC 7.38% of their portfolio | 5.2m $128.1m | New |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 4.6m $113.7m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.6m $112.7m | Reduced -4.1m |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.44% of their portfolio | 4.4m $109.7m | Reduced -963.4k |
| LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC 5.67% of their portfolio | 4.4m $109.3m | Added +298.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $108.8m | Added +203.9k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.80% of their portfolio | 4.2m $105.1m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $102.9m | Reduced -4.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $94.9m | Added +2.5m |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 1.40% of their portfolio | 3.8m $94.0m | Added +769.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $85.5m | Added +421.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.4m $84.0m | Reduced -302.4k |
| COOPERMAN LEON G 4.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $74.3m | Reduced -120.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.0m $73.7m | Added +2.3m |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 2.36% of their portfolio | 2.9m $72.8m | Added +2.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $71.3m | Added +35.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $70.4m | Added +759.9k |
| Cannell & Co. 2.25% of their portfolio | 2.7m $67.6m | Reduced -421.4k |
| Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC 8.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $56.3m | Reduced -45.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.2m $54.8m | Added +2.2m |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC 2.71% of their portfolio | 2.1m $51.0m | New |
| Senator Investment Group LP 2.23% of their portfolio | 2.0m $49.5m | Reduced -900.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.8m $45.7m | Added +1.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $41.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $40.7m | Reduced -94.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $39.9m | New |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $39.4m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $38.3m | Added +55.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $36.7m | Added +105.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $36.4m | Added +104.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.9m | Added +58.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.9m | Added +15.2k |
| Blue Grotto Capital, LLC 8.27% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.7m | Added +1.1m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $33.7m | Added +181.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $32.8m | New |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 2.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $31.2m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $30.6m | Reduced -806.2k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.2m $29.5m | Reduced -400.1k |
| Chescapmanager LLC 6.72% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.0m | Unchanged |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.65% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.9m | New |
| BWCP, LP 9.46% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.7m | Reduced -591.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.6m | Added +768.8k |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 3.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $25.7m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 957.7k $23.7m | Added +821.9k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 905.6k $22.5m | New |
| Brahman Capital Corp. 6.03% of their portfolio | 895.7k $22.2m | Reduced -2.0m |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 875.9k $21.7m | Added +60.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 874.2k $21.7m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 859.4k $21.3m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 835.0k $20.7m | New |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 835.0k $20.7m | Reduced -453.7k |
| CORSAIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 7.01% of their portfolio | 830.7k $20.6m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Perpetual Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 817.1k $11.3m | Added +46.6k |
| Stanley Capital Management, LLC 5.31% of their portfolio | 792.0k $19.6m | Added +30.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 789.9k $19.6m | Added +75.9k |
| Freemont Management S.A. 2.44% of their portfolio | 785.5k $19.5m | Unchanged |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.08% of their portfolio | 775.7k $19.2m | Reduced -4.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 768.2k $19.0m | Reduced -273.5k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 766.8k $19.0m | Reduced -128.4k |
| SASCO CAPITAL INC / CT/ 2.25% of their portfolio | 764.6k $18.9m | Reduced -604.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 749.3k $18.6m | Added +520.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 721.6k $17.9m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 701.6k $17.4m | Added +9.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 667.6k $16.5m | Reduced -1.5m |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 649.5k $16.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| DigitalBridge Group, Inc. 2.02% of their portfolio | 643.6k $15.9m | Reduced -86.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 624.6k $15.5m | Added +590.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 605.4k $15.0m | Added +367.2k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 574.3k $14.2m | Added +537.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 573.1k $14.2m | Added +93.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 570.3k $14.1m | Added +539.4k |
| Blue Door Asset Management, LLC 10.51% of their portfolio | 529.2k $13.1m | Reduced -234.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 514.8k $12.8m | Reduced -421.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 504.2k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 489.5k $12.1m | Added +451.6k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 486.9k $12.1m | Reduced -118.3k |
| Ratan Capital Management LP 15.81% of their portfolio | 461.3k $11.4m | Added +177.3k |
| Highlander Partners, L.P. 12.15% of their portfolio | 436.2k $10.8m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 431.1k $10.7m | Added +194.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.1k $10.5m | Added +368.1k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 422.5k $10.5m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 412.7k $10.2m | Added +191.5k |
| PHILADELPHIA TRUST CO 0.96% of their portfolio | 408.1k $10.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 392.1k $9.7m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Bain Capital Public Equity, LP 8.67% of their portfolio | 390.4k $9.7m | New |
| Crystal Rock Capital Management 7.06% of their portfolio | 385.2k $9.5m | Reduced -15.7k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 385.0k $9.5m | Reduced -326.0k |
| NATIXIS 0.08% of their portfolio | 378.8k $9.4m | Added +110.0k |