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 ($98.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 375.1m as of 2024-07-22, 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 ≈ $86.58. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($1.2bn notional), 37 hold puts ($863.0m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 255 |
| Q4 2022 | 286 |
| Q1 2023 | 299 |
| Q2 2023 | 354 |
| Q3 2023 | 455 |
| Q4 2023 | 586 |
| Q1 2024 | 761 |
| Q2 2024 | 910 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 275 | 181 |
| Q4 2023 | 349 | 242 |
| Q1 2024 | 472 | 294 |
| Q2 2024 | 571 | 341 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $273.4m | $117.9m | 0.43 |
| Q4 2023 | $642.0m | $153.3m | 0.24 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.2bn | $679.1m | 0.59 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.2bn | $863.0m | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +27.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +6.7m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | New | +3.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +3.3m |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | New | +2.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +2.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -11.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -9.0m |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Reduced | -7.5m |
| Trivest Advisors Ltd | Sold out | -2.3m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Tairen Capital Ltd | Sold out | -1.3m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $364.7m4.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $146.5m1.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $84.8m980.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $66.3m766.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $64.9m749.4k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $62.2m718.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $60.0m693.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $50.5m583.0k shares |
| Chescapmanager LLC | Unchanged | $43.3m500.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $42.4m489.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $208.7m2.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $145.4m1.7m shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $61.7m712.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $57.3m662.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $53.5m617.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $53.3m615.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $50.4m582.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $31.2m360.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.7m331.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $22.5m259.7k 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 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $1.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $741.3k | 2 | $92.9m | $90.7m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.1bn | $67.3m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $25.5m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $544.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-28 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold | $1.0m9.5k shares |
| 2024-05-24 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold | $140.4m1.3m shares |
| 2024-05-23 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold | $112.6m1.1m shares |
| 2024-05-15 | FRADIN ROGER Director · By Fradin Community Property Trust | Sold | $3.5m33.3k shares |
| 2024-05-15 | FRADIN ROGER Director | Sold | $1.7m16.7k shares |
| 2024-05-04 | Cui Yibin Edward President - Greater China | Sold | $63.1k668 shares |
| 2024-05-03 | Karlborg Anders EVP, Man., Logistics and Op Ex | Sold | $4.3m46.2k shares |
| 2024-04-29 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold | $235.1m2.5m shares |
| 2024-04-26 | O' Doherty Philip Managing Director, E+I · Held by affiliated entity | Sold | $45.8m488.7k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 34.1m $3.0bn | Added +6.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 33.6m $2.9bn | Added +24.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 32.9m $2.8bn | Added +27.6m |
| FMR LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 23.9m $2.1bn | Reduced -11.5m |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 9.0m $782.8m | Reduced -202.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 8.6m $746.3m | Added +604.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.3m $634.2m | Added +199.1k |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 5.9m $512.6m | Reduced -7.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.5m $479.8m | Added +23.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.5m $479.8m | Added +3.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.4m $382.1m | Reduced -9.0m |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.3m $372.5m | Added +245.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $360.8m | Reduced -609.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.8m $331.1m | New |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.8m $329.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 1.52% of their portfolio | 3.6m $309.1m | Added +171.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.4m $293.4m | Added +2.1m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.3m $285.3m | Added +292.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.8m $238.3m | Added +2.1m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 2.7m $231.0m | Reduced -83.1k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 10.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $225.0m | Reduced -646.4k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 1.93% of their portfolio | 2.6m $221.4m | New |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.6m $221.0m | Added +340.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.5m $218.5m | Added +169.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $214.1m | Added +355.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $213.3m | Added +2.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.2m $186.6m | Reduced -68.4k |
| COOPERMAN LEON G 7.67% of their portfolio | 2.1m $181.8m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $171.9m | Added +1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $167.5m | Added +180.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $155.4m | Reduced -399.0k |
| Electron Capital Partners, LLC 7.55% of their portfolio | 1.7m $146.8m | Reduced -637.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $140.7m | Reduced -661.9k |
| LOCUST WOOD CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC 5.09% of their portfolio | 1.6m $137.9m | Reduced -849.8k |
| Bain Capital Public Equity Management II, LLC 6.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $137.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.6m $137.0m | Added +275 |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.5m $128.7m | Added +67.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $126.3m | Reduced -112.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.4m $125.4m | Reduced -491.9k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $125.0m | Added +1.1m |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $123.6m | Reduced -62.3k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 2.36% of their portfolio | 1.4m $123.0m | Reduced -316.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $121.8m | Reduced -593.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $117.8m | Added +321.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $116.9m | Added +1.1m |
| Alua Capital Management LP 6.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $116.1m | Unchanged |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $110.9m | Added +986.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.3m $108.8m | Added +133.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $106.2m | Added +8.2k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $101.8m | Reduced -171.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $100.1m | Reduced -194.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $99.3m | Added +277.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.6m | Added +516.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.0m | Reduced -10.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $91.4m | Added +361.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $88.6m | Added +396.2k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 973.5k $84.3m | Reduced -435.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.18% of their portfolio | 897.9k $77.7m | Added +215.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 858.2k $74.3m | Added +414.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 852.6k $73.8m | Added +46.6k |
| Chescapmanager LLC 11.42% of their portfolio | 835.1k $72.3m | Reduced -147.6k |
| Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC 8.26% of their portfolio | 824.9k $71.4m | Reduced -278.6k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 772.7k $66.9m | Reduced -272.3k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 757.4k $65.6m | Reduced -773.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 747.8k $64.7m | Reduced -57.3k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.41% of their portfolio | 741.5k $64.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 740.2k $64.1m | Added +432.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 737.9k $63.9m | Reduced -146.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 734.0k $63.5m | Reduced -662.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 712.3k $61.7m | Added +55.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.11% of their portfolio | 705.0k $62.2m | Added +104.0k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 690.2k $64.5m | Reduced -68.8k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 689.7k $59.7m | Reduced -328.3k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 678.3k $58.7m | Added +463.5k |
| Swedbank AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 674.5k $58.4m | Added +480.4k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.23% of their portfolio | 663.8k $57.5m | Reduced -194.8k |
| CORSAIR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 9.51% of their portfolio | 648.8k $56.2m | Reduced -27.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 635.2k $55.0m | Reduced -430.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 624.6k $54.1m | Added +1.8k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 1.77% of their portfolio | 590.7k $51.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 589.0k $51.0m | Added +9.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 584.3k $50.6m | Added +59.7k |
| Ratan Capital Management LP 14.95% of their portfolio | 564.5k $48.9m | Added +110.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 559.1k $48.4m | Reduced -510.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 548.2k $47.5m | Added +450.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.03% of their portfolio | 542.7k $47.0m | Added +252.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 538.9k $46.7m | Reduced -123.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.50% of their portfolio | 510.4k $44.2m | Added +199.4k |
| STRS OHIO 0.17% of their portfolio | 509.3k $44.1m | Added +203.6k |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 502.0k $43.5m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 486.7k $42.1m | Reduced -985.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.40% of their portfolio | 485.0k $42.0m | Added +339.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 481.5k $41.7m | Added +74.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 476.8k $41.3m | Added +321.1k |
| BRAUN STACEY ASSOCIATES INC 1.60% of their portfolio | 476.6k $41.3m | Reduced -113.5k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 474.1k $41.0m | Reduced -637.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 466.8k $40.4m | Added +149.2k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.09% of their portfolio | 460.1k $39.8m | Added +14.0k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 455.2k $39.4m | Reduced -12.6k |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC 8.58% of their portfolio | 452.1k $39.1m | Added +224.2k |