VIASAT INC VSAT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92552V100 · ISIN US92552V1008
American communications company
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryCommunications Services, NEC
- HeadquartersCarlsbad, CA
- Founded1986
- Websiteviasat.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 ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 76.4m as of 2023-01-27, 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 ≈ $31.65. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($8.2m notional), 12 hold puts ($5.3m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 205 |
| Q4 2022 | 211 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $5.3m | $5.0m | 0.94 |
| Q4 2022 | $8.2m | $5.3m | 0.64 |
Biggest buyers
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +702.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +386.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +375.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +365.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +209.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +186.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +121.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +103.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +83.4k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +70.0k |
Biggest sellers
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -768.0k |
| FPR PARTNERS LLC | Reduced | -547.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -180.9k |
| Orchard Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -157.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -142.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -140.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -128.8k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -127.8k |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -100.9k |
| Union Square Park Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -95.0k |
Biggest calls
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.9m92.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m39.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m38.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.0m32.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $689.0k21.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $414.6k13.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $370.3k11.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $231.0k7.3k shares |
| SUMMIT SECURITIES GROUP LLC | New | $47.0k1.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.6m50.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $1.1m36.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $433.0k13.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $370.3k11.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $338.7k10.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $250.0k7.9k shares |
| SUMMIT SECURITIES GROUP LLC | New | $237.0k7.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $227.9k7.2k shares |
| DRW Securities, LLC | First filing | $225.0k7.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $224.7k7.1k 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-10-17 | 14.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.2% |
| WP Triton Co-Invest, L.P. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-05-23 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $66.1k | 1 | $1.4m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $7.4k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $119.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-06 | Miller Craig Andrew Pres. Government Systems | Sold | $9.6k300 shares |
| 2022-12-05 | Lippert Keven K Executive Vice President | Sold | $90.5k2.8k shares |
| 2022-11-02 | Miller Craig Andrew Pres. Government Systems | Sold | $11.7k283 shares |
| 2022-10-05 | Miller Craig Andrew Pres. Government Systems | Sold | $7.8k200 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, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 8.41% of their portfolio | 16.3m $515.5m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.0m $221.0m | Reduced -128.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.0m $220.3m | Added +386.9k |
| FPR PARTNERS LLC 7.19% of their portfolio | 4.7m $149.6m | Reduced -547.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.0m $96.2m | Added +375.4k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 2.39% of their portfolio | 2.9m $93.4m | Added +11.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $71.2m | Added +103.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $54.4m | Added +365.8k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.79% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.8m | Reduced -768.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.1m | Added +51.9k |
| Cove Street Capital, LLC 8.54% of their portfolio | 989.3k $31.3m | Added +18.9k |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 0.99% of their portfolio | 922.5k $29.2m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 827.3k $26.2m | Added +702.9k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.79% of their portfolio | 771.8k $24.4m | Reduced -20.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 751.0k $23.8m | Added +121.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 716.6k $22.7m | Added +209.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 697.2k $22.1m | Added +41.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 679.7k $21.5m | Reduced -10.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 577.8k $18.3m | Added +186.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.5k $16.5m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 515.7k $16.3m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.29% of their portfolio | 436.0k $13.8m | Added +15.0k |
| Hi-Line Capital Management, LLC 3.53% of their portfolio | 361.3k $11.4m | Added +32.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 337.0k $10.7m | Reduced -142.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 296.1k $9.4m | Reduced -10.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 258.8k $8.2m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 249.6k $7.9m | Added +713 |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 233.0k $7.4m | Reduced -48.5k |
| AWH Capital, L.P. 4.60% of their portfolio | 232.5k $7.4m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.1k $7.2m | Added +8.0k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 197.6k $6.3m | Added +70.0k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 184.4k $5.8m | Reduced -59.1k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.12% of their portfolio | 176.4k $5.6m | Added +12.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.5k $5.2m | Added +3.3k |
| SHELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 154.8k $4.9m | Reduced -28.0k |
| STEINBERG ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 4.85% of their portfolio | 141.5k $4.5m | Reduced -18.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.8k $4.3m | Added +4.5k |
| Waypoint Capital Advisors, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 136.3k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.5k $4.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 132.6k $4.2m | Reduced -62.3k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 117.7k $3.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.6k $3.4m | Added +441 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.8k $3.2m | Reduced -53.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.6k $3.2m | Reduced -4.1k |
| COBBLESTONE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC /NY/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 100.6k $3.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.78% of their portfolio | 100.0k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.3k $3.1m | Reduced -476 |
| Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.3k $3.0m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 89.6k $2.8m | Added +9.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.2k $2.8m | Added +40.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.9k $2.7m | Added +49.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.6k $2.6m | Reduced -21.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.4k $2.6m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.3k $2.6m | Reduced -180.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.3k $2.5m | Reduced -103 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.1k $2.5m | Added +1.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.6k $2.4m | Added +3.0k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 70.2k $2.2m | Reduced -15.8k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.2m | Added +8.0k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.7k $2.0m | Added +11.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.5k $2.0m | Reduced -2.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.1k $2.0m | Reduced -12.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.0k $2.0m | Reduced -61.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $2.0m | Reduced -3.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.8k $1.9m | Reduced -309 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.9k $1.9m | Added +130 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.9k $1.8m | New |
| Intellectus Partners, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 51.0k $1.6m | Reduced -1.9k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.8k $1.6m | Reduced -3.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.0k $1.5m | Reduced -15.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.5k $1.5m | Reduced -932 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.4k $1.5m | Reduced -629 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.9k $1.4m | Added +2.3k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.7k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 42.6k $1.3m | New |
| IMA Advisory Services, Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 40.7k $1.3m | Reduced -9.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $1.3m | Added +5.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.1k $1.2m | Reduced -1.8k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.4k $1.2m | Reduced -73 |
| Clayton Partners LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 38.4k $1.2m | Added +120 |
| Balefire, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 37.9k $1.2m | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.0k $1.1m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 35.4k $1.1m | Added +2.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.0k $1.1m | Added +4.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.5k $1.2m | Reduced -524 |
| DUALITY ADVISERS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 31.5k $997.0k | New |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.2k $987.0k | Added +390 |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.1k $888.0k | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.5k $871.3k | Added +10.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $793.0k | New |
| AlphaCore Capital LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 25.0k $791.2k | Unchanged |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.9k $789.3k | Reduced -62.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $777.7k | First filing |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 23.9k $756.5k | Added +4.7k |
| PRING TURNER CAPITAL GROUP INC 0.81% of their portfolio | 23.5k $743.8k | Unchanged |
| BOULDER HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 22.2k $702.6k | Reduced -900 |
| OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.1k $698.0k | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $693.9k | Added +5.7k |
| LEWIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 21.3k $674.8k | Unchanged |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.1k $666.5k | New |