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 ($541.2k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 125.3m as of 2024-01-26, 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 ≈ $27.95. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($31.9m notional), 13 hold puts ($34.4m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 205 |
| Q4 2022 | 211 |
| Q1 2023 | 203 |
| Q2 2023 | 210 |
| Q3 2023 | 209 |
| Q4 2023 | 212 |
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 | 94 | 104 |
| Q1 2023 | 106 | 94 |
| Q2 2023 | 97 | 106 |
| Q3 2023 | 110 | 110 |
| Q4 2023 | 110 | 99 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $3.9m | $4.9m | 1.28 |
| Q2 2023 | $7.6m | $2.9m | 0.38 |
| Q3 2023 | $9.1m | $25.2m | 2.76 |
| Q4 2023 | $31.9m | $34.4m | 1.08 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +657.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +571.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +306.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +302.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +294.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +286.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +235.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +204.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +176.6k |
Biggest sellers
| FPR PARTNERS LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -392.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Sold out | -286.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -261.2k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -186.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -184.7k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | Sold out | -152.9k |
| SHELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -149.1k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -139.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -138.3k |
Biggest calls
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $8.4m300.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.0m141.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $3.9m139.9k shares |
| FIR TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | $2.9m105.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.4m86.3k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $2.3m81.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.7m62.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.5m54.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.1m40.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $886.0k31.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | New | $9.1m325.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $4.3m154.9k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $3.8m137.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $3.7m131.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $3.4m121.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.3m82.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.1m75.5k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $1.8m64.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.7m59.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $799.4k28.6k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $7.4k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $119.6k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $281.4k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $66.1k | $66.1k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $271.3k | $18.6k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $129.8k | $8.4k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-06 | Miller Craig Andrew Pres. Global Space Networks | Sold plan | $3.4k150 shares |
| 2023-11-16 | Lippert Keven K Executive Vice President | Sold | $121.4k6.2k shares |
| 2023-11-07 | Miller Craig Andrew Pres. Global Space Networks | Sold plan | $2.7k150 shares |
| 2023-10-09 | Miller Craig Andrew Pres. Government Systems | Sold plan | $2.3k150 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 9.86% of their portfolio | 16.2m $452.1m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.2m $340.5m | Added +286.9k |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 3.17% of their portfolio | 11.4m $317.4m | Unchanged |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.40% of their portfolio | 11.4m $317.4m | Unchanged |
| WARBURG PINCUS LLC 11.70% of their portfolio | 11.2m $313.1m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.1m $309.6m | Added +306.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $93.2m | Added +571.9k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.87% of their portfolio | 3.1m $85.5m | Added +5.4k |
| FPR PARTNERS LLC 5.23% of their portfolio | 2.9m $79.9m | Reduced -1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $79.5m | Added +1.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $66.6m | Reduced -392.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $63.5m | Added +302.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $39.6m | Added +42.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $36.6m | Added +176.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 996.0k $27.8m | Added +657.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 968.0k $27.1m | Added +235.2k |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. 0.76% of their portfolio | 922.5k $25.8m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 921.0k $25.7m | Added +118.9k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.64% of their portfolio | 706.2k $19.7m | Reduced -186.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 686.7k $19.2m | Added +14.1k |
| Cove Street Capital, LLC 5.57% of their portfolio | 651.5k $18.2m | Added +12.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 626.5k $17.5m | Reduced -138.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 572.1k $16.0m | Added +204.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 492.2k $13.8m | Added +36.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 470.0k $13.1m | Reduced -184.7k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 390.3k $10.9m | Added +107.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 387.3k $10.8m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Hi-Line Capital Management, LLC 3.32% of their portfolio | 306.3k $8.6m | Reduced -26.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 294.8k $8.2m | New |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 0.68% of their portfolio | 284.5k $8.0m | Reduced -40.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 251.1k $7.0m | Added +141.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.1k $6.9m | Added +1.0k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.14% of their portfolio | 231.7k $6.5m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.0k $6.4m | Reduced -12.6k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 217.5k $6.1m | Added +57.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 197.7k $5.5m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.3k $4.8m | Reduced -261.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.7k $4.6m | Added +15.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 155.0k $4.3m | Added +63.0k |
| STEINBERG ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 3.45% of their portfolio | 139.8k $3.9m | Added +33.6k |
| Waypoint Capital Advisors, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 136.3k $3.8m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.3k $3.6m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.2k $3.4m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.5k $2.9m | Reduced -14.9k |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd 0.53% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.8k $2.8m | Added +10.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.5k $2.5m | Added +31.7k |
| Capula Management Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 88.1k $2.5m | Not comparable |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.5k $2.4m | Added +7.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.1k $2.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.7k $2.3m | Added +9.2k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.4k $2.2m | Added +21.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.2k $2.2m | Reduced -14.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.6k $2.2m | Reduced -36.7k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 75.0k $2.1m | Reduced -5.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.7k $2.1m | Reduced -6.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.4k $2.1m | Added +27.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.4k $1.9m | Reduced -19.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 66.7k $1.9m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.6k $1.9m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.7k $1.8m | Added +49.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.3k $1.8m | Added +7.1k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.3k $1.8m | Added +1.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.2k $1.7m | Added +15.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.9k $1.7m | Added +1.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.3k $1.6m | Reduced -3.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.5k $1.6m | Added +2.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.7k $1.5m | Added +394 |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.8k $1.4m | Added +500 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.8k $1.4m | Added +1.6k |
| Balefire, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 50.3k $1.4m | Added +597 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.3k $1.3m | Added +23.3k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.0k $1.3m | Reduced -384 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.9k $1.3m | Reduced -22.2k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.2k $1.2m | Reduced -6.9k |
| IMA Advisory Services, Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 41.9k $1.2m | Reduced -9.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.3k $1.2m | Added +7.2k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.02% of their portfolio | 40.0k $1.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| 1900 WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 39.1k $1.1m | Added +19.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $1.1m | Added +14.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.6k $1.1m | Added +19.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.1k $1.1m | Added +8.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.9k $1.1m | Reduced -259 |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.4k $1.0m | Added +115 |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.4k $1.0m | Reduced -500 |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.1k $1.0m | Reduced -265 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.8k $1.0m | Added +1.1k |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 35.1k $982.0k | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.2k $956.6k | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.0k $894.3k | Reduced -4.8k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.5k $880.4k | Added +21.5k |
| Carolina Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 31.3k $873.7k | Added +16.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $864.2k | New |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.3k $792.0k | Unchanged |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.1k $784.1k | Reduced -1.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $772.7k | Reduced -19 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.2k $731.5k | Added +4.2k |
| AlphaCore Capital LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 25.0k $698.8k | Unchanged |
| PRING TURNER CAPITAL GROUP INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 23.5k $656.8k | Unchanged |
| Versor Investments LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 23.0k $641.8k | Reduced -30.9k |