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 ($1.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 128.4m as of 2024-10-25, 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 ≈ $11.94. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($15.3m notional), 22 hold puts ($19.0m).
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 211 |
| Q2 2024 | 206 |
| Q3 2024 | 221 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 104 | 101 |
| Q2 2024 | 122 | 87 |
| Q3 2024 | 127 | 90 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $31.9m | $34.4m | 1.08 |
| Q1 2024 | $16.7m | $39.3m | 2.35 |
| Q2 2024 | $13.4m | $27.5m | 2.05 |
| Q3 2024 | $15.3m | $19.0m | 1.24 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.1m |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | Added | +969.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +795.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +743.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +568.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +558.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +512.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +422.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +370.8k |
Biggest sellers
| WARBURG PINCUS LLC | Reduced | -2.8m |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD | Reduced | -2.8m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -2.8m |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FPR PARTNERS LLC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -840.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -514.2k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -445.5k |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | Sold out | -386.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -258.7k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.5m211.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $2.0m171.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.5m129.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.5m127.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $1.4m113.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $1.2m100.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.1m89.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $964.0k80.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $665.0k54.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $571.9k47.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.1m344.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.9m161.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $1.5m127.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $1.5m123.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $1.5m122.1k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $1.2m100.0k shares |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | New | $961.2k80.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $777.3k65.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $776.1k65.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $706.0k59.2k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.0k | $4.0k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $820.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-12 | BALDRIDGE RICHARD A Director | Bought | $820.0k55.0k shares |
| 2024-08-12 | Warburg Pincus (Europa) Global Growth (Cayman), L.P. +8 See remarks. | Sold | $55.9m2.8m shares |
| 2024-08-12 | WARBURG PINCUS LLC +3 See remarks. | Sold | $55.9m2.8m shares |
| 2024-08-12 | APAX IX GP CO. Ltd +1 See remarks. | Sold | $55.9m2.8m shares |
| 2024-08-12 | CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD +1 See remarks. | Sold | $55.9m2.8m shares |
| 2024-08-12 | ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD See remarks. | Sold | $55.9m2.8m 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9m $189.8m | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6m $162.1m | Added +743.3k |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA 4.15% of their portfolio | 12.2m $145.9m | Reduced -1.5m |
| ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN BOARD 0.92% of their portfolio | 8.5m $102.0m | Reduced -2.8m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.5m $102.0m | Reduced -2.8m |
| WARBURG PINCUS LLC 5.14% of their portfolio | 8.4m $100.2m | Reduced -2.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $53.1m | Added +276.4k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $52.8m | Added +969.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $51.9m | Added +568.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $30.0m | Added +122.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $26.3m | Added +1.1m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $23.2m | Added +795.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $18.2m | Added +115.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $18.0m | Added +1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $17.0m | Added +38.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $16.3m | Reduced -196.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $12.5m | Added +558.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 972.7k $11.6m | Added +512.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 919.8k $11.0m | Added +242.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 836.0k $10.0m | Added +19.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 669.5k $8.0m | Reduced -126.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 666.8k $8.0m | Added +422.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 565.0k $6.7m | Added +303.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 546.9k $6.5m | Added +318.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.1k $5.2m | Added +204.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 407.2k $4.9m | Added +370.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 400.3k $4.8m | Added +24.9k |
| Cove Street Capital, LLC 3.53% of their portfolio | 377.6k $4.5m | Reduced -180.3k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 346.5k $4.1m | Reduced -21.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 341.6k $4.1m | Reduced -445.5k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.08% of their portfolio | 340.3k $4.1m | Added +1.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 313.9k $3.7m | Added +12.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.9k $3.6m | Added +103.9k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 279.8k $3.3m | Added +95.8k |
| Hi-Line Capital Management, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 256.8k $3.1m | Reduced -65.3k |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 243.5k $2.9m | Reduced -34.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 231.1k $2.8m | Added +24.7k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 208.9k $2.5m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.8k $2.5m | Added +2.8k |
| Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.7k $2.4m | Reduced -73.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.4k $2.3m | Reduced -258.7k |
| Waypoint Capital Advisors, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 191.3k $2.3m | Added +55.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.5k $2.3m | Added +75.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.01% of their portfolio | 178.9k $2.1m | Added +13.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.0k $2.1m | Reduced -57.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.0k $2.1m | Added +117.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 170.4k $2.0m | New |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 165.9k $2.0m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.7k $1.9m | Added +37.5k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.7k $1.8m | Added +113.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.4k $1.8m | Added +84.7k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 150.0k $1.8m | New |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.0k $1.7m | Reduced -235.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.7k $1.7m | Added +68.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.0k $1.6m | Reduced -297 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.9k $1.6m | Added +27.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.5k $1.6m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.0k $1.6m | Reduced -514.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.5k $1.3m | Added +39.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.3k $1.2m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 104.2k $1.2m | Reduced -2.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.0k $1.2m | Added +62.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.5k $1.2m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.7k $1.1m | Added +4.3k |
| STEINBERG ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 93.8k $1.1m | Reduced -57.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.0k $1.1m | Added +2.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.5k $1.0m | Reduced -18.9k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.6k $986.4k | Unchanged |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.8k $977.3k | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.4k $960.5k | Added +15.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.6k $939.0k | Reduced -400 |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 77.9k $929.9k | Added +61.0k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 77.5k $925.8k | New |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.5k $877.6k | New |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 71.8k $857.9k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.1k $836.8k | Added +39.5k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.5k $829.4k | Added +1.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $824.8k | Added +15.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.4k $785.3k | Reduced -170.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $790.8k | Added +115 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $791.0k | Added +3.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.9k $774.3k | Reduced -217.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.7k $760.1k | Added +1.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.1k $729.5k | Added +2.4k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.07% of their portfolio | 59.4k $709.5k | New |
| SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 51.2k $611.9k | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.7k $605.6k | New |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.1k $574.0k | Added +4.0k |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.7k $557.9k | New |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 46.6k $556.0k | Reduced -7.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.1k $526.0k | Reduced -6.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.0k $525.8k | Reduced -113.0k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.1k $491.1k | Reduced -7.6k |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.8k $487.2k | Added +3.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $475.8k | Reduced -523 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $475.1k | Reduced -14.3k |
| ASHFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 38.0k $453.7k | Unchanged |
| IMA Advisory Services, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 37.5k $447.7k | Reduced -3.3k |
| Corton Capital Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 34.5k $412.1k | Reduced -7.2k |
| Inspire Investing, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 34.2k $408.1k | Added +6.2k |