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 ($22.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 136.6m as of 2026-05-08, 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 ≈ $45.77. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($212.9m notional), 14 hold puts ($35.7m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 240 |
| Q1 2025 | 256 |
| Q2 2025 | 262 |
| Q3 2025 | 299 |
| Q4 2025 | 347 |
| Q1 2026 | 399 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 122 | 87 |
| Q3 2024 | 127 | 90 |
| Q4 2024 | 134 | 96 |
| Q1 2025 | 153 | 94 |
| Q2 2025 | 137 | 127 |
| Q3 2025 | 184 | 127 |
| Q4 2025 | 189 | 137 |
| Q1 2026 | 217 | 157 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $54.7m | $46.6m | 0.85 |
| Q3 2025 | $154.9m | $137.9m | 0.89 |
| Q4 2025 | $151.9m | $117.4m | 0.77 |
| Q1 2026 | $212.9m | $35.7m | 0.17 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.7m |
| Contour Asset Management LLC | New | +1.5m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +1.1m |
| 140 Summer Partners LP | New | +908.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +738.7k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +650.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +623.8k |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC | Added | +578.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +554.1k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +533.6k |
Biggest sellers
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -2.6m |
| OCO Capital Partners, L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -789.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -697.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -614.0k |
| Caption Management, LLC | Sold out | -603.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -436.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -417.7k |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC | Reduced | -350.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -344.8k |
Biggest calls
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | $93.4m2.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $50.4m1.1m shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | Unchanged | $18.3m400.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $14.9m325.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $12.6m274.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $4.8m105.2k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | New | $3.7m80.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.7m60.0k shares |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | New | $2.3m50.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m45.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $11.8m258.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.0m153.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m81.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.7m80.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.5m55.4k shares |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m36.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.5m32.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $1.4m29.6k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | $970.0k21.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $691.6k15.1k 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 Q1 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $820.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $32.8k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.6m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $9.8m | $7.7m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $7.8m | $7.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Miller Craig Andrew SVP, Pres Viasat Government | Sold plan | $263.0k5.3k shares |
| 2026-03-16 | Blair Robert James SVP, General Counsel | Sold plan | $1.4m30.4k shares |
| 2026-03-12 | Palmer Benjamin Edward SVP, Pres Commercial | Sold plan | $110.9k2.4k shares |
| 2026-03-02 | Miller Craig Andrew SVP, Pres Viasat Government | Sold plan | $1.6m35.4k shares |
| 2026-02-25 | FitzGerald Camellia E Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $56.0k1.1k shares |
| 2026-01-28 | FitzGerald Camellia E Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $134.9k2.8k shares |
| 2026-01-06 | DANKBERG MARK D Chairman and CEO, director · By Trust | Sold plan | $4.0m100.0k shares |
| 2026-01-02 | Chase Garrett L. SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $175.2k5.0k 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, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.6m $942.5m | Added +554.1k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.8m $446.6m | First filing |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $267.3m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $264.9m | Added +285.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 5.7m $262.7m | Added +1.1m |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 5.31% of their portfolio | 5.7m $259.3m | Reduced -265.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $219.3m | Added +738.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.7m $216.8m | Reduced -697.7k |
| OCO Capital Partners, L.P. 54.21% of their portfolio | 4.5m $206.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $177.8m | Added +504.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $171.3m | Added +623.8k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 10.72% of their portfolio | 3.2m $147.9m | Added +254.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $145.9m | Reduced -37.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $143.2m | Added +1.7m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.45% of their portfolio | 2.9m $132.5m | Reduced -2.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $97.0m | Reduced -314.2k |
| BRIGHTLINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 28.44% of their portfolio | 2.1m $96.2m | Added +6.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $84.3m | Reduced -260.0k |
| Contour Asset Management LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 1.5m $70.0m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $68.0m | Added +650.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $67.1m | Added +438.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $63.7m | Added +93.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.9m | Reduced -436.1k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 1.99% of their portfolio | 1.2m $55.2m | Reduced -125.9k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 1.74% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.1m | Unchanged |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.9m | Added +45.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.5m | Reduced -417.7k |
| 140 Summer Partners LP 3.67% of their portfolio | 908.0k $41.6m | New |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 869.8k $39.8m | First filing |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 2.40% of their portfolio | 832.9k $38.1m | Added +578.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 790.4k $36.2m | Reduced -47.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 684.4k $31.3m | Reduced -614.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 670.3k $30.7m | Added +533.6k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 660.2k $30.2m | Reduced -116.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 659.6k $30.2m | Added +15.5k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 584.5k $26.8m | Added +25.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 513.4k $23.5m | Added +21.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 493.6k $22.6m | Reduced -37.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 487.1k $21.3m | Added +44.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 486.1k $22.3m | Added +846 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 485.9k $22.3m | Reduced -161.9k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 384.4k $17.6m | Reduced -44.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.3k $17.3m | Reduced -789.3k |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC 3.32% of their portfolio | 375.0k $17.2m | Reduced -350.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 348.5k $16.0m | Added +11.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 339.2k $15.3m | Reduced -945 |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.29% of their portfolio | 336.1k $15.4m | Added +161.6k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 330.6k $15.1m | Unchanged |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.6k $14.5m | Reduced -103.6k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 299.5k $13.7m | Reduced -247.8k |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 7.07% of their portfolio | 273.6k $12.5m | Added +105.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 251.1k $11.5m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.3k $11.0m | Reduced -104.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 239.5k $11.0m | Reduced -10.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.5k $10.4m | Added +2.5k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.8k $9.8m | Added +14.1k |
| LBP AM SA 0.13% of their portfolio | 211.0k $9.7m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.1k $9.3m | Added +55.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.05% of their portfolio | 196.8k $9.0m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Defiance ETFs, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 195.4k $8.9m | Reduced -143.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.4k $8.8m | Added +177.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.7k $8.7m | Reduced -37.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.0k $8.5m | Added +4.2k |
| Taconic Capital Advisors LP 4.24% of their portfolio | 180.0k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 174.2k $8.0m | Added +24.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 173.8k $8.0m | New |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 172.1k $7.9m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Harvest Investment Services, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 165.9k $7.6m | Added +46.1k |
| 13D Management LLC 11.70% of their portfolio | 164.8k $7.5m | Reduced -37.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.9k $7.4m | Reduced -90.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.4k $7.3m | Reduced -344.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.2k $5.5m | Added +14.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.7k $7.2m | New |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.9k $7.0m | Added +41.9k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 153.0k $7.0m | Added +35.7k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 4.87% of their portfolio | 133.7k $6.1m | Added +37.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.7k $6.1m | Added +24.9k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 126.0k $5.8m | Reduced -36.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.8k $5.7m | Added +89.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.8k $5.4m | Reduced -4.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.7k $5.2m | Added +107.8k |
| Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.2k $5.2m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 110.6k $5.1m | Reduced -11.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.6k $5.1m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 108.1k $5.0m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.9k $4.9m | Added +74.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.0k $4.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.8k $4.8m | Added +17.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.8k $4.7m | Added +57 |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.2k $4.6m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.8k $4.5m | Reduced -18.2k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.2k $4.4m | Added +95.3k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 92.3k $4.2m | Reduced -51.3k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 92.0k $4.2m | Added +77.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.3k $4.2m | First filing |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.7k $4.2m | Reduced -22.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.7k $4.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.6k $4.1m | First filing |
| STEINBERG ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2.55% of their portfolio | 85.9k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 79.8k $3.7m | Reduced -42.1k |