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 ($33.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 137.8m as of 2026-07-23, 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 ≈ $89.60. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($794.7m notional), 20 hold puts ($569.5m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 485 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 298 | 173 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $154.9m | $137.9m | 0.89 |
| Q4 2025 | $151.9m | $117.4m | 0.77 |
| Q1 2026 | $212.9m | $35.7m | 0.17 |
| Q2 2026 | $794.7m | $569.5m | 0.72 |
Biggest buyers
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +2.2m |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +2.2m |
| 140 Summer Partners LP | Added | +1.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +1.1m |
| Nut Tree Capital Management, LP | New | +1.0m |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Added | +965.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | New | +957.9k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | Added | +804.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +777.8k |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +630.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Contour Asset Management LLC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | Reduced | -918.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -890.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -675.3k |
| OCO Capital Partners, L.P. | Reduced | -600.0k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -524.8k |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -439.3k |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC | Sold out | -375.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -324.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $164.3m1.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $132.2m1.5m shares |
| TOMS Capital Investment Management LP | New | $112.3m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $82.8m921.5k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $66.4m739.3k shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | Added | $49.4m550.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $39.9m443.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $39.6m441.0k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | $22.5m250.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $22.3m248.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $242.6m2.7m shares |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | $90.3m1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $63.3m704.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $53.4m594.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $29.1m323.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $27.3m303.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $14.4m160.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $11.7m130.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $8.8m98.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $7.6m84.4k 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $30.6m | $28.7m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $22.0m | $1.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | Chase Garrett L. SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $307.6k4.0k shares |
| 2026-09-01 | Palmer Benjamin Edward SVP, Pres Commercial | Sold plan | $133.5k2.0k shares |
| 2026-09-01 | STENBIT JOHN P Director | Sold plan | $47.1k705 shares |
| 2026-08-20 | Chase Garrett L. SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $299.6k4.0k shares |
| 2026-08-07 | BALDRIDGE RICHARD A Director · By Trust | Sold | $18.0m223.5k shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Blair Robert James SVP, General Counsel | Sold | $2.2m27.1k shares |
| 2026-08-04 | WISE THERESA Director | Sold plan | $211.7k2.5k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Palmer Benjamin Edward SVP, Pres Commercial | Sold plan | $181.1k2.4k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | STENBIT JOHN P Director | Sold plan | $46.5k616 shares |
| 2026-07-20 | Chase Garrett L. SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $288.9k4.0k shares |
| 2026-07-01 | Palmer Benjamin Edward SVP, Pres Commercial | Sold plan | $213.1k2.4k shares |
| 2026-07-01 | STENBIT JOHN P Director | Sold plan | $46.9k528 shares |
| 2026-06-22 | Chase Garrett L. SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $249.6k4.0k shares |
| 2026-06-08 | DANKBERG MARK D Chairman and CEO, director | Sold plan | $25.9m400.0k shares |
| 2026-06-08 | WISE THERESA Director | Sold plan | $172.5k2.5k shares |
| 2026-06-03 | BALDRIDGE RICHARD A Director · By Trust | Sold | $1.9m27.1k shares |
| 2026-06-03 | Chase Garrett L. SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $290.0k4.0k shares |
| 2026-06-03 | STENBIT JOHN P Director · By Trust | Sold plan | $46.8k653 shares |
| 2026-06-02 | Palmer Benjamin Edward SVP, Pres Commercial | Sold plan | $1.6m21.4k shares |
| 2026-06-01 | Palmer Benjamin Edward SVP, Pres Commercial | Sold plan | $193.4k2.4k shares |
| 2026-05-01 | Palmer Benjamin Edward SVP, Pres Commercial | Sold plan | $159.9k2.4k shares |
| 2026-04-01 | Palmer Benjamin Edward SVP, Pres Commercial | Sold plan | $114.5k2.4k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 20.7m $1.9bn | Added +168.6k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.2m $828.5m | Reduced -524.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.1m $547.3m | Added +308.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.9m $529.4m | Added +58.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 5.7m $515.2m | Reduced -39 |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 8.40% of their portfolio | 5.4m $485.0m | Added +2.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.2m $465.9m | Added +399.3k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 7.21% of their portfolio | 4.7m $425.9m | Reduced -918.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.0m $363.4m | Added +196.4k |
| OCO Capital Partners, L.P. 61.56% of their portfolio | 3.9m $350.3m | Reduced -600.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $324.2m | Added +424.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.4m $298.5m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $290.3m | Added +105.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.73% of their portfolio | 3.0m $269.3m | Added +105.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $256.0m | Reduced -890.0k |
| 140 Summer Partners LP 16.35% of their portfolio | 2.2m $201.8m | Added +1.3m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.2m $201.4m | Added +777.8k |
| REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 21.34% of their portfolio | 2.2m $197.9m | New |
| BRIGHTLINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 41.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $189.7m | Added +12.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $188.7m | Added +259.7k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 6.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $174.4m | Added +804.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $161.0m | Reduced -324.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $140.0m | Not comparable |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $134.3m | Added +105.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $133.4m | Added +942 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $127.3m | Added +43.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $110.1m | Added +165.6k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 3.46% of their portfolio | 1.2m $108.2m | Unchanged |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $94.7m | New |
| Nut Tree Capital Management, LP 22.46% of their portfolio | 1.0m $94.1m | New |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 976.6k $87.7m | Added +965.0k |
| Tema ETFs LLC 2.80% of their portfolio | 965.8k $86.7m | First filing |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.43% of their portfolio | 957.9k $86.0m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 892.2k $80.1m | Added +101.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 892.1k $80.1m | Added +22.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 858.6k $77.1m | Added +188.3k |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 4.25% of their portfolio | 820.9k $73.7m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 778.4k $69.9m | Added +193.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 665.9k $59.8m | Added +350.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 656.3k $58.9m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Long Focus Capital Management, LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 650.0k $58.4m | Reduced -439.3k |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 630.3k $56.6m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 618.6k $55.6m | Added +554.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 556.6k $50.0m | Added +487.6k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 499.7k $44.9m | Reduced -160.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 499.1k $44.8m | Added +13.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 492.0k $43.5m | Reduced -1.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 468.1k $42.0m | Added +308.8k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.11% of their portfolio | 466.6k $41.9m | Reduced -19.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 466.4k $36.2m | Reduced -20.7k |
| LBP AM SA 0.42% of their portfolio | 462.4k $41.5m | Added +251.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 435.0k $39.1m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 430.4k $38.7m | Added +227.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 401.6k $36.1m | Added +23.3k |
| FOURSIXTHREE CAPITAL LP 7.53% of their portfolio | 401.2k $36.0m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.4k $27.4m | Reduced -6.8k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 330.6k $29.7m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 313.5k $28.2m | Reduced -35.0k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 303.3k $27.2m | Added +235.8k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 300.0k $26.9m | Not comparable |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 299.2k $26.9m | Added +142.5k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 294.8k $26.5m | Reduced -89.6k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 278.9k $25.0m | Added +176.1k |
| SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 272.2k $24.4m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 264.2k $23.7m | Added +13.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 251.4k $22.6m | Added +11.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 246.2k $22.1m | Reduced -267.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 242.2k $21.8m | Added +208.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 231.6k $20.8m | Added +4.1k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.02% of their portfolio | 217.0k $19.5m | Added +3.2k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 202.6k $18.2m | Added +9.2k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 200.0k $18.0m | Added +195.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 197.1k $17.7m | Added +36.2k |
| Defiance ETFs, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 190.3k $15.8m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 0.59% of their portfolio | 180.0k $16.2m | Not comparable |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.08% of their portfolio | 179.2k $16.1m | Reduced -17.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.5k $15.9m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Harvest Investment Services, LLC 2.40% of their portfolio | 172.9k $15.5m | Added +7.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 172.1k $15.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.9k $7.8m | Added +10.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.0k $14.9m | New |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.7k $12.9m | Reduced -96.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.6k $12.2m | Added +30.8k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 135.5k $12.2m | Added +55.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.8k $12.0m | Added +80 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.5k $11.9m | Reduced -21.4k |
| 13D Management LLC 15.89% of their portfolio | 126.2k $11.3m | Reduced -38.5k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.13% of their portfolio | 126.2k $11.3m | Added +58.1k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 125.1k $11.2m | Reduced -27.9k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.19% of their portfolio | 124.9k $11.2m | Reduced -211.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.8k $10.6m | Added +979 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.6k $10.5m | Added +59.6k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 113.8k $10.2m | Added +21.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.3k $10.2m | Added +2.7k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.3k $1.3m | Added +104.6k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 5.54% of their portfolio | 103.7k $9.3m | Reduced -30.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 99.7k $9.0m | Added +9.0k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.7k $8.7m | Added +5.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.9k $8.0m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 95.7k $8.6m | Reduced -14.9k |