VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC VIAV
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 925550105 · ISIN US9255501051
U.S. technology company
- SectorTechnology
- IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices
- HeadquartersChandler, AZ
- Founded2015
- Websiteviavisolutions.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 ($58.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 246.7m as of 2026-07-28, 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 ≈ $47.40. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($210.2m notional), 19 hold puts ($160.9m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 315 |
| Q4 2022 | 303 |
| Q1 2023 | 305 |
| Q2 2023 | 287 |
| Q3 2023 | 287 |
| Q4 2023 | 302 |
| Q1 2024 | 321 |
| Q2 2024 | 315 |
| Q3 2024 | 309 |
| Q4 2024 | 314 |
| Q1 2025 | 342 |
| Q2 2025 | 312 |
| Q3 2025 | 352 |
| Q4 2025 | 397 |
| Q1 2026 | 467 |
| Q2 2026 | 565 |
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 | 145 | 146 |
| Q4 2024 | 139 | 135 |
| Q1 2025 | 166 | 139 |
| Q2 2025 | 141 | 163 |
| Q3 2025 | 180 | 134 |
| Q4 2025 | 215 | 160 |
| Q1 2026 | 268 | 193 |
| Q2 2026 | 340 | 237 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $32.0m | $824.4k | 0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | $76.0m | $6.8m | 0.09 |
| Q1 2026 | $147.2m | $70.3m | 0.48 |
| Q2 2026 | $210.2m | $160.9m | 0.77 |
Biggest buyers
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +9.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +3.8m |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC | Added | +3.4m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +3.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.3m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +2.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.9m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +1.8m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +1.6m |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -9.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -5.6m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -1.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.5m |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $56.8m1.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $52.1m1.1m shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $22.6m473.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $20.7m432.7k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $19.4m406.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $7.4m154.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $7.3m152.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.3m110.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $5.3m110.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.1m65.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $57.3m1.2m shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $32.1m672.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $15.8m329.9k shares |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | $15.3m320.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $11.8m246.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.8m205.4k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | $3.5m73.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.0m62.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.7m56.8k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $2.4m51.1k 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 +0.6 pts · filed 2026-10-05 | 10.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution -2.2 pts · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital World Investors (3.8%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (3.8%, 2026-02-17), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (4.9%, 2026-02-10)
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 | — | 2 | $486.3k | $486.3k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $1.1m | $613.0k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $912.4k | $150.5k |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $770.2k | $770.2k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 10 | $12.7m | $611.8k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 7 | $14.2m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $26.5m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.4m | $2.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | SCRIVANICH LUKE M SVP General Manager OSP | Sold plan | $1.3m35.9k shares |
| 2026-09-11 | McNab Paul EVP, Chief Mktg & Stgy Officer | Sold | $429.9k11.0k shares |
| 2026-08-31 | Daskal Ilan EVP, CFO | Sold | $2.0m56.3k shares |
| 2026-08-31 | SCRIVANICH LUKE M SVP General Manager OSP | Sold plan | $869.6k23.9k shares |
| 2026-08-17 | Black Laura A. Director | Sold | $3.3m71.0k shares |
| 2026-08-14 | Solomon Joanne Director | Sold | $429.2k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-10 | McNab Paul EVP, Chief Mktg & Stgy Officer | Sold | $59.6k1.6k shares |
| 2026-05-08 | KHAYKIN OLEG President & CEO, director | Sold | $7.1m136.5k shares |
| 2026-05-07 | KHAYKIN OLEG President & CEO, director | Sold | $6.3m123.3k shares |
| 2026-05-06 | KHAYKIN OLEG President & CEO, director | Sold | $1.8m34.0k shares |
| 2026-05-06 | SCRIVANICH LUKE M SVP General Manager OSP | Sold | $566.7k10.7k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | KHAYKIN OLEG President & CEO, director | Sold | $5.7m104.6k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | KHAYKIN OLEG President & CEO, director | Sold | $1.1m20.2k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | Gilstrap Doug Director | Sold | $550.0k10.0k shares |
| 2026-05-05 | McNab Paul EVP, Chief Mktg & Stgy Officer | Sold | $149.9k2.7k shares |
| 2026-05-04 | BELLUZZO RICHARD Director | Sold | $2.7m51.1k shares |
| 2026-05-04 | Siebert Kevin Christopher SVP Gen. Counsel & Secretary | Sold | $445.9k8.3k 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. 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.7m $1.2bn | Reduced -9.5m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.6m $650.1m | Reduced -4.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.1m $531.5m | Added +945.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.9m $520.6m | Added +550.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 9.3m $443.8m | Added +9.1m |
| Capital World Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.2m $437.2m | Reduced -2.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $370.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 6.9m $328.3m | Added +3.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.7m $272.2m | Reduced -606.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 5.6m $266.8m | Added +3.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.6m $266.0m | Reduced -2.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 5.3m $251.9m | Added +3.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $181.5m | Reduced -1.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.7m $177.4m | Added +3.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $171.9m | Added +2.3m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $119.3m | Added +1.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.4m $162.4m | Reduced -911.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.2m $154.9m | Reduced -5.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $141.2m | Not comparable |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $134.9m | Added +237.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $133.4m | Reduced -909.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.7m $131.1m | Added +86.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $130.7m | Added +472.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $126.3m | Added +1.9m |
| Analog Century Management LP 3.96% of their portfolio | 2.3m $108.3m | Reduced -495.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.2m $104.5m | Added +2.0m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $100.4m | Reduced -367.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.1m $99.2m | Reduced -395.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.0m $95.0m | Reduced -115.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $96.3m | Reduced -935.2k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 1.62% of their portfolio | 2.0m $66.6m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $87.9m | Added +10.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $86.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $78.5m | Reduced -2.2m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.7m | Reduced -814.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $76.8m | Added +1.6m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $72.6m | Reduced -89.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $71.5m | Added +1.3m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.8m | Added +1.4m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $66.7m | Added +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $65.7m | Reduced -52.1k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.4m $64.5m | Reduced -421.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $61.5m | Added +1.2m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.8m | Added +743.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.7m | Added +363.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.8m | Added +707.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.9m | New |
| Leeward Investments, LLC - MA 2.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $48.5m | Reduced -409.4k |
| Robeco Schweiz AG 0.69% of their portfolio | 896.0k $42.8m | Added +236.0k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 837.3k $40.0m | Reduced -339.5k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.78% of their portfolio | 793.6k $37.9m | Added +200.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 776.6k $37.1m | Added +235.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 770.0k $36.8m | Added +595.4k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 768.7k $36.7m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 750.5k $35.8m | Added +322.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 722.7k $34.5m | Reduced -240.4k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 704.1k $33.6m | Reduced -116.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 682.7k $32.6m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 664.8k $31.7m | New |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 657.0k $31.4m | Reduced -27.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 654.8k $31.3m | Added +25.6k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 3.29% of their portfolio | 648.4k $31.0m | Reduced -136.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 625.2k $29.9m | Added +173.8k |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP 3.62% of their portfolio | 618.8k $29.5m | Reduced -667.4k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.12% of their portfolio | 606.9k $29.0m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 590.8k $28.2m | Reduced -23.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 584.4k $27.9m | Added +217.5k |
| WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 6.74% of their portfolio | 575.0k $27.5m | Added +150.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 556.8k $26.6m | Reduced -271.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 528.5k $25.2m | Reduced -602.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 518.7k $24.8m | Reduced -149.4k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 501.5k $23.9m | Not comparable |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 500.9k $23.9m | Reduced -154.6k |
| Ma Investment Partnership, LP 4.25% of their portfolio | 500.0k $23.9m | Unchanged |
| Tensor Edge Capital, LLC 1.67% of their portfolio | 500.0k $23.9m | Added +435.4k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 489.0k $23.4m | Added +250.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.6k $22.8m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 467.3k $22.3m | Added +165.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 464.3k $22.2m | Added +22.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 425.8k $20.3m | Reduced -134.0k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 412.4k $19.7m | Reduced -408.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 409.7k $19.6m | Added +52.6k |
| Virtus Wealth Solutions LLC 2.60% of their portfolio | 400.8k $19.1m | Added +47.6k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 395.5k $18.9m | Added +215.0k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 2.02% of their portfolio | 390.0k $18.6m | Reduced -10.0k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 372.9k $17.8m | Reduced -201.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 370.0k $17.7m | Added +282.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 350.2k $16.7m | Added +106.4k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.5k $16.6m | Reduced -32.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.2k $16.5m | Reduced -545.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 329.9k $15.8m | Added +279.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 328.3k $15.7m | Added +218.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.8k $15.3m | Reduced -204.4k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.13% of their portfolio | 315.3k $15.1m | Reduced -283.4k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 314.7k $15.0m | Reduced -52.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 308.6k $14.7m | Reduced -136.5k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 303.0k $14.5m | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 298.8k $14.3m | Added +297.7k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.2k $14.2m | Added +23.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 296.7k $14.2m | Reduced -3.4k |