VIATRIS INC VTRS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92556V106 · ISIN US92556V1061
Global healthcare company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersCanonsburg, PA
- Founded2020
- Websiteviatris.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 ($17.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.2bn as of 2024-08-02, 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 ≈ $10.63. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($37.5m notional), 13 hold puts ($27.5m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 983 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,018 |
| Q1 2023 | 994 |
| Q2 2023 | 992 |
| Q3 2023 | 966 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,021 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,013 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,005 |
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 | 380 | 511 |
| Q1 2023 | 433 | 464 |
| Q2 2023 | 387 | 489 |
| Q3 2023 | 392 | 449 |
| Q4 2023 | 333 | 514 |
| Q1 2024 | 400 | 507 |
| Q2 2024 | 390 | 471 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $78.4m | $43.2m | 0.55 |
| Q4 2023 | $47.2m | $41.3m | 0.88 |
| Q1 2024 | $58.0m | $38.2m | 0.66 |
| Q2 2024 | $37.5m | $27.5m | 0.73 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +11.9m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +4.7m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +4.3m |
| DME Capital Management, LP | Added | +2.9m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Added | +2.5m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +2.2m |
| Rubric Capital Management LP | Added | +1.7m |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +1.5m |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -25.9m |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Sold out | -10.8m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -7.0m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -3.0m |
| National Pension Service | Reduced | -2.1m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Camber Capital Management LP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| BOONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.4m887.7k shares |
| CONTINENTAL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.9m459.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.6m335.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $3.5m333.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.4m221.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.1m200.0k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Unchanged | $1.9m182.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.8m167.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $1.6m152.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $1.5m141.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.5m705.4k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Unchanged | $6.4m599.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.3m498.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.9m178.4k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $1.9m175.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $1.3m125.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $835.5k78.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $700.5k65.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $554.9k52.2k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $517.7k48.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +2.7 pts · filed 2026-09-08 | 11.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-10-17 | 6.6% |
| DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERS 13G · institution -0.3 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 6.5% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution new · filed 2025-05-14 | 6.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $99.9k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $140.2k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $128.4k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $171 | 2 | $182.0k | $42.0k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $4.0m | $397.2k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | Malik Rajiv Director | Sold | $2.7m264.3k shares |
| 2024-06-13 | Malik Rajiv Director | Sold | $901.1k85.7k shares |
| 2024-05-28 | Roman Brian Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $928.2k89.4k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 140.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.7m $985.1m | Reduced -664.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 62.1m $660.2m | Reduced -651.2k |
| Davis Selected Advisers 3.55% of their portfolio | 57.5m $611.6m | Added +70.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 56.8m $604.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.93% of their portfolio | 38.3m $407.3m | Added +11.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 30.7m $326.5m | Reduced -530.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 29.0m $307.5m | Added +476.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 21.9m $232.4m | Added +1.2m |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3.78% of their portfolio | 21.4m $227.4m | Added +444 |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 5.65% of their portfolio | 20.1m $214.1m | Added +1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.1m $182.0m | Reduced -25.9m |
| Camber Capital Management LP 6.15% of their portfolio | 15.0m $159.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.9m $147.3m | Added +2.2m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.82% of their portfolio | 13.4m $142.1m | Added +2.5m |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.6m $134.4m | Reduced -241.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.5m $122.4m | Added +27.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.5m $122.2m | Added +115.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.1m $118.4m | Added +141.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2m $108.1m | Reduced -7.0m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.8m $104.1m | Added +701.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.22% of their portfolio | 9.6m $102.0m | Reduced -213.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.11% of their portfolio | 8.7m $93.1m | Added +4.7m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.2m $86.9m | Reduced -996.5k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.9m $83.3m | Reduced -1.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $83.0m | Added +4.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.6m $80.5m | Added +719.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.4m $78.8m | Added +106.7k |
| DME Capital Management, LP 3.85% of their portfolio | 7.4m $78.7m | Added +2.9m |
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 6.5m $69.0m | Added +1.4m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.3m $66.8m | Added +1.3m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 6.0m $64.2m | Added +2.3m |
| FIL Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.5m $58.0m | Added +1.2m |
| ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd 6.69% of their portfolio | 5.3m $56.5m | Reduced -832.7k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 4.3m $45.6m | Added +338.3k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 4.0m $42.8m | Added +12.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $40.6m | Added +812.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $39.8m | Added +653.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $38.3m | Reduced -3.0m |
| AXA S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $37.9m | Added +1.5m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $37.4m | Reduced -76.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $33.0m | Added +50.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $32.7m | Reduced -1.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $32.7m | Reduced -24.9k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.0m $32.1m | Reduced -514.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $29.7m | Reduced -243.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $28.9m | Reduced -544.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $28.3m | Reduced -129.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $27.8m | Added +1.3m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $27.4m | Reduced -266.2k |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP 6.30% of their portfolio | 2.5m $27.0m | Added +242.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $24.7m | Reduced -20.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $24.3m | Added +227.9k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.2m $23.6m | Added +325.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $23.5m | Added +313.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $22.3m | Reduced -11.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $21.1m | Reduced -70.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $20.5m | Added +168.3k |
| KBC Group NV 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $20.3m | Added +400.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $19.8m | Reduced -17.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $19.1m | Reduced -93.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.4m | Reduced -61.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.3m | Reduced -94.2k |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM 8.97% of their portfolio | 1.7m $17.9m | Reduced -250.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $16.7m | Added +46.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $16.7m | Reduced -70.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $16.6m | Added +258.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $16.6m | Added +183.5k |
| Arnhold LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 1.6m $16.5m | Reduced -4.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $16.1m | Added +71.3k |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.5m $15.9m | Reduced -26.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $15.5m | Reduced -49.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $15.0m | Added +70.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $14.9m | Reduced -2.1m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $14.9m | Added +52.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $14.8m | Reduced -71.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.2m | Added +196.9k |
| Eversept Partners, LP 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.1m | Added +12.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.1m | Reduced -44.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.1m | Reduced -10.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $13.9m | Reduced -172.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $13.7m | Added +150.0k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $13.3m | Added +109.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $13.0m | Reduced -72.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $11.9m | Reduced -48.1k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.7m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.3m | Added +30.4k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $11.0m | Reduced -49.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $11.0m | Reduced -83.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.8m | Added +47.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.7m | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 973.0k $10.3m | Added +211.8k |
| HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP 0.35% of their portfolio | 965.4k $10.3m | Added +289.4k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.15% of their portfolio | 951.6k $10.1m | Added +501.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 941.1k $10.0m | Reduced -44.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 924.7k $9.8m | New |
| MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 913.1k $9.7m | First filing |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 896.3k $9.5m | Added +154.4k |