VIRTU FINL INC VIRT
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 928254101 · ISIN US9282541013
Financial services company
* 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 ($833.6k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $17.09. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($15.6m notional), 12 hold puts ($11.8m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 260 |
| Q4 2022 | 265 |
| Q1 2023 | 263 |
| Q2 2023 | 244 |
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 | 118 | 142 |
| Q1 2023 | 143 | 134 |
| Q2 2023 | 127 | 126 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $18.4m | $29.0m | 1.58 |
| Q4 2022 | $18.9m | $18.4m | 0.98 |
| Q1 2023 | $13.1m | $15.6m | 1.19 |
| Q2 2023 | $15.6m | $11.8m | 0.76 |
Biggest buyers
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +586.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +500.9k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | New | +488.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +401.8k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | New | +311.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +226.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +222.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +199.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.3m |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -1.7m |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd | Sold out | -1.6m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| WORLD EQUITY GROUP, INC. | Sold out | -794.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -734.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -539.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -508.0k |
| Gillson Capital LP | Sold out | -501.4k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | Reduced | -453.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.4m314.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.9m228.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.0m116.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.2m72.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $856.2k50.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $846.5k49.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $663.1k38.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $360.6k21.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $264.0k15.5k shares |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | Unchanged | $85.5k5.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.8m280.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.2m125.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.1m120.1k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.4m84.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $384.5k22.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $316.2k18.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $299.1k17.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $160.6k9.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $155.5k9.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $80.0k4.7k 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 |
|---|---|
Viola Vincent J
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-04-14
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to incorporate by reference the information set forth in Item 3 of this Amendment No. 7. Following the transactions contemplated in this Amendment No. 7, TJMT continues to beneficially own the majority of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Issuer as a result of holding shares of the Class D Common Stock and therefore can approve or disapprove any matter requiring a majority vote of the Issuer's stockholders. As a result of the Reporting Persons' stock ownership, Mr. Vincent Viola's positions as Chairman Emeritus and a member of the Board and Mr. Michael T. Viola's position as Chairman of the Board, the Reporting Persons continue to be in a position to influence the management and policies of the Issuer and… Full filing |
45.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 11.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.4% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution -1.6 pts · filed 2025-05-12 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), Cifu Douglas A (4.7%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $49.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $93.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $90.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $842.5k | 1 | $969.5k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-04 | Cifu Douglas A Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $842.5k50.0k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | Fairclough Brett Co-President & Co-COO | Sold | $969.5k50.0k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7m $166.6m | Added +38.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 7.8m $132.6m | Added +1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3m $73.9m | Reduced -508.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.2m $71.7m | Reduced -73.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.9m $66.9m | Added +1.6m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $50.1m | Reduced -3.3m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $43.8m | Added +401.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $42.7m | Reduced -734.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $32.7m | Added +199.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $32.1m | Added +194.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $31.8m | Added +222.1k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $28.5m | Reduced -453.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $23.2m | Reduced -9.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $20.0m | Added +586.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $19.1m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $17.4m | Added +500.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $17.2m | Reduced -23.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 965.7k $16.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 910.1k $15.6m | Added +56.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 897.0k $15.3m | Reduced -451.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 830.4k $14.2m | Reduced -58.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 803.6k $13.7m | Added +3.8k |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 788.6k $13.5m | Added +17.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 749.7k $12.8m | Reduced -87.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 738.8k $12.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.07% of their portfolio | 637.9k $12.0m | Added +1.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 626.1k $10.7m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Old West Investment Management, LLC 5.54% of their portfolio | 619.9k $10.6m | Added +13.7k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 580.7k $9.9m | Added +42.5k |
| HAHN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.12% of their portfolio | 557.2k $9.5m | Added +103.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 488.0k $8.3m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 442.7k $7.6m | Reduced -64.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.2k $7.3m | Reduced -11.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 408.0k $7.0m | Added +65.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 364.3k $6.2m | Added +100.3k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 356.2k $6.1m | Reduced -62 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 349.9k $6.0m | Added +3.5k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 347.2k $5.9m | Added +40.7k |
| Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 341.1k $5.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 328.7k $5.6m | Added +78.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 318.2k $5.4m | Reduced -91.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.2k $5.4m | Added +226.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 311.8k $5.3m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.4k $5.2m | Added +57.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.9k $5.0m | Added +56.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 283.4k $4.8m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.0k $3.9m | Added +80.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 224.8k $3.8m | Added +57.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.6k $3.8m | Added +176.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.5k $3.5m | Added +19.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.8k $3.4m | Added +38.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.8k $3.4m | Reduced -84.5k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 194.9k $3.3m | Added +184.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 189.1k $3.2m | New |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.7k $3.2m | Added +17.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.9k $3.1m | Added +78.0k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 180.0k $3.1m | Unchanged |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 170.7k $2.9m | Added +115.4k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 170.2k $2.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.7k $2.7m | Added +12.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.6k $2.7m | Reduced -184.3k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 159.2k $2.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.2k $2.6m | Added +119.5k |
| Greenwich Wealth Management LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 146.8k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 137.4k $2.3m | Reduced -209.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.0k $2.3m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Ergoteles LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 128.7k $2.2m | Added +116.7k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 126.8k $2.2m | First filing |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.02% of their portfolio | 125.9k $2.2m | Added +19.4k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 125.9k $2.2m | Added +94.8k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.7k $2.1m | Added +112.3k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 123.9k $2.1m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 123.9k $2.1m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Simplicity Solutions, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 121.4k $2.1m | Added +3.6k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 121.4k $2.1m | Added +3.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.7k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.5k $2.0m | Added +12.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.5k $2.0m | Added +4.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.8k $1.9m | Added +2.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.9k $1.9m | Added +18.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.3k $1.9m | Added +189 |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.0k $1.9m | Added +19.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.5k $1.8m | Reduced -14.8k |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 101.8k $1.7m | Added +26.1k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 101.2k $1.7m | New |
| Sonic GP LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.6k $1.7m | Reduced -89.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 97.0k $1.7m | New |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 93.9k $1.6m | Added +33.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.4k $1.6m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.1k $1.6m | Added +1.2k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.5k $1.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.0k $1.4m | New |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.0k $45 | First filing |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.5k $1.4m | Added +2.2k |
| Bangor Savings Bank 0.15% of their portfolio | 78.5k $1.3m | Added +3.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.1k $1.3m | Reduced -25.0k |
| EPACRIA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 73.1k $1.2m | Added +10.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.5k $1.2m | Reduced -12.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.0k $1.2m | Added +11.0k |