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 ($531.7k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $17.28. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($14.4m notional), 10 hold puts ($8.8m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 260 |
| Q4 2022 | 265 |
| Q1 2023 | 263 |
| Q2 2023 | 244 |
| Q3 2023 | 230 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 87 | 148 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $18.9m | $18.4m | 0.98 |
| Q1 2023 | $13.1m | $15.6m | 1.19 |
| Q2 2023 | $15.6m | $11.8m | 0.76 |
| Q3 2023 | $14.4m | $8.8m | 0.61 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +588.7k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +489.3k |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | +292.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +224.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +185.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +183.1k |
| Gillson Capital LP | New | +170.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | New | +132.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Added | +131.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -814.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -558.8k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -406.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -322.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -294.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -220.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -203.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -187.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -170.7k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.7m271.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.2m184.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.8m103.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.1m66.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m60.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $863.5k50.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $661.4k38.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $626.9k36.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $291.0k16.9k shares |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC | Unchanged | $86.3k5.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.2m187.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.0m117.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.6m90.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $573.4k33.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $485.0k28.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $343.7k19.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $245.2k14.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $202.1k11.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $139.9k8.1k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2 | $1.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-13 | Cifu Douglas A Chief Executive Officer, director · See footnote | Bought | $853.0k50.0k shares |
| 2023-09-13 | Molluso Joseph Co-President & Co-COO | Bought | $257.6k15.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.6m $165.8m | Reduced -144.7k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 8.3m $144.2m | Added +588.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1m $71.5m | Reduced -187.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.1m $70.1m | Reduced -140.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.4m $58.0m | Reduced -558.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $51.9m | Added +1.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5m $43.6m | Reduced -406.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $38.7m | Reduced -322.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $35.6m | Added +183.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $34.1m | Added +62.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $30.7m | Reduced -82.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $29.1m | Reduced -814.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $24.6m | Added +66.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $19.3m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $17.9m | Added +127.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 997.2k $17.2m | Reduced -11.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 959.9k $16.6m | Reduced -57.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 820.6k $14.2m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 817.1k $14.1m | Added +13.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 801.0k $13.8m | Added +489.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 788.9k $13.6m | Reduced -108.2k |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 785.8k $13.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 749.7k $12.9m | Unchanged |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.02% of their portfolio | 712.2k $12.3m | Added +224.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 671.5k $11.6m | Reduced -294.2k |
| Old West Investment Management, LLC 5.58% of their portfolio | 640.4k $11.1m | Added +20.5k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 630.5k $10.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.06% of their portfolio | 629.3k $10.9m | Reduced -8.5k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 621.2k $10.7m | Added +40.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 610.8k $10.5m | Reduced -128.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 575.8k $9.9m | Reduced -50.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 504.7k $8.7m | Added +96.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 476.1k $8.2m | Added +33.5k |
| HAHN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.31% of their portfolio | 474.5k $8.2m | Reduced -82.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 420.6k $7.3m | Reduced -7.6k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 358.3k $6.2m | Added +11.1k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 350.4k $6.1m | Added +487 |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 335.5k $5.8m | Reduced -20.7k |
| Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 315.7k $5.5m | Reduced -25.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.4k $5.4m | Added +28.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.0k $5.2m | Reduced -400 |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 292.3k $5.0m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.4k $4.9m | Added +131.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.3k $4.8m | Added +60.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.5k $4.8m | Added +78.7k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.02% of their portfolio | 251.9k $4.3m | Added +126.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.0k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 221.8k $3.8m | Added +38.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.9k $3.6m | Reduced -122.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.9k $3.6m | Added +6.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.3k $3.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 186.2k $3.2m | Reduced -2.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.9k $3.2m | New |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.8k $3.2m | Reduced -896 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.7k $3.2m | Reduced -108.1k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 171.1k $3.0m | Added +848 |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 170.2k $2.9m | New |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 163.8k $2.8m | Reduced -31.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.6k $2.8m | Reduced -203.7k |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 159.2k $2.7m | Unchanged |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.2k $2.6m | Reduced -167.1k |
| Greenwich Wealth Management LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 147.3k $2.5m | Added +500 |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.0k $2.3m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 132.8k $2.3m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.4k $2.3m | Reduced -28.3k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 126.8k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.3k $2.2m | Added +16.4k |
| Simplicity Solutions, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 123.4k $2.1m | Added +1.9k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 123.4k $2.1m | Added +1.9k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.4k $2.0m | Reduced -6.6k |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 117.4k $2.0m | Reduced -6.6k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 115.0k $2.0m | Reduced -65.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.3k $2.0m | Reduced -3.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.6k $1.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.4k $1.9m | Added +11.8k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 111.2k $1.9m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.0k $1.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.7m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Sonic GP LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| Pale Fire Capital SE 0.17% of their portfolio | 99.7k $1.7m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.4k $1.7m | Reduced -21.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 97.7k $1.7m | Reduced -127.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.6k $1.7m | Reduced -220.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.6k $1.7m | Added +38.5k |
| Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 95.6k $1.7m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 93.9k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.9k $1.6m | Added +1.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.1k $1.5m | Reduced -4.3k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.9k $1.5m | Added +1.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 85.5k $1.5m | Added +63.3k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.2k $1.5m | Added +3.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $1.4m | Added +48.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.6k $1.4m | New |
| Bangor Savings Bank 0.16% of their portfolio | 80.0k $1.4m | Added +1.5k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 79.4k $1.4m | Added +11.6k |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 77.7k $1.3m | First filing |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.2k $1.3m | Added +8.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.9k $1.3m | Reduced -28.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.0k $1.3m | Reduced -3.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.4k $1.3m | Added +1.4k |