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 ($930.5k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $20.51. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($18.0m notional), 11 hold puts ($13.1m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 249 |
| Q1 2024 | 251 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 111 | 131 |
| Q1 2024 | 130 | 132 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $15.6m | $11.8m | 0.76 |
| Q3 2023 | $14.4m | $8.8m | 0.61 |
| Q4 2023 | $17.8m | $9.4m | 0.53 |
| Q1 2024 | $18.0m | $13.1m | 0.73 |
Biggest buyers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +796.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +782.0k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +609.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +559.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +431.2k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | New | +343.6k |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +304.4k |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | +246.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +226.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC | New | +211.9k |
Biggest sellers
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -751.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -699.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -652.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -304.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -232.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -173.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -170.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -168.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.9m336.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.0m290.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m82.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.6m76.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $662.8k32.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $361.2k17.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $342.7k16.7k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $246.2k12.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $207.3k10.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $90.3k4.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.9m237.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.3m159.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.1m101.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $868.0k42.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $822.9k40.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $459.6k22.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $430.9k21.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $231.9k11.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $34.9k1.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.1k100 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $810.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | Cifu Douglas A Chief Executive Officer, director | Bought | $810.5k50.0k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4m $191.9m | Reduced -168.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 7.5m $154.5m | Reduced -751.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3m $88.9m | Added +226.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.5m $72.2m | Reduced -304.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $60.1m | Added +609.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $44.1m | Added +36.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $41.3m | Added +559.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $39.5m | Reduced -147.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $38.3m | Reduced -3.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $32.4m | Reduced -652.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $30.2m | Added +35.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $25.9m | Added +139.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 955.3k $19.6m | Reduced -2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 897.8k $18.4m | Added +43.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 873.5k $17.9m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 859.3k $17.6m | Added +26.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 855.3k $17.6m | Reduced -46.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 815.5k $16.7m | Added +304.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 799.6k $14.6m | Added +7.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 796.8k $16.4m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 786.9k $16.1m | Added +782.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 745.4k $15.3m | Added +9.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 734.1k $15.1m | Added +113.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 679.2k $13.9m | Added +67.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 673.6k $13.8m | Reduced -699.1k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.07% of their portfolio | 655.1k $13.4m | Added +43.4k |
| Old West Investment Management, LLC 6.78% of their portfolio | 653.2k $13.4m | Added +200.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 647.8k $13.3m | Added +72.5k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 639.3k $13.1m | Added +23.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 632.5k $13.0m | Reduced -150.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 623.5k $12.8m | Added +46.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 615.9k $12.6m | Added +184.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 609.8k $12.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 564.8k $11.6m | Added +431.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 545.3k $11.2m | Reduced -232.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 543.7k $11.2m | Added +169.5k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 480.6k $9.9m | Reduced -170.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 455.7k $9.4m | Added +24.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 445.5k $9.1m | Added +518 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.8k $8.8m | Reduced -47.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 410.5k $8.4m | Reduced -39.7k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.19% of their portfolio | 392.2k $8.0m | Added +39.4k |
| 1834 INVESTMENT ADVISORS CO 0.86% of their portfolio | 353.2k $7.2m | Added +46.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 343.6k $7.1m | New |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 340.3k $7.0m | Added +3.9k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 328.3k $6.7m | Added +168.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.7k $6.1m | Added +22.1k |
| Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 296.8k $6.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 287.1k $5.9m | Added +154 |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 284.2k $6.4m | Added +168.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 280.7k $5.8m | Added +90.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 251.8k $5.2m | Added +31.6k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 246.1k $5.1m | New |
| HAHN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.88% of their portfolio | 234.5k $4.8m | Reduced -114.8k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 227.4k $4.7m | Added +127.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.5k $4.4m | Reduced -8.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 211.9k $4.3m | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.8k $4.3m | Added +22.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.2k $4.0m | Added +79.0k |
| NATIXIS 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.0k $3.9m | Added +99.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.6k $3.7m | Reduced -131.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.5k $3.7m | New |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 179.1k $3.7m | Added +6.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.6k $3.5m | Reduced -6.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 167.8k $3.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.2k $3.4m | Reduced -50.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.7k $3.2m | Reduced -86.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 156.9k $3.2m | Added +145.6k |
| Greenwich Wealth Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 147.5k $3.0m | Added +637 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.5k $2.9m | Added +55.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 138.2k $2.8m | Added +86.7k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 135.8k $2.8m | Added +9.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.9k $2.8m | Added +5.5k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 129.6k $2.7m | Added +98.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.9k $2.6m | Added +15.4k |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 120.8k $2.5m | New |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 120.8k $2.5m | Reduced -2.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.8k $2.4m | Reduced -5.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.8k $2.4m | Reduced -5.4k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 116.7k $2.4m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.9k $2.4m | Reduced -43.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.4k $2.3m | Reduced -114.8k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 105.0k $2.2m | Reduced -887 |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 105.0k $2.2m | Reduced -887 |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 104.8k $2.1m | Added +81.6k |
| Sonic GP LLC 2.71% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.7k $2.0m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 93.9k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.7k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.7k $1.9m | Reduced -19.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.0k $1.8m | Reduced -62.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.9k $1.8m | Reduced -8.3k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 85.5k $1.8m | Added +45.7k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.1k $1.7m | Added +1.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.4k $1.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.1k $1.7m | Added +38.9k |
| EPACRIA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 82.6k $1.7m | Added +4.4k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 82.5k $1.7m | Added +2.5k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.5k $1.5m | New |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.6k $1.5m | Added +31.9k |