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 ($1.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $22.46. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($17.2m notional), 11 hold puts ($15.8m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 281 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 159 | 120 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $14.4m | $8.8m | 0.61 |
| Q4 2023 | $17.8m | $9.4m | 0.53 |
| Q1 2024 | $18.0m | $13.1m | 0.73 |
| Q2 2024 | $17.2m | $15.8m | 0.92 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +6.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +735.4k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +675.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | New | +434.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +342.3k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Added | +263.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +220.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | New | +194.7k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC | Added | +178.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -799.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -796.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -786.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -663.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -465.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -441.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -311.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -293.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -268.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.6m293.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.4m151.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.3m103.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.8m81.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $972.1k43.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $615.1k27.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $601.7k26.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $594.9k26.5k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $244.7k10.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $15.7k700 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.6m292.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.9m130.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.0m87.4k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $1.2m55.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $969.8k43.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $933.9k41.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $774.5k34.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $300.8k13.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $143.7k6.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Unchanged | $2.2k100 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 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 | 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 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.0m $247.3m | Added +6.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1m $226.5m | Added +735.4k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 7.4m $166.5m | Reduced -114.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.6m $81.8m | Added +124.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $80.9m | Added +675.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $76.2m | Added +1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $39.8m | Reduced -92.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $38.4m | Reduced -441.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $33.7m | Reduced -75.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $33.1m | Added +3.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $28.9m | Added +24.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $27.3m | Added +342.3k |
| Gratus Capital, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 876.7k $19.7m | Added +17.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 862.2k $19.4m | Added +46.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 800.5k $18.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 785.6k $17.6m | First filing |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 778.0k $17.5m | Reduced -119.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 735.3k $16.5m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 734.9k $16.5m | Added +119.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 686.3k $15.4m | Reduced -268.9k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.08% of their portfolio | 684.5k $15.4m | Added +29.4k |
| Old West Investment Management, LLC 6.75% of their portfolio | 681.4k $15.3m | Added +28.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 677.5k $15.2m | Reduced -56.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 654.6k $14.7m | Added +109.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 625.6k $14.0m | Reduced -22.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 617.0k $13.9m | Reduced -6.6k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 607.3k $13.6m | Added +263.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 575.9k $12.9m | Reduced -103.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 575.5k $12.9m | Reduced -57.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 561.9k $12.6m | Reduced -293.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 557.9k $12.5m | Added +102.3k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 526.5k $11.8m | Reduced -112.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 482.0k $10.8m | Added +71.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.4k $9.8m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 432.1k $9.7m | Reduced -13.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 417.0k $9.4m | Reduced -192.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 389.8k $8.8m | Reduced -38.9k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.20% of their portfolio | 381.0k $8.6m | Reduced -11.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 366.9k $8.2m | Added +68.2k |
| 1834 INVESTMENT ADVISORS CO 0.95% of their portfolio | 352.5k $7.9m | Reduced -689 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.09% of their portfolio | 349.9k $7.9m | Added +220.3k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 336.7k $7.6m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.3k $7.3m | Added +133.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.9k $7.2m | Reduced -220.8k |
| Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 321.5k $7.2m | Added +24.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 319.1k $7.2m | Added +151.9k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 290.8k $6.5m | Added +3.8k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 289.3k $6.5m | Reduced -39.0k |
| HAHN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 285.5k $6.4m | Added +51.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 276.5k $6.2m | Added +24.7k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 272.1k $6.1m | Added +178.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 267.5k $6.0m | Added +55.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.8k $5.6m | Added +155.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.8k $4.8m | Added +124.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.5k $4.7m | Added +155.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.7k $4.5m | Reduced -81.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.4k $4.4m | Added +79.7k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 194.7k $4.4m | New |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.0k $4.3m | Added +67.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.6k $4.2m | Added +75.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.9k $3.8m | Reduced -311.7k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 167.8k $3.8m | Reduced -11.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.1k $3.8m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 162.8k $3.7m | New |
| IBEX WEALTH ADVISORS 0.56% of their portfolio | 159.5k $3.6m | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 157.3k $3.5m | Reduced -70.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.3k $3.4m | Reduced -29.2k |
| Greenwich Wealth Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 147.0k $3.3m | Reduced -494 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.1k $3.2m | Added +89.1k |
| Phase 2 Partners, LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 138.6k $3.1m | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.5k $3.1m | Reduced -70.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.5k $3.1m | Added +2.6k |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 135.1k $3.7m | Reduced -712 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.3k $2.9m | Reduced -88.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.0k $2.8m | Added +115.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.6k $2.7m | Added +80.7k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 106.2k $2.4m | Added +1.1k |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 106.2k $2.4m | Added +1.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.1k $2.3m | Added +2.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.7k $2.3m | Added +16.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.7k $2.2m | Reduced -465.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.8k $2.2m | Added +27.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.7k $2.1m | Added +66.4k |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 94.6k $2.1m | Added +27.9k |
| NATIXIS 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.0k $2.0m | Reduced -99.0k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 90.0k $2.0m | Added +7.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.2k $2.0m | Added +4.1k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 87.5k $2.0m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.1k $1.9m | Reduced -95.5k |
| STRS OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.1k $1.9m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.3k $1.9m | Reduced -98 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.7k $1.9m | Reduced -3.2k |
| EPACRIA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 82.6k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.5k $1.8m | Added +6.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.5k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 73.8k $1.7m | New |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.1k $1.6m | Added +52.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.0k $1.6m | Added +7.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.7k $1.6m | Added +23.8k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.1k $1.5m | Reduced -6.1k |