VISTRA CORP VST
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92840M102 · ISIN US92840M1027
US electricity company
- SectorUtilities
- IndustryElectric Services
- HeadquartersIrving, TX
- Founded2016
- Websitevistracorp.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 ($252.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 357.6m as of 2023-11-02, 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 ≈ $33.28. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($240.4m notional), 28 hold puts ($167.7m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 413 |
| Q4 2022 | 429 |
| Q1 2023 | 427 |
| Q2 2023 | 421 |
| Q3 2023 | 495 |
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 | 173 | 234 |
| Q1 2023 | 195 | 235 |
| Q2 2023 | 181 | 223 |
| Q3 2023 | 262 | 219 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $141.2m | $41.4m | 0.29 |
| Q1 2023 | $171.7m | $89.8m | 0.52 |
| Q2 2023 | $154.1m | $60.4m | 0.39 |
| Q3 2023 | $240.4m | $167.7m | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +14.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +4.3m |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC | New | +2.0m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | New | +1.7m |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.4m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +1.4m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.3m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +1.2m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +1.2m |
| PointState Capital LP | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ | Reduced | -8.8m |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Reduced | -8.0m |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Reduced | -3.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Rubric Capital Management LP | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Reduced | -1.2m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $44.4m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $39.9m1.2m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $19.4m585.3k shares |
| Capula Management Ltd | Not comparable | $17.9m540.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $16.5m497.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $14.7m442.1k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $14.1m425.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $10.2m308.3k shares |
| Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP | Not comparable | $10.0m300.0k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | Added | $10.0m300.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $38.2m1.2m shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $31.5m950.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $12.7m382.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.7m382.1k shares |
| Capula Management Ltd | Not comparable | $11.6m350.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $7.4m224.4k shares |
| Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP | Not comparable | $6.6m200.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.3m190.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $5.0m151.9k shares |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC | New | $5.0m150.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 7.2% |
| Qatar Investment Authority 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-08-05 | 5.5% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution filed 2025-05-12 | 5.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.0% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL 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 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 3 | $2.5m | 3 | $31.8m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $199.2k | 2 | $2.3m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $818.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $1.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $248.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $11.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-14 | Moore Stephanie Zapata EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $3.2m107.5k shares |
| 2023-08-11 | Kirby Carrie Lee EVP and Chief Admin. Officer | Sold | $4.5m149.4k shares |
| 2023-08-11 | Moore Stephanie Zapata EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $3.7m122.7k 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 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.1m $1.5bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.0m $1.1bn | Added +14.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 25.6m $849.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.5m $381.2m | Added +4.3m |
| OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 4.54% of their portfolio | 9.0m $298.6m | Reduced -8.0m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.63% of their portfolio | 8.2m $270.6m | Reduced -231.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $194.0m | Added +277.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.6m $184.2m | Added +597.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.4m $178.9m | Added +254.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.4m $178.6m | Added +545.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.2m $173.2m | Reduced -343.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.2m $172.2m | Added +575.8k |
| KOCH INDUSTRIES LLC 14.25% of their portfolio | 4.9m $163.2m | Unchanged |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 2.25% of their portfolio | 4.8m $157.8m | Reduced -609.8k |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 3.98% of their portfolio | 4.6m $152.2m | Reduced -3.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.5m $149.8m | Added +242.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.1m $137.6m | Reduced -38.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.0m $133.9m | Reduced -144.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.75% of their portfolio | 3.8m $126.2m | Reduced -100.6k |
| Third Point LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 3.6m $119.6m | Added +285.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $119.0m | Reduced -380.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.3m $108.9m | Reduced -252.4k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 6.45% of their portfolio | 3.2m $106.6m | Added +74.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $104.7m | Added +257.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $101.9m | Added +820.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.0m $98.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Glendon Capital Management LP 9.30% of their portfolio | 2.9m $96.2m | Reduced -711.0k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 3.64% of their portfolio | 2.9m $95.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.8m $93.9m | Added +81.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.8m $92.9m | Added +1.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $90.3m | Added +424.0k |
| Brookfield Corp /ON/ 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.6m $85.8m | Reduced -8.8m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $81.2m | Reduced -43.2k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $77.9m | Reduced -221.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $68.3m | Reduced -256.5k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $67.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 2.37% of their portfolio | 2.0m $66.0m | New |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $58.6m | Reduced -142.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.7m $57.2m | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $56.3m | Reduced -26.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $54.2m | Added +132.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $54.0m | Added +210.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $52.5m | Added +140.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $52.2m | Added +1.2m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $51.6m | Reduced -29.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $51.6m | Added +965.4k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.5m $50.9m | Reduced -117.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $49.4m | Added +788.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.8m | Added +1.4m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.8m | Added +1.4m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.5m | Added +1.2m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.7m | Added +846.4k |
| PointState Capital LP 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.2m $40.5m | Added +1.1m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.6m | First filing |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.4m | Reduced -90.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $36.5m | Added +742.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $36.2m | Reduced -734.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.8m | Reduced -154.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.7m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.6m | Added +596.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.6m | Added +165.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.5m | Added +510.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.0m | Added +649.2k |
| Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. 12.90% of their portfolio | 990.5k $32.9m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 963.1k $32.0m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 1.75% of their portfolio | 960.9k $31.9m | Reduced -642.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 942.0k $31.3m | Added +179.8k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 3.03% of their portfolio | 900.0k $29.9m | Reduced -270.0k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.29% of their portfolio | 890.4k $29.5m | Added +623.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 862.3k $28.6m | Added +66.1k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.08% of their portfolio | 854.1k $28.3m | New |
| Hartree Partners, LP 10.92% of their portfolio | 805.4k $26.7m | Added +132.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 784.7k $25.1m | Reduced -19.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 772.7k $25.6m | Reduced -91.1k |
| GUYASUTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC 1.97% of their portfolio | 766.9k $25.4m | Reduced -160.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 752.0k $25.0m | Added +572.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 735.6k $24.4m | Added +588.5k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 2.55% of their portfolio | 728.3k $24.2m | Reduced -947.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 702.8k $23.3m | Reduced -140.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 695.9k $23.1m | Reduced -6.4k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 682.5k $22.6m | Added +42.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 634.8k $21.1m | Reduced -201.5k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 619.3k $20.5m | Added +473.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 614.9k $20.4m | Added +104.3k |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 0.63% of their portfolio | 614.8k $20.4m | Reduced -159.0k |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.84% of their portfolio | 602.2k $20.0m | Reduced -2.2m |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.13% of their portfolio | 574.0k $19.0m | Added +548.2k |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. 2.99% of their portfolio | 571.7k $19.0m | New |
| FIRST WILSHIRE SECURITIES MANAGEMENT INC 5.94% of their portfolio | 523.5k $17.4m | Reduced -71.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 503.8k $16.7m | Added +63.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 502.6k $16.7m | Reduced -15.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.8k $16.8m | Added +443.0k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.33% of their portfolio | 495.8k $16.5m | Reduced -325.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 492.8k $16.4m | Reduced -49.6k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 488.0k $16.2m | Added +483.5k |
| BEACH INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC/PA 2.00% of their portfolio | 483.5k $16.0m | Added +4.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 479.5k $15.9m | Added +110.6k |
| REINHART PARTNERS, LLC. 0.82% of their portfolio | 475.1k $15.8m | Reduced -271.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 444.0k $14.7m | Added +410 |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 436.5k $14.5m | Reduced -306.3k |