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 ($209.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 338.8m as of 2025-08-01, 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 ≈ $193.70. Options: 75 managers hold calls ($3.3bn notional), 52 hold puts ($3.6bn).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 549 |
| Q1 2024 | 665 |
| Q2 2024 | 798 |
| Q3 2024 | 920 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,108 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,122 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,275 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 262 | 219 |
| Q4 2023 | 275 | 257 |
| Q1 2024 | 356 | 301 |
| Q2 2024 | 445 | 370 |
| Q3 2024 | 548 | 388 |
| Q4 2024 | 599 | 432 |
| Q1 2025 | 632 | 535 |
| Q2 2025 | 763 | 508 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.5bn | 0.82 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.7bn | 0.96 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8bn | $2.1bn | 1.17 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3bn | $3.6bn | 1.08 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.8m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | Added | +2.4m |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| Nuveen, LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.1m |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +917.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +914.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Reduced | -808.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -661.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Sold out | -507.1k |
| APPALOOSA LP | Reduced | -500.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -430.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -417.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -407.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $720.2m3.7m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $355.9m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $351.6m1.8m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $197.1m1.0m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $132.2m677.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $125.4m647.2k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $105.8m546.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $105.3m543.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $77.9m402.1k shares |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | New | $77.5m400.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $716.2m3.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $617.8m3.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $355.0m1.8m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $196.2m1.0m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $152.9m788.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $132.9m685.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $132.8m685.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $118.6m612.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $105.8m545.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $99.6m510.9k 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 Q2 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $11.5m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $15.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $30.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.8m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $75.1m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $190.1k | 1 | $6.0m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $69.5m | $22.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | Moldovan Kristopher E. EVP and CFO | Sold plan | $6.3m34.9k shares |
| 2025-06-06 | SULT JOHN R Director | Sold | $4.3m25.0k shares |
| 2025-06-05 | HELM SCOTT B Director | Sold | $8.6m50.0k shares |
| 2025-05-27 | Moldovan Kristopher E. EVP and CFO | Sold plan | $7.2m45.0k shares |
| 2025-05-27 | Moore Stephanie Zapata EVP and General Counsel | Sold | $5.7m35.0k shares |
| 2025-05-20 | HUDSON SCOTT A EVP & President Vistra Retail | Sold | $8.8m56.0k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | Kirby Carrie Lee EVP and Chief Admin. Officer | Sold | $17.0m108.0k shares |
| 2025-05-19 | HELM SCOTT B Director | Sold | $3.1m20.0k shares |
| 2025-05-13 | Moldovan Kristopher E. EVP and CFO | Sold plan | $1.5m10.3k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Moldovan Kristopher E. EVP and CFO | Sold plan | $7.0m49.7k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 41.8m $8.1bn | Reduced -202.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 28.4m $5.5bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| FMR LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 19.1m $3.7bn | Added +1.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 16.7m $3.2bn | Added +226.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.8bn | Added +5.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 8.9m $1.7bn | Added +4.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.0m $1.6bn | Added +396.6k |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC 9.08% of their portfolio | 6.5m $1.3bn | Added +1.9m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.38% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.2bn | Added +259.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.8m $930.1m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.5m $879.4m | Added +917.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.8m $728.8m | Reduced -430.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.4m $665.3m | Added +337.5k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 9.53% of their portfolio | 3.3m $648.1m | Added +2.4m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.2m $626.8m | Reduced -330.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.2m $613.6m | Added +81.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.0m $588.7m | Added +76.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.0m $574.2m | Added +1.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.7m $519.5m | Reduced -172.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $454.1m | Added +733.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $451.2m | Reduced -54.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $429.7m | Added +677.2k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.86% of their portfolio | 2.1m $416.3m | Added +1.2m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $406.8m | Added +35.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $371.7m | Added +7.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.9m $367.9m | Added +914.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.9m $363.9m | Reduced -239.8k |
| APPALOOSA LP 5.41% of their portfolio | 1.8m $348.9m | Reduced -500.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $333.5m | Added +199.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.7m $331.9m | Added +329.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.7m $326.2m | Added +355.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $324.2m | Added +202.2k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 6.74% of their portfolio | 1.6m $303.9m | Added +83.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $298.7m | Added +145.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $289.3m | Added +32.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.5m $289.0m | Reduced -242.5k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.4m $280.8m | Reduced -203.6k |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 4.44% of their portfolio | 1.4m $276.1m | Added +478.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.4m $269.3m | Added +151.0k |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC 11.85% of their portfolio | 1.4m $265.2m | Reduced -113.8k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $262.9m | Added +1.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $262.5m | Reduced -407.7k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 7.34% of their portfolio | 1.3m $255.0m | Reduced -75.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $252.3m | Added +625.9k |
| Situational Awareness LP 22.46% of their portfolio | 1.3m $246.9m | Added +748.3k |
| Third Point LLC 3.18% of their portfolio | 1.2m $242.3m | Added +400.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $218.1m | Added +505.5k |
| SAPIENT CAPITAL LLC 3.66% of their portfolio | 1.1m $204.6m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $199.6m | Added +70.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 960.0k $186.1m | Reduced -211.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 918.6k $178.0m | Added +50.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 871.5k $168.9m | Added +481.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.27% of their portfolio | 865.6k $167.8m | Added +830.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 831.3k $161.1m | Reduced -24.7k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 821.9k $153.7m | Added +80.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 817.6k $158.5m | Reduced -808.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.23% of their portfolio | 801.8k $155.4m | Added +644.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.31% of their portfolio | 761.2k $147.5m | Reduced -17.6k |
| Palidye Holdings (Caymans) Ltd 58.25% of their portfolio | 753.2k $146.0m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.22% of their portfolio | 747.5k $144.9m | Reduced -661.9k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 11.12% of their portfolio | 735.6k $142.6m | Added +142.8k |
| Sachem Head Capital Management LP 4.21% of their portfolio | 695.2k $134.7m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 684.1k $132.6m | Added +45.6k |
| Glendon Capital Management LP 6.98% of their portfolio | 656.7k $127.3m | Reduced -92.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 650.3k $126.0m | Added +44.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 648.8k $125.8m | Added +39.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.11% of their portfolio | 639.1k $123.9m | Reduced -71.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.20% of their portfolio | 612.6k $118.7m | Reduced -82.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 609.9k $118.2m | Added +25.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.26% of their portfolio | 609.5k $118.1m | Reduced -378.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 606.5k $117.5m | Reduced -199.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 604.4k $117.1m | Reduced -294.5k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 600.8k $116.4m | Added +260.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 598.7k $116.0m | Reduced -213.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 593.3k $109.8m | Added +125.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 578.0k $112.0m | Added +72.2k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 2.04% of their portfolio | 528.7k $102.5m | Added +504.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 525.2k $102.0m | Reduced -417.8k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 519.3k $100.6m | Added +186.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 503.1k $97.5m | Added +29.6k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.65% of their portfolio | 486.0k $94.4m | Added +26.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 479.8k $93.0m | Added +48.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 478.6k $92.8m | Added +85.2k |
| COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 476.2k $92.3m | New |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP 1.52% of their portfolio | 469.2k $90.9m | Reduced -36.4k |
| GUYASUTA INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC 5.53% of their portfolio | 466.2k $90.3m | Reduced -6.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 427.0k $82.8m | Reduced -1.0m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 421.0k $81.6m | Added +81.3k |
| Energy Income Partners, LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 420.4k $81.5m | Reduced -7.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 415.8k $80.6m | Added +87.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 412.2k $79.9m | Added +68.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 407.1k $78.9m | Added +449 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 377.8k $73.2m | Reduced -281.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 376.8k $73.0m | Added +335.4k |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 375.0k $72.7m | Reduced -202.0k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 372.8k $72.2m | Reduced -13.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 358.7k $69.5m | Reduced -118.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 353.5k $68.5m | Added +32.7k |
| SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda 6.37% of their portfolio | 351.0k $68.0m | Added +127.0k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 348.2k $67.5m | Added +155.2k |