VITAL FARMS INC VITL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92847W103 · ISIN US92847W1036
American egg and butter brand
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryFood and Kindred Products
- HeadquartersAustin, TX
- Founded2007
- Websitevitalfarms.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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 41.2m as of 2023-07-31, 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 ≈ $11.99. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($878.6k notional), 4 hold puts ($43.6k).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 117 |
| Q4 2022 | 120 |
| Q1 2023 | 134 |
| Q2 2023 | 139 |
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 | 55 | 57 |
| Q1 2023 | 69 | 53 |
| Q2 2023 | 81 | 52 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $2.2m | $650.0k | 0.29 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.1m | $781.7k | 0.37 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.4m | $631.8k | 0.45 |
| Q2 2023 | $878.6k | $43.6k | 0.05 |
Biggest buyers
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +1.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +261.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +254.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +248.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +173.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +163.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | New | +156.2k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +117.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +113.8k |
| Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC | Added | +107.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -731.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -223.3k |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -156.7k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Sold out | -130.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -122.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -108.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Sold out | -85.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Sold out | -71.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | -70.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Reduced | -63.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $521.6k43.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $207.4k17.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $98.0k8.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $45.6k3.8k shares |
| Tyler-Stone Wealth Management | First filing | $6.0k14 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $36.0k3.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.0k400 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $3.6k300 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 |
|---|---|
| OHAYER MATTHEW 13G · exempt (held before listing) -2.0 pts · filed 2025-11-13 | 16.1% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -5.2 pts · filed 2026-07-08 | 6.9% |
| BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC 13G · institution +1.4 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 6.6% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Van Berkom & Associates Inc. (0.1%, 2026-06-01), WASATCH ADVISORS LP (4.3%, 2026-04-23), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 2 | $98.6k | 1 | $47.0k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $664.2k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $96.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $42.7m | Added +261.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $30.8m | Added +89.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $25.5m | Added +7.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $19.8m | Added +254.6k |
| AMAZON COM INC 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.6m $19.2m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.7m | Reduced -122.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $12.3m | Reduced -223.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $12.0m | New |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 874.0k $10.5m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 757.9k $9.1m | Added +42.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 714.1k $8.6m | Added +99.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 671.2k $8.0m | Reduced -10.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 635.3k $7.6m | Added +113.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 574.1k $6.9m | Added +25.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 574.1k $6.9m | Added +173.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 562.5k $6.7m | Added +18.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 472.9k $5.7m | Added +248.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 411.0k $4.9m | Reduced -29.2k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 342.2k $4.1m | Reduced -31.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.7k $3.9m | Added +1.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 321.6k $3.9m | Added +2.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 310.0k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.6k $3.5m | Reduced -63.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 273.9k $3.3m | Added +57.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.7k $3.2m | Added +8.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 239.8k $2.9m | Reduced -731.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.3k $2.5m | Added +2.7k |
| Hamilton Point Investment Advisors, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 209.3k $2.5m | Added +107.6k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 172.7k $2.1m | Added +82.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.9k $2.0m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.6k $1.9m | Added +22 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.9k $1.9m | Added +77.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.2k $1.9m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.5k $1.8m | Added +2.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.3k $1.8m | Reduced -108.9k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 140.2k $1.7m | Added +58.6k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 117.1k $1.4m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.6k $1.2m | Reduced -41.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.9k $1.1m | Added +21.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.9k $1.1m | Reduced -156.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.6k $1.0m | Added +42.2k |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 84.5k $1.0m | Added +33.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.7k $991.6k | Added +38.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.0k $946.7k | Added +47.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.1k $744.6k | Added +18.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.0k $719.8k | Added +30.5k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.9k $694.7k | Reduced -1.8k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.0k $659.0k | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.9k $646.0k | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.7k $643.3k | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.4k $579.9k | Added +36.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $540.4k | Reduced -3.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $501.7k | Added +2.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.7k $488.6k | Added +7.0k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.4k $484.5k | Unchanged |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.2k $458.0k | Added +3.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.7k $440.0k | Reduced -70.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.2k $422.6k | Added +6.3k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 34.8k $416.7k | Added +7.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.9k $407.0k | Added +15.5k |
| INHERENT GROUP, LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 33.9k $406.7k | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.4k $401.0k | Added +6.9k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.9k $395.0k | Reduced -146 |
| CORNERCAP INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 32.7k $391.9k | New |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 30.4k $365.0k | Added +11.4k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $359.7k | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.1k $349.0k | Reduced -19.6k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 28.1k $337.4k | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.8k $333.8k | Reduced -62.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.4k $328.1k | Added +4.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $295.1k | Added +4.7k |
| WRAPMANAGER INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 23.8k $285.9k | Reduced -4.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $282.0k | Added +133 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.9k $275.1k | Added +316 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $271.4k | Added +13.0k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.2k $266.5k | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.7k $248.6k | Added +5.1k |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. 1.00% of their portfolio | 19.6k $235.0k | Reduced -669 |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.5k $233.6k | Reduced -4.4k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.3k $231.5k | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.6k $222.5k | Reduced -11.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $256.9k | Unchanged |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.4k $196.6k | Reduced -4.9k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.8k $190.0k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $182.1k | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $176.3k | Added +284 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.2k $170.1k | Reduced -14.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $165.0k | Unchanged |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.5k $161.0k | Reduced -10.8k |
| HARBOR CAPITAL ADVISORS, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.2k $158.6k | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.2k $158.1k | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.8k $153.6k | Added +7.0k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $152.6k | Reduced -186 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $142.8k | Added +292 |
| State of Wyoming 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.8k $142.0k | Added +6.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $139.2k | Reduced -4.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.6k $138.8k | Reduced -8.2k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.4k $137.0k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.7k $127.8k | Added +9.3k |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.0k $119.9k | New |