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 ($7.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 44.8m as of 2025-10-31, 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 ≈ $41.15. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($31.3m notional), 14 hold puts ($35.5m).
Trends to Q3 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 117 |
| Q4 2022 | 120 |
| Q1 2023 | 134 |
| Q2 2023 | 139 |
| Q3 2023 | 136 |
| Q4 2023 | 142 |
| Q1 2024 | 176 |
| Q2 2024 | 226 |
| Q3 2024 | 248 |
| Q4 2024 | 258 |
| Q1 2025 | 246 |
| Q2 2025 | 245 |
| Q3 2025 | 273 |
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 2023 | 71 | 72 |
| Q1 2024 | 101 | 62 |
| Q2 2024 | 144 | 90 |
| Q3 2024 | 162 | 95 |
| Q4 2024 | 131 | 132 |
| Q1 2025 | 129 | 135 |
| Q2 2025 | 136 | 114 |
| Q3 2025 | 145 | 121 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $67.9m | $8.2m | 0.12 |
| Q1 2025 | $64.1m | $26.9m | 0.42 |
| Q2 2025 | $48.1m | $44.2m | 0.92 |
| Q3 2025 | $31.3m | $35.5m | 1.13 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +612.6k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | Added | +579.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +516.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +408.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +387.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +386.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +362.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | +337.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | +332.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -1.0m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -808.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -587.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -554.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -417.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -403.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -388.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -338.7k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -316.1k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -276.9k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $15.4m374.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.0m72.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.7m64.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $2.4m57.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.8m43.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5m36.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m26.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.1m25.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $794.2k19.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $596.7k14.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.2m149.9k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $5.7m137.5k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $4.2m101.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.5m86.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.3m81.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.3m79.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.7m63.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $1.7m40.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m37.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $962.9k23.4k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.0m | $2.0m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.0m | $2.8m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $27.8m | $9.0m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $13.4m | $13.4m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $10.5m | $10.5m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $10.2m | $9.8m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.7m | $5.7m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 9 | $26.9m | $19.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | Diez-Canseco Russell PRESIDENT AND CEO, director | Sold plan | $790.3k16.7k shares |
| 2025-09-04 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold | $5.1m100.0k shares |
| 2025-09-02 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $7.5m145.0k shares |
| 2025-08-29 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $5.1m100.0k shares |
| 2025-08-22 | Bal Joanne GC, SEC. AND HEAD OF IMPACT | Sold | $244.4k4.8k shares |
| 2025-08-21 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $211.1k4.2k shares |
| 2025-08-19 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $40.2k800 shares |
| 2025-08-18 | McKeon Kathryn CMO and GM, Butter | Sold plan | $1.1m21.4k shares |
| 2025-08-15 | McKeon Kathryn CMO and GM, Butter | Sold plan | $571.3k12.0k shares |
| 2025-08-15 | Bal Joanne GC, SEC. AND HEAD OF IMPACT | Sold | $477.0k10.0k shares |
| 2025-08-14 | Post Denny Marie Director | Sold | $290.6k6.1k shares |
| 2025-08-14 | Wrede Thilo CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $161.5k3.4k shares |
| 2025-08-13 | Khoury Karl Director | Sold | $952.6k20.0k shares |
| 2025-08-12 | Diez-Canseco Russell PRESIDENT AND CEO, director | Sold plan | $770.0k16.7k shares |
| 2025-08-12 | Coon Stephanie SVP STRATEGY | Sold | $461.7k10.0k shares |
| 2025-08-11 | Pappas Peter Nicholas CSO and President, Eggs | Sold | $127.5k2.8k shares |
| 2025-08-11 | Wrede Thilo CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $54.7k1.2k shares |
| 2025-08-08 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $226.2k5.0k shares |
| 2025-08-07 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $201.6k5.0k shares |
| 2025-08-01 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $1.1m30.0k shares |
| 2025-07-23 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $201.7k5.0k shares |
| 2025-07-11 | Wrede Thilo CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $46.8k1.2k shares |
| 2025-07-01 | OHAYER MATTHEW EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON, director | Sold plan | $1.2m30.0k 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $121.5m | Added +213.5k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.4m $97.2m | Added +287.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $95.3m | Added +39.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $83.2m | Reduced -388.3k |
| AMAZON COM INC 2.55% of their portfolio | 1.5m $62.9m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $56.7m | Added +258.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.5m | Added +387.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.5m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.3m | Reduced -587.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.2m | Added +362.0k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 1.90% of their portfolio | 993.3k $40.9m | Added +579.7k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 990.6k $40.8m | Reduced -24.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 942.5k $38.8m | Added +1.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 910.3k $37.5m | Added +612.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 870.4k $35.8m | Added +63.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 867.2k $35.7m | Reduced -34.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 840.5k $34.6m | Added +516.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 785.6k $32.3m | Added +11.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 758.2k $31.2m | Added +97.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 679.8k $28.0m | Reduced -554.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 670.9k $27.6m | Added +5.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 653.9k $26.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 652.1k $26.8m | Added +408.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 619.4k $25.5m | Added +256.4k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.31% of their portfolio | 618.6k $25.5m | Added +14.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 601.5k $24.7m | Reduced -196.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 536.1k $22.1m | Reduced -40.1k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 522.5k $21.5m | Added +15.0k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 516.7k $21.3m | Added +52.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 398.6k $16.4m | Added +386.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 387.2k $15.9m | Reduced -338.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 376.8k $15.5m | Added +302.1k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC 12.67% of their portfolio | 357.7k $14.7m | Reduced -600 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 351.3k $14.5m | Added +11.6k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 337.2k $13.9m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.9k $13.7m | New |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 313.2k $12.9m | Added +7.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 305.8k $12.6m | Added +41.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 301.6k $12.4m | Added +245.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 294.6k $12.1m | Reduced -25.7k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 281.2k $11.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 279.5k $11.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.0k $10.2m | Added +104.0k |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 0.93% of their portfolio | 242.2k $10.0m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 239.3k $9.8m | Added +172.1k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 0.68% of their portfolio | 237.7k $9.8m | Added +1.6k |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 231.4k $9.5m | Reduced -100.9k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 231.2k $9.5m | Added +14.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.4k $9.0m | Added +20.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 208.7k $8.6m | Reduced -403.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.2k $8.4m | Reduced -417.5k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 201.8k $8.3m | Reduced -31.8k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 201.7k $8.3m | Unchanged |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 193.9k $8.0m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 193.7k $8.0m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.5k $7.8m | Added +4.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.2k $7.8m | Added +71.7k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 179.6k $7.4m | Added +176.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.8k $7.3m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.3k $6.7m | Added +19.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.6k $6.6m | Added +68.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.3k $6.5m | New |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 0.76% of their portfolio | 150.8k $6.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 134.3k $5.5m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.9k $5.2m | Added +19.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.03% of their portfolio | 120.1k $4.9m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.5k $4.8m | Added +3.8k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.28% of their portfolio | 109.1k $4.5m | Reduced -17.2k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 108.9k $4.5m | Reduced -76.1k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 106.3k $4.4m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.3k $3.9m | Added +80.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.2k $3.9m | Reduced -148.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.0k $3.8m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.7k $3.6m | Added +36.8k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 87.7k $3.6m | Reduced -30.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.2k $3.5m | Reduced -6.7k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.28% of their portfolio | 82.7k $3.4m | Reduced -42.4k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.7k $3.4m | First filing |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.0k $3.3m | Reduced -198.1k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.0k $3.3m | Added +24.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.1k $3.3m | New |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.0k $3.3m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.7k $3.2m | Reduced -15.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.4k $3.2m | Added +2.1k |
| CHATHAM CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 0.42% of their portfolio | 71.0k $2.9m | Reduced -580 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.1k $2.8m | Added +1.5k |
| CAMPBELL NEWMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.8m | Added +291 |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.9k $2.8m | Reduced -276.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $2.7m | Added +31.1k |
| Clean Yield Group 0.75% of their portfolio | 64.8k $2.7m | Reduced -886 |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.6k $2.7m | Added +7.5k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.7k $2.5m | Added +11.8k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 59.1k $2.4m | Added +427 |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 57.3k $2.4m | Reduced -27.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.1k $2.3m | Added +4.1k |
| MIROVA 0.31% of their portfolio | 54.1k $2.2m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 53.7k $2.2m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $2.1m | Reduced -11.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.1k $2.0m | Reduced -25.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.8k $2.0m | Reduced -466 |