VMWARE INC VMW
CL A COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 928563402 · ISIN US9285634021
877
institutional holders
+46 vs Q3 2022
210.4m
shares reported held*
$25.8bnreported value*
91 new
262 added
288 reduced
56 sold out
net bought ≈ $296.0m (+2.4m shares)
* 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 ($68.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $122.75. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($236.1m notional), 31 hold puts ($530.1m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 831 |
| Q4 2022 | 877 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
CallsPuts
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $227.6m | $410.7m | 1.80 |
| Q4 2022 | $236.1m | $530.1m | 2.24 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +971.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +716.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +545.3k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +517.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +503.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +466.4k |
| Swedbank AB | Added | +416.1k |
| TIG Advisors, LLC | Added | +379.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +321.6k |
Biggest sellers
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.1m |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -957.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -731.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -484.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -482.8k |
| Ardevora Asset Management LLP | Sold out | -440.7k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | Reduced | -271.2k |
| PAULSON & CO. INC. | Sold out | -264.9k |
| Versor Investments LP | Reduced | -263.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $73.7m600.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $56.1m457.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $28.1m229.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $16.3m133.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $10.2m83.1k shares |
| EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC | Added | $7.8m63.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $7.8m63.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Unchanged | $5.5m45.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $5.4m43.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.6m37.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| Antara Capital LP | Added | $125.2m1.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $92.4m752.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $78.4m639.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $37.6m306.4k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $31.4m255.7k shares |
| JET CAPITAL INVESTORS L P | Unchanged | $27.6m225.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $24.6m200.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | $22.0m1.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $13.8m112.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $11.5m93.7k 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.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. 40.82% of their portfolio | 42.1m $5.2bn | Unchanged |
| Dodge & Cox 2.30% of their portfolio | 27.3m $3.4bn | Added +34.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 14.7m $1.8bn | Added +321.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 13.6m $1.7bn | Added +1.6m |
| Swedbank AB 2.56% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.2bn | Added +416.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 6.1m $743.5m | Reduced -96.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $616.8m | Added +79.0k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 3.28% of their portfolio | 4.6m $561.4m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.6m $447.4m | Added +183.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.7m $326.0m | Added +971.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $266.0m | Reduced -484.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $253.8m | Added +13.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.0m $240.4m | Reduced -74.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.7m $210.0m | Reduced -65.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $197.9m | Added +120.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.5m $189.6m | Reduced -12.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $186.5m | Added +545.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.5m $179.7m | Reduced -6.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $179.8m | Added +52.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $179.4m | Reduced -731.4k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $170.7m | Added +215.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $169.9m | Added +57.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.43% of their portfolio | 1.4m $167.3m | Reduced -1.4m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 2.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $157.6m | Added +277.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $155.8m | Added +18.2k |
| ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. 6.73% of their portfolio | 1.2m $147.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.2m $145.3m | Reduced -14.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.2m $142.0m | Added +716.0k |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP 4.43% of their portfolio | 1.2m $141.3m | Added +151.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $139.4m | Added +3.3k |
| Westchester Capital Management, LLC 3.92% of their portfolio | 1.1m $135.9m | Added +241.0k |
| TIG Advisors, LLC 9.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $132.7m | Added +379.7k |
| Taconic Capital Advisors LP 4.76% of their portfolio | 1.1m $130.7m | Reduced -70.0k |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 5.78% of their portfolio | 1.1m $130.4m | Not comparable |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 994.9k $122.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 5.97% of their portfolio | 988.9k $121.4m | Added +303.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 988.3k $121.3m | Added +3.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 949.4k $116.5m | Added +2.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.25% of their portfolio | 940.8k $115.5m | Reduced -73.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 925.8k $113.6m | Reduced -957.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 858.7k $105.4m | Reduced -54.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 830.1k $101.9m | Added +145.7k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 1.67% of their portfolio | 802.9k $98.6m | Reduced -31.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 749.6k $92.0m | Added +72.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 746.6k $91.7m | Reduced -73.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 745.7k $91.5m | Added +44.8k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 1.95% of their portfolio | 742.9k $91.2m | Added +111.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 676.8k $82.8m | Added +466.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 659.8k $81.0m | Added +87.6k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.25% of their portfolio | 649.7k $79.8m | Added +43.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 643.3k $79.0m | Added +503.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 607.6k $74.6m | Added +22.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 606.9k $74.5m | Added +240.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.19% of their portfolio | 600.9k $73.8m | Added +167.3k |
| Antara Capital LP 8.93% of their portfolio | 600.3k $73.7m | Added +100.3k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 583.9k $72.9m | Reduced -25.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 563.8k $69.2m | Added +517.3k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.22% of their portfolio | 563.5k $69.2m | Reduced -77.2k |
| KBC Group NV 0.33% of their portfolio | 550.5k $67.6m | Reduced -229.7k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.45% of their portfolio | 521.5k $64.0m | Added +1.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 515.7k $63.3m | First filing |
| JET CAPITAL INVESTORS L P 40.92% of their portfolio | 500.0k $61.4m | Added +100.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 491.8k $60.4m | Reduced -41.6k |
| NATIXIS 0.35% of their portfolio | 486.5k $59.7m | Added +319.2k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 485.6k $59.6m | Reduced -9.2k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 482.5k $58.7m | Added +16.0k |
| WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC 4.86% of their portfolio | 468.1k $57.5m | Added +37.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 466.9k $57.3m | Added +121.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 466.4k $57.2m | Reduced -88.3k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.71% of their portfolio | 419.8k $51.5m | Added +78.4k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 387.5k $47.6m | Added +184.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 378.1k $46.4m | Reduced -6.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 373.1k $45.8m | Added +22.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 368.8k $45.3m | Added +7.0k |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich 0.31% of their portfolio | 367.3k $45.1m | Added +7.6k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.86% of their portfolio | 366.0k $44.9m | Added +19.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 363.1k $44.6m | Added +8.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 363.0k $44.6m | Added +23.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.08% of their portfolio | 339.8k $41.7m | Added +1.2k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 327.7k $40.2m | Reduced -278 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.13% of their portfolio | 326.5k $40.1m | Reduced -688 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 325.0k $39.9m | Reduced -36.2k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.17% of their portfolio | 320.0k $39.3m | Unchanged |
| Versor Investments LP 3.25% of their portfolio | 308.0k $37.8m | Reduced -263.8k |
| Berry Street Capital Management LLP 19.29% of their portfolio | 300.0k $36.8m | Reduced -65.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 294.3k $36.1m | Added +164.3k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 0.62% of their portfolio | 281.0k $34.5m | Reduced -25.3k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 1.95% of their portfolio | 273.3k $33.5m | Added +95.0k |
| Kepos Capital LP 4.59% of their portfolio | 260.0k $31.9m | Added +105.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 252.3k $31.0m | Added +144.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 248.2k $30.5m | Added +17.2k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 245.8k $30.2m | Added +29.3k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.17% of their portfolio | 245.4k $30.1m | Added +18.3k |
| New York Life Investment Management LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 245.2k $30.1m | Added +20.0k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.58% of their portfolio | 241.1k $29.6m | Reduced -12.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 237.6k $29.2m | Reduced -93.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 231.4k $28.4m | Added +15.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 228.2k $28.0m | Reduced -4.7k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.05% of their portfolio | 220.8k $27.1m | Added +194.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 220.5k $27.1m | Reduced -36.2k |