VALARIS LTD VAL
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP G9460G101 · ISIN BMG9460G1015
UK-based energy company
- SectorEnergy
- IndustryDrilling Oil & Gas Wells
- HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
- Founded1987
- Websitevalaris.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 ($659.6k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 69.4m as of 2026-07-30, 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 ≈ $72.84. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($170.7m notional), 14 hold puts ($69.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 191 |
| Q4 2022 | 229 |
| Q1 2023 | 250 |
| Q2 2023 | 236 |
| Q3 2023 | 292 |
| Q4 2023 | 287 |
| Q1 2024 | 295 |
| Q2 2024 | 294 |
| Q3 2024 | 307 |
| Q4 2024 | 317 |
| Q1 2025 | 319 |
| Q2 2025 | 323 |
| Q3 2025 | 332 |
| Q4 2025 | 341 |
| Q1 2026 | 360 |
| Q2 2026 | 336 |
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 2024 | 183 | 127 |
| Q4 2024 | 187 | 144 |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 147 |
| Q2 2025 | 189 | 144 |
| Q3 2025 | 163 | 159 |
| Q4 2025 | 156 | 170 |
| Q1 2026 | 190 | 191 |
| Q2 2026 | 139 | 202 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $99.8m | $154.7m | 1.55 |
| Q4 2025 | $76.1m | $109.2m | 1.43 |
| Q1 2026 | $261.2m | $184.9m | 0.71 |
| Q2 2026 | $170.7m | $69.1m | 0.40 |
Biggest buyers
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | New | +1.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +515.9k |
| Man Group plc | New | +502.4k |
| Capula Management Ltd | Added | +455.5k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC | Added | +439.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +427.9k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | +302.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | Added | +285.8k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +283.2k |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Added | +266.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| OAK HILL ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -886.2k |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -765.5k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Sold out | -499.6k |
| Moerus Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -464.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -382.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | Reduced | -372.1k |
| Sand Grove Capital Management LLP | Sold out | -173.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -163.2k |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | Reduced | -158.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $47.4m653.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $20.7m285.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $16.3m224.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $16.0m220.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $14.6m200.5k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $13.7m189.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $11.3m155.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $8.3m115.0k shares |
| Glenorchy Capital Ltd | Unchanged | $8.0m110.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.3m59.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $21.3m293.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $16.7m229.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.4m142.7k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $8.2m112.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $4.4m60.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.9m40.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.9m39.5k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $871.2k12.0k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | Unchanged | $755.0k10.4k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $203.3k2.8k 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 |
|---|---|
Transocean Ltd.
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-02-13
Stated purposeOn February 9, 2026, the Reporting Person and Valaris Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Bermuda ("Valaris") (the Reporting Person and Valaris, collectively, the "Parties" and each, a "Party"), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the "Agreement") providing for the combination of the two Parties. Pursuant to the Agreement, and on the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the Reporting Person will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares, par value $0.01 each, of Valaris (the "Valaris Shares") in exchange for Shares, at an exchange ratio of 15.235 Shares for each Valaris Share. In connection with the execution of the Agreement, the Reporting Person entered into Support Agreements (the "Support Agreements") with cert… Full filing |
18.1% |
Famatown Finance Ltd
13D · may seek influence
+0.7 pts · filed 2026-02-11
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby supplemented as follows: On February 9, 2026, the Issuer and Transocean Ltd., a Swiss corporation ("Transocean"), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended from time to time, the "Business Combination Agreement"), which provides for, among other things, the acquisition by Transocean of all of the Issuer's issued and outstanding Common Shares (the "Valaris Shares") in exchange for shares, par value $0.10 per share, of Transocean (the "Transocean Shares"), at an exchange ratio of 15.235 Transocean Shares for each Valaris Share. On February 9, 2026, in connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Reporting Persons entered into a Support Agreement with Transocean (the "Support Agreement"), which provides, among other things,… Full filing |
11.2% |
| Exor N.V. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2025-01-13 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: OAK HILL ADVISORS LP (4.4%, 2026-08-12), Lingotto Investment Management LLP (3.5%, 2026-08-10), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $198.0k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $254.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.7m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.2m $596.3m | Reduced -10.8k |
| OAK HILL ADVISORS LP 40.46% of their portfolio | 3.9m $283.6m | Reduced -886.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $247.1m | Added +53.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $210.9m | Added +20.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $189.1m | Added +8.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $183.1m | Added +24.1k |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP 3.77% of their portfolio | 2.4m $175.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $164.4m | Added +183.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $161.6m | Added +427.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $138.1m | Added +120.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $116.7m | Reduced -69.4k |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 1.34% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.4m | New |
| Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, LLC 5.90% of their portfolio | 1.4m $102.6m | Added +94.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.6m | Reduced -101.9k |
| Condire Management, LP 8.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.5m | Reduced -91.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.2m | Added +100.2k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $76.2m | Added +439.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $73.6m | Reduced -90.2k |
| ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd 1.33% of their portfolio | 996.5k $72.3m | Added +225.5k |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 850.7k $61.8m | Added +266.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 837.1k $60.8m | Added +283.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 799.2k $58.0m | Added +261.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 797.0k $57.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 789.5k $57.3m | Added +221.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 707.0k $51.3m | Not comparable |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 654.9k $47.5m | Reduced -23.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 531.1k $38.6m | Added +515.9k |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 5.99% of their portfolio | 516.3k $37.5m | Added +8.1k |
| Capula Management Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 510.9k $37.1m | Added +455.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 502.4k $36.5m | New |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 494.0k $35.9m | Added +6.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 472.2k $35.4m | Added +231.1k |
| ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. 2.14% of their portfolio | 470.3k $34.1m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 458.9k $33.3m | Added +302.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 457.6k $33.2m | Added +20.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 456.5k $33.1m | Added +21.4k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 423.8k $30.8m | Added +14.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 397.0k $28.8m | Added +60.8k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.31% of their portfolio | 325.0k $23.6m | Added +75.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.5k $23.4m | Reduced -163.2k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 321.7k $23.4m | Added +285.8k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.62% of their portfolio | 255.2k $18.5m | Reduced -28.0k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 240.0k $17.4m | Added +140.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 238.4k $17.3m | Added +78.1k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 235.0k $17.1m | Reduced -1 |
| VALUEWORKS LLC 2.95% of their portfolio | 195.0k $14.2m | Reduced -24.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 191.4k $13.9m | Reduced -3.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.3k $13.8m | Added +6.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 171.9k $12.5m | Added +57.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 155.7k $11.3m | Reduced -51.3k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 153.4k $11.1m | Reduced -29.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.0k $10.6m | Added +14.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.1k $10.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.2k $9.1m | Added +26.4k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 118.7k $8.6m | New |
| Hara Capital LLC 4.52% of their portfolio | 118.0k $8.6m | Reduced -6.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.2k $10.9m | Reduced -14.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.1k $8.1m | Reduced -15.7k |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 108.3k $7.9m | Reduced -158.1k |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.77% of their portfolio | 104.9k $7.6m | Reduced -881 |
| Kintayl Capital LP 3.37% of their portfolio | 96.4k $7.0m | Added +41.6k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.2k $6.7m | Added +17.2k |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 0.72% of their portfolio | 91.3k $6.6m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.8k $6.5m | Reduced -6.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.9k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.2k $5.8m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.2k $5.6m | Added +8.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.7k $5.5m | Reduced -80.9k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 75.2k $5.5m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.1k $5.4m | Reduced -1.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.8k $5.2m | Added +5.3k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 71.4k $5.2m | Added +51.4k |
| Sagefield Capital LP 0.38% of their portfolio | 70.4k $5.1m | Added +8.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.4k $4.9m | Reduced -95.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.6k $4.8m | Reduced -12.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.4k $4.7m | Reduced -9.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.4k $4.6m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Westchester Capital Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 62.6k $4.5m | Added +1.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $4.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.4k $4.4m | Added +27.0k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 60.1k $4.4m | Added +45.6k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 59.0k $4.3m | New |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 53.9k $3.9m | New |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.4k $3.8m | First filing |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.6k $3.7m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Soviero Asset Management, LP 1.80% of their portfolio | 51.0k $3.7m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.82% of their portfolio | 46.0k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $3.3m | Reduced -3.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.1k $3.3m | Added +582 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.4k $3.1m | Reduced -7.5k |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 41.6k $3.0m | Reduced -22.9k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 41.1k $3.0m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $2.9m | Reduced -6.4k |
| HUB Investment Partners, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 40.1k $2.9m | Added +124 |
| Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 36.4k $2.6m | Reduced -691 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.6k $2.6m | Reduced -43.2k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.3k $2.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Tejara Capital Ltd 0.96% of their portfolio | 32.2k $2.3m | New |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 32.2k $2.3m | Reduced -5.7k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.53% of their portfolio | 31.5k $2.3m | New |