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 ($859.8k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 74.0m as of 2023-07-27, 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 ≈ $62.95. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($28.2m notional), 14 hold puts ($50.2m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 191 |
| Q4 2022 | 229 |
| Q1 2023 | 250 |
| Q2 2023 | 236 |
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 | 121 | 83 |
| Q1 2023 | 150 | 111 |
| Q2 2023 | 132 | 111 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $37.9m | $10.2m | 0.27 |
| Q4 2022 | $51.6m | $38.7m | 0.75 |
| Q1 2023 | $21.5m | $38.4m | 1.79 |
| Q2 2023 | $28.2m | $50.2m | 1.78 |
Biggest buyers
| Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. | Added | +651.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +610.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +599.4k |
| SHAH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | Added | +517.9k |
| FIL Ltd | New | +300.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +235.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +215.5k |
| DNB Asset Management AS | Added | +207.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +200.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Added | +199.3k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.0m |
| LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Sold out | -1.9m |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd | Reduced | -1.9m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -773.7k |
| Capital World Investors | Sold out | -367.0k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | Reduced | -317.6k |
| Sourcerock Group LLC | Sold out | -309.0k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | Sold out | -290.1k |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | Reduced | -250.5k |
| BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Sold out | -214.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $10.8m171.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.1m81.3k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $3.1m50.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $2.9m46.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.2m37.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $1.6m25.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $560.1k8.9k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | New | $534.9k8.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $434.2k6.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $276.0k4.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $18.2m288.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.9m167.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $6.3m100.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.4m70.7k shares |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC | Unchanged | $3.1m50.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $2.0m31.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $1.6m25.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.6m25.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $1.6m25.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $572.7k9.1k 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 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 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $147.9k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| OAK HILL ADVISORS LP 46.33% of their portfolio | 9.0m $565.5m | Added +8.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.9m $432.8m | Added +235.0k |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd 2.29% of their portfolio | 5.1m $319.4m | Reduced -250.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $182.1m | Reduced -3.0m |
| Lodbrok Capital LLP 76.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $152.5m | Unchanged |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.3m $144.7m | Added +599.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $135.7m | Reduced -52.8k |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP 8.16% of their portfolio | 2.0m $126.2m | Added +155.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $106.7m | Added +215.5k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 1.24% of their portfolio | 1.7m $104.0m | Reduced -317.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $96.4m | Reduced -163.0k |
| Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. 2.59% of their portfolio | 1.5m $96.1m | Added +651.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $75.2m | Added +62.9k |
| GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 6.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.3m | Reduced -15.4k |
| CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 6.19% of their portfolio | 997.0k $62.7m | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 965.3k $60.7m | Added +610.6k |
| Condire Management, LP 10.50% of their portfolio | 827.3k $52.1m | Unchanged |
| PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.71% of their portfolio | 781.5k $49.2m | Reduced -1.8k |
| SHAH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 4.39% of their portfolio | 776.8k $49.4m | Added +517.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 770.4k $48.5m | Added +36.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 733.5k $46.2m | Added +1.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 627.6k $39.5m | Added +7.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 621.3k $39.1m | Added +15.9k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.70% of their portfolio | 564.2k $35.5m | Reduced -15.8k |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd 1.90% of their portfolio | 560.4k $35.3m | Reduced -1.9m |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 1.69% of their portfolio | 556.0k $35.0m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 552.7k $34.8m | Added +61.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 533.0k $33.5m | Reduced -9.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 495.6k $31.2m | Added +159.2k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 465.0k $29.3m | Reduced -44.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 447.2k $28.1m | Reduced -96.2k |
| Praetorian PR LLC 16.50% of their portfolio | 433.8k $27.3m | Added +80.0k |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 419.9k $26.4m | Unchanged |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 4.36% of their portfolio | 419.7k $26.4m | Added +110.5k |
| W1M Investment Management Ltd 0.74% of their portfolio | 414.6k $26.1m | Added +79.3k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.13% of their portfolio | 361.4k $22.7m | Added +207.9k |
| VALUEWORKS LLC 7.61% of their portfolio | 334.0k $21.0m | Unchanged |
| Taconic Capital Advisors LP 1.18% of their portfolio | 311.6k $19.6m | Added +13.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 301.3k $19.0m | Added +85.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 300.9k $18.9m | New |
| Kerrisdale Advisers, LLC 4.54% of their portfolio | 267.8k $16.9m | Added +9.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 242.7k $15.3m | Added +200.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 238.7k $15.0m | Added +78.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 234.6k $14.8m | Reduced -121.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.6k $14.7m | Added +67.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 230.2k $14.5m | Added +199.3k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 230.1k $14.5m | Added +27.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.6k $14.4m | Reduced -10.1k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 228.0k $14.3m | Added +114.1k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.60% of their portfolio | 225.9k $14.2m | Added +4.8k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.09% of their portfolio | 212.7k $13.4m | Added +2.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 208.2k $13.1m | Added +45.1k |
| JBF Capital, Inc. 2.71% of their portfolio | 205.6k $12.9m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.8k $12.7m | Added +95.4k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 200.0k $12.6m | Added +175.0k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.64% of their portfolio | 187.9k $11.8m | Added +92.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.9k $11.8m | Added +1.2k |
| Oslo Asset Management AS 15.55% of their portfolio | 180.0k $11.3m | Added +25.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.4k $10.5m | Reduced -49.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.8k $9.7m | Added +69.9k |
| Glendon Capital Management LP 0.94% of their portfolio | 153.7k $9.7m | Unchanged |
| Tejara Capital Ltd 4.67% of their portfolio | 150.7k $9.5m | Added +22.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.5k $9.5m | Reduced -67.9k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.06% of their portfolio | 150.0k $9.4m | New |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.4k $9.3m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.1k $8.8m | Added +90.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.6k $8.5m | Reduced -667 |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 131.8k $8.3m | Added +24.6k |
| Pale Fire Capital SE 0.81% of their portfolio | 129.1k $8.1m | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 119.8k $7.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.5k $6.4m | Reduced -3.9k |
| CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 1.70% of their portfolio | 100.0k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 99.5k $5.9m | Added +62.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.6k $6.0m | Added +17.4k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 93.1k $5.9m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PLUSTICK MANAGEMENT LLC 4.74% of their portfolio | 90.0k $5.7m | Unchanged |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 87.1k $5.5m | Added +44.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.5k $5.3m | Added +35.8k |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd 4.09% of their portfolio | 81.1k $5.1m | Added +36.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 77.5k $4.9m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Lumbard & Kellner, LLC 3.22% of their portfolio | 77.1k $5.8m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.7k $4.8m | Added +34.2k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.1k $4.7m | Added +46.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 67.1k $4.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.7k $4.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Elm Ridge Management, LLC 4.87% of their portfolio | 63.5k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.0k $3.5m | Added +38.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.4k $3.4m | Added +14.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.3k $3.4m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Varde Management, L.P. 1.98% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.3m | New |
| West Tower Group, LLC 2.99% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.3m | Added +28.5k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.0k $3.3m | Reduced -980 |
| ROBOTTI ROBERT 0.54% of their portfolio | 52.8k $3.3m | Added +2.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.3k $3.3m | Added +2.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.8k $3.3m | Added +32.2k |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM 1.69% of their portfolio | 50.0k $3.1m | Added +2.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.8k $3.0m | Added +19.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.2k $2.8m | New |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.1k $2.8m | Reduced -4.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $2.7m | Reduced -31.6k |