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 ($358.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 72.8m as of 2024-07-25, 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 ≈ $74.49. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($74.2m notional), 15 hold puts ($44.0m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 182 | 100 |
| Q4 2023 | 127 | 153 |
| Q1 2024 | 150 | 137 |
| Q2 2024 | 153 | 128 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $40.8m | $66.5m | 1.63 |
| Q4 2023 | $40.0m | $40.2m | 1.01 |
| Q1 2024 | $72.3m | $70.5m | 0.97 |
| Q2 2024 | $74.2m | $44.0m | 0.59 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +4.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.2m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +481.1k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | New | +387.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +381.3k |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +279.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +226.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +225.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +182.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | New | +178.6k |
Biggest sellers
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -705.0k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -280.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -251.7k |
| Lodbrok Capital LLP | Reduced | -191.4k |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd | Reduced | -161.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -158.8k |
| Kent Lake Capital LLC | Sold out | -150.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -148.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Sold out | -147.1k |
| Pale Fire Capital SE | Sold out | -130.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.4m260.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $16.6m223.4k shares |
| Glenorchy Capital Ltd | Unchanged | $8.3m111.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.8m105.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.3m84.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $5.8m78.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.0m40.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.3m31.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $1.8m23.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.4m18.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $12.2m163.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $10.0m134.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $6.9m92.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.4m45.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.1m41.9k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Unchanged | $2.6m34.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $2.2m29.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.7m22.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $931.2k12.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $335.2k4.5k 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 2024
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 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $147.9k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $377.6k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.4m $552.3m | Added +226.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.4m $474.0m | Added +4.5m |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd 2.70% of their portfolio | 5.8m $433.4m | Added +40.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.0m $372.2m | Added +481.1k |
| OAK HILL ADVISORS LP 44.60% of their portfolio | 4.8m $356.8m | Added +7.9k |
| Lingotto Investment Management LLP 7.61% of their portfolio | 3.0m $226.5m | Added +36.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $173.9m | Reduced -13.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $168.5m | Added +1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.9m $140.3m | Added +105.3k |
| Lodbrok Capital LLP 79.78% of their portfolio | 1.8m $132.0m | Reduced -191.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $124.7m | Added +381.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $108.3m | Added +96.7k |
| Condire Management, LP 14.38% of their portfolio | 1.4m $106.5m | Reduced -23.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.6m | Added +225.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $85.5m | Reduced -251.7k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $82.6m | Reduced -280.5k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 1.33% of their portfolio | 882.0k $65.7m | Unchanged |
| PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 2.59% of their portfolio | 858.9k $64.0m | Reduced -127.9k |
| FIL Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 844.6k $62.9m | Added +279.6k |
| Praetorian PR LLC 21.91% of their portfolio | 800.0k $59.6m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 768.0k $57.2m | Added +20.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 759.8k $56.6m | Reduced -68.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 730.0k $54.4m | Added +1.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 701.7k $52.3m | Added +20.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.09% of their portfolio | 659.1k $49.1m | Reduced -705.0k |
| KGH Ltd 2.90% of their portfolio | 635.0k $47.3m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 586.2k $43.7m | Added +29.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 570.7k $42.5m | Reduced -81.6k |
| W1M Investment Management Ltd 0.78% of their portfolio | 557.4k $41.5m | Added +41.0k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.64% of their portfolio | 506.0k $37.7m | Reduced -69.5k |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 461.0k $34.3m | Reduced -55.0k |
| THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 5.37% of their portfolio | 420.2k $31.3m | Added +234 |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC 2.50% of their portfolio | 419.9k $31.3m | Unchanged |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 400.1k $29.8m | Added +13.9k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 387.7k $28.9m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 381.7k $28.4m | Added +121.5k |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 0.66% of their portfolio | 360.9k $26.9m | Unchanged |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.12% of their portfolio | 328.0k $24.4m | Added +124.3k |
| VALUEWORKS LLC 7.40% of their portfolio | 319.6k $23.8m | Reduced -13.6k |
| FINDELL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 10.60% of their portfolio | 285.0k $21.2m | Added +5.0k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 277.5k $20.7m | Reduced -12.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 263.6k $19.6m | Reduced -25.9k |
| SHAH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 4.15% of their portfolio | 257.5k $19.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.71% of their portfolio | 256.5k $19.1m | Added +19.0k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 254.9k $19.0m | Added +28.9k |
| Arvin Capital Management LP 7.58% of their portfolio | 236.4k $17.6m | Added +167.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 236.4k $17.4m | Added +182.5k |
| Herr Investment Group LLC 5.20% of their portfolio | 235.8k $17.6m | Added +130.2k |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 1.24% of their portfolio | 234.6k $17.5m | Added +98.5k |
| Lloyd Harbor Capital Management, LLC 10.43% of their portfolio | 228.7k $17.0m | Added +35.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.6k $16.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| BRIGHTLIGHT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 8.59% of their portfolio | 215.5k $16.1m | Unchanged |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.84% of their portfolio | 215.3k $16.0m | Added +34.0k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 204.6k $15.2m | Reduced -7.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.8k $15.1m | Added +10.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 186.0k $13.9m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.2k $13.7m | Added +7.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 178.6k $13.3m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 177.3k $13.2m | Reduced -158.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.6k $12.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Oslo Asset Management AS 13.65% of their portfolio | 158.5k $11.8m | Added +23.5k |
| JBF Capital, Inc. 1.61% of their portfolio | 139.8k $10.4m | Reduced -15.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.3k $10.4m | Added +2.4k |
| 683 Capital Management, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 135.0k $10.1m | Reduced -60.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.9k $9.8m | Added +101.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.2k $9.6m | Reduced -1.3k |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 123.3k $9.2m | Added +2.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.7k $9.1m | Added +51.6k |
| Diversify Advisory Services, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 119.9k $8.7m | Added +1.3k |
| Contrarius Investment Management Ltd 0.54% of their portfolio | 116.4k $8.7m | Reduced -161.2k |
| Kerrisdale Advisers, LLC 2.69% of their portfolio | 115.2k $8.6m | Reduced -39.9k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 112.1k $8.3m | First filing |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.5k $8.2m | Reduced -36.9k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 109.0k $8.1m | Reduced -31.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.5k $7.7m | Added +32.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.6k $7.6m | Added +363 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.7k $7.5m | Added +81.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.6k $6.5m | Added +59.7k |
| Lumbard & Kellner, LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 77.3k $5.8m | Reduced -577 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.9k $5.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.9k $5.6m | Added +9.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.5k $5.5m | Added +427 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 73.0k $5.4m | Reduced -3.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 68.0k $5.1m | Added +4.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.8k $4.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.8k $4.8m | Added +61.6k |
| Symmetry Investments LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 64.2k $4.8m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.4k $4.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.63% of their portfolio | 58.5k $4.4m | Added +68 |
| De Lisle Partners LLP 0.95% of their portfolio | 58.3k $4.3m | Added +12.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.5k $4.3m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Anthracite Investment Company, Inc. 2.22% of their portfolio | 56.1k $4.2m | Unchanged |
| Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 52.4k $3.9m | Added +4.9k |
| Hara Capital LLC 2.50% of their portfolio | 52.4k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| ROBOTTI ROBERT 0.60% of their portfolio | 51.4k $3.8m | Added +80 |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.5k $3.8m | Added +30.3k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.22% of their portfolio | 50.0k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 49.0k $3.7m | New |
| Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 43.1k $3.2m | Added +23.9k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 42.2k $3.1m | Added +12.0k |