Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in OPTU held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empyrean Capital Partners, LP | 24.6M | $32.0M | -1.8% | 5.233% | 1.06% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 20.5M | $26.7M | +0.4% | 4.365% | 0.00% |
| 3 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 15.2M | $19.7M | -7.8% | 3.228% | 0.01% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 11.7M | $15.2M | β | 2.483% | 0.00% |
| 5 | Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | 10.5M | $13.7M | +68.7% | 2.245% | 0.15% |
| 6 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 9.5M | $12.4M | -35.8% | 2.028% | 0.01% |
| 7 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 9.4M | $12.3M | β | 2.007% | 0.00% |
| 8 | MILFAM LLC | 8.8M | $11.4M | β | 1.867% | 11.48% |
| 9 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 8.7M | $11.3M | +14.1% | 1.846% | 0.00% |
| 10 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 8.6M | $11.1M | -9.8% | 1.825% | 0.01% |
| 11 | REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 8.2M | $10.6M | 0.0% | 1.744% | 1.58% |
| 12 | KING STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 8.0M | $10.4M | 0.0% | 1.710% | 3.18% |
| 13 | NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | 7.4M | $9.7M | +0.1% | 1.581% | 0.03% |
| 14 | OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 7.3M | $9.5M | -2.3% | 1.561% | 0.17% |
| 15 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 6.7M | $8.7M | -10.1% | 1.418% | 0.00% |
| 16 | CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | 6.6M | $8.5M | +9.3% | 1.400% | 0.56% |
| 17 | STATE STREET CORP | 6.4M | $8.3M | +3.3% | 1.356% | 0.00% |
| 18 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 6.2M | $8.0M | -1.3% | 1.315% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | 6.1M | $7.9M | 0.0% | 1.300% | 0.13% |
| 20 | CastleKnight Management LP | 5.4M | $7.1M | +6.5% | 1.157% | 0.61% |
| 21 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 5.3M | $6.8M | +179.3% | 1.121% | 0.01% |
| 22 | LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | 5.1M | $6.6M | 0.0% | 1.083% | 0.01% |
| 23 | Centerbridge Partners, L.P. | 4.7M | $6.1M | β | 0.996% | 9.96% |
| 24 | MORGAN STANLEY | 4.0M | $5.2M | -7.7% | 0.847% | 0.00% |
| 25 | Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. | 3.9M | $5.1M | 0.0% | 0.839% | 0.19% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in OPTU β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in OPTU during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new OPTU position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their OPTU position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 178 | +4.7% | 61.67% | 19.36 pp | $374M | 24% |
| Q4 2025 | 170 | +1.8% | 81.03% | 38.21 pp | $491M | 32% |
| Q3 2025 | 167 | 0.6% | 119.24% | 80.75 pp | $722M | 74% |
| Q2 2025 | 168 | +9.1% | 199.99% | +85.08 pp | $2.76B | +296% |
| Q1 2025 | 154 | 1.3% | 114.91% | +10.41 pp | $696M | +10.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 156 | 1.9% | 104.50% | +11.66 pp | $633M | +13% |
| Q3 2024 | 159 | 5.9% | 92.84% | +26.39 pp | $563M | +40% |
| Q2 2024 | 169 | β | 66.45% | β | $403M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying OPTU stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Optimum Communications, Inc. stands at 61.7%, held across 178 reporting institutions.
Empyrean Capital Partners, LP is the largest reported institutional holder of OPTU, with approximately 24,578,407 shares worth $0.03B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of OPTU, including MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, Point72 Asset Management, L.P..
Our composite Smart Money Score for OPTU is 47 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
35 institutions opened new positions in OPTU during Q1 2026, while 27 fully exited. 33 added to existing positions and 109 trimmed.
OPTU institutional ownership fell by 19.36 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +8 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 44.3% of all reported 13F value in OPTU, and the top 25 account for 76.1%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) Institutional Ownership