63% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
9 more new buyers than exits, ownership rose 9.83 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
63% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
39.6% institutional ownership
Empery Asset Management, portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Restaurants peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in VENU across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in VENU held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anson Funds Management LP | 5.5M | $18.2M | — | 12.884% | 1.60% |
| 2 | Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 2.0M | $6.8M | — | 4.787% | 0.25% |
| 3 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 1.7M | $5.7M | +190.1% | 4.013% | 0.00% |
| 4 | Graham Capital Management, L.P. | 1.5M | $5.1M | — | 3.580% | 0.12% |
| 5 | Empery Asset Management, LP | 1.0M | $3.3M | — | 2.357% | 4.02% |
| 6 | DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 1.0M | $3.3M | — | 2.339% | 0.05% |
| 7 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 760K | $2.5M | — | 1.779% | 0.00% |
| 8 | Bleichroeder LP | 600K | $2.0M | +200.0% | 1.403% | 0.34% |
| 9 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 493K | $1.6M | +2350.2% | 1.154% | 0.00% |
| 10 | BlackRock, Inc. | 427K | $1.4M | -0.3% | 0.999% | 0.00% |
| 11 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 349K | $1.2M | +6.1% | 0.817% | 0.00% |
| 12 | MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 271K | $898K | +146.9% | 0.635% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Fort Point Capital Partners LLC | 245K | $811K | 0.0% | 0.573% | 0.10% |
| 14 | Willis Investment Counsel | 219K | $724K | +108.2% | 0.511% | 0.04% |
| 15 | MORGAN STANLEY | 190K | $630K | -10.8% | 0.445% | 0.00% |
| 16 | BARD ASSOCIATES INC | 180K | $597K | -2.2% | 0.422% | 0.15% |
| 17 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 150K | $498K | -18.4% | 0.352% | 0.00% |
| 18 | STATE STREET CORP | 140K | $464K | +7.5% | 0.328% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Johnson Financial Group, LLC | 108K | $358K | — | 0.253% | 0.02% |
| 20 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 107K | $353K | -24.3% | 0.250% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Cable Car Capital, LP | 100K | $331K | — | 0.234% | 0.11% |
| 22 | Altus Wealth Group LLC | 90K | $298K | +28.6% | 0.211% | 0.12% |
| 23 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 80K | $266K | +19.6% | 0.188% | 0.00% |
| 24 | 1492 Capital Management LLC | 79K | $263K | -0.8% | 0.186% | 0.10% |
| 25 | Gibraltar Capital Management, Inc. | 79K | $261K | +6.8% | 0.185% | 0.05% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in VENU — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in VENU during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new VENU position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their VENU position in Q1 2026
6 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 58 | +18% | 39.63% | +9.83 pp | $60M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | 49 | +26% | 29.80% | 12.64 pp | $48M | 30% |
| Q3 2025 | 39 | +129% | 42.44% | +28.76 pp | $68M | +210% |
| Q2 2025 | 17 | 5.6% | 13.68% | +6.54 pp | $22M | +102% |
| Q1 2025 | 18 | +80% | 7.14% | +4.53 pp | $11M | +159% |
| Q4 2024 | 10 | — | 2.61% | — | $4M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for VENU.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying VENU stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Venu Holding Corporation stands at 39.6%, held across 58 reporting institutions.
Anson Funds Management LP is the largest reported institutional holder of VENU, with approximately 5,508,548 shares worth $0.02B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of VENU, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for VENU is 63 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
22 institutions opened new positions in VENU during Q1 2026, while 13 fully exited. 7 added to existing positions and 29 trimmed.
VENU institutional ownership rose by 9.83 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +9 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 82.6% of all reported 13F value in VENU, and the top 25 account for 95.7%.
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.