52% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
2 more new buyers than exits, ownership rose 27.84 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 2 well-known fund managers in the top 25.
52% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
63.7% institutional ownership
LM Asset Management, portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Oil & Gas Exploration & Production peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in VET 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 VET held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MORGAN STANLEY | 5.9M | $80.9M | +45.7% | 3.832% | 0.00% |
| 2 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 5.2M | $72.1M | -36.2% | 3.415% | 0.02% |
| 3 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.1M | $69.8M | -6.8% | 3.311% | 0.03% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.9M | $67.1M | +44.0% | 3.179% | 0.01% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.4M | $60.5M | β | 2.865% | 0.00% |
| 6 | MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 4.4M | $60.2M | +37.6% | 2.851% | 0.07% |
| 7 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 4.1M | $56.2M | +3.9% | 2.664% | 0.03% |
| 8 | UBS Group AG | 3.2M | $44.3M | -42.5% | 2.098% | 0.01% |
| 9 | LM Asset Management, Inc. | 3.2M | $43.4M | -16.3% | 2.061% | 22.58% |
| 10 | AEGIS FINANCIAL CORP | 2.6M | $35.2M | +93.9% | 1.671% | 6.06% |
| 11 | OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | 2.4M | $32.5M | +640.9% | 1.540% | 0.40% |
| 12 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 2.3M | $31.1M | β | 1.475% | 0.02% |
| 13 | BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | 1.7M | $23.5M | -24.7% | 1.114% | 0.04% |
| 14 | NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | 1.7M | $22.9M | -7.6% | 1.086% | 0.02% |
| 15 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 1.6M | $21.9M | +111.6% | 1.035% | 0.01% |
| 16 | LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.5M | $20.9M | +7879.7% | 0.988% | 0.03% |
| 17 | INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. | 1.5M | $20.2M | +34.7% | 0.957% | 0.58% |
| 18 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 1.4M | $19.4M | -19.3% | 0.921% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 1.4M | $18.6M | +58.6% | 0.882% | 0.04% |
| 20 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 1.3M | $18.5M | β | 0.878% | 0.00% |
| 21 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 1.3M | $17.9M | -5.3% | 0.846% | 0.01% |
| 22 | TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 1.1M | $15.0M | +123.0% | 0.713% | 0.01% |
| 23 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.0M | $13.8M | +6.8% | 0.658% | 0.00% |
| 24 | SIG North Trading, ULC | 963K | $13.3M | -75.4% | 0.629% | 0.27% |
| 25 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 947K | $13.1M | +36.6% | 0.618% | 0.01% |
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 VET β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in VET during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new VET position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their VET 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 | 155 | +1.3% | 63.75% | +27.84 pp | $1.09B | +68% |
| Q4 2025 | 153 | +23% | 35.91% | +6.26 pp | $651M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | 124 | 11% | 29.65% | 170.34 pp | $538M | 100% |
| Q2 2025 | 140 | 7.3% | 199.99% | +168.48 pp | $122.24B | +22486% |
| Q1 2025 | 151 | 3.8% | 31.51% | +0.10 pp | $541M | 5.0% |
| Q4 2024 | 157 | +7.5% | 31.41% | 36.32 pp | $570M | 54% |
| Q3 2024 | 146 | 4.6% | 67.73% | 132.26 pp | $1.23B | 73% |
| Q2 2024 | 153 | β | 199.99% | β | $4.63B | 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.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for VET.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying VET stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Vermilion Energy Inc. stands at 63.7%, held across 155 reporting institutions.
MORGAN STANLEY is the largest reported institutional holder of VET, with approximately 5,870,244 shares worth $0.08B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of VET, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for VET is 66 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
29 institutions opened new positions in VET during Q1 2026, while 27 fully exited. 115 added to existing positions and 10 trimmed.
VET institutional ownership rose by 27.84 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +2 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 53.9% of all reported 13F value in VET, and the top 25 account for 81.5%.
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.