Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in VIRT held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 11.7M | $698.5M | +7.1% | 13.474% | 0.01% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.0M | $356.4M | +8.1% | 6.875% | 0.02% |
| 3 | FMR LLC | 4.7M | $281.5M | -1.3% | 5.429% | 0.01% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.7M | $220.9M | +2.8% | 4.262% | 0.00% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | 3.1M | $182.8M | +5.5% | 3.526% | 0.00% |
| 6 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 2.9M | $170.9M | -2.1% | 3.296% | 0.24% |
| 7 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.8M | $169.6M | +109.0% | 3.272% | 0.06% |
| 8 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 2.4M | $147.3M | +23.7% | 2.742% | 0.23% |
| 9 | Portolan Capital Management, LLC | 2.1M | $127.6M | +76.8% | 2.462% | 4.78% |
| 10 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.8M | $108.7M | -4.9% | 2.098% | 0.02% |
| 11 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 1.7M | $104.2M | -24.1% | 2.011% | 0.01% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.7M | $100.3M | +10.9% | 1.935% | 0.01% |
| 13 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.7M | $98.7M | +22.0% | 1.903% | 0.01% |
| 14 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 1.4M | $82.2M | +18.7% | 1.586% | 0.04% |
| 15 | Focus Partners Wealth | 1.1M | $62.6M | +9.7% | 1.208% | 0.06% |
| 16 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.0M | $62.2M | -2.4% | 1.200% | 0.01% |
| 17 | Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | 971K | $57.8M | +88.0% | 1.115% | 0.62% |
| 18 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 889K | $53.0M | +32.2% | 1.022% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 877K | $52.3M | β | 1.008% | 0.08% |
| 20 | PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 843K | $50.2M | +118.0% | 0.969% | 0.02% |
| 21 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 782K | $46.6M | +39.9% | 0.899% | 0.01% |
| 22 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 741K | $44.1M | +17.2% | 0.852% | 0.01% |
| 23 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 738K | $44.0M | +21.2% | 0.848% | 0.04% |
| 24 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 714K | $42.5M | +568.3% | 0.820% | 0.22% |
| 25 | Capital Impact Advisors, LLC | 679K | $40.4M | β | 0.780% | 2.27% |
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 VIRT β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in VIRT during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 480 | +12% | 95.49% | +6.59 pp | $4.81B | +44% |
| Q1 2026 | 429 | +11% | 88.90% | +1.39 pp | $3.35B | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | 385 | +0.0% | 87.51% | +1.94 pp | $2.48B | 4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 385 | 6.6% | 85.57% | +2.45 pp | $2.59B | 18% |
| Q2 2025 | 412 | +13% | 83.12% | +1.30 pp | $3.16B | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | 366 | +5.5% | 81.82% | 4.24 pp | $2.65B | 0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 347 | +4.8% | 86.06% | +2.62 pp | $2.65B | +23% |
| Q3 2024 | 331 | β | 83.44% | β | $2.15B | 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 VIRT stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Virtu Financial, Inc. stands at 95.5%, held across 480 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of VIRT, with approximately 11,725,337 shares worth $0.70B as of Q2 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of VIRT, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for VIRT is 74 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
103 institutions opened new positions in VIRT during Q2 2026, while 55 fully exited. 320 added to existing positions and 43 trimmed.
VIRT institutional ownership rose by 6.59 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +51 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 51.2% of all reported 13F value in VIRT, and the top 25 account for 70.7%.
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.
Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) Institutional Ownership