Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in VNOM held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital World Investors | 24.0M | $1.13B | +85.9% | 6.690% | 0.15% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 17.5M | $820.8M | +17.6% | 4.866% | 0.01% |
| 3 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 11.6M | $545.6M | +1.0% | 3.234% | 0.10% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 9.4M | $440.4M | — | 2.611% | 0.02% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 8.6M | $404.7M | — | 2.399% | 0.01% |
| 6 | STATE STREET CORP | 7.3M | $341.1M | +21.7% | 2.022% | 0.01% |
| 7 | FIL Ltd | 5.7M | $266.6M | +41.4% | 1.581% | 0.21% |
| 8 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 5.3M | $248.7M | +21.7% | 1.474% | 0.23% |
| 9 | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | 5.0M | $235.2M | -12.4% | 1.394% | 0.36% |
| 10 | Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 4.2M | $195.0M | -5.7% | 1.156% | 0.15% |
| 11 | OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 3.8M | $178.2M | -39.7% | 1.056% | 3.11% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3.6M | $168.5M | -28.1% | 0.999% | 0.01% |
| 13 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.8M | $130.2M | +701.2% | 0.772% | 0.02% |
| 14 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 2.6M | $121.8M | +16.8% | 0.723% | 0.04% |
| 15 | FMR LLC | 2.5M | $117.5M | +4001.9% | 0.697% | 0.01% |
| 16 | UBS Group AG | 2.1M | $98.8M | +55.7% | 0.586% | 0.01% |
| 17 | HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.7M | $78.1M | -3.0% | 0.463% | 0.85% |
| 18 | Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | 1.6M | $73.3M | -3.9% | 0.435% | 0.44% |
| 19 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 1.5M | $72.3M | +82.1% | 0.429% | 0.10% |
| 20 | CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 1.4M | $65.8M | — | 0.390% | 0.09% |
| 21 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.4M | $65.6M | -7.7% | 0.389% | 0.00% |
| 22 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.4M | $64.7M | +15.4% | 0.384% | 0.01% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.3M | $62.5M | +185.6% | 0.370% | 0.01% |
| 24 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.2M | $58.7M | +13.6% | 0.348% | 0.01% |
| 25 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 1.2M | $58.4M | — | 0.346% | 0.03% |
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 VNOM — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in VNOM during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new VNOM position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their VNOM position in Q1 2026
3 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 | 470 | +12% | 50.84% | +13.53 pp | $8.10B | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | 420 | +7.4% | 37.31% | +1.55 pp | $5.94B | +4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 391 | — | 35.76% | — | $5.70B | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying VNOM stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Viper Energy, Inc. stands at 50.8%, held across 470 reporting institutions.
Capital World Investors is the largest reported institutional holder of VNOM, with approximately 24,017,493 shares worth $1.13B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of VNOM, including Point72 Asset Management, L.P., CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for VNOM is 73 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
110 institutions opened new positions in VNOM during Q1 2026, while 60 fully exited. 304 added to existing positions and 55 trimmed.
VNOM institutional ownership rose by 13.53 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +50 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 57.1% of all reported 13F value in VNOM, and the top 25 account for 74.6%.
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.
Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM) Institutional Ownership