47% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
5 more exits than new buyers, ownership rose 0.11 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
47% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
54.5% institutional ownership
First Reserve GP portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Oil & Gas Exploration & Production peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in VTS 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 VTS held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Reserve GP XIII Ltd | 2.9M | $52.9M | 0.0% | 6.980% | 100.00% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.3M | $41.4M | +6.3% | 5.464% | 0.00% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.6M | $29.1M | β | 3.836% | 0.00% |
| 4 | STATE STREET CORP | 1.4M | $26.2M | +42.0% | 3.458% | 0.00% |
| 5 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.4M | $25.6M | -0.6% | 3.386% | 0.01% |
| 6 | PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. | 1.3M | $24.2M | -7.3% | 3.197% | 1.40% |
| 7 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.3M | $22.8M | β | 3.015% | 0.00% |
| 8 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.0M | $19.0M | +6.1% | 2.506% | 0.01% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 721K | $13.1M | +2.6% | 1.728% | 0.00% |
| 10 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | 693K | $12.6M | +62.6% | 1.661% | 0.02% |
| 11 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 482K | $8.7M | +17.9% | 1.154% | 0.00% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 383K | $7.0M | +1.7% | 0.918% | 0.00% |
| 13 | LEE DANNER & BASS INC | 346K | $6.3M | +48.4% | 0.831% | 0.40% |
| 14 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 338K | $6.1M | +34.0% | 0.810% | 0.00% |
| 15 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 319K | $5.8M | +77.2% | 0.766% | 0.00% |
| 16 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 316K | $5.7M | +105.4% | 0.758% | 0.00% |
| 17 | GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 275K | $5.0M | +58.6% | 0.659% | 0.03% |
| 18 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 241K | $4.4M | +4.8% | 0.577% | 0.00% |
| 19 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 234K | $4.2M | -3.3% | 0.560% | 0.00% |
| 20 | BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC | 198K | $3.6M | -0.9% | 0.475% | 0.07% |
| 21 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 182K | $3.3M | β | 0.437% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Mraz, Amerine & Associates, Inc. | 155K | $2.8M | +7.0% | 0.371% | 0.41% |
| 23 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 149K | $2.7M | β | 0.357% | 0.00% |
| 24 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 140K | $2.5M | +162.3% | 0.336% | 0.00% |
| 25 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 136K | $2.5M | -53.7% | 0.327% | 0.00% |
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 VTS β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in VTS during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new VTS position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their VTS 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 | 225 | 2.2% | 54.49% | +0.11 pp | $395M | +0.2% |
| Q4 2025 | 230 | +0.4% | 54.38% | 10.49 pp | $395M | 16% |
| Q3 2025 | 229 | +2.2% | 64.87% | +8.34 pp | $471M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | 224 | 7.8% | 56.53% | 5.58 pp | $410M | 9.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 243 | +3.8% | 62.11% | +10.94 pp | $451M | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | 234 | +6.4% | 51.17% | +5.38 pp | $371M | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | 220 | 0.9% | 45.79% | +1.10 pp | $332M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2024 | 222 | β | 44.69% | β | $324M | 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 VTS.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying VTS stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Vitesse Energy, Inc. stands at 54.5%, held across 225 reporting institutions.
First Reserve GP XIII Ltd is the largest reported institutional holder of VTS, with approximately 2,911,384 shares worth $0.05B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of VTS, including CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for VTS is 46 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
39 institutions opened new positions in VTS during Q1 2026, while 44 fully exited. 54 added to existing positions and 129 trimmed.
VTS institutional ownership rose by 0.11 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of β holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 67.5% of all reported 13F value in VTS, and the top 25 account for 85.4%.
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.