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Vivid Seats

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.3M invested in Vivid Seats in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 15

2.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.38%88.51% (+2.1%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 21

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7978 (-1)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66.8M → $56.3M (-$10.5M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

Holders
78
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.27%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
21
Increased
24
Reduced
15
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GL
1
GTCR LLC
Illinois
$22.3M
SBLIC
2
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Kansas
$13M
EVC
3
Emeth Value Capital
Louisiana
$4.41M +$1.24M +189,621 +34%
BCP
4
BlackBarn Capital Partners
New York
$2.96M +$3.26M +500,000 New
SLF
5
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.46M -$196K -30,111 -7%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$1.82M +$267K +40,916 +15%
VCM
7
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.36M +$1.5M +230,318 New
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$982K +$325K +49,749 +43%
QCM
9
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$759K +$412K +63,161 +97%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$558K +$177K +27,088 +40%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$503K +$40.9K +6,270 +8%
VCM
12
Veradace Capital Management
Texas
$416K
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$387K +$89.3K +13,690 +26%
SRF
14
Silver Rock Financial
California
$337K
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$315K +$348K +53,303 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
16
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$311K -$73.4K -11,254 -18%
VPM
17
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$279K +$308K +47,276 New
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$271K +$177K +27,081 +145%
VFT
19
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Pennsylvania
$270K +$298K +45,690 New
Mariner
20
Mariner
Kansas
$267K +$84.7K +12,979 +40%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$263K +$94.9K +14,546 +49%
GCP
22
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$248K -$42.9K -6,583 -14%
AQR Capital Management
23
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$231K +$255K +39,151 New
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$207K -$46.8K -7,178 -17%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$207K +$113K +17,351 +98%

SEAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

78 of the 8,125 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vivid Seats (SEAT) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $56.3M — down 16% from $66.8M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SEAT was balanced in Q1 2026: 21 funds opened new positions, 21 closed out, 24 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackBarn Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.26M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.09M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held Vivid Seats (SEAT) as of Q1 2026, down from 79 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $56.3M of Vivid Seats stock for Q1 2026, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Vivid Seats positions in Q1 2026 and 21 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vivid Seats buyer in Q1 2026 was BlackBarn Capital Partners, an estimated $3.26M added.
  • The largest Vivid Seats seller in Q1 2026 was Ameriprise, an estimated $2.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.