Valaris
VAL
357 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.04B invested in Valaris in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 117 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
109% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.89B → $6.04B (+$3.15B)
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $259M | Put options by funds: $185M
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 74
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 13 (+2)
6.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.53% → 89.15% (+6.6%)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 339 → 357 (+18)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 117
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$89.8M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$70.9M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$60.4M |
| 4 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$47.5M |
| 5 |
WA
Whitebox Advisors
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$45.5M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$33.3M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$25.5M |
| 3 |
DS
Dalal Street
West Lake Hills,
Texas
|
-$23.1M |
| 4 |
V
ValueWorks
New York
|
-$19.8M |
| 5 |
TCM
Tensile Capital Management
Larkspur,
California
|
-$17.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QL
426
Quarry LP
New York
| – | -$5.8K | -115 | Closed |
|
427
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$3.68K | -73 | Closed |
|
|
EW
428
Elyxium Wealth
San Mateo,
California
| – | -$857 | -17 | Closed |
|
|
OC
429
Optima Capital
Beaverton,
Oregon
| – | -$554 | -11 | Closed |
|
430
Walleye Capital
New York
| – | -$779 | -10 | Closed |
|
|
CS
431
Clear Street
New York
| – | +$10K | +129 | New |
|
VAL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
357 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Valaris (VAL) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $6.04B — up 109% from $2.89B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new VAL positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 117 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $89.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity International, cutting an estimated $33.3M.
- 357 institutional investors held Valaris (VAL) as of Q1 2026, up from 339 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $6.04B of Valaris stock for Q1 2026, up 109% quarter-over-quarter.
- 100 funds opened new Valaris positions in Q1 2026 and 74 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest Valaris buyer in Q1 2026 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $89.8M added.
- The largest Valaris seller in Q1 2026 was Fidelity International, an estimated $33.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.