Vital Farms
VITL
131 hedge funds and large institutions have $394M invested in Vital Farms in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
124% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.42M | Put options by funds: $632K
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 13
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 131 (+11)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $369M → $394M (+$24.8M)
1.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.9% → 63.06% (+1.2%)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 41
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$4.91M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.49M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$3.78M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$2.86M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.27M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.33M |
| 2 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.27M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.89M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.28M |
| 5 |
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.09M |
VITL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
131 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vital Farms (VITL) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $394M — up 6.7% from $369M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VITL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.91M. The largest seller was Alyeska Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.33M sold.
- 131 institutional investors held Vital Farms (VITL) as of Q1 2023, up from 120 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $394M of Vital Farms stock for Q1 2023, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new Vital Farms positions in Q1 2023 and 13 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Vital Farms buyer in Q1 2023 was Norges Bank, an estimated $4.91M added.
- The largest Vital Farms seller in Q1 2023 was Alyeska Investment Group, an estimated $4.33M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.