Who owns Viavi (VIAV)?
157 holders named in SEC filings declare between 69.5% and 94.1% of Viavi's shares outstanding, as of Sep 30, 2026. The largest are Vanguard (10.6%), BlackRock (10.1%) and T. Rowe Price (5.8%); the five largest hold 34.0% together. Another 408 institutions hold small positions worth 3.8%. At least 2.1% of the shares appear in no ownership filing: investors who do not have to report, mostly individuals. From Mar 31, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, institutions that filed both quarters bought 23.3% and sold 21.0% of the shares, a net purchase of 2.3%; 152 opened a position, 168 added, 176 reduced and 54 sold out. Biggest buyers: Jane Street (+9.1M shares) and Two Sigma (+3.9M shares). Biggest sellers: BlackRock (-9.5M) and T. Rowe Price (-4.6M). Schedule 13D/G filings since Mar 31, 2026: BlackRock, Inc. raised its stake to 10.1% on Sep 30, 2026, Capital World Investors fell below 5% (3.7% still declared) on Jun 30, 2026 and Vanguard Portfolio Management cut its stake to 5.5% on Jun 30, 2026. Directors and officers, from their latest Form 4: Oleg Khaykin (0.72%). Over time, 553 managers declared Viavi in their 13F for Q2 2026, against 304 for Q4 2019: together at most 102.5% of the shares outstanding, against 96.3%.
| Holder | Filing | Share of capital | As of | Holding since (13F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13F | 10.6% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| BlackRock | 13G | 10.1% | Sep 30, 2026 | — |
| T. Rowe Price | 13F | 5.8% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Jane Street | 13F | 3.8% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 |
| Capital Group | 13F | 3.7% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| State Street | 13F | 3.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Whale Rock Capital Management LLC | 13F | 2.8% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 |
| Geode Capital | 13F | 2.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Two Sigma | 13F | 2.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2025 |
| Invesco | 13F | 2.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Millennium | 13F | 2.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2022 |
| Wellington | 13F | 1.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2020 |
| D. E. Shaw | 13F | 1.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| JPMorgan | 13F | 1.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 13F | 1.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Dimensional | 13F | 1.4% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Norges Bank | 13F | 1.2% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2025 |
| Bank of America | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Morgan Stanley | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2024 |
| Analog Century Management LP | 13F | 0.92% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | 13F | 0.89% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 |
| Northern Trust | 13F | 0.85% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2019 or earlier |
Viavi institutional ownership over time
| Quarter | 13F managers | Share of the company (upper bound) | Value declared | Held by stock pickers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | 304 | 96.3% | $3.3B | 55.4% |
| Q4 2020 | 272 | 93.2% | $3.2B | 58.8% |
| Q4 2021 | 263 | 90.6% | $3.8B | 56.1% |
| Q4 2022 | 292 | 91.6% | $2.2B | 54.6% |
| Q4 2023 | 297 | 95.6% | $2.1B | 52.4% |
| Q4 2024 | 309 | 97.0% | $2.2B | 52.8% |
| Q4 2025 | 390 | 101.2% | $4.0B | 53.8% |
| Q2 2026 | 553 | 102.5% | $11.5B | 54.9% |
From SEC Form 13F, every quarter since the end of 2019, read like the current quarter: entities of a house summed, a value contradicting its share count set aside. The share of the company is an upper bound — two managers can declare the same shares — over the shares outstanding at that date.