VSE CORP (VSEC)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
Institutions report 33,663,167 shares against 28,064,972 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. Over 100% because an adviser and a sub-adviser can both report the same shares, and both are counted.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $1.1B | 4,631,048 | 0.02% | 8q | +2.8%+$28.4M |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | $479.9M | 2,100,437 | 0.31% | 12q | -16.4%-$93.9M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $471.0M | 2,061,321 | 0.01% | 31q | +9.9%+$42.6M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $283.8M | 1,242,190 | 0.01% | 2q | +5.4%+$14.6M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $235.0M | 1,028,481 | 0.01% | 2q | +8.2%+$17.7M |
| Durable Capital Partners LP | $224.0M | 980,310 | 2.18% | 9q | -30.2%-$97.0M |
| UBS Group AG | $192.0M incl. $3.6M options PUT | 824,499 | 0.02% | 31q | -14.5%-$32.6M |
| Capital Research Global Investors | $189.5M | 829,201 | 0.03% | 10q | -11.4%-$24.5M |
| DENDUR CAPITAL LP | $187.7M | 821,400 | 9.86% | 3q | +71.5%+$78.2M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $184.6M | 807,808 | 0.01% | 31q | +8.2%+$13.9M |
| Capital World Investors | $184.1M | 805,643 | 0.02% | 5q | +17.6%+$27.6M |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | $147.9M | 647,205 | 2.41% | 3q | +36.1%+$39.2M |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | $144.3M | 631,452 | 0.10% | 7q | -5.9%-$9.0M |
| Invesco Ltd. | $141.7M | 620,296 | 0.01% | 31q | -2.5%-$3.6M |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | $127.1M | 556,285 | 0.35% | 5q | +1.2%+$1.5M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $121.5M | 531,669 | 0.01% | 14q | -49.3%-$118.2M |
| FMR LLC | $118.3M | 517,857 | 0.01% | 31q | +12.3%+$13.0M |
| AltraVue Capital, LLC | $117.5M | 514,157 | 8.47% | 9q | -2.0%-$2.4M |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | $109.2M | 478,078 | 0.02% | 13q | +6.0%+$6.1M |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | $103.6M | 453,393 | 0.16% | 7q | -19.7%-$25.5M |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $102.8M | 449,683 | 0.08% | 2q | +24.9%+$20.5M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $102.1M | 446,705 | 0.02% | 31q | +3.9%+$3.8M |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | $89.2M | 390,312 | 0.05% | 12q | -19.5%-$21.6M |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $84.5M | 369,885 | 0.02% | 9q | -6.9%-$6.2M |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | $75.4M | 330,182 | 0.55% | 3q | +8.2%+$5.7M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $74.9M | 327,743 | 0.01% | 31q | +14.2%+$9.3M |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | $73.8M | 323,152 | 1.74% | 6q | +2.7%+$1.9M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $71.9M | 314,552 | 0.01% | 25q | -21.1%-$19.2M |
| Pembroke Management, LTD | $68.1M | 298,228 | 4.83% | 2q | +509.1%+$57.0M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $66.8M | 296,885 | 0.00% | 31q | -13.8%-$10.7M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $66.6M | 291,364 | 0.01% | 31q | -2.5%-$1.7M |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | $64.1M | 280,307 | 0.69% | 10q | +2.4%+$1.5M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $61.7M | 269,929 | 0.00% | 35q | -28.6%-$24.7M |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | $56.4M | 246,712 | 0.19% | 7q | -6.6%-$4.0M |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $56.3M | 246,364 | 0.05% | 13q | -6.9%-$4.2M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $49.8M incl. $5.9M options CALL+PUT | 191,729 | 0.01% | 8q | -64.6%-$90.7M |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | $49.5M | 216,567 | 0.06% | 21q | -10.6%-$5.9M |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | $48.2M | 210,971 | 0.14% | 9q | +24.4%+$9.4M |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | $48.0M | 210,150 | 0.06% | 31q | -22.9%-$14.2M |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST | $47.9M | 209,628 | 1.68% | 6q | +7.0%+$3.1M |
| FIL Ltd | $44.6M | 195,402 | 0.03% | 31q | HELD |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $44.1M | 193,011 | 0.01% | 31q | +8.2%+$3.3M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $42.8M | 187,190 | 0.01% | 2q | -4.0%-$1.8M |
| SG Capital Management LLC | $41.8M | 183,142 | 3.45% | new | NEW |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $40.1M | 175,405 | 0.00% | 31q | +13.0%+$4.6M |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | $37.9M | 165,669 | 0.06% | 3q | +28.2%+$8.3M |
| MARSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $31.3M | 136,807 | 0.82% | 4q | +10.3%+$2.9M |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | $31.0M | 135,699 | 0.02% | 4q | -3.4%-$1.1M |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | $29.5M | 128,934 | 1.32% | 5q | +52.1%+$10.1M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $29.0M | 127,022 | 0.01% | 2q | +2607.8%+$28.0M |
| MONTGOMERY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $27.9M | 122,081 | 8.47% | 31q | -1.3%-$365.1K |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC | $27.5M | 120,327 | 0.34% | 3q | -23.5%-$8.4M |
| KENSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | $27.3M | 119,600 | 0.47% | new | NEW |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | $26.7M | 116,779 | 0.15% | 7q | -77.1%-$89.7M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $25.3M | 110,695 | 0.01% | 6q | +31.3%+$6.0M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $23.0M incl. $16.5M options CALL+PUT | 28,357 | 0.00% | 7q | -37.4%-$13.7M |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | $22.9M | 100,166 | 0.03% | 2q | +33.5%+$5.7M |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | $22.0M | 96,414 | 0.06% | 2q | -6.4%-$1.5M |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | $20.8M | 90,844 | 0.02% | 21q | +380.1%+$16.4M |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | $20.6M | 90,364 | 0.16% | 19q | -5.0%-$1.1M |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC | $20.6M | 90,000 | 0.83% | 3q | HELD |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $20.4M | 89,109 | 0.00% | 7q | +26.2%+$4.2M |
| LPL Financial LLC | $19.9M | 87,056 | 0.00% | 8q | +4.9%+$920.2K |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | $19.7M | 86,098 | 0.41% | 17q | +153.2%+$11.9M |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | $19.4M | 85,027 | 0.23% | 7q | +1.8%+$339.1K |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | $18.9M | 82,533 | 0.16% | 6q | -15.1%-$3.4M |
| Capital International Investors | $18.8M | 82,232 | 0.00% | 2q | +2.8%+$510.0K |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | $18.7M | 81,931 | 0.12% | new | NEW |
| DF DENT & CO INC | $17.7M | 77,573 | 0.34% | 2q | HELD |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | $17.7M | 77,540 | 0.14% | 21q | -33.8%-$9.1M |
| OSTERWEIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | $16.4M | 71,699 | 0.77% | 3q | -1.3%-$211.4K |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $15.6M | 68,366 | 0.01% | 31q | -8.4%-$1.4M |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | $15.4M | 67,502 | 0.04% | 2q | +117.2%+$8.3M |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $15.0M | 65,478 | 1.55% | new | NEW |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $14.3M | 62,772 | 0.00% | 31q | -12.0%-$2.0M |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC | $14.3M | 62,400 | 0.59% | 12q | +3.1%+$434.1K |
| Legato Capital Management LLC | $13.3M | 58,080 | 1.10% | 10q | -5.9%-$833.6K |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | $13.2M | 57,611 | 0.00% | new | NEW |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | $13.1M | 57,200 | 0.67% | 7q | HELD |
| TD Asset Management Inc | $12.8M | 56,002 | 0.01% | 12q | -14.7%-$2.2M |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | $12.8M | 55,889 | 0.08% | 10q | -4.9%-$653.3K |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $12.2M | 53,483 | 0.01% | 19q | -21.3%-$3.3M |
| Swiss National Bank | $12.2M | 53,478 | 0.01% | 15q | -1.1%-$137.1K |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | $12.0M | 52,500 | 0.01% | 8q | -28.8%-$4.8M |
| KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | $12.0M | 52,500 | 1.23% | 2q | -12.5%-$1.7M |
| BRANT POINT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $11.5M incl. $3.9M options PUT | 33,506 | 1.42% | 12q | -3.3%-$389.2K |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | $11.5M | 50,113 | 0.00% | 2q | +7.1%+$758.4K |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC | $11.4M | 50,000 | 0.22% | 3q | -66.7%-$22.9M |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC | $11.0M | 48,216 | 0.30% | 7q | -3.7%-$427.3K |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $10.7M | 47,041 | 0.00% | 12q | +3.6%+$376.8K |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $10.7M | 46,831 | 0.02% | 4q | -38.1%-$6.6M |
| Legal Advantage Investments, Inc. | $10.5M | 45,857 | 3.67% | 23q | HELD |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | $10.4M | 45,562 | 0.02% | 21q | +3.4%+$343.4K |
| WISCONSIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $9.6M | 41,933 | 4.55% | 21q | HELD |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC | $8.6M | 37,536 | 0.16% | 3q | +956.5%+$7.8M |
| Bayberry Capital Partners LP | $8.5M | 37,400 | 2.94% | new | NEW |
| Woodline Partners LP | $8.4M | 36,729 | 0.03% | new | NEW |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $8.3M | 44,898 | 0.00% | 12q | +5.2%+$408.6K |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | $7.5M | 32,909 | 0.00% | 31q | +84.2%+$3.4M |
| Kendall Capital Management | $7.4M | 32,190 | 1.23% | 31q | -8.6%-$693.5K |
Five percent filings
Anyone crossing 5% of a company must say so within days - far sooner than the next quarterly holdings report. A 13D declares an intent to influence the company; a 13G is the passive version. See all activist filings →
| Filed | Form | Filer | % of class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | 13G | Vanguard Portfolio Management | 5.5% |
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | CUOMO JOHN A | CEO and President | Sold | 17,500 | $4.2M ×8 |
| 2026-06-12 | Thomas Benjamin E. | Chief Operating Officer | Sold | 6,500 | $1.3M |
| 2026-09-14 | CUOMO JOHN A | CEO and President | Sold | 1,566 | $293.6K ×4 |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 89 | $104.1M | 631,911 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 388 | $7.7B | 33,663,167 | 73 | 145 | 127 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | 358 | $6.4B | 34,632,891 | 108 | 145 | 76 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2025 | 269 | $4.6B | 26,678,410 | 44 | 124 | 62 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | 250 | $3.8B | 22,922,210 | 41 | 71 | 97 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 237 | $2.9B | 22,273,008 | 56 | 77 | 62 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2025 | 205 | $2.8B | 23,133,852 | 44 | 74 | 51 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 182 | $2.0B | 21,161,624 | 40 | 69 | 38 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 149 | $1.5B | 17,650,677 | 20 | 57 | 33 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2024 | 137 | $1.5B | 17,041,322 | 27 | 55 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2024 | 126 | $1.1B | 13,437,569 | 23 | 27 | 44 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2023 | 124 | $941.1M | 14,534,234 | 17 | 44 | 36 | 0.2% |
| Q3 2023 | 113 | $735.3M | 14,364,666 | 20 | 52 | 22 | 1.5% |
| Q2 2023 | 100 | $600.3M | 10,927,178 | 15 | 34 | 27 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2023 | 91 | $571.7M | 12,730,848 | 13 | 33 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2022 | 85 | $497.0M | 10,597,216 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2022 | 87 | $380.5M | 10,747,559 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 93 | $639.3M | 16,995,065 | 13 | 32 | 26 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 91 | $708.5M | 15,350,036 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 0.1% |
| Q4 2021 | 96 | $916.5M | 15,041,256 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2021 | 86 | $743.5M | 15,447,344 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2021 | 89 | $856.5M | 17,311,244 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2021 | 90 | $543.3M | 13,729,155 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 0.2% |
| Q4 2020 | 77 | $439.1M | 11,407,534 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2020 | 68 | $340.2M | 11,101,781 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2020 | 67 | $345.7M | 11,014,013 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2020 | 64 | $129.8M | 7,917,393 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 77 | $418.3M | 10,996,637 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2019 | 74 | $370.4M | 10,864,519 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2019 | 65 | $307.6M | 10,729,218 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Q1 2019 | 71 | $356.8M | 11,080,108 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2018 | 71 | $332.3M | 11,112,185 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
