Valero Energy VLO
$346.45 −$4.78 (-1.36%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:40 pm ET · Last extended-hours $347.30 +0.25%
Open$353.23
Prev close$351.23
Day range$342.00 – $355.26
Volume3.34M
Market cap$96.62B
P/E (TTM)7.9
Dividend yield1.37%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership89.0%+2.65 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,396+148 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)27 buys / 22 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.78% of floatDays to cover 3.3 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share12.1%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$57.66M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 31.4% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 3.16% to 2.78% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanah Holdings Trust | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +371,140 | 0.1% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,302,892 | 0.7% |
| Australian Super | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +761,759 | 0.3% |
| Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +684,196 | 0.3% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +592,325 | 0.4% |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +430,579 | 0.1% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +410,472 | 1.3% |
| Wells Fargo & Company | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +394,798 | 0.5% |
| Eaton Vance Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +293,327 | 0.9% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +289,794 | 0.2% |
| Allspring Global Investments, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +259,847 | 0.6% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +239,599 | 0.2% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +237,814 | 0.1% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +223,296 | 0.8% |
| California State Teachers' Retirement System | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +198,118 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 | Robert Reymond | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +924 | – | 1,375 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Matthew Audette | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +372 | – | 372 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Matthew Audette | Independent Director | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 115 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Gary Simmons | Chief Operating Officer | Other Disposition | -4,000 | – | 243,670 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Richard Walsh | Executive Vice President | Other Disposition | -3,104 | – | 116,110 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Eric Fisher | Former Senior Vice President of Product Supply, Trading & Wholesale | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -8,386 | – | – |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Ashley Fisher | Open Market Disposition | -7,500 | $268.17 | 20,832 | |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Ashley Fisher | Open Market Disposition | -7,500 | $236.90 | 28,332 | |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Ashley Fisher | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -7,500 | $241.00 | – | |
| 17 May 2026 | Ashley Fisher | Open Market Disposition | -7,500 | $251.61 | 35,832 | |
| 6 May 2026 | Randall Weisenburger | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 6 May 2026 | Rayford Wilkins | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 6 May 2026 | Eric Mullins | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 6 May 2026 | Kimberly Greene | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 6 May 2026 | H. Eberhart | Lead Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 6 May 2026 | Fred Diaz | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 6 May 2026 | Deborah Majoras | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 6 May 2026 | Marie Ffolkes | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 6 May 2026 | Robert Reymond | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +939 | – | 939 |
| 5 May 2026 | Randall Weisenburger | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -304 | $239.26 | 112,835 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 8,011,885 | 2.8% | 3.3 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 8,999,474 | 3.1% | 2.0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 9,700,070 | 3.4% | 3.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 9,896,297 | 3.4% | 4.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 9,649,639 | 3.4% | 3.3 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 9,101,692 | 3.2% | 3.6 |
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