VKTXViking Therapeutics, Inc.

$28.50+12% 1Y

Who owns VKTX

425 institutions reported holding VKTX for 2026Q2, together 65% of the company, more than the 407 a quarter earlier.

425

Institutions reporting a position · as of 2026Q2 · up from 407 the quarter before

Shares held by institutions
75.5M

Shares held by institutions · 65% of the company · long US equity positions only, as reported on Form 13F

Reported value
$2.94B

Reported value · at Jun 30, 2026 prices, not today's

Top 5 holders
28%

Top 5 holders · of the whole company, between five filers

Details›
Reporting quarter2026-06-30
2026Q2
Quarters on record
45
New positions
72
Positions exited
56
Added to
127
Reduced
110
Top 10 holdersof the company
38%
Shares sold shortsettled Sep 15, 2026
22.6M
Short interestof shares outstanding
20%
Days to coverat the average daily volume
12.3
Change in the short positionsince the Aug 31, 2026 count
+1.8%
Institutional ownership by quarter, 2015Q2 to 2026Q2
QuarterFilersSharesReported value
2026Q242575.5M$2.94B
2026Q140773.1M$2.42B
2025Q442072.0M$2.54B
2025Q336771.1M$1.87B
2025Q238676.1M$2.02B
2025Q136577.7M$1.88B
2024Q440382.0M$3.30B
2024Q341683.9M$5.26B
2024Q238480.4M$4.26B
2024Q137180.1M$6.56B
2023Q419776.4M$1.42B
2023Q317977.1M$854M
2023Q219274.8M$1.21B
2023Q118366.4M$1.11B
2022Q412834.1M$320M
2022Q310726.6M$72M
Largest reported holders, 2026Q2
HolderShares% of companyValue
VANGUARD GROUP INC10.5M9.1%$408M
FMR LLC6.3M5.5%$247M
BlackRock Inc.6.2M5.4%$241M
STATE STREET CORP5.6M4.9%$219M
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP3.9M3.4%$154M
MORGAN STANLEY3.5M3.0%$136M
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC2.2M1.9%$84M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2.1M1.8%$82M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC1.8M1.6%$71M
D. E. Shaw & Co., INC.1.6M1.4%$63M
Short interest by settlement date, Aug 29, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026
SettlementShares shortOf shares outstandingDays to cover
Sep 15, 202622.6M20%12.3
Aug 31, 202622.2M19%12.4
Aug 14, 202622.3M19%13.3
Jul 31, 202622.5M20%10.5
Jul 15, 202623.2M20%9.8
Jun 30, 202623.5M20%6.7
Jun 15, 202623.3M20%11.6
May 29, 202622.4M19%11.7
May 15, 202622.3M19%11.2
Apr 30, 202622.7M20%8.9
Apr 15, 202623.1M20%11.1
Mar 31, 202624.0M21%9.8

SEC Form 13F data sets (DERA bulk files). 13F is quarterly, filed up to 45 days late, and covers long US equity positions only, no shorts, no derivatives, nothing held below the reporting threshold. The short position is FINRA's consolidated count for each twice-monthly settlement date, as a share of shares outstanding.

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