Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (EVTL) Ownership
EVTL ownership summary
as of October 17, 2026- Institutions
- 64.3% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 2.94% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 168.6M
- Float
- 84.6M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 17.82% 20.3M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.18 short interest up 25.9% vs prior month
- Institutions 64.26%
- Insiders 2.94%
- Other investors 32.80%
EVTL top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mudrick Capital Management LP | 30.93% | 52.2M | $20.9M | −2.5M (−4.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Saba Capital Management, LP | 6.24% | 10.5M | $4.2M | −1.1M (−9.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Ilex Capital Partners (Uk) LLP | 3.56% | 6.0M | $2.4M | +3.7M (+158.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Frontier Capital Management CO Inc | 3.20% | 5.4M | $2.2M | +2.6M (+95.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Millennium Management LLC | 2.77% | 4.7M | $1.9M | +2.3M (+97.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Masters Capital Management LLC | 2.43% | 4.1M | $1.6M | +700,000 (+20.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd | 1.42% | 2.4M | $956,392 | +996,052 (+71.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Inherent Management Corp. | 1.29% | 2.2M | $872,753 | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Adage Capital Partners Gp LLC | 0.89% | 1.5M | $600,000 | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 0.86% | 1.4M | $578,723 | +528,373 (+57.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | UBS Group AG | 0.82% | 1.4M | $552,226 | +494,274 (+55.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 0.53% | 894K | $357,623 | +448,749 (+100.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Defiance ETFs, LLC | 0.48% | 805K | $321,858 | +306,115 (+61.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Penserra Capital Management, LLC | 0.47% | 790K | $315,870 | +297,540 (+60.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Renaissance Technologies Corp | 0.33% | 562K | $224,960 | +206,552 (+58.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Citadel Advisors Llc | 0.31% | 523K | $209,155 | −6.2M (−92.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Yorkville Advisors Global, LP | 0.20% | 334K | $133,779 | +334,448 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Legal & General Group PLC | 0.16% | 263K | $105,356 | −2,300 (−0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Squarepoint Ops LLC | 0.16% | 262K | $104,836 | +262,090 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Tudor Investment Corp Et AL | 0.12% | 199K | $79,723 | +2,352 (+1.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 14 holders added 13.2M shares and 4 cut 9.8M.
EVTL top mutual fund and ETF holders
13 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF | 6.96% | 11.7M | $4.7M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 2 | WisdomTree Physcl AI, Hmnds,and Drns Fd | 0.20% | 338K | $135,246 | +338,114 (0.0%) | July 6, 2026 |
| 3 | State Street® SPDR® Ptf Dev Wld exUS ETF | 0.16% | 274K | $109,680 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Undly L&G Future World UK Eq Idx Fd | 0.14% | 231K | $92,236 | −23,200 (−9.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | State Street® SPDR® S&P® Intl Sm Cp ETF | 0.04% | 65K | $25,811 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth I | 0.03% | 48K | $19,343 | −66,651 (−58.0%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 7 | L&G Fut Wld ESG Tilted & Optd UKIdxL£Acc | 0.02% | 33K | $13,120 | — | July 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Themes Transatlantic Defense ETF | 0.02% | 29K | $11,612 | −234 (−0.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | BSF Systematic US Eq Abs Ret A2 USD | 0.01% | 22K | $8,857 | +1,535 (+7.4%) | December 31, 2025 |
| 10 | Goldman Sachs Absolute Ret Trckr Instl | 0.01% | 16K | $6,474 | +16,184 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Carbon Collective Climate Sol US Eq ETF | <0.01% | 5,834 | $2,334 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | FID DC L&G Retirement Income MA Fund | <0.01% | 3,428 | $1,371 | +1,292 (+60.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | JHVIT Total Stock Market Index I | <0.01% | 2,096 | $838 | +339 (+19.3%) | August 31, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
EVTL shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns EVTL
Institutional investors own 64.3% of Vertical Aerospace's shares and insiders 2.94%. The largest holder is Mudrick Capital Management LP with 30.93% of the shares (52.2M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 14 added shares and 4 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 17.82% of the float, or 3.18 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 896.1% since 2019.
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EVTL ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Vertical Aerospace stock?
The largest shareholders of Vertical Aerospace are Mudrick Capital Management LP (30.93%), Saba Capital Management, LP (6.24%), Ilex Capital Partners (Uk) LLP (3.56%), Frontier Capital Management CO Inc (3.20%), Millennium Management LLC (2.77%).
What percentage of Vertical Aerospace is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 64.3% of Vertical Aerospace's shares outstanding; insiders hold 2.94%.
Which funds own Vertical Aerospace?
The largest fund holders of Vertical Aerospace are Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF (6.96%), WisdomTree Physcl AI, Hmnds,and Drns Fd (0.20%), State Street® SPDR® Ptf Dev Wld exUS ETF (0.16%), Undly L&G Future World UK Eq Idx Fd (0.14%), State Street® SPDR® S&P® Intl Sm Cp ETF (0.04%).
What is Vertical Aerospace's short interest?
20.3M shares of Vertical Aerospace were sold short, 17.82% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.18 days to cover.
How many shares of Vertical Aerospace are outstanding?
Vertical Aerospace has 168.6M shares outstanding, of which 84.6M are in the public float.