Vivid Seats Inc (SEAT) Ownership
SEAT ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 80.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 14.92% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 11.2M
- Float
- 3.7M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 22.02% 945K shares short
- Days to cover
- 10.30 short interest down 7.4% vs prior month
- Institutions 80.45%
- Insiders 14.92%
- Other investors 4.63%
SEAT top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTCR LLC | 33.53% | 3.8M | $10.8M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | Security Benefit Life Insurance Co | 19.50% | 2.2M | $6.3M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | BlackBarn Capital Partners LP | 4.45% | 500K | $1.4M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Sun Life Financial Inc | 3.70% | 416K | $1.2M | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Emeth Value Capital, LLC | 2.17% | 244K | $700,825 | −502,349 (−67.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 2.07% | 233K | $669,402 | +2,923 (+1.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd | 1.79% | 201K | $577,722 | +201,297 (0.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Quantinno Capital Management LP | 1.70% | 191K | $548,721 | +62,791 (+48.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 1.68% | 189K | $541,024 | +149,359 (+381.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | BlackRock Inc | 0.89% | 100K | $286,828 | −208,490 (−67.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Bank of America Corp | 0.80% | 90K | $259,135 | −4,198 (−4.4%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 0.77% | 87K | $249,406 | −79,302 (−47.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | GSA Capital Partners LLP | 0.74% | 83K | $239,062 | +41,376 (+98.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Veradace Capital Management LLC | 0.63% | 70K | $201,879 | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | Silver Rock Financial LP | 0.51% | 57K | $163,426 | — | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.48% | 54K | $153,947 | −11,892 (−18.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC | 0.44% | 50K | $142,510 | +4,497 (+10.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Jane Street Group LLC | 0.42% | 47K | $134,741 | −6,355 (−11.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 0.37% | 42K | $120,187 | −3,813 (−8.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | UBS Group AG | 0.32% | 36K | $103,963 | −9,558 (−20.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 6 holders added 462K shares and 8 cut 826K.
SEAT top mutual fund and ETF holders
17 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 1.25% | 141K | $403,666 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Fidelity Extended Market Index | 0.37% | 41K | $118,652 | +2,428 (+6.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 3 | Abante Quant Value FI | 0.30% | 33K | $95,749 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 4 | AQR Delphi L/S Eq IAU1F | 0.25% | 28K | $80,937 | −32,307 (−53.4%) | March 31, 2026 |
| 5 | iShares Micro-Cap ETF | 0.16% | 19K | $53,101 | −128 (−0.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 6 | EA Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Mkt ETF | 0.16% | 18K | $52,400 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 7 | T. Rowe Price Extended Equity Market Idx | 0.15% | 17K | $49,938 | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Vanguard Communication Services ETF | 0.12% | 14K | $38,817 | +506 (+3.9%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Fidelity Total Market Index | 0.11% | 13K | $36,796 | +513 (+4.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 10 | Fidelity Series Total Market Index | 0.10% | 11K | $32,227 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 11 | Goldman Sachs Absolute Ret Trckr Instl | 0.08% | 8,806 | $25,273 | +7,042 (+399.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index | 0.07% | 7,528 | $21,605 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | Vanguard Balanced Index Inv | 0.03% | 3,222 | $9,247 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard MStar Inst Ttl StkMktIdxInstlPl | 0.02% | 2,095 | $6,013 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 15 | Vanguard U.S. Eq Idx £ Acc | 0.02% | 1,782 | $5,114 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 16 | 1290 VT Micro Cap K | 0.01% | 1,317 | $3,780 | — | August 31, 2026 |
| 17 | JNL/DFA US Small Cap A | 0.01% | 1,133 | $3,252 | — | June 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
SEAT insider transactions
latest 6| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | Austin Arnett | Sell | $7.56 | 22 | $166 |
| 2025-11-14 | Emily T Epstein | Sell | $8.33 | 298 | $2,482 |
| 2025-11-13 | Emily T Epstein | Sell | $9.39 | 71 | $667 |
| 2025-10-20 | Edward Pickus | Sell | $11.03 | 28 | $309 |
| 2025-07-21 | Edward Pickus | Sell | $32.40 | 26 | $842 |
| 2025-05-12 | Emily T Epstein | Sell | $39.80 | 723 | $28,775 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
SEAT shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns SEAT
Institutional investors own 80.5% of Vivid Seats's shares and insiders 14.92%. The largest holder is GTCR LLC with 33.53% of the shares (3.8M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 6 added shares and 8 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 22.02% of the float, or 10.30 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 172.1% since 2020.
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SEAT ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Vivid Seats stock?
The largest shareholders of Vivid Seats are GTCR LLC (33.53%), Security Benefit Life Insurance Co (19.50%), BlackBarn Capital Partners LP (4.45%), Sun Life Financial Inc (3.70%), Emeth Value Capital, LLC (2.17%).
What percentage of Vivid Seats is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 80.5% of Vivid Seats's shares outstanding; insiders hold 14.92%.
Which funds own Vivid Seats?
The largest fund holders of Vivid Seats are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (1.25%), Fidelity Extended Market Index (0.37%), Abante Quant Value FI (0.30%), AQR Delphi L/S Eq IAU1F (0.25%), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (0.16%).
What is Vivid Seats's short interest?
945K shares of Vivid Seats were sold short, 22.02% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 10.30 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Vivid Seats?
Of the latest 6 reported insider transactions in Vivid Seats (since May 12, 2025), 0 were purchases and 6 were sales.
How many shares of Vivid Seats are outstanding?
Vivid Seats has 11.2M shares outstanding, of which 3.7M are in the public float.