VALERO ENERGY CORP (VLO) Stock Institutional Trading Activity


VALERO ENERGY CORP (VLO) position changes reported by tracked institutional filers across multiple SEC 13F reporting periods. Based on recent SEC 13F filings (Q4 2025), investors with some of the largest reported share count changes include Renaissance Technologies LLC, Semper Augustus Investments Group, Sequoia Financial Advisors, Cullen Value Fund, and Mairs & Power Growth Fund. Explore insights into buying and selling patterns, position changes, and investment conviction levels to understand institutional trading behavior and market dynamics.

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Portfolio quarterNameTypeQuantityRemainingReported stock balance
Q4 2020Semper Augustus Investments GroupBuy106,209106,209$6,008
Q4 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-54,000463,788$26,236
Q3 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy422,100517,788$22,431
Q2 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-13,3590$847
Q2 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy76,60095,688$5,628
Q1 2020Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy24713,359$606
Q1 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-1,091,10019,088$866
Q4 2019Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-38413,112$1,228
Q4 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy1,105,1001,110,188$103,969
Q3 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-1,816,3005,088$434
Q3 2019Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1,01813,496$1,150
Q2 2019Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1,34012,478$1,068
Q1 2019Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy6,16111,138$945
Q4 2018Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1,1894,977$373
Q4 2018Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy1,747,7001,821,388$136,549
Q3 2018Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy13,788$431
Q3 2018Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-317,30073,688$8,382
Q2 2018Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-393,787$420
Q1 2018Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-58,6833,826$355
Q4 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy96862,509$5,745
Q4 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-372,800390,988$35,936
Q3 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy2,56261,541$4,734
Q3 2017Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-37,600763,788$58,758
Q2 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy6,12458,979$3,979
Q1 2017Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy4,60652,855$3,504
Q4 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1,72148,249$3,296
Q4 2016Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-928,700801,388$54,751
Q3 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy10,47146,528$2,466
Q2 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy34,05336,057$1,839
Q1 2016Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy2,0042,004$31,249

Frequently asked questions about VLO activity

  • Which institutional owners are buying VLO?

    Institutional owners buying VLO include investors who have either initiated new positions or increased their existing holdings based on recent SEC 13F filings. The activity table above highlights which funds added shares in the latest reporting periods and how their positions changed over time.

  • What does "buy" mean in VLO activity?

    "Buy" means an investor increased their reported position in VLO compared to the prior reporting period. This reflects growing exposure to VALERO ENERGY CORP (VLO) rather than necessarily a brand-new position (though new positions also appear as buys when prior quantity was zero).

  • Is institutional interest in VLO increasing?

    Institutional interest in VLO can be assessed by comparing the number of tracked funds adding or increasing positions versus those trimming or exiting across the periods shown. A higher number of additions typically signals increasing participation among large filers, but it should be read alongside position sizes and the full table.