Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V.
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · VLRS · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
69
Institutional Holders
▲ 10 vs Q2
$312.52M
Total Inst. Value
▲ $112.69M vs Q2
114.86M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 77.61%
43.58M
13F Shares Held
▲ 1.51M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
VLRS largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INDIGO PARTNERS LLC air transportation, scheduled | 21.26M | 18.50% | 18.50% | $152.63B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
NORTH OF SOUTH CAPITAL LLP air transportation, scheduled | 5.08M | 4.42% | 4.42% | $36.49B | Oct 27, 2025 | ▲ 117.3K |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP air transportation, scheduled | 4.93M | 4.29% | 4.29% | $35.36B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 282.9K |
ANCIENT ART, L.P. air transportation, scheduled | 1.96M | 1.71% | 1.71% | $14.08B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP air transportation, scheduled | 1.72M | 1.50% | 1.50% | $12.35B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▲ 565.3K |
LONG FOCUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC air transportation, scheduled | 1.72M | 1.49% | 1.49% | $12.32B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
TEEWINOT CAPITAL ADVISERS, L.L.C. air transportation, scheduled | 1.50M | 1.30% | 1.30% | $10.73B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
THOMIST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP air transportation, scheduled | 972.2K | 84.59% | 84.59% | $6.63B | Nov 14, 2025 | NEW |
FOURTH SAIL CAPITAL LP air transportation, scheduled | 754.5K | 65.64% | 65.64% | $5.42B | Nov 14, 2025 | NEW |
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC air transportation, scheduled | 437.2K | 38.04% | 38.04% | $3.14B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 437.2K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
18
Increased
+1.81M shares12
New Positions
first time holders11
Decreased
−1.15M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+659.3K
+1.81M / −1.15M
Net new holders
+19
12 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
VLRS insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
28
Buy transactions
17
Sell transactions
1.65
Buy/Sell ratio
$2M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donovan William Dean director | May 28, 2026 | Sale | 50,000 | $7.67 | $383.5K | 2.95M | Form 4 ↗ |
Donovan William Dean director | May 27, 2026 | Sale | 50,000 | $7.54 | $377.0K | 3.00M | Form 4 ↗ |
Donovan William Dean director | May 12, 2026 | Sale | 50,000 | $7.33 | $366.5K | 3.05M | Form 4 ↗ |
PHILLIPS MARGAIN Guadalupe director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 56,811 | — | — | 56.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
PHILLIPS MARGAIN Guadalupe director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 52,531 | — | — | 52.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Franke Brian H. director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 148,140 | — | — | 148.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Broderick Andrew S. director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 29,630 | — | — | 29.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Pace Stan L director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 64,200 | — | — | 64.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Pace Stan L director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 59,260 | — | — | 59.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Yanez Ricardo Maldonado director | Apr 24, 2026 | Award | 65,370 | — | — | 65.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 37.9% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 22.39%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 39.67%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. is INDIGO PARTNERS LLC, holding approximately 21.26 million shares — equal to 18.50% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 69 institutional investors currently hold VLRS stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $312,520,686 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
VLRS ownershipControladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 37.9% of shares. The largest shareholder is INDIGO PARTNERS LLC with a 18.50% stake. Company insiders hold 22.39%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.