Veeco Instruments

VECO • NASDAQ

Veeco Instruments is a semiconductors company in the technology sector on NASDAQ, led by Edward H. Braun, with a market cap of $1.8B. As of Q3 2025, 106% of shares are held by 223 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 15.14%.

ChairmanEdward H. Braun

Market Cap$1.8B

Semiconductors

Technology

Employees1.2K

Websiteveeco.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in VECO as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $1.8B

All Institutions

Institutions: 223
Value Held: $1.9B
Shares Held: 63.6M
Avg Position: $8.7M
Median Position: $543.1K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 28
Value Held: $107.9M
Shares Held: 3.5M
Avg Position: $3.9M
Median Position: $1.4M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

99.8%

$1.8B

Hedge Funds

5.89%

$107.9M

Retail & Other

Based on market cap of $1.8B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in VECO as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
B BlackRock, Inc. Institution	-	$277.3M 0.00% of portfolio	15.14% 9.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$233.2M 0.00% of portfolio	12.74% 7.7M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$6.69T
FMR LLC Institution	-	$152.3M 0.01% of portfolio	8.32% 5.0M shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$1.92T
N Neuberger Berman Group LLC Institution	-	$105.2M 0.08% of portfolio	5.75% 3.5M shares	Q2 2014 Held for 11y 5m	$136.94B
M MANUFACTURERES LIFE INSURANCE CO Institution	-	$102.2M 0.09% of portfolio	5.58% 3.4M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$120.17B
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC Institution	Brian O. Casey CEO	$76.8M 0.56% of portfolio	4.19% 2.5M shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$13.8B
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	David Paul Butler CEO	$75.5M 0.02% of portfolio	4.13% 2.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$466.32B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$74.8M 0.00% of portfolio	4.09% 2.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$2.88T
PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY Long Only Manager	Candace King Weir CEO	$71.8M 3.11% of portfolio	3.92% 2.4M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$2.3B
WASATCH ADVISORS INC Long Only Manager	Michael Kenneth Yeates CEO	$49.0M 0.26% of portfolio	2.67% 1.6M shares	Q2 2021 Held for 4y 5m	$18.6B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for VECO in Q3 2025

Traded: +$153.7M
Buyers: 126
Sellers: 101
Total Bought: +$325.2M
Total Sold: −$171.5M
Avg Position: $7.6M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
FMR LLC Institution	+$134.6M +4.4M shares	$152.3M 5.0M shares
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC Institution	+$76.3M +2.5M shares	$76.8M 2.5M shares
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	+$18.6M +610.2K shares	$20.6M 676.5K shares
SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL Long Only Manager	+$10.5M +346.3K shares	$17.5M 573.8K shares
F Fisher Asset Management, LLC Institution	+$9.9M +325.4K shares	$40.3M 1.3M shares
Atom Investors LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	+$7.3M +240.7K shares	$7.3M 240.7K shares
Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC Long Only Manager	+$5.5M +181.7K shares	$18.8M 617.9K shares
N Neuberger Berman Group LLC Institution	+$4.8M +159.3K shares	$105.2M 3.5M shares
M MANUFACTURERES LIFE INSURANCE CO Institution	+$4.4M +144.3K shares	$102.2M 3.4M shares
Inspire Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	+$3.7M +120.8K shares	$3.7M 120.8K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
WASATCH ADVISORS INC Long Only Manager	−$54.4M −1.8M shares	$49.0M 1.6M shares
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$9.6M −314.4K shares	$3.6M 117.7K shares
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	−$8.2M −402.5K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	−$7.9M −260.2K shares	$23.3M 764.8K shares
FEDERATED INVESTORS INC /PA/ Long Only Manager	−$6.5M −212.6K shares	$26.1M 856.3K shares
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$6.3M −207.0K shares	$5.1M 166.7K shares
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RIA/Wealth	−$6.1M −201.7K shares	$20.9M 687.7K shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$5.2M −171.6K shares	$13.6M 447.8K shares
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	−$4.8M −158.9K shares	$10.2M 334.4K shares
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	−$4.4M −143.5K shares	$5.5M 181.5K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited VECO in Q3 2025

New Positions: 15
New Value: $2.9M
Exited Positions: 28
Exited Value: $27.9M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
S SCOGGIN LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	$546.1K 17.9K shares
U Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH Institution	$436.4K 14.3K shares
O OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Institution	$362.1K 11.9K shares
F Freestone Grove Partners LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$331.4K 10.9K shares
JustInvest LLC Long Only Manager	$284.4K 9.3K shares
ZWJ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC RIA/Wealth	$251.4K 8.3K shares
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC RIA/Wealth	$236.8K 8.0K shares
V Vise Technologies, Inc. Institution	$216.8K 7.1K shares
Cetera Investment Advisers RIA/Wealth	$213.3K 7.0K shares
Sontag Advisory, LLC RIA/Wealth	$17.0K 557.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Q Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Institution	$8.2M 402.5K shares
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$4.2M 208.8K shares
TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.2M 159.6K shares
T TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$2.2M 107.7K shares
Numerai GP LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.7M 83.8K shares
Aquatic Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$1.1M 52.5K shares
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	$942.9K 46.4K shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$922.0K 45.4K shares
M Man Group plc Institution	$762.0K 37.5K shares
S SG Americas Securities, LLC Institution	$701.5K 34.5K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in VECO as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 4
Call Value: $2.9M
Put Positions: 1
Put Value: $839.9K

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$1.4M 470.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$876.4K 288.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$325.6K 107.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$237.4K 78.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$839.9K 276.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with VECO as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
4D Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	Kurt F Graeber Managing Partner	3.24% $6.1M	0.33% 200.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$187.8M
PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY Long Only Manager	Candace King Weir CEO	3.11% $71.8M	3.92% 2.4M shares	Q3 2019 Held for 6y 2m	$2.3B
TradeLink Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	Steven Wesley Wolf CEO	3.04% $365.9K	0.02% 12.0K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$12.0M
SG Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Event Driven	Glen Schneider President	2.07% $20.6M	1.13% 678.2K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 5 months	$998.2M
Riverwater Partners LLC RIA/Wealth	Adam Jonathan Peck CIO	1.72% $4.1M	0.23% 136.3K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$240.9M
NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	George Austin Needham CEO	1.72% $24.6M	1.35% 810.0K shares	Q2 2020 Held for 5y 5m	$1.4B
Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC Long Only Manager	David Michael Adams CEO	0.96% $18.8M	1.03% 617.9K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$2.0B
H Herald Investment Management Ltd Institution	-	0.82% $6.1M	0.33% 200.0K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$745.8M
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC Institution	Brian O. Casey CEO	0.56% $76.8M	4.19% 2.5M shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$13.8B
Atom Investors LP Hedge Fund•Market Neutral	Basil Qunibi CEO	0.55% $7.3M	0.40% 240.7K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 2 months	$1.3B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in VECO

SG Capital Management LLC

Hedge Fund • Event Driven

Portfolio ManagerGlen Schneider

Portfolio Value: $998.2M
Positions: 50
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in Veeco Instruments

Market Value: $20.6M
Shares Held: 678.2K
Portfolio Weight: 2.07%
Owned Since: 2025-Q2

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