| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Veracyte, Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300, South San Francisco, California 94080 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP")
Artisan Investments GP LLC ("Artisan Investments")
Artisan Partners Holdings LP ("Artisan Holdings")
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. ("APAM") |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
APLP, Artisan Investments, Artisan Holdings, and APAM are all located at:
875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800
Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
APLP is a Delaware limited partnership
Artisan Investments is a Delaware limited liability company
Artisan Holdings is a Delaware limited partnership
APAM is a Delaware corporation |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
92337F107 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
| (b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
| (d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
| (e) |  An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| (f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
| (g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
| (h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
| (i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
| (j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please
specify the type of institution: |
| (k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
| | (e) APLP is an investment adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(g) Artisan Holdings is the sole limited partner of APLP and the sole member of Artisan Investments; Artisan Investments is the general partner of APLP; APAM is the general partner of Artisan Holdings. |
| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
6,599,264 |
| (b) | Percent of class:
8.5% (based on 77,499,629 shares outstanding as of 11/1/2024) % |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
|
| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
|
| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
5,402,362
|
| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
|
| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
6,599,264
|
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
| | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
| |
If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to
that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more
than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf of discretionary clients of APLP. Persons other than APLP are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares. None of those persons, to the knowledge of APLP, Artisan Holdings, APAM, or Artisan Investments has an economic interest in more than 5% of the class. |
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
| |
Not Applicable
|
