Ownership profile
Who owns Altra Running?
Altra Running is a wholly owned subsidiary of VF Corporation, a publicly traded apparel and footwear conglomerate (NYSE: VFC) that also owns The North Face, Vans, Timberland, and other brands; there is no private equity involvement.
Ownership profile
Altra Running
Altra Running (wholly owned subsidiary of VF Corporation)
Evidence (7)
VF Corporation trades on the NYSE under ticker VFC and is a public company, not a private equity fund
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF_CorporationVF Corporation's FY2025 10-K (SEC filing) references Altra as an active reporting unit within its portfolio, confirming continued ownership as of March 2025
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/103379/000010337925000023/vfc-20250329.htmVF Corporation completed its acquisition of Altra from Icon Health & Fitness in June 2018, making it a wholly owned subsidiary
https://www.vfc.com/news/press-release/1655/vf-corporation-completes-acquisition-of-altraThe regulatory filing confirmed a purchase price of $135 million; the seller was Icon Health & Fitness, Inc.
https://sgbonline.com/vf-corp-completes-acquisition-of-altra/Wikipedia lists Altra Running's parent as VF Corporation, describing it as a subsidiary in the footwear industry headquartered in Denver, Colorado
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altra_RunningYahoo Finance's current VFC description explicitly lists Altra among VF Corporation's active brands, confirming no divestiture as of September 2025
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VFC/Prior to VF Corporation's acquisition, Altra was owned by Icon Health & Fitness, which had acquired it in 2011; Icon is described as a privately held company, not a PE firm
https://www.vfc.com/news/press-release/1646/vf-corporation-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquireWhat's uncertain
- VF Corporation has been actively divesting brands (Supreme sold 2024, Dickies sold late 2025); no confirmed sale or divestiture of Altra was found in sources up to September 2026, but this should be monitored.
- The FY2026 SEC 10-K for VF Corporation was retrieved but did not explicitly enumerate all current brand subsidiaries in the excerpted content; Altra's presence in the FY2025 10-K and Yahoo Finance's current brand list provides reasonable continuity.
- Pitchbook labels Altra as 'Private Equity-Backed' but this appears to be a legacy or erroneous classification — all other authoritative sources (SEC filings, official VF Corp press releases, Wikipedia) confirm the parent is publicly traded VF Corporation with no PE layer.
- The user's input 'Altra' is slightly ambiguous — it could also refer to Altra Industrial Motion, a separate B2B industrial equipment company now merged into Regal Rexnord; this investigation covers only the consumer footwear brand Altra Running.