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BlackRock Institutional Trust’s VeriSign VRSN Stock Holding History

BlackRock Institutional Trust’s Portfolio VRSN Stock Details VRSN Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2016
Q4 		$224M Sell
2,941,499
-300,755
-9% -$23.8M 0.03% 536
2016
Q3 		$254M Sell
3,242,254
-588,388
-15% -$47.2M 0.04% 464
2016
Q2 		$331M Buy
3,830,642
+697,022
+22% +$60.1M 0.05% 344
2016
Q1 		$277M Buy
3,133,620
+393,377
+14% +$32.1M 0.05% 407
2015
Q4 		$239M Sell
2,740,243
-77,349
-3% -$6.45M 0.04% 460
2015
Q3 		$199M Sell
2,817,592
-262,277
-9% -$17.9M 0.03% 524
2015
Q2 		$190M Sell
3,079,869
-76,256
-2% -$4.91M 0.03% 574
2015
Q1 		$211M Buy
3,156,125
+244,267
+8% +$14.9M 0.03% 550
2014
Q4 		$166M Sell
2,911,858
-237,642
-8% -$13.7M 0.03% 626
2014
Q3 		$174M Sell
3,149,500
-653,972
-17% -$35.3M 0.03% 575
2014
Q2 		$186M Sell
3,803,472
-364,102
-9% -$18.1M 0.03% 565
2014
Q1 		$225M Sell
4,167,574
-98,295
-2% -$5.56M 0.04% 465
2013
Q4 		$255M Sell
4,265,869
-1,320,954
-24% -$72.7M 0.05% 405
2013
Q3 		$284M Sell
5,586,823
-507,492
-8% -$24.5M 0.05% 341
2013
Q2 		$272M Buy
+6,094,315
New +$282M 0.06% 349

Other funds holding VRSN

T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, Nebraska $263B AUM 16.68% 1-Year Est. Return
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors Los Angeles, California $733B AUM 35.63% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies New York $63.9B AUM 45.56% 1-Year Est. Return
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
AL
AJO LP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $199M AUM 109.68% 1-Year Est. Return
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co New York $166B AUM 43.98% 1-Year Est. Return
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group Des Moines, Iowa $187B AUM 18.48% 1-Year Est. Return
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group Boston, Massachusetts $535B AUM 26.23% 1-Year Est. Return

BlackRock Institutional Trust's VRSN Position: Q4 2016 in Review

BlackRock Institutional Trust reduced its VeriSign (VRSN) stake by 9.3% in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $23.8M and leaving 2,941,499 shares worth $224M. The position accounts for 0.03% of the portfolio, ranked #536.

BlackRock Institutional Trust first reported a position in VRSN in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since. The position peaked at $331M in Q2 2016. 416 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VRSN as of Q4 2016.

  • BlackRock Institutional Trust held 2,941,499 shares of VeriSign worth $224M as of Q4 2016.
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust sold 300,755 VeriSign shares in Q4 2016, an estimated $23.8M.
  • VeriSign made up 0.03% of BlackRock Institutional Trust's portfolio in Q4 2016, its #536 holding.
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust first reported a position in VeriSign in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since.
  • BlackRock Institutional Trust's VeriSign position peaked at $331M in Q2 2016.
  • 416 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held VeriSign as of Q4 2016.

Based on BlackRock Institutional Trust's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 10 Feb 2017.