First Trust Advisors’s VeriSign VRSN Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $179M | Buy |
719,987
+123,006
| +21% | +$29.3M | 0.13% | 195 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $145M | Buy |
596,981
+184,248
| +45% | +$46.3M | 0.11% | 233 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $115M | Sell |
412,733
-16,641
| -4% | -$4.65M | 0.09% | 280 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $124M | Buy |
429,374
+49,172
| +13% | +$13.3M | 0.1% | 246 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $96.5M | Buy |
380,202
+53,270
| +16% | +$12.1M | 0.09% | 286 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $67.7M | Sell |
326,932
-7,773
| -2% | -$1.46M | 0.06% | 412 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $63.6M | Buy |
334,705
+276,566
| +476% | +$49.9M | 0.06% | 400 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $10.3M | Buy |
58,139
+46,059
| +381% | +$8.21M | 0.01% | 1006 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $2.29M | Sell |
12,080
-24,933
| -67% | -$4.9M | ﹤0.01% | 1681 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $7.62M | Sell |
37,013
-67,735
| -65% | -$14.1M | 0.01% | 1090 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $21.2M | Sell |
104,748
-642,238
| -86% | -$133M | 0.03% | 702 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $169M | Sell |
746,986
-94,472
| -11% | -$20.8M | 0.19% | 149 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $178M | Sell |
841,458
-2,371
| -0.3% | -$489K | 0.21% | 135 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $173M | Sell |
843,829
-413,314
| -33% | -$79.2M | 0.21% | 133 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $218M | Sell |
1,257,143
-89,198
| -7% | -$16.5M | 0.28% | 82 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $225M | Buy |
1,346,341
+48,316
| +4% | +$8.86M | 0.28% | 81 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $289M | Buy |
1,298,025
+30,494
| +2% | +$6.65M | 0.3% | 69 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $322M | Sell |
1,267,531
-814,344
| -39% | -$188M | 0.31% | 61 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $427M | Buy |
2,081,875
+195,142
| +10% | +$42.8M | 0.46% | 26 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $430M | Buy |
1,886,733
+2,745
| +0.1% | +$598K | 0.47% | 25 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $374M | Buy |
1,883,988
+93,144
| +5% | +$18.3M | 0.45% | 28 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $388M | Buy |
1,790,844
+106,160
| +6% | +$21.7M | 0.51% | 28 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $345M | Sell |
1,684,684
-32,018
| -2% | -$6.61M | 0.55% | 26 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $355M | Buy |
1,716,702
+173,857
| +11% | +$36.1M | 0.62% | 22 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $278M | Sell |
1,542,845
-121,300
| -7% | -$23.9M | 0.63% | 18 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $321M | Sell |
1,664,145
-114,600
| -6% | -$21.5M | 0.55% | 19 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $336M | Buy |
1,778,745
+602
| +0% | +$124K | 0.63% | 17 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $372M | Sell |
1,778,143
-121,202
| -6% | -$23.8M | 0.7% | 15 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $345M | Sell |
1,899,345
-62,417
| -3% | -$10.7M | 0.69% | 14 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $291M | Buy |
1,961,762
+138,858
| +8% | +$20.8M | 0.69% | 13 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $292M | Buy |
1,822,904
+54,837
| +3% | +$8.4M | 0.54% | 21 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $243M | Buy |
1,768,067
+166,951
| +10% | +$21.4M | 0.5% | 22 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $190M | Buy |
1,601,116
+230,915
| +17% | +$26.7M | 0.44% | 31 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $157M | Buy |
1,370,201
+177,169
| +15% | +$19.8M | 0.37% | 39 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $127M | Buy |
1,193,032
+24,953
| +2% | +$2.51M | 0.33% | 43 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $109M | Buy |
1,168,079
+173,907
| +17% | +$15.7M | 0.29% | 54 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $86.6M | Buy |
994,172
+60,487
| +6% | +$5.03M | 0.24% | 72 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $71M | Sell |
933,685
-100,082
| -10% | -$7.91M | 0.21% | 76 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $80.9M | Buy |
1,033,767
+36,980
| +4% | +$2.97M | 0.24% | 71 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $86.2M | Sell |
996,787
-37,836
| -4% | -$3.26M | 0.27% | 61 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $91.6M | Sell |
1,034,623
-424,494
| -29% | -$34.7M | 0.29% | 53 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $127M | Buy |
1,459,117
+357,626
| +32% | +$29.8M | 0.33% | 51 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $77.7M | Sell |
1,101,491
-8,024
| -0.7% | -$547K | 0.23% | 94 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $68.5M | Buy |
1,109,515
+277,492
| +33% | +$17.9M | 0.18% | 119 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $55.7M | Buy |
832,023
+14,640
| +2% | +$890K | 0.16% | 128 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $46.6M | Buy |
817,383
+208,550
| +34% | +$12M | 0.16% | 148 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $33.6M | Sell |
608,833
-129,526
| -18% | -$7M | 0.13% | 171 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $36M | Sell |
738,359
-509,523
| -41% | -$25.4M | 0.15% | 152 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $67.3M | Buy |
1,247,882
+410,015
| +49% | +$23.2M | 0.3% | 41 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $50.1M | Buy |
837,867
+61,903
| +8% | +$3.41M | 0.24% | 59 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $39.5M | Buy |
775,964
+108,697
| +16% | +$5.25M | 0.21% | 87 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $29.8M | Buy |
+667,267
| New | +$30.9M | 0.19% | 109 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's VRSN Position: Q1 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors increased its VeriSign (VRSN) stake by 21% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $29.3M and bringing the position to 719,987 shares worth $179M. The position accounts for 0.13% of the portfolio, ranked #195.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in VRSN in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $430M in Q2 2021. 846 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VRSN as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 719,987 shares of VeriSign worth $179M as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors bought 123,006 VeriSign shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $29.3M.
- VeriSign made up 0.13% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #195 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in VeriSign in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's VeriSign position peaked at $430M in Q2 2021.
- 846 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held VeriSign as of Q1 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.