Norges Bank’s Verizon VZ Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | – | Sell |
-57,872,767
| Closed | -$2.36B | – | 1381 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $2.36B | Buy |
+57,872,767
| New | +$2.35B | 0.25% | 69 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | – | Sell |
-57,872,667
| Closed | -$2.5B | – | 1542 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $2.5B | Buy |
57,872,667
+1,246,199
| +2% | +$54M | 0.31% | 51 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $2.57B | Sell |
56,626,468
-909,072
| -2% | -$37.8M | 0.36% | 44 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $2.3B | Buy |
57,535,540
+1,806,465
| +3% | +$76.2M | 0.3% | 55 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $2.5B | Buy |
55,729,075
+267,765
| +0.5% | +$11.2M | 0.35% | 46 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $2.29B | Buy |
55,461,310
+2,058,815
| +4% | +$83M | 0.34% | 50 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $2.24B | Buy |
53,402,495
+3,477,711
| +7% | +$140M | 0.35% | 48 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $1.88B | Buy |
49,924,784
+6,536,671
| +15% | +$231M | 0.33% | 55 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $1.41B | Buy |
43,388,113
+568,640
| +1% | +$19.2M | 0.29% | 63 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $1.59B | Sell |
42,819,473
-4,414,311
| -9% | -$163M | 0.31% | 55 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $1.84B | Buy |
47,233,784
+795,339
| +2% | +$31.4M | 0.4% | 49 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $1.83B | Buy |
46,438,445
+8,141,372
| +21% | +$307M | 0.44% | 43 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $1.45B | Buy |
38,297,073
+572,559
| +2% | +$25.5M | 0.39% | 48 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $1.91B | Buy |
37,724,514
+1,140,459
| +3% | +$57.7M | 0.49% | 39 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $1.86B | Buy |
36,584,055
+307,740
| +0.8% | +$16.3M | 0.41% | 47 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $1.88B | Sell |
36,276,315
-819,266
| -2% | -$42.7M | 0.39% | 48 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $2B | Sell |
37,095,581
-1,556,390
| -4% | -$86.1M | 0.44% | 37 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $2.17B | Sell |
38,651,971
-1,473,996
| -4% | -$84.6M | 0.47% | 35 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $2.33B | Sell |
40,125,967
-265,519
| -0.7% | -$15M | 0.53% | 24 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $2.37B | Sell |
40,391,486
-127,628
| -0.3% | -$7.58M | 0.55% | 25 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $2.41B | Sell |
40,519,114
-834,197
| -2% | -$48.5M | 0.64% | 16 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $2.28B | Sell |
41,353,311
-2,150,827
| -5% | -$121M | 0.66% | 17 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $2.34B | Sell |
43,504,138
-1,698,002
| -4% | -$97.2M | 0.83% | 13 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $2.78B | Hold |
45,202,140
| – | – | 0.77% | 17 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $2.73B | Buy |
45,202,140
+546,461
| +1% | +$31.5M | 0.84% | 14 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $2.55B | Sell |
44,655,679
-341,487
| -0.8% | -$19.7M | 0.79% | 18 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $2.66B | Buy |
44,997,166
+1,843,406
| +4% | +$104M | 0.86% | 15 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $2.43B | Buy |
43,153,760
+657,053
| +2% | +$37.3M | 0.9% | 13 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $2.27B | Buy |
42,496,707
+1,736,255
| +4% | +$91.9M | 0.74% | 19 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $2.05B | Buy |
40,760,452
+904,007
| +2% | +$43.8M | 0.7% | 21 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $1.91B | Sell |
39,856,445
-895,246
| -2% | -$45M | 0.69% | 22 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $2.16B | Buy |
40,751,691
+6,116,350
| +18% | +$301M | 0.77% | 18 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $1.71B | Buy |
34,635,341
+1,554,635
| +5% | +$73.1M | 0.65% | 27 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $1.48B | Sell |
33,080,706
-2,371,748
| -7% | -$110M | 0.59% | 31 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $1.73B | Buy |
35,452,454
+3,362,561
| +10% | +$169M | 0.71% | 21 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $1.71B | Sell |
32,089,893
-444,529
| -1% | -$22.2M | 0.75% | 21 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $1.62B | Sell |
32,534,422
-4,872,126
| -13% | -$261M | 0.76% | 19 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $2.09B | Sell |
37,406,548
-4,763,124
| -11% | -$247M | 0.99% | 13 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $2.28B | Buy |
42,169,672
+4,262,450
| +11% | +$213M | 1.12% | 8 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $1.75B | Buy |
37,907,222
+1,379,524
| +4% | +$62.6M | 0.87% | 16 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $1.59B | Buy |
36,527,698
+1,285,318
| +4% | +$59.3M | 0.83% | 17 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $1.64B | Sell |
35,242,380
-2,900,000
| -8% | -$142M | 0.82% | 16 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $1.85B | Sell |
38,142,380
-2,312,457
| -6% | -$112M | 0.91% | 11 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $1.89B | Buy |
40,454,837
+1,823,274
| +5% | +$89.2M | 0.96% | 11 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $1.94B | Sell |
38,631,563
-41,315,615
| -52% | -$2.05B | 1.05% | 9 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $3.92B | Buy |
79,947,178
+38,770,522
| +94% | +$1.88B | 1.06% | 10 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $1.96B | Buy |
41,176,656
+24,943,049
| +154% | +$1.18B | 1.11% | 9 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $798M | Sell |
16,233,607
-3,427,571
| -17% | -$169M | 0.46% | 38 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $917M | Sell |
19,661,178
-849,252
| -4% | -$41.5M | 0.54% | 32 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $1.03B | Buy |
+20,510,430
| New | +$1.05B | 0.64% | 26 |
|
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Norges Bank's VZ Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Norges Bank sold out of Verizon (VZ) in Q1 2026, closing a stake of 57,872,767 shares — an estimated $2.36B sold.
Norges Bank first reported a position in VZ in Q2 2013 and held it in 50 quarters. The position peaked at $3.92B in Q2 2014. 3,258 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold VZ as of Q1 2026.
- Norges Bank reported no remaining Verizon position as of Q1 2026 after selling out during the quarter.
- Norges Bank sold 57,872,767 Verizon shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $2.36B.
- Norges Bank first reported a position in Verizon in Q2 2013 and held it in 50 quarters.
- Norges Bank's Verizon position peaked at $3.92B in Q2 2014.
- 3,258 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Verizon as of Q1 2026.
Based on Norges Bank's 13F filing for Q1 2026.