Varonis Systems
VRNS
218 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in Varonis Systems in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
118% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 17
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.46B → $1.8B (+$339M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 198 → 218 (+20)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $12.1M
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 81
1.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 255.55% → 253.6% (-1.9%)
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 11 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$41.3M |
| 2 |
DP
DSAM Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$18.7M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$15M |
| 4 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.4M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$12.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$47.3M |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$21.1M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$18.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$15.1M |
| 5 |
IECM
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$11.5M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MC
226
Menta Capital
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$352K | -17,469 | Closed |
|
|
RC
227
RegentAtlantic Capital
Morristown,
New Jersey
| – | -$309K | -15,300 | Closed |
|
|
GC
228
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$282K | -13,965 | Closed |
|
|
CA
229
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$280K | -13,914 | Closed |
|
230
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$226K | -11,199 | Closed |
|
|
PWM
231
Perigon Wealth Management
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$19K | -930 | Closed |
|
232
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$12.9K | -537 | Closed |
|
|
APP
233
Avantax Planning Partners
Dubuque,
Iowa
| – | -$3K | -138 | Closed |
|
234
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | +$216 | +9 | New |
|
|
DSC
235
Duncker Streett & Co
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | +$288 | +12 | New |
|
VRNS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
218 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Varonis Systems (VRNS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.8B — up 23% from $1.46B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new VRNS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 75 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $41.3M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $47.3M.
- 218 institutional investors held Varonis Systems (VRNS) as of Q2 2018, up from 198 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $1.8B of Varonis Systems stock for Q2 2018, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Varonis Systems positions in Q2 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest Varonis Systems buyer in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $41.3M added.
- The largest Varonis Systems seller in Q2 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $47.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.