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Varonis Systems
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $990M invested in Varonis Systems in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 16

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 47

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $839M → $990M (+$151M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 160 (+17)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+1)

9.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 248.65% → 257.84% (+9.2%)

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $248K | Put options by funds: $13.4M

Holders
160
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+11.89%
% of All Funds
3.99%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
33
Increased
60
Reduced
47
Closed
16
Calls
$248K
Puts
$13.4M
Net Calls
-$13.2M
Net Calls Change
-$15.8M

Top Buyers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$25.8M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$19.5M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$15.5M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$9.75M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.32M

Top Sellers

1
PMAM
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$13M
2
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
-$10.4M
3
EMG
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
-$8.52M
4
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
-$7.14M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$4.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Allianz Asset Management
51
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$3.89M +$1.63M +126,513 +83%
OAM
52
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$3.82M -$554K -42,891 -14%
Charles Schwab
53
Charles Schwab
California
$3.82M +$931K +72,147 +36%
Ameriprise
54
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.76M +$534K +41,361 +18%
Invesco
55
Invesco
Georgia
$3.7M +$96.8K +7,500 +3%
HIM
56
Herald Investment Management
United Kingdom
$3.55M – – –
OCM
57
Osterweis Capital Management
California
$3.55M +$263K +20,340 +9%
Morgan Stanley
58
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.49M +$791K +61,239 +32%
Wells Fargo
59
Wells Fargo
California
$3.38M +$361K +27,936 +13%
OAM
60
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$3.29M +$2.02M +156,600 +198%
PAWC
61
P.A.W. Capital
Connecticut
$3.14M – – –
BIM
62
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.12M -$3.39M -262,641 -54%
N
63
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.98M +$2.87K +222 +0.1%
LCG
64
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$2.89M +$496K +38,415 +23%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
65
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$2.8M +$26.7K +2,070 +1%
RJA
66
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.62M +$89.9K +6,960 +4%
EDRH
67
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2.47M -$775K -60,000 -25%
CIP
68
Chartwell Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.43M +$2.25M +173,940 New
NFA
69
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.34M -$10.8K -834 -0.5%
Federated Hermes
70
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$2.29M -$93.2K -7,218 -4%
HSA
71
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$2.1M – – –
Goldman Sachs
72
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.94M +$260K +20,115 +17%
AQR Capital Management
73
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.86M +$227K +17,598 +15%
California Public Employees Retirement System
74
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.83M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
75
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.75M +$140K +10,860 +9%
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VRNS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

160 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Varonis Systems (VRNS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $990M — up 18% from $839M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new VRNS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $25.8M. The largest seller was Picton Mahoney Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $13M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held Varonis Systems (VRNS) as of Q3 2017, up from 143 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $990M of Varonis Systems stock for Q3 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Varonis Systems positions in Q3 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Varonis Systems buyer in Q3 2017 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $25.8M added.
  • The largest Varonis Systems seller in Q3 2017 was Picton Mahoney Asset Management, an estimated $13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.