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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
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
101
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$621K -$9.45K -732 -2%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
102
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$600K -$77K -5,961 -12%
N
103
Natixis
France
$589K +$545K +42,180 New
MLICM
104
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$558K – – –
AIG
105
American International Group
New York
$538K +$37.1K +2,877 +8%
UFF
106
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
$527K +$488K +37,767 New
FMT
107
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$518K +$129K +9,972 +37%
William Blair & Company
108
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$495K +$10.8K +840 +2%
RC
109
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$471K -$155K -12,000 -26%
DCM
110
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$451K – – –
GCP
111
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$424K +$153K +11,850 +64%
Macquarie Group
112
Macquarie Group
Australia
$381K +$352K +27,300 New
GG
113
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$371K – – –
RQS
114
Ramsey Quantitative Systems
Kentucky
$365K +$338K +26,154 New
VOYA Investment Management
115
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$353K – – –
Balyasny Asset Management
116
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$348K +$322K +24,951 New
Squarepoint
117
Squarepoint
New York
$304K -$17.3K -1,341 -6%
CSS
118
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$304K +$281K +21,786 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
119
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$288K +$204K +15,789 +327%
Arrowstreet Capital
120
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$281K -$2.59M -200,301 -91%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
121
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$263K – – –
VF
122
Virtu Financial
New York
$251K +$232K +17,988 New
PJSIMP
123
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$243K +$225K +17,400 New
GC
124
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$241K -$16.8K -1,302 -7%
VanEck Associates
125
VanEck Associates
New York
$232K +$9.57K +741 +5%
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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.