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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
UBS Group
126
UBS Group
Switzerland
$223K +$206K +15,990 New
Tudor Investment Corp
127
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$219K +$202K +15,657 New
AIMCA
128
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$214K +$198K +15,300 New
BCM
129
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$205K +$190K +14,700 New
Legal & General Group
130
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$195K +$13.1K +1,017 +8%
FAM
131
Fortaleza Asset Management
Illinois
$171K – – –
OAM
132
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$136K -$968 -75 -0.8%
AIS
133
AlphaOne Investment Services
Pennsylvania
$116K +$108K +8,340 New
RA
134
Royce & Associates
New York
$109K – – –
CG
135
Cutler Group
California
$104K +$73.6K +5,700 +316%
TRCT
136
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$96K +$86.7K +6,717 +3,554%
First Manhattan
137
First Manhattan
New York
$86K +$52.9K +4,095 +195%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
138
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$81.8K -$4.64M -359,292 -98%
MSFP
139
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$67K -$38.7K -3,000 -38%
AIP
140
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$65K – – –
Canada Life
141
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$63K +$59K +4,572 New
PVH
142
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$59K +$4.72K +366 +10%
NCGI
143
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$59K +$55.4K +4,293 New
US Bancorp
144
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$35K – – –
Citigroup
145
Citigroup
New York
$29K +$16.2K +1,254 +149%
Barclays
146
Barclays
United Kingdom
$19K -$47.9K -3,708 -74%
PNC Financial Services Group
147
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$15K -$1.63K -126 -11%
PWM
148
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$13K – – –
BWL
149
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$13K +$11.6K +900 New
MAM
150
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$11K +$10.2K +792 New
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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.