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190 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.17B invested in Varonis Systems in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 16

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 190 (+30)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $990M → $1.17B (+$182M)

2.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 257.84% → 260.26% (+2.4%)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 62

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $847K | Put options by funds: $2.05M

Holders
190
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
4.31%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
48
Increased
65
Reduced
62
Closed
16
Calls
$847K
Puts
$2.05M
Net Calls
-$1.2M
Net Calls Change
+$12M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$30M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$23M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$17.2M
4
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
+$12.6M
5
PMAM
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$11.6M

Top Sellers

1
CCM
Cadian Capital Management
New York
-$89.4M
2
IECM
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Illinois
-$9.74M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$8.7M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$4.96M
5
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
-$4.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BC
151
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$246K +$238K +15,198 New
UBS Group
152
UBS Group
Switzerland
$237K -$20.6K -1,314 -8%
GG
153
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$235K -$188K -12,000 -45%
BM
154
Brandywine Managers
Delaware
$228K +$221K +14,100 New
Legal & General Group
155
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$226K +$988 +63 +0.5%
CG
156
Caprock Group
Idaho
$220K +$199K +12,705 New
LCM
157
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$218K +$212K +13,500 New
ECM
158
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$209K +$203K +12,936 New
FAM
159
Fortaleza Asset Management
Illinois
$198K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
160
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$193K +$95.1K +6,066 +104%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
161
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$147K +$142K +9,072 New
MSFP
162
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$102K +$23.5K +1,500 +31%
First Manhattan
163
First Manhattan
New York
$85K -$14.1K -900 -15%
NIT
164
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$83K +$80K +5,100 New
AIP
165
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$82K – – –
Citigroup
166
Citigroup
New York
$73K +$38K +2,421 +116%
PVH
167
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$56K -$11.4K -729 -17%
US Bancorp
168
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$40K – – –
TDC
169
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$34K +$32.9K +2,100 New
AG
170
Advisor Group
Arizona
$27K +$15.2K +966 +131%
LTFS
171
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$24K +$15K +954 +184%
PNC Financial Services Group
172
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$16K -$1.18K -75 -7%
BWL
173
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$15K – – –
PWM
174
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$15K – – –
MAM
175
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$12K -$847 -54 -7%
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VRNS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

190 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Varonis Systems (VRNS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.17B — up 18% from $990M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new VRNS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $30M. The largest seller was Cadian Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $89.4M sold.

  • 190 institutional investors held Varonis Systems (VRNS) as of Q4 2017, up from 160 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.17B of Varonis Systems stock for Q4 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Varonis Systems positions in Q4 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Varonis Systems buyer in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $30M added.
  • The largest Varonis Systems seller in Q4 2017 was Cadian Capital Management, an estimated $89.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.