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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
KTC
176
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$10K +$5.5K +351 +136%
TRCT
177
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$9K -$99.7K -6,357 -92%
Simplex Trading
178
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$9K +$8.99K +573 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
179
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$7K +$6.54K +417 New
VCM
180
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$5K +$4.71K +300 New
RFM
181
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$5K +$5.32K +339 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
182
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3K +$1.65K +105 +140%
FMA
183
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$3K +$3.25K +207 New
PHK
184
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$3K +$3.39K +216 New
WPA
185
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$2.48K +$2.4K +153 New
PAI
186
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$2K +$565 +36 +48%
WWMSC
187
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$1K – – –
WAM
188
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$1K +$847 +54 +150%
MA
189
MUFG Americas
New York
$1K +$941 +60 New
Walleye Trading
190
Walleye Trading
New York
$102 +$98.8K +6,300 New
CCM
191
Cadian Capital Management
New York
– -$89.4M -6,402,129 Closed
KRC
192
Kingdom Ridge Capital
New York
– -$17.9M -1,281,900 Closed
OCM
193
Osterweis Capital Management
California
– -$3.55M -253,950 Closed
NFA
194
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$2.34M -167,292 Closed
Jane Street
195
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.27M -90,720 Closed
SPM
196
Symmetry Peak Management
Pennsylvania
– -$900K -64,473 Closed
QC
197
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$649K -46,482 Closed
N
198
Natixis
France
– -$589K -42,180 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
199
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$348K -24,951 Closed
VF
200
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$251K -17,988 Closed
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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.