Varonis Systems
VRNS
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.
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
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$30M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$23M |
| 3 |
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
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$11.6M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$219K | -15,657 | Closed |
|
|
AIMCA
202
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada
| – | -$214K | -15,300 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
203
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
| – | -$136K | -9,765 | Closed |
|
|
AIS
204
AlphaOne Investment Services
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$116K | -8,340 | Closed |
|
|
NCGI
205
Next Century Growth Investors
Plymouth,
Minnesota
| – | -$59K | -4,293 | Closed |
|
|
GT
206
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$3K | -255 | 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.