Verisk Analytics
VRSK
550 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5B invested in Verisk Analytics in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 208 increasing their positions, 196 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 44
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 208 | Existing positions reduced: 196
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16B → $16.5B (+$583M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 546 → 550 (+4)
0.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.03% → 93.03% (+0.01%)
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 15 (-2)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.6M | Put options by funds: $8.83M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$105M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$102M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$95.3M |
| 5 |
TFP
Triple Frond Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
+$41.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Parnassus Investments
San Francisco,
California
|
-$156M |
| 2 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$84.7M |
| 3 |
BI
BlueSpruce Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$66.4M |
| 4 |
JCM
Junto Capital Management
New York
|
-$58.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$37.1M |
VRSK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
550 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verisk Analytics (VRSK) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $16.5B — up 3.7% from $16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VRSK positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 208 added to existing stakes and 196 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $172M. The largest seller was Parnassus Investments, cutting an estimated $156M.
- 550 institutional investors held Verisk Analytics (VRSK) as of Q2 2018, up from 546 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $16.5B of Verisk Analytics stock for Q2 2018, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new Verisk Analytics positions in Q2 2018 and 44 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Verisk Analytics buyer in Q2 2018 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $172M added.
- The largest Verisk Analytics seller in Q2 2018 was Parnassus Investments, an estimated $156M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.