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353 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.21B invested in VeriSign in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.4M | Put options by funds: $43.8M

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 35

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 344 → 353 (+9)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.88B → $8.21B (-$1.67B)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 154

Holders
353
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.62%
% of All Funds
11.45%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
46
Increased
105
Reduced
154
Closed
35
Calls
$95.4M
Puts
$43.8M
Net Calls
+$51.6M
Net Calls Change
+$21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$75.1M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$46.5M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$40.3M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$36.9M
5
T
TOBAM
France
+$17.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$817M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$126M
3
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
-$62.2M
4
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
-$58.6M
5
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
-$54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAM
226
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$934K -$13.4K -277 -1%
Nordea Investment Management
227
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$894K – – –
HAM
228
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$865K +$821K +17,003 New
Nomura Asset Management
229
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$845K – – –
PI
230
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$830K -$3.48K -72 -0.4%
KeyBank National Association
231
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$827K -$272K -5,634 -26%
AMI
232
Amica Mutual Insurance
Rhode Island
$827K – – –
WMC
233
Westwood Management Corporation
Illinois
$814K – – –
SO
234
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$781K -$181K -3,740 -20%
LMAM
235
Legg Mason Asset Management
Japan
$769K -$62.8K -1,300 -8%
WC
236
Wexford Capital
Florida
$763K +$724K +15,000 New
BBHC
237
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$756K -$513K -10,621 -42%
TMAM
238
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$756K – – –
GI
239
GLG Inc
New York
$754K – – –
OPERF
240
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$743K -$206K -4,261 -23%
Janus Henderson Group
241
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$726K – – –
AAM
242
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$718K -$43.5K -900 -6%
MOACM
243
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$706K -$84.1K -1,741 -11%
FCBT
244
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$688K -$55.1K -1,141 -8%
Primecap Management
245
Primecap Management
California
$677K – – –
JHIU
246
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$672K -$338K -7,000 -35%
KLWA
247
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
California
$643K -$169K -3,500 -22%
SAM
248
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$606K -$53.9K -1,116 -9%
GCP
249
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$601K -$288K -5,968 -34%
KRS
250
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$571K +$541K +11,211 New
8 9
10
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VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

353 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $8.21B — down 17% from $9.88B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new VRSN positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 105 added to existing stakes and 154 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $75.1M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $817M.

  • 353 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2013, up from 344 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.21B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2013, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2013 and 35 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2013 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $75.1M added.
  • The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2013 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $817M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.