VeriSign
VRSN
548 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6B invested in VeriSign in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 199 increasing their positions, 197 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
32% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $76.4M | Put options by funds: $58M
1.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.5% → 89.97% (+1.5%)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 199 | Existing positions reduced: 197
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 53
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 556 → 548 (-8)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.6B → $20.6B (-$1.98B)
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 11 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$79.9M |
| 2 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$42.8M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$42.7M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
+$30.3M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$28.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$51.4M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$48.1M |
| 3 |
SP
Stockbridge Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$40.7M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
|
-$40.3M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$38.3M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
548 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $20.6B — down 8.8% from $22.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of VRSN and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 197 trimmed existing stakes and 199 added.
The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), adding an estimated $79.9M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $51.4M.
- 548 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2021, down from 556 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $20.6B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2021, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2021 and 53 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2021 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $79.9M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2021 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $51.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.