VeriSign
VRSN
525 hedge funds and large institutions have $20B invested in VeriSign in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 197 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 45
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $20B (+$3.46B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 501 → 525 (+24)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
0.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.27% → 92.3% (-0.97%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 197
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36.8M | Put options by funds: $80.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$137M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$51.4M |
| 3 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$42.1M |
| 4 |
JIM
Jupiter Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$36.8M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$133M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$97.6M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$88.6M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$57.3M |
| 5 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$43.8M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
525 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $20B — up 21% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new VRSN positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 197 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $137M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $133M.
- 525 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q1 2019, up from 501 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $20B of VeriSign stock for Q1 2019, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q1 2019 and 45 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $137M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q1 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $133M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.