VeriSign
VRSN
374 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.69B invested in VeriSign in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 151 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
81% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 26
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.3M | Put options by funds: $15.9M
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 359 → 374 (+15)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.58B → $7.69B (+$112M)
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 151
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$66.6M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$30M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$29.7M |
| 4 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$21.5M |
| 5 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$20.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$146M |
| 2 |
CGT
Capital Guardian Trust
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$41.5M |
| 3 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$29.6M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$27.4M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$23.1M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
374 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $7.69B — up 1.5% from $7.58B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new VRSN positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 151 trimmed.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $66.6M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $146M.
- 374 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2014, up from 359 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $7.69B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2014, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2014 was American Century Companies, an estimated $66.6M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2014 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $146M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.