VeriSign
VRSN
416 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.51B invested in VeriSign in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 193 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
119.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 119.6% (+120%)
48% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 42
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 403 → 416 (+13)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $9.51B (-$615M)
48% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 193
72% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $31.5M | Put options by funds: $112M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$78.3M |
| 3 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$26.3M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$21.9M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$20.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$121M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$107M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$82M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$72.1M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$35.6M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
416 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $9.51B — down 6.1% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new VRSN positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 193 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $121M.
- 416 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2016, up from 403 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $9.51B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2016, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2016 and 42 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $121M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.