VeriSign
VRSN
369 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.36B invested in VeriSign in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
247% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $113M | Put options by funds: $32.7M
53% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 36
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.21B → $9.36B (+$1.15B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 353 → 369 (+16)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 165
Top Buyers
| 1 |
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$80.2M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$47.2M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$39.4M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$35.3M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$34.2M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
JP
Jana Partners
New York
|
-$181M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$72.7M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$42M |
| 4 |
SC
Samlyn Capital
New York
|
-$35M |
| 5 |
T
TOBAM
Paris,
France
|
-$31.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
401
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$33K | -657 | Closed |
|
402
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$6K | -125 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
403
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | +$55 | +1 | New |
|
|
MFS
404
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | +$55 | +1 | New |
|
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
369 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $9.36B — up 14% from $8.21B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new VRSN positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 95 added to existing stakes and 165 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lone Pine Capital, adding an estimated $80.2M. The largest seller was Jana Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $181M sold.
- 369 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2013, up from 353 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $9.36B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2013, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2013 and 36 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2013 was Lone Pine Capital, an estimated $80.2M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2013 was Jana Partners, an estimated $181M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.