VeriSign
VRSN
407 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.2B invested in VeriSign in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 166 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 32
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 395 → 407 (+12)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.8B → $11.2B (+$428M)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $35.5M | Put options by funds: $36.2M
2.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 120.84% → 118.7% (-2.1%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 166
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$273M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$85M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$62.1M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$60.3M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$34.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$457M |
| 2 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$195M |
| 3 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$57.7M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$50.7M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$40M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
407 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $11.2B — up 4% from $10.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new VRSN positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 135 added to existing stakes and 166 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $273M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $457M.
- 407 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q2 2017, up from 395 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $11.2B of VeriSign stock for Q2 2017, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q2 2017 and 32 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q2 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $273M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q2 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $457M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.