VeriSign
VRSN
416 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.9B invested in VeriSign in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 168 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
37% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 35
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.2B → $12.9B (+$1.69B)
2.58% more ownership
Funds ownership: 118.7% → 121.28% (+2.6%)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 407 → 416 (+9)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $59.4M | Put options by funds: $63.2M
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 168
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$248M |
| 2 |
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
|
+$134M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$87M |
| 4 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$72.3M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$59.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$193M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$68M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$36.3M |
| 4 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$34.9M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$30M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
416 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $12.9B — up 15% from $11.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new VRSN positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 168 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), opening a new position worth an estimated $248M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $193M.
- 416 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2017, up from 407 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $12.9B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2017 and 35 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2017 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $248M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $193M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.