VeriSign
VRSN
403 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.7B invested in VeriSign in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 115 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
120% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 30
109% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56.1M | Put options by funds: $26.8M
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.01B → $11.7B (+$2.68B)
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 369 → 403 (+34)
32% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 115 | Existing positions reduced: 170
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$374M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$160M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$65.5M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$60M |
| 5 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$41.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$55.2M |
| 2 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$43.6M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$41.7M |
| 4 |
SM
SCGE Management
Menlo Park,
California
|
-$37.5M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$32.3M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
403 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $11.7B — up 30% from $9.01B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new VRSN positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 115 added to existing stakes and 170 trimmed.
The largest buyer was State Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $374M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $55.2M.
- 403 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2015, up from 369 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $11.7B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2015, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2015 was State Street, an estimated $374M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $55.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.