VeriSign
VRSN
493 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.6B invested in VeriSign in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 186 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
120% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 35
90% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $204M | Put options by funds: $107M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 460 → 493 (+33)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.7B → $13.6B (-$100M)
3.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 121.7% → 118.44% (-3.3%)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 186
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$87M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$75.6M |
| 3 |
TBC
Three Bays Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$44M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$42.8M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$40.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$305M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$149M |
| 3 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$136M |
| 4 |
GCM
Gruss Capital Management
New York
|
-$95M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$59.9M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
493 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $13.6B — down 0.73% from $13.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new VRSN positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 186 trimmed.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $87M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $305M.
- 493 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q1 2018, up from 460 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $13.6B of VeriSign stock for Q1 2018, down 0.73% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q1 2018 and 35 closed out, a net change of +42 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q1 2018 was American Century Companies, an estimated $87M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $305M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.