VeriSign
VRSN
501 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5B invested in VeriSign in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 162 increasing their positions, 187 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 6 (+4)
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 68
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 494 → 501 (+7)
0.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.58% → 93.27% (+0.69%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18B → $16.5B (-$1.48B)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $74.2M | Put options by funds: $83.4M
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 162 | Existing positions reduced: 187
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$117M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
CCM
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
|
+$68.5M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$56.8M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$50.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$169M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$117M |
| 3 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$104M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$50.8M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$48.1M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
501 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $16.5B — down 8.2% from $18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new VRSN positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 162 added to existing stakes and 187 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $169M.
- 501 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2018, up from 494 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $16.5B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2018, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2018 and 68 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2018 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $117M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $169M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.