VeriSign
VRSN
563 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6B invested in VeriSign in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 222 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
102% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 46
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 526 → 563 (+37)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.3B → $20.6B (+$230M)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $62.3M | Put options by funds: $61.9M
0.11% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.15% → 91.04% (-0.11%)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 222
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCM
Melvin Capital Management
New York
|
+$122M |
| 2 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$87.9M |
| 4 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$60.7M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$42.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$231M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$131M |
| 3 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$124M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$95.5M |
| 5 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$68.4M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AIC
601
Ameritas Investment Company
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| – | -$94K | -500 | Closed |
|
602
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$66.3K | -353 | Closed |
|
|
ACA
603
Atlas Capital Advisors
Jackson,
Wyoming
| – | -$53.2K | -282 | Closed |
|
|
CIAS
604
Capital Investment Advisory Services
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$25K | -132 | Closed |
|
|
AS
605
Altshuler Shaham
Tel Aviv,
Israel
| – | -$23K | -124 | Closed |
|
|
AIL
606
AGF Investments LLC
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$23K | -122 | Closed |
|
|
FEM
607
Fulcrum Equity Management
Plano,
Texas
| – | -$5K | -28 | Closed |
|
|
HI
608
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2K | -11 | Closed |
|
|
GAM
609
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | -$1K | -3 | Closed |
|
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
563 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $20.6B — up 1.1% from $20.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new VRSN positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 163 added to existing stakes and 222 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Melvin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $122M. The largest seller was Invesco, cutting an estimated $231M.
- 563 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2019, up from 526 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $20.6B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2019, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2019 and 46 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2019 was Melvin Capital Management, an estimated $122M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $231M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.