VeriSign
VRSN
566 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.5B invested in VeriSign in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 220 increasing their positions, 214 reducing their positions, and 84 closing their positions.
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 220 | Existing positions reduced: 214
0.64% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.94% → 90.3% (-0.64%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 608 → 566 (-42)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.4B → $16.5B (-$4.98B)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48.9M | Put options by funds: $64.1M
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 84
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$238M |
| 2 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$163M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$118M |
| 4 |
TCCM
Two Creeks Capital Management
New York
|
+$109M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$104M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$444M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$212M |
| 3 |
BI
BlueSpruce Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$90.6M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$90.3M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$56.1M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
566 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $16.5B — down 23% from $21.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 84 funds closed out of VRSN and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 32 holders — while 214 trimmed existing stakes and 220 added.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $238M. The largest seller was Capital International Investors, cutting an estimated $444M.
- 566 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q2 2022, down from 608 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $16.5B of VeriSign stock for Q2 2022, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q2 2022 and 84 closed out, a net change of -32 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q2 2022 was American Century Companies, an estimated $238M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q2 2022 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $444M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.