VeriSign
VRSN
468 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.7B invested in VeriSign in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 155 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $127M | Put options by funds: $72.6M
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.6B → $15.7B (+$2.09B)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 155
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 492 → 468 (-24)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
25.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 118.44% → 93.02% (-25%)
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 69
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$301M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$48.5M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$40.8M |
| 4 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
+$37.3M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$29.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$85.1M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$73.8M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$69.7M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$65.8M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$50.3M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
468 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $15.7B — up 15% from $13.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 69 funds closed out of VRSN and 51 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 155 trimmed existing stakes and 175 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $301M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $85.1M.
- 468 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q2 2018, down from 492 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $15.7B of VeriSign stock for Q2 2018, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q2 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $301M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q2 2018 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $85.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.