VeriSign
VRSN
494 hedge funds and large institutions have $18B invested in VeriSign in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 184 increasing their positions, 166 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 40
25% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $144M | Put options by funds: $115M
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.7B → $18B (+$2.35B)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 184 | Existing positions reduced: 166
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 468 → 494 (+26)
0.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.02% → 92.58% (-0.44%)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$948M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$77.4M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$74.4M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$66.5M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$65.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.17B |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$224M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$86.9M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$64.8M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$52.3M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
494 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $18B — up 15% from $15.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new VRSN positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 184 added to existing stakes and 166 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $948M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.17B.
- 494 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2018, up from 468 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $18B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2018, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2018 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $948M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.17B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.