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566 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.8B invested in VeriSign in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 220 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 55

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $16.8B (+$375M)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.3% → 90.83% (+0.53%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 566 → 566 (0)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.7M | Put options by funds: $46.4M

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 220

Holders
566
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
9.75%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
62
Increased
182
Reduced
220
Closed
55
Calls
$40.7M
Puts
$46.4M
Net Calls
-$5.69M
Net Calls Change
+$9.49M

Top Buyers

1
WPL
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Texas
+$141M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$114M
3
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$83.2M
4
PCM
Parsifal Capital Management
Connecticut
+$68.6M
5
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
+$41M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$257M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$85.8M
3
Holocene Advisors
Holocene Advisors
New York
-$83.7M
4
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$41.3M
5
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
-$36.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
APG Asset Management
51
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$54.3M -$36.2M -195,739 -39%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
52
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$54M -$6.47M -34,954 -10%
Fidelity Investments
53
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$53.6M +$20.5M +110,681 +56%
CI Investments Inc
54
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$50.7M +$2.77M +14,966 +5%
Two Sigma Advisers
55
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$49.5M -$7.07M -38,200 -12%
Mackenzie Financial
56
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$47.3M -$727K -3,929 -1%
AQR Capital Management
57
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$43M -$1.45M -7,820 -3%
Deutsche Bank
58
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$41.9M -$1.17M -6,307 -3%
Amundi
59
Amundi
France
$40.3M -$14.4M -77,910 -26%
BFM
60
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$38.2M -$192K -1,038 -0.5%
VOYA Investment Management
61
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$37.3M +$32.9M +177,603 +477%
RhumbLine Advisers
62
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$36.8M +$462K +2,496 +1%
Russell Investments Group
63
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$34.8M +$10.5M +56,969 +40%
Citadel Advisors
64
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$33.9M +$33.1M +179,005 +1,121%
CS
65
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$33.4M -$1.74M -9,404 -5%
Baird Financial Group
66
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$29.2M -$34.5M -186,606 -53%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
67
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$28.7M -$8.98M -48,531 -23%
TD Asset Management
68
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$28.6M -$2.74M -14,814 -8%
TFP
69
Triple Frond Partners
California
$28.5M -$6.24M -33,707 -17%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
70
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$27.6M -$606K -3,274 -2%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
71
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$27.5M +$1.97M +10,674 +7%
Natixis Advisors
72
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$27.1M +$24.5M +132,350 +558%
National Pension Service
73
National Pension Service
South Korea
$25.9M -$506K -2,733 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
74
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$24.4M -$1.65M -8,907 -6%
DLA
75
Douglas Lane & Associates
New York
$24M -$368K -1,987 -1%
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VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

566 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $16.8B — up 2.3% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new VRSN positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 182 added to existing stakes and 220 trimmed.

The largest buyer was WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $257M.

  • 566 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2022, unchanged from Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $16.8B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2022, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2022 and 55 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2022 was WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC, an estimated $141M added.
  • The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $257M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.