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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
Victory Capital Management
76
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$23.8M +$1.84M +9,939 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
77
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$23.1M -$15.9M -85,697 -39%
Wells Fargo
78
Wells Fargo
California
$22.6M -$3.04M -16,408 -11%
IIM
79
INTECH Investment Management
Florida
$21.9M +$16.5M +89,181 +241%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
80
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$21.7M -$413K -2,231 -2%
Barclays
81
Barclays
United Kingdom
$21.2M +$1.41M +7,641 +7%
Ensign Peak Advisors
82
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$20.7M +$128K +690 +0.6%
SO
83
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$20.6M +$5.09M +27,500 +30%
HWCM
84
Hudson Way Capital Management
Texas
$20.3M +$4.59M +24,836 +27%
PAMS
85
Pictet Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$20.1M -$322K -1,741 -1%
NIMI
86
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$19.5M +$20.8M +112,225 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
87
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$19.2M +$586K +3,169 +3%
Canada Life
88
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$19.2M +$803K +4,340 +4%
Millennium Management
89
Millennium Management
New York
$18.8M -$33.2M -179,612 -62%
Citigroup
90
Citigroup
New York
$18.7M +$1.66M +8,971 +9%
ProShare Advisors
91
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$18.4M -$4.74M -25,645 -19%
KBC Group
92
KBC Group
Belgium
$18.4M +$13.7M +74,257 +235%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
93
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$18.2M -$1.13M -6,117 -6%
O
94
Ossiam
France
$17.5M -$377K -2,036 -2%
JAM
95
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$17M -$15M -81,052 -45%
Adage Capital Partners
96
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$16.5M -$758K -4,100 -4%
NP
97
NS Partners
United Kingdom
$16.4M +$899K +4,859 +5%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
98
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$16.3M -$621K -3,355 -3%
MC
99
Minot Capital
Colorado
$16M – – –
IMRF
100
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Illinois
$16M +$1.79M +9,682 +12%
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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.