VeriSign
VRSN
351 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.78B invested in VeriSign in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
93% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.2M | Put options by funds: $9.44M
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 360 → 351 (-9)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9B → $7.78B (-$1.22B)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 43
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 156
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$64.9M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$52.8M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$34.2M |
| 4 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$30.3M |
| 5 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
+$29.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$344M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$71.3M |
| 3 |
CGT
Capital Guardian Trust
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$48.1M |
| 4 |
SGAM
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$37.8M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$28.1M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
351 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $7.78B — down 14% from $9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of VRSN and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 156 trimmed existing stakes and 96 added.
The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), opening a new position worth an estimated $64.9M. The largest seller was State Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $344M sold.
- 351 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q2 2015, down from 360 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $7.78B of VeriSign stock for Q2 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q2 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q2 2015 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $64.9M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q2 2015 was State Street, an estimated $344M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.