VeriSign
VRSN
460 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.7B invested in VeriSign in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 168 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
161% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 31
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 416 → 460 (+44)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.9B → $13.7B (+$796M)
0.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 121.28% → 121.7% (+0.42%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 168
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $64.3M | Put options by funds: $84M
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$102M |
| 2 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$99.2M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$59.6M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$57.8M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$267M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$130M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$87.6M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$64.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$60.4M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
460 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $13.7B — up 6.2% from $12.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VRSN positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 168 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $267M.
- 460 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2017, up from 416 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $13.7B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2017, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 81 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2017 and 31 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2017 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $102M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2017 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $267M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.