VeriSign
VRSN
360 hedge funds and large institutions have $9B invested in VeriSign in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 150 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16.3M | Put options by funds: $12.2M
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.69B → $9B (+$1.31B)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 374 → 360 (-14)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 150
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 44
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$134M |
| 2 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$57.2M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$48.9M |
| 4 |
WG
Winton Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$38.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$38.8M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
CGT
Capital Guardian Trust
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$78.3M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$45.8M |
| 3 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$39.8M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$33M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$31.1M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
360 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $9B — up 17% from $7.69B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of VRSN and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 150 trimmed existing stakes and 116 added.
The largest buyer was AJO LP, adding an estimated $134M. The largest seller was Capital Guardian Trust, cutting an estimated $78.3M.
- 360 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q1 2015, down from 374 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $9B of VeriSign stock for Q1 2015, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q1 2015 and 44 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q1 2015 was AJO LP, an estimated $134M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q1 2015 was Capital Guardian Trust, an estimated $78.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.