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353 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.21B invested in VeriSign in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 154 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.4M | Put options by funds: $43.8M

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 35

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 344 → 353 (+9)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.88B → $8.21B (-$1.67B)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 154

Holders
353
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+2.62%
% of All Funds
11.45%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
46
Increased
105
Reduced
154
Closed
35
Calls
$95.4M
Puts
$43.8M
Net Calls
+$51.6M
Net Calls Change
+$21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$75.1M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$46.5M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$40.3M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$36.9M
5
T
TOBAM
France
+$17.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$817M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
-$126M
3
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
-$62.2M
4
MC
Maverick Capital
Texas
-$58.6M
5
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
-$54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MF
176
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$1.93M -$25.6K -530 -1%
FMT
177
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$1.92M -$7.24K -150 -0.4%
Royal London Asset Management
178
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.91M +$1.74M +36,025 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
179
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$1.9M -$27.4K -567 -1%
ERSOT
180
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.9M +$461K +9,550 +34%
SB
181
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.87M +$261K +5,413 +17%
KBC Group
182
KBC Group
Belgium
$1.83M +$588K +12,186 +51%
EIM
183
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$1.83M -$290K -6,006 -14%
SCA
184
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$1.8M -$1.84M -38,190 -52%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
185
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$1.76M +$60.7K +1,257 +4%
MME
186
Meag Munich Ergo
Germany
$1.75M +$1.65M +34,239 New
HCM
187
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$1.74M -$12.1M -251,275 -88%
BA
188
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.73M +$1.64M +33,985 New
Los Angeles Capital Management
189
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.71M – – –
AQR Capital Management
190
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.71M -$53.1K -1,100 -3%
ACM
191
Argyle Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.68M – – –
AI
192
Analytic Investors
California
$1.67M +$390K +8,078 +33%
CIBC Asset Management
193
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.64M -$27.7K -574 -2%
CC
194
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.63M +$242K +5,010 +19%
BOH
195
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$1.6M +$1.13M +23,310 +284%
ZIM
196
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.48M +$362K +7,505 +35%
COPPSERS
197
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.4M -$151K -3,131 -10%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
198
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.39M +$1.32M +27,400 New
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
199
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$1.39M +$1.32M +27,335 New
DCP
200
DSM Capital Partners
Florida
$1.39M +$162K +3,360 +14%
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VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

353 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $8.21B — down 17% from $9.88B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new VRSN positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 105 added to existing stakes and 154 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $75.1M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $817M.

  • 353 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2013, up from 344 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.21B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2013, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2013 and 35 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2013 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $75.1M added.
  • The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2013 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $817M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.