VeriSign
VRSN
607 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.2B invested in VeriSign in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 229 increasing their positions, 204 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
109% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $48.8M | Put options by funds: $23.4M
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 229 | Existing positions reduced: 204
11% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 66
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.1B → $20.2B (+$138M)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 610 → 607 (-3)
1.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.68% → 91.23% (-1.4%)
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 10 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$286M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$121M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$111M |
| 4 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
+$63.3M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$62.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WPL
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Houston,
Texas
|
-$312M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$299M |
| 3 |
ACP
Atalan Capital Partners
New York
|
-$127M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$110M |
| 5 |
PCM
Parsifal Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$75.5M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
607 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $20.2B — up 0.69% from $20.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new VRSN positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 229 added to existing stakes and 204 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), adding an estimated $286M. The largest seller was WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC, exiting entirely with an estimated $312M sold.
- 607 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q1 2023, down from 610 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $20.2B of VeriSign stock for Q1 2023, up 0.69% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q1 2023 and 66 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q1 2023 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $286M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q1 2023 was WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC, an estimated $312M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.