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344 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.88B invested in VeriSign in 2013 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 344 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $84M | Put options by funds: $53.3M

Holders
344
Holders Change
+344
Holders Change %
–
% of All Funds
11.23%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
344
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–
Calls
$84M
Puts
$53.3M
Net Calls
+$30.7M
Net Calls Change
+$30.7M

Top Buyers

No buyers this quarter

Top Sellers

No sellers this quarter
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.39B +$788M +17,001,000 New
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$512M +$531M +11,471,532 New
Berkshire Hathaway
3
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$487M +$505M +10,897,420 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$441M +$458M +9,875,480 New
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$436M +$453M +9,771,407 New
Macquarie Group
6
Macquarie Group
Australia
$426M +$442M +9,531,509 New
LPC
7
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
$335M +$347M +7,498,853 New
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$296M +$307M +6,624,663 New
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$272M +$282M +6,094,315 New
Jennison Associates
10
Jennison Associates
New York
$206M +$214M +4,623,134 New
JP
11
Jana Partners
New York
$192M +$199M +4,305,230 New
Renaissance Technologies
12
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$184M +$190M +4,109,876 New
Principal Financial Group
13
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$170M +$177M +3,817,497 New
CGT
14
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$168M +$174M +3,756,295 New
Coatue Management
15
Coatue Management
New York
$145M +$151M +3,252,753 New
Capital International Investors
16
Capital International Investors
California
$142M +$148M +3,185,000 New
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$111M +$115M +2,492,735 New
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$104M +$108M +2,324,296 New
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$92.8M +$96.3M +2,077,947 New
BFA
20
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$88.1M +$91.4M +1,972,736 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
21
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$87.6M +$90.9M +1,961,980 New
Wellington Management Group
22
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$83.3M +$86.4M +1,865,057 New
SC
23
Samlyn Capital
New York
$82.6M +$85.7M +1,850,231 New
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$75.2M +$78M +1,682,921 New
TCIM
25
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$67.4M +$70M +1,509,798 New
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VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2013 in Review

344 of the 3,064 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q2 2013, worth a combined $9.88B.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 344 funds opened new VRSN positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 344 holders — while 0 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

  • 344 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q2 2013, up from 0 in Q1 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.88B of VeriSign stock for Q2 2013.
  • 344 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q2 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +344 holders.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2013.