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355 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.23B invested in VeriSign in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 138 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $42M | Put options by funds: $33.3M

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 369355 (-14)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 (-1)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 138

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.36B → $8.23B (-$1.13B)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 48

Holders
355
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-3.79%
% of All Funds
10.25%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
39
Increased
122
Reduced
138
Closed
48
Calls
$42M
Puts
$33.3M
Net Calls
+$8.73M
Net Calls Change
-$71.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$821M +$123M +2,175,000 +17%
Berkshire Hathaway
2
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$630M +$41M +724,134 +7%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$570M +$22.9M +403,830 +4%
Macquarie Group
4
Macquarie Group
Australia
$496M -$28.4M -501,615 -5%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$495M +$6.15M +108,719 +1%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$318M -$7.96M -140,591 -2%
Capital International Investors
7
Capital International Investors
California
$293M +$127M +2,248,080 +71%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$251M +$1.37M +24,124 +0.5%
Principal Financial Group
9
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$228M +$5.44M +96,071 +2%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$225M -$5.56M -98,295 -2%
CGT
11
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$212M -$6.19M -109,315 -3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
12
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$187M +$1.84M +32,477 +0.9%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$148M +$64.2M +1,134,804 +70%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$146M +$1.69M +29,863 +1%
Jennison Associates
15
Jennison Associates
New York
$122M -$96.2M -1,700,022 -43%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$121M +$1.26M +22,339 +1%
BFA
17
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$104M +$7.75M +136,848 +8%
Wellington Management Group
18
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$103M +$1.7M +30,116 +2%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$90.9M -$539K -9,521 -0.6%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$79.8M +$15.1M +266,528 +22%
GC
21
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$75.6M +$11M +194,524 +16%
First Trust Advisors
22
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$67.3M +$23.2M +410,015 +49%
JHIU
23
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$66.7M +$59.1M +1,044,000 +538%
BM
24
Bridger Management
New York
$65.8M
Fidelity Investments
25
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$62M -$8.98M -158,588 -12%