VeriSign
VRSN
356 hedge funds and large institutions have $7B invested in VeriSign in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
16% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 37
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 355 → 356 (+1)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.23B → $7B (-$1.24B)
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 156
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 4 (-4)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34.4M | Put options by funds: $81.6M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$100M |
| 2 |
Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$64.8M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$50M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$47.2M |
| 5 |
SI
Sentry Investments
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$32.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$458M |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$122M |
| 3 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$52.3M |
| 4 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$26.8M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$26.7M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
356 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $7B — down 15% from $8.23B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new VRSN positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 156 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $100M. The largest seller was Macquarie Group, cutting an estimated $458M.
- 356 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q2 2014, up from 355 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $7B of VeriSign stock for Q2 2014, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q2 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q2 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $100M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q2 2014 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $458M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.