VeriSign
VRSN
360 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.59B invested in VeriSign in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 180 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 31
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7B → $7.59B (+$592M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 356 → 360 (+4)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $29.8M | Put options by funds: $29.3M
49% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 180
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$43.2M |
| 2 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$35.1M |
| 3 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
+$27.3M |
| 4 |
SI
Sentry Investments
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$26.9M |
| 5 |
SGAM
Smith Group Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$77.5M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$51.9M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$35.4M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$35.3M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$32.7M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
360 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $7.59B — up 8.5% from $7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new VRSN positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 180 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $43.2M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Investors US, cutting an estimated $77.5M.
- 360 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2014, up from 356 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $7.59B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2014, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2014 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $43.2M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2014 was Janus Henderson Investors US, an estimated $77.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.