VeriSign
VRSN
370 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.11B invested in VeriSign in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
134% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $15.2M | Put options by funds: $6.5M
68% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 28
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.88B → $9.11B (+$1.23B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 352 → 370 (+18)
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 170
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$341M |
| 2 |
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Houston,
Texas
|
+$30.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$24.4M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$15.1M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MP
Makaira Partners
La Jolla,
California
|
-$53.4M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$49.7M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$35.9M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28M |
| 5 |
CEP
Chicago Equity Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$21.7M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
370 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.11B — up 16% from $7.88B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new VRSN positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 92 added to existing stakes and 170 trimmed.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $341M. The largest seller was Makaira Partners, cutting an estimated $53.4M.
- 370 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2015, up from 352 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $9.11B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $341M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2015 was Makaira Partners, an estimated $53.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.