VeriSign
VRSN
420 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6B invested in VeriSign in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 173 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
53% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 36
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 403 → 420 (+17)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.7B → $11.6B (-$60.4M)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.7M | Put options by funds: $27.4M
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 173
56% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 4 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal London Asset Management
United Kingdom
|
+$195M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$163M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$72.7M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$59.2M |
| 5 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$34.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$132M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$65.5M |
| 3 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$58.8M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$58.2M |
| 5 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$34.7M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
420 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $11.6B — down 0.52% from $11.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new VRSN positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 173 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $132M.
- 420 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q1 2016, up from 403 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $11.6B of VeriSign stock for Q1 2016, down 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q1 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $195M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q1 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $132M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.