VeriSign
VRSN
422 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.8B invested in VeriSign in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 174 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 36
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 404 → 422 (+18)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.8B → $11.8B (+$5.58M)
6% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.7M | Put options by funds: $27.4M
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 174
56% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 4 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$163M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$72.7M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$59.2M |
| 4 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$34.6M |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$32.1M |
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
422 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $11.8B — up 0.05% from $11.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new VRSN positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 128 added to existing stakes and 174 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $163M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $132M.
- 422 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q1 2016, up from 404 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $11.8B of VeriSign stock for Q1 2016, up 0.05% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q1 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q1 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $163M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q1 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $132M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.