VeriSign
VRSN
415 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in VeriSign in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 155 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.2M | Put options by funds: $14.7M
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 33
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.8B → $11.5B (-$331M)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 155 | Existing positions reduced: 162
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 422 → 415 (-7)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$76.6M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$60.1M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$44.3M |
| 4 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.2M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$27.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$132M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$62M |
| 3 |
SI
Sentry Investments
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$51.3M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$34.8M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$25M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
415 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $11.5B — down 2.8% from $11.8B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in VRSN was balanced in Q2 2016: 33 funds opened new positions, 33 closed out, 155 added to existing stakes and 162 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $76.6M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $132M.
- 415 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q2 2016, down from 422 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $11.5B of VeriSign stock for Q2 2016, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q2 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q2 2016 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $76.6M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q2 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $132M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.