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416 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.51B invested in VeriSign in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 193 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 119.6% (+120%)

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 42

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 403 → 416 (+13)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $9.51B (-$615M)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 193

72% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.5M | Put options by funds: $112M

Holders
416
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+3.23%
% of All Funds
10.4%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
62
Increased
101
Reduced
193
Closed
42
Calls
$31.5M
Puts
$112M
Net Calls
-$80.7M
Net Calls Change
+$83.6M

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$110M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$78.3M
3
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$26.3M
4
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$21.9M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$20.3M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$121M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$107M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$82M
4
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$72.1M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$35.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.09B -$121M -1,530,985 -10%
Berkshire Hathaway
2
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$985M – – –
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$973M +$21.9M +276,685 +2%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$641M +$5.14M +64,972 +0.8%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$324M -$35.6M -450,000 -10%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$316M -$7.13M -90,152 -2%
AL
7
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$257M +$26.3M +332,623 +11%
D.E. Shaw & Co
8
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$250M -$26.8M -339,346 -9%
Principal Financial Group
9
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$250M -$552K -6,977 -0.2%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$225M -$17M -214,706 -7%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$224M -$13.4M -169,054 -5%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$224M -$23.8M -300,755 -9%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$204M -$19.1M -241,938 -8%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$177M +$78.3M +990,641 +74%
Ninety One (UK)
15
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$169M +$9.01M +113,930 +5%
Capital International Investors
16
Capital International Investors
California
$149M -$4.9M -62,015 -3%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$140M +$110M +1,394,630 +312%
BFA
18
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$129M +$3.09M +39,045 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$116M -$107M -1,356,796 -47%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$96.2M -$4.81M -60,788 -5%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$92.8M -$1.17M -14,797 -1%
GCM
22
Gruss Capital Management
New York
$91.3M -$4.56M -57,700 -5%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$91.1M +$13M +165,015 +16%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$86.4M -$6.31M -79,859 -7%
Two Sigma Advisers
25
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$71.2M +$4.9M +62,034 +7%
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VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

416 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $9.51B — down 6.1% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new VRSN positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 193 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $121M.

  • 416 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2016, up from 403 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $9.51B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2016, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2016 and 42 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $110M added.
  • The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $121M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.