VeriSign
VRSN
523 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.9B invested in VeriSign in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 172 increasing their positions, 203 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20B → $22.9B (+$2.86B)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 63
0.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.3% → 91.95% (-0.36%)
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 525 → 523 (-2)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 203
26% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $58.4M | Put options by funds: $79.1M
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$157M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$99.5M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$83.1M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$70.2M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$69.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$177M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$137M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$58.6M |
| 4 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$57.6M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$55.7M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
523 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $22.9B — up 14% from $20B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new VRSN positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 172 added to existing stakes and 203 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $177M.
- 523 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q2 2019, down from 525 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $22.9B of VeriSign stock for Q2 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q2 2019 and 63 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $157M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q2 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $177M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.