VeriSign
VRSN
561 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.2B invested in VeriSign in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 227 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 14 (+2)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21B → $22.2B (+$1.14B)
0.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.31% → 89.74% (+0.43%)
4% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 74
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 568 → 561 (-7)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 227
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $44.8M | Put options by funds: $57.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$166M |
| 2 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$88.1M |
| 4 |
SP
Stockbridge Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$85.2M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$73.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$174M |
| 2 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$95.3M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$94.2M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$81.8M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$73.6M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
561 of the 5,676 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $22.2B — up 5.4% from $21B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 74 funds closed out of VRSN and 71 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 227 trimmed existing stakes and 185 added.
The largest buyer was Viking Global Investors, adding an estimated $166M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $174M.
- 561 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q4 2020, down from 568 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $22.2B of VeriSign stock for Q4 2020, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q4 2020 and 74 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q4 2020 was Viking Global Investors, an estimated $166M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q4 2020 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $174M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.