VeriSign
VRSN
543 hedge funds and large institutions have $20B invested in VeriSign in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 203 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
23% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $86.2M | Put options by funds: $70M
0.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.76% → 89.26% (-0.5%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 203
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 560 → 543 (-17)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.2B → $20B (-$2.14B)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 64
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 9 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$214M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$135M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$93.7M |
| 4 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$87.7M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$81.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$168M |
| 2 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$153M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$119M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$93.2M |
| 5 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$66.8M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
543 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $20B — down 9.6% from $22.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 64 funds closed out of VRSN and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 203 trimmed existing stakes and 198 added.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $214M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $168M.
- 543 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q1 2021, down from 560 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $20B of VeriSign stock for Q1 2021, down 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q1 2021 and 64 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q1 2021 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $214M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q1 2021 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $168M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.