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608 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.4B invested in VeriSign in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 220 increasing their positions, 215 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46M | Put options by funds: $23.6M

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 53

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 592608 (+16)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 220 | Existing positions reduced: 215

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.9%90.94% (+0.05%)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1311 (-2)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.5B → $21.4B (-$4.06B)

Holders
608
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+2.7%
% of All Funds
9.59%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.38%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
77
Increased
220
Reduced
215
Closed
53
Calls
$46M
Puts
$23.6M
Net Calls
+$22.5M
Net Calls Change
-$21.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Berkshire Hathaway
1
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$2.85B
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.32B +$13.1M +59,957 +0.6%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$2.31B +$57.2M +262,334 +3%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$894M -$29.1M -133,300 -3%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$882M -$14.1M -64,732 -2%
Capital International Investors
6
Capital International Investors
California
$862M -$244M -1,118,606 -22%
Ninety One (UK)
7
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$850M +$49.9M +228,682 +6%
Principal Financial Group
8
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$599M +$45.4M +208,321 +8%
T. Rowe Price Associates
9
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$558M -$48.2M -220,924 -8%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$491M +$25.7M +117,715 +6%
CCM
11
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$374M +$9.72M +44,551 +3%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$330M +$2.92M +13,379 +0.9%
First Trust Advisors
13
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$289M +$6.65M +30,494 +2%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$281M -$2.18M -9,987 -0.8%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$261M +$40.4M +185,340 +19%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$261M +$21.9M +100,520 +9%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$203M +$2.48M +11,354 +1%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$195M -$29.4M -134,914 -13%
ESCM
19
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
$190M +$11.5M +52,749 +7%
Legal & General Group
20
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$188M +$9.96M +45,671 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$186M -$2.49M -11,435 -1%
LIP
22
Liontrust Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$184M -$13M -59,600 -7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$166M -$2.5M -11,465 -2%
Lazard Asset Management
24
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$151M +$30.8M +141,078 +26%
BAMCO Inc
25
BAMCO Inc
New York
$147M -$776K -3,557 -0.5%

VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

608 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $21.4B — down 16% from $25.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new VRSN positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 220 added to existing stakes and 215 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Macquarie Group, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was Stockbridge Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $278M sold.

  • 608 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q1 2022, up from 592 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $21.4B of VeriSign stock for Q1 2022, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q1 2022 and 53 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest VeriSign buyer in Q1 2022 was Macquarie Group, an estimated $127M added.
  • The largest VeriSign seller in Q1 2022 was Stockbridge Partners, an estimated $278M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.