VeriSign
VRSN
566 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.9B invested in VeriSign in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 220 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)
15% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 55
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $16.9B (+$381M)
0.54% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.27% → 90.8% (+0.54%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 565 → 566 (+1)
12% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.7M | Put options by funds: $46.4M
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 220
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WPL
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Houston,
Texas
|
+$141M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$114M |
| 3 |
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$83.2M |
| 4 |
PCM
Parsifal Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$68.6M |
| 5 |
Ninety One (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$41M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$257M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$85.8M |
| 3 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$83.7M |
| 4 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$41.3M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$36.2M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
566 of the 5,828 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $16.9B — up 2.3% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new VRSN positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 181 added to existing stakes and 220 trimmed.
The largest buyer was WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC, opening a new position worth an estimated $141M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $257M.
- 566 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2022, up from 565 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $16.9B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2022, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2022 and 55 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2022 was WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC, an estimated $141M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $257M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.