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566 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.8B invested in VeriSign in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 220 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 55

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $16.8B (+$375M)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.3% → 90.83% (+0.53%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 566 → 566 (0)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40.7M | Put options by funds: $46.4M

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 220

Holders
566
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
9.75%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
62
Increased
182
Reduced
220
Closed
55
Calls
$40.7M
Puts
$46.4M
Net Calls
-$5.69M
Net Calls Change
+$9.49M

Top Buyers

1
WPL
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Texas
+$141M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$114M
3
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$83.2M
4
PCM
Parsifal Capital Management
Connecticut
+$68.6M
5
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
+$41M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$257M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$85.8M
3
Holocene Advisors
Holocene Advisors
New York
-$83.7M
4
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$41.3M
5
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
-$36.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Berkshire Hathaway
1
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$2.23B – – –
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.8B -$20.4M -110,434 -1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.61B +$10.9M +59,048 +0.6%
Ninety One (UK)
4
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$746M +$41M +221,742 +5%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$656M -$8.47M -45,794 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$607M -$85.8M -464,000 -12%
Macquarie Group
7
Macquarie Group
Australia
$494M -$8.1M -43,798 -2%
Principal Financial Group
8
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$468M -$3.28M -17,736 -0.7%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$389M -$4.34M -23,482 -1%
CCM
10
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$304M -$2.22M -11,975 -0.7%
American Century Companies
11
American Century Companies
Missouri
$261M +$37.7M +203,809 +16%
Capital International Investors
12
Capital International Investors
California
$253M +$44.2K +239 +0%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$249M +$1.17M +6,325 +0.4%
First Trust Advisors
14
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$218M -$16.5M -89,198 -7%
Lazard Asset Management
15
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$217M -$14.3M -77,070 -6%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$195M -$4.99M -26,951 -2%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$184M +$114M +616,270 +139%
T. Rowe Price Associates
18
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$179M -$257M -1,391,017 -57%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$164M +$5.31M +28,681 +3%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$156M +$1.84M +9,932 +1%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$153M -$35.8M -193,787 -18%
AllianceBernstein
22
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$144M +$24.1M +130,091 +19%
LIP
23
Liontrust Investment Partners
United Kingdom
$143M -$7.49M -40,500 -5%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$142M -$8.86M -47,919 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$141M -$4.48M -24,235 -3%
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VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

566 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $16.8B — up 2.3% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new VRSN positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 182 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, unchanged from Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $16.8B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2022, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2022 and 55 closed out, a net change of +7 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.