VeriSign
VRSN
592 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.9B invested in VeriSign in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
166% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $57.5M | Put options by funds: $21.6M
0.82% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.9% → 90.09% (-0.82%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 240
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 620 → 592 (-28)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.4B → $18.9B (-$2.52B)
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 67
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$82.8M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$64.6M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$48.5M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$45.7M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$42.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$133M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$119M |
| 3 |
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
|
-$108M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$95.9M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$67.7M |
VRSN Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review
592 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VeriSign (VRSN) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $18.9B — down 12% from $21.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 67 funds closed out of VRSN and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 222 added.
The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $82.8M. The largest seller was First Trust Advisors, cutting an estimated $133M.
- 592 institutional investors held VeriSign (VRSN) as of Q3 2023, down from 620 in Q2 2023.
- Funds reported $18.9B of VeriSign stock for Q3 2023, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new VeriSign positions in Q3 2023 and 67 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest VeriSign buyer in Q3 2023 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $82.8M added.
- The largest VeriSign seller in Q3 2023 was First Trust Advisors, an estimated $133M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.