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3,262 hedge funds and large institutions have $141B invested in Verizon in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 346 funds opening new positions, 1,318 increasing their positions, 1,337 reducing their positions, and 130 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

166% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 346 | Existing positions closed: 130

78% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 36 → 64 (+28)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115B → $141B (+$25.9B)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,102 → 3,262 (+160)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.47B | Put options by funds: $2.35B

0.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.76% → 65.94% (-0.82%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,318 | Existing positions reduced: 1,337

Holders
3,262
Holders Change
+160
Holders Change %
+5.16%
% of All Funds
40.09%
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
+28
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+77.78%
% of All Funds
0.79%
New
346
Increased
1,318
Reduced
1,337
Closed
130
Calls
$2.47B
Puts
$2.35B
Net Calls
+$120M
Net Calls Change
+$196M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$420M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$384M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$305M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$293M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$263M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$375M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$227M
3
EDRH
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
-$177M
4
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
-$168M
5
ECSS
Eurizon Capital SGR SpA
-$168M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAMP
3276
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$10M -245,560 Closed
LCM
3277
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$11M -237,176 Closed
ACM
3278
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
– -$9.64M -236,691 Closed
ICM
3279
Invenomic Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$8.7M -213,532 Closed
RIA
3280
RPG Investment Advisory
California
– -$6.09M -149,504 Closed
AAIM
3281
American Assets Investment Management
California
– -$5.7M -140,000 Closed
BSG
3282
Black Swift Group
Colorado
– -$5.2M -127,675 Closed
DFCM
3283
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
– -$5.07M -124,536 Closed
LOAMU
3284
Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA)
New York
– -$5.7M -123,000 Closed
CII
3285
Capital International Inc
California
– -$4.9M -120,399 Closed
TI
3286
tru Independence
Oregon
– -$4.87M -119,633 Closed
KC
3287
Katamaran Capital
United Kingdom
– -$4.6M -113,023 Closed
Simplex Trading
3288
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$5.2M -112,170 Closed
PCP
3289
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$4.4M -108,012 Closed
QIM
3290
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$4.2M -103,026 Closed
SLFPAM
3291
St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management
Missouri
– -$3.71M -91,015 Closed
QT
3292
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$3.54M -86,969 Closed
EFS
3293
Econ Financial Services
Pennsylvania
– -$3.18M -78,172 Closed
WAM
3294
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$2.82M -60,772 Closed
BG
3295
BDF Gestion
France
– -$2.25M -55,123 Closed
CMTU
3296
Capital Markets Trading (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$2.52M -54,405 Closed
PS
3297
Pensionfund Sabic
Netherlands
– -$2.15M -52,900 Closed
TIM
3298
Titan Investment Management
Indiana
– -$2.13M -52,263 Closed
ZIG
3299
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
– -$1.76M -43,333 Closed
BOTPPF
3300
Board of the Pension Protection Fund
United Kingdom
– -$1.52M -37,400 Closed
130 131
132
133 134

VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

3,262 of the 8,136 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verizon (VZ) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $141B — up 23% from $115B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 346 funds opened new VZ positions and 130 closed out — a net gain of 216 holders — while 1,318 added to existing stakes and 1,337 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $420M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $375M.

  • 3,262 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q1 2026, up from 3,102 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $141B of Verizon stock for Q1 2026, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 346 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q1 2026 and 130 closed out, a net change of +216 holders.
  • The largest Verizon buyer in Q1 2026 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $420M added.
  • The largest Verizon seller in Q1 2026 was State Street, an estimated $375M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.