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3,274 hedge funds and large institutions have $141B invested in Verizon in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 348 funds opening new positions, 1,319 increasing their positions, 1,343 reducing their positions, and 130 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

168% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 348 | 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: 3,108 → 3,274 (+166)

5% more call options, than puts

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

0.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.76% → 65.95% (-0.81%)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,319 | Existing positions reduced: 1,343

Holders
3,274
Holders Change
+166
Holders Change %
+5.34%
% of All Funds
40.06%
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
+28
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+77.78%
% of All Funds
0.78%
New
348
Increased
1,319
Reduced
1,343
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
Norges Bank
3276
Norges Bank
Norway
– -$2.36B -57,872,767 Closed
FAF
3277
Första AP-fonden
Sweden
– -$48.7M -1,194,750 Closed
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
3278
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
– -$35.2M -863,992 Closed
MCP
3279
Meridiem Capital Partners
Texas
– -$33.9M -833,497 Closed
AT
3280
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension
– -$23.6M -579,446 Closed
MCM
3281
Moore Capital Management
New York
– -$20.1M -493,124 Closed
EIP
3282
Easterly Investment Partners
Massachusetts
– -$17.3M -424,414 Closed
DP
3283
DDD Partners
Washington
– -$17M -418,222 Closed
IMC Chicago
3284
IMC Chicago
Illinois
– -$13.4M -290,110 Closed
CA
3285
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
– -$11.5M -283,500 Closed
TWC
3286
The Woodbridge Company
Ontario, Canada
– -$10.6M -261,130 Closed
Point72 Asset Management
3287
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$11.8M -254,578 Closed
PAMP
3288
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$10M -245,560 Closed
LCM
3289
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$11M -237,176 Closed
ACM
3290
Aquatic Capital Management
Illinois
– -$9.64M -236,691 Closed
ICM
3291
Invenomic Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$8.7M -213,532 Closed
RIA
3292
RPG Investment Advisory
California
– -$6.09M -149,504 Closed
AAIM
3293
American Assets Investment Management
California
– -$5.7M -140,000 Closed
BSG
3294
Black Swift Group
Colorado
– -$5.2M -127,675 Closed
DFCM
3295
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
– -$5.07M -124,536 Closed
LOAMU
3296
Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA)
New York
– -$5.7M -123,000 Closed
CII
3297
Capital International Inc
California
– -$4.9M -120,399 Closed
TI
3298
tru Independence
Oregon
– -$4.87M -119,633 Closed
KC
3299
Katamaran Capital
United Kingdom
– -$4.6M -113,023 Closed
Simplex Trading
3300
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$5.2M -112,170 Closed
130 131
132
133 134

VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

3,274 of the 8,172 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: 348 funds opened new VZ positions and 130 closed out — a net gain of 218 holders — while 1,319 added to existing stakes and 1,343 trimmed.

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

  • 3,274 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q1 2026, up from 3,108 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $141B of Verizon stock for Q1 2026, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 348 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q1 2026 and 130 closed out, a net change of +218 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.