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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
PCP
3301
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$4.4M -108,012 Closed
QIM
3302
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$4.2M -103,026 Closed
SLFPAM
3303
St. Louis Financial Planners Asset Management
Missouri
– -$3.71M -91,015 Closed
QT
3304
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$3.54M -86,969 Closed
EFS
3305
Econ Financial Services
Pennsylvania
– -$3.18M -78,172 Closed
WAM
3306
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$2.82M -60,772 Closed
BG
3307
BDF Gestion
France
– -$2.25M -55,123 Closed
CMTU
3308
Capital Markets Trading (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$2.52M -54,405 Closed
PS
3309
Pensionfund Sabic
Netherlands
– -$2.15M -52,900 Closed
TIM
3310
Titan Investment Management
Indiana
– -$2.13M -52,263 Closed
ZIG
3311
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
– -$1.76M -43,333 Closed
BOTPPF
3312
Board of the Pension Protection Fund
United Kingdom
– -$1.52M -37,400 Closed
AIM
3313
Adapt Investment Managers
Switzerland
– -$1.69M -36,555 Closed
SC
3314
Stance Capital
Massachusetts
– -$1.42M -34,761 Closed
PEAK6
3315
PEAK6
Illinois
– -$1.42M -30,580 Closed
CAGAS
3316
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
– -$1.12M -27,404 Closed
A
3317
AlphaQuest
New York
– -$1.06M -26,113 Closed
I
3318
InceptionR
California
– -$1.05M -25,737 Closed
CAS
3319
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
– -$1.04M -25,595 Closed
M1FG
3320
Mach-1 Financial Group
Arkansas
– -$963K -23,641 Closed
LP
3321
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
– -$939K -23,059 Closed
AIS
3322
AM Investment Strategies
Tennessee
– -$852K -20,919 Closed
EC
3323
EntryPoint Capital
New York
– -$850K -20,858 Closed
SMA
3324
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
– -$800K -19,634 Closed
BI
3325
Bramshill Investments
Florida
– -$732K -17,973 Closed
131 132
133
134 135

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.