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3,050 hedge funds and large institutions have $126B invested in Verizon in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 231 funds opening new positions, 1,321 increasing their positions, 1,282 reducing their positions, and 178 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 231 | Existing positions closed: 178

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 47 → 60 (+13)

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.25B | Put options by funds: $1.99B

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112B → $126B (+$13.8B)

1.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.35% → 66.04% (+1.7%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,321 | Existing positions reduced: 1,282

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,047 → 3,050 (+3)

Holders
3,050
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.1%
% of All Funds
40.9%
Holding in Top 10
60
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.66%
% of All Funds
0.8%
New
231
Increased
1,321
Reduced
1,282
Closed
178
Calls
$2.25B
Puts
$1.99B
Net Calls
+$266M
Net Calls Change
+$380M

Top Buyers

1
GQG Partners
GQG Partners
Florida
+$1.56B
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$619M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$585M
4
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$429M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$359M

Top Sellers

1
Parnassus Investments
Parnassus Investments
California
-$554M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$263M
3
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$214M
4
Amundi
Amundi
France
-$195M
5
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
-$186M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$790M +$102M +2,451,397 +16%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$777M -$7.57M -181,886 -1%
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$714M -$12.5M -300,346 -2%
N
29
Nuveen
North Carolina
$662M -$26.9M -645,312 -4%
First Trust Advisors
30
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$645M +$67.2M +1,613,911 +13%
Federated Hermes
31
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$633M -$49.1M -1,180,598 -8%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$622M -$17.1M -411,643 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$565M +$44.5M +1,069,960 +9%
LSV Asset Management
34
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$550M -$11M -264,598 -2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
35
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$544M -$24.6M -590,225 -5%
Barclays
36
Barclays
United Kingdom
$541M +$103M +2,479,751 +26%
Swiss National Bank
37
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$539M -$795K -19,100 -0.2%
Arrowstreet Capital
38
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$537M +$24.2M +580,559 +5%
American Century Companies
39
American Century Companies
Missouri
$533M +$51.1M +1,227,369 +12%
Pacer Advisors
40
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$531M +$429M +10,300,369 +738%
Franklin Resources
41
Franklin Resources
California
$516M +$38.4M +922,858 +9%
HSBC Holdings
42
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$506M -$67.8M -1,629,025 -13%
Allianz Asset Management
43
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$483M +$47.1M +1,131,476 +12%
National Pension Service
44
National Pension Service
South Korea
$476M +$25.4M +609,458 +6%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
45
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$468M +$1.72M +41,265 +0.4%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$459M -$3.99M -95,949 -0.9%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
47
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$440M – – –
Nordea Investment Management
48
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$396M -$11.7M -281,848 -3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
49
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$391M -$27M -649,060 -7%
Acadian Asset Management
50
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$386M +$266M +6,385,197 +301%
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VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

3,050 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verizon (VZ) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $126B — up 12% from $112B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 231 funds opened new VZ positions and 178 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 1,321 added to existing stakes and 1,282 trimmed.

The largest buyer was GQG Partners, adding an estimated $1.56B. The largest seller was Parnassus Investments, cutting an estimated $554M.

  • 3,050 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q1 2025, up from 3,047 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $126B of Verizon stock for Q1 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 231 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q1 2025 and 178 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest Verizon buyer in Q1 2025 was GQG Partners, an estimated $1.56B added.
  • The largest Verizon seller in Q1 2025 was Parnassus Investments, an estimated $554M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.