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3,037 hedge funds and large institutions have $121B invested in Verizon in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 179 funds opening new positions, 1,419 increasing their positions, 1,177 reducing their positions, and 126 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 179 | Existing positions closed: 126

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,419 | Existing positions reduced: 1,177

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.95B | Put options by funds: $1.89B

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,038 → 3,037 (-1)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122B → $121B (-$697M)

0.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.31% → 65.54% (-0.76%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 42 (-6)

Holders
3,037
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.03%
% of All Funds
39.86%
Holding in Top 10
42
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.55%
New
179
Increased
1,419
Reduced
1,177
Closed
126
Calls
$1.95B
Puts
$1.89B
Net Calls
+$64.8M
Net Calls Change
-$152M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$324M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$315M
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$212M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$182M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$167M

Top Sellers

1
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$461M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$173M
3
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$152M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$120M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$107M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$16.4B +$48.4M +1,117,733 +0.3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$15.9B +$324M +7,479,266 +2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.47B +$315M +7,276,809 +3%
Charles Schwab
4
Charles Schwab
California
$4.87B +$130M +2,999,416 +3%
Geode Capital Management
5
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.46B +$62.2M +1,438,023 +1%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.4B +$167M +3,860,078 +5%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.65B +$159M +3,669,973 +6%
GQG Partners
8
GQG Partners
Florida
$2.33B -$11.6M -268,394 -0.5%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.99B +$24.1M +557,576 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.87B +$182M +4,208,404 +11%
UBS AM
11
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.63B -$461M -10,646,490 -22%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.44B -$173M -4,002,455 -11%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$1.42B -$76.1M -1,758,958 -5%
Raymond James Financial
14
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$1.36B +$2.53M +58,478 +0.2%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.33B +$24.5M +565,651 +2%
Legal & General Group
16
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.24B +$52.1M +1,203,445 +4%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.17B +$149M +3,433,782 +15%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.1B -$5.53M -127,676 -0.5%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.06B -$12.2M -280,834 -1%
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$993M +$28M +646,537 +3%
Aristotle Capital Management
21
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$918M -$29.7M -685,457 -3%
Amundi
22
Amundi
France
$811M -$24.5M -565,544 -3%
Deutsche Bank
23
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$800M +$53.5M +1,236,850 +7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$775M -$152M -3,520,767 -17%
Capital Research Global Investors
25
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$755M -$62.8M -1,451,089 -8%
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VZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

3,037 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Verizon (VZ) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $121B — down 0.57% from $122B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 179 funds opened new VZ positions and 126 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 1,419 added to existing stakes and 1,177 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $324M. The largest seller was UBS AM, cutting an estimated $461M.

  • 3,037 institutional investors held Verizon (VZ) as of Q3 2025, down from 3,038 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $121B of Verizon stock for Q3 2025, down 0.57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 179 funds opened new Verizon positions in Q3 2025 and 126 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest Verizon buyer in Q3 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $324M added.
  • The largest Verizon seller in Q3 2025 was UBS AM, an estimated $461M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.