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Verisign Inc

VRSN
Exchange
Nasdaq
Industry
Services-Computer Programming Services
SEC CIK
0001014473

In the last 90 days, Verisign Inc insiders filed 1 open-market purchase and 20 sales; 889 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $22.1B in total; superinvestors Berkshire Hathaway and Fundsmith hold it.

13F holders, Q2 2021

Institutional positions in Verisign Inc as of Jun 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
564
+22 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
99.7M
−94.8K (−0.1%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$22.7B
+$2.86B (+14.4%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
63
203 more added
Sold out
41
195 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q1 2021 haven't filed for Q2 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting VRSN on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2021: 564 institutions
Q1 2021: 547 institutionsQ2 2021: 564 institutionsQ3 2021: 556 institutionsQ4 2021: 596 institutionsQ1 2022: 613 institutionsQ2 2022: 572 institutionsQ3 2022: 574 institutionsQ4 2022: 621 institutionsQ1 2023: 618 institutionsQ2 2023: 628 institutionsQ3 2023: 601 institutionsQ4 2023: 669 institutionsQ1 2024: 646 institutionsQ2 2024: 655 institutionsQ3 2024: 678 institutionsQ4 2024: 710 institutionsQ1 2025: 761 institutionsQ2 2025: 851 institutionsQ3 2025: 862 institutionsQ4 2025: 859 institutionsQ1 2026: 858 institutionsQ2 2026: 889 institutions
Value heldQ2 2021: $22.7B
Q1 2021: $20.1BQ2 2021: $22.7BQ3 2021: $20.6BQ4 2021: $25.6BQ1 2022: $22.3BQ2 2022: $16.6BQ3 2022: $17.0BQ4 2022: $20.2BQ1 2023: $20.3BQ2 2023: $21.4BQ3 2023: $18.9BQ4 2023: $19.3BQ1 2024: $17.5BQ2 2024: $16.1BQ3 2024: $17.2BQ4 2024: $18.4BQ1 2025: $22.5BQ2 2025: $25.3BQ3 2025: $24.2BQ4 2025: $21.4BQ1 2026: $21.6BQ2 2026: $22.1B
Institutions holding VRSN and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026889$22.1B
Q1 2026858$21.6B
Q4 2025859$21.4B
Q3 2025862$24.2B
Q2 2025851$25.3B
Q1 2025761$22.5B
Q4 2024710$18.4B
Q3 2024678$17.2B
Q2 2024655$16.1B
Q1 2024646$17.5B
Q4 2023669$19.3B
Q3 2023601$18.9B
Q2 2023628$21.4B
Q1 2023618$20.3B
Q4 2022621$20.2B
Q3 2022574$17.0B
Q2 2022572$16.6B
Q1 2022613$22.3B
Q4 2021596$25.6B
Q3 2021556$20.6B
Q2 2021564$22.7B
Q1 2021547$20.1B

Institutions, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Verisign Inc; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding VRSN in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Two Sigma Investments, LP174,588$39.8M0.11%+41,310+31.0%Added
Wells Fargo & Company178,512$40.6M0.01%−32,916−15.6%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers186,356$42.4M0.06%−16,871−8.3%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc192,128$43.7M0.06%+101,011+110.9%Added
Bridger Management, LLC192,214$43.8M4.08%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP200,195$45.6M0.12%−21,800−9.8%Reduced
Amundi200,224$45.6M0.03%+200,224New
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.204,778$46.6M0.08%+51,361+33.5%Added
Barclays PLC215,293$49.0M0.04%+41,930+24.2%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC218,457$49.7M2.01%+2,612+1.2%Added
Martingale Asset Management L P219,873$50.1M0.57%−5,111−2.3%Reduced
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.236,158$53.8M0.12%+102,708+77.0%Added
Deutsche Bank AG236,169$53.8M0.03%−28,928−10.9%Reduced
CCLA Investment Management Ltd244,363$55.6M0.97%−4,726−1.9%Reduced
AQR Capital Management LLC313,952$71.5M0.12%−137,506−30.5%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group318,970$72.6M0.09%−22,177−6.5%Reduced
Bank of America Corp323,153$73.6M0.01%−28,065−8.0%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.338,299$77.0M0.05%−24,035−6.6%Reduced
Two Creeks Capital Management, LP343,675$78.3M4.45%−164,758−32.4%Reduced
Ninety One North America, Inc.365,722$83.3M3.90%+82,775+29.3%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp370,901$84.5M0.12%−14,166−3.7%Reduced
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.372,397$84.8M0.30%−156,246−29.6%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP376,779$85.8M0.03%+2,302+0.6%Added
Morgan Stanley383,767$87.4M0.01%+199,381+108.1%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC405,390$92.3M0.03%−291,053−41.8%Reduced
Swiss National Bank415,037$94.5M0.06%−107,300−20.5%Reduced
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc420,345$95.7M0.65%−3,792−0.9%Reduced
FIL Ltd443,593$101.0M0.11%−2,893−0.6%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.453,881$103.3M0.27%+117,185+34.8%Added
Royal Bank of Canada466,602$106.2M0.03%+118,699+34.1%Added
Atalan Capital Partners, LP472,945$107.7M6.54%00.0%Unchanged
Lazard Asset Management LLC478,911$109.0M0.12%+2,228+0.5%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc483,814$110.2M0.04%+19,753+4.3%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc525,406$119.6M0.05%+21,342+4.2%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC587,502$133.8M0.07%+15,721+2.7%Added
Fundsmith LLPSuperinvestorFundsmith588,541$134.0M0.37%+3,226+0.6%Added
FMR LLC638,620$145.4M0.01%+325,175+103.7%Added
Bamco Inc664,847$151.4M0.35%−1,099−0.2%Reduced
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership729,053$166.0M0.20%+500,607+219.1%Added
Loomis Sayles & Co L P739,175$168.3M0.20%−138,469−15.8%Reduced
California Public Employees Retirement System775,689$176.6M0.13%−18,795−2.4%Reduced
Echo Street Capital Management LLC781,094$177.8M1.37%+31,806+4.2%Added
Legal & General Group Plc823,957$187.6M0.06%+42,410+5.4%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp892,812$203.3M0.04%−14,398−1.6%Reduced
Norges Bank964,977$219.7M0.05%−51,960−5.1%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd1,005,625$229.0M0.19%+1,003,746+53,419.2%Added
Invesco Ltd.1,035,890$235.9M0.06%−4,471−0.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc1,040,967$237.0M0.07%−249,652−19.3%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp1,192,924$271.6M0.05%+3,421+0.3%Added
Stockbridge Partners LLC1,279,702$291.4M6.20%−353,032−21.6%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,325,899$301.9M0.08%−8,389−0.6%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.1,549,231$352.7M0.41%−522,818−25.2%Reduced
Cantillon Capital Management LLC1,788,838$407.3M2.74%−22,794−1.3%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP1,886,733$429.6M0.46%+2,745+0.1%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,053,190$466.6M0.06%+193,737+10.4%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc2,739,498$623.8M0.40%−336,771−10.9%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc2,864,127$652.1M0.06%+152,541+5.6%Added
Ninety One UK Ltd3,277,233$746.2M1.93%+148,824+4.8%Added
State Street Corp3,899,710$887.9M0.05%+1450.0%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC4,841,290$1.10B1.38%−27,024−0.6%Reduced
Capital International Investors5,797,927$1.32B0.30%+383,991+7.1%Added
BlackRock Inc.8,968,891$2.04B0.06%−369,930−4.0%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc10,442,986$2.38B0.06%−103,832−1.0%Reduced
Berkshire Hathaway IncSuperinvestorBerkshire Hathaway12,815,613$2.92B1.00%00.0%Unchanged
Viking Global Investors LPSuperinvestorViking Global Investors0$00.00%−690,033−100.0%Sold out
Select Equity Group, L.P.0$00.00%−234,748−100.0%Sold out
Retirement Systems of Alabama0$00.00%−75,731−100.0%Sold out
Citadel Advisors LLC0$00.00%−70,616−100.0%Sold out
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D0$00.00%−59,784−100.0%Sold out
Jefferies Group LLC0$00.00%−29,770−100.0%Sold out
Gardner Lewis Asset Management L P0$00.00%−25,180−100.0%Sold out
Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC0$00.00%−11,496−100.0%Sold out
SRB Corp0$00.00%−7,765−100.0%Sold out
Wolverine Trading, LLC0$00.00%−7,610−100.0%Sold out
Simplex Trading, LLC0$00.00%−6,718−100.0%Sold out
Natixis0$00.00%−5,017−100.0%Sold out
Toews Corp0$00.00%−4,700−100.0%Sold out
Aigen Investment Management, LP0$00.00%−3,437−100.0%Sold out
LS Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−3,157−100.0%Sold out
Twinbeech Capital LP0$00.00%−3,020−100.0%Sold out
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.0$00.00%−2,250−100.0%Sold out
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital0$00.00%−1,938−100.0%Sold out
Stevens Capital Management LP0$00.00%−1,858−100.0%Sold out
Capitolis Advisors LLC0$00.00%−1,589−100.0%Sold out
Avalon Investment & Advisory0$00.00%−1,353−100.0%Sold out
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−1,350−100.0%Sold out
Ground Swell Capital, LLC0$00.00%−1,326−100.0%Sold out
Marshall Wace, LLP0$00.00%−1,270−100.0%Sold out
Navellier & Associates Inc0$00.00%−1,167−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Trading LLC0$00.00%−593−100.0%Sold out
Ameritas Investment Company, LLC0$00.00%−500−100.0%Sold out
Allred Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−347−100.0%Sold out
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S0$00.00%−291−100.0%Sold out
Founders Financial Alliance, LLC0$00.00%−165−100.0%Sold out
Sowell Financial Services LLC0$00.00%−152−100.0%Sold out
Eudaimonia Partners, LLC0$00.00%−152−100.0%Sold out
Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−148−100.0%Sold out
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.0$00.00%−111−100.0%Sold out
Global Retirement Partners, LLC0$00.00%−110−100.0%Sold out
Sun Life Financial INC0$00.00%−59−100.0%Sold out