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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
Bank of Nova Scotia17,176$3.91M0.01%−3,802−18.1%Reduced
Prelude Capital Management, LLC17,030$3.88M0.21%+117+0.7%Added
Stifel Financial Corp17,025$3.88M0.01%−2,222−11.5%Reduced
Prudential PLC16,689$3.80M0.04%+9,372+128.1%Added
CIBC World Markets Corp16,504$3.76M0.03%−5,325−24.4%Reduced
Stephens Inc16,488$3.75M0.06%−1,347−7.6%Reduced
Texas Permanent School Fund16,464$3.75M0.04%−155−0.9%Reduced
IndexIQ Advisors LLC16,178$3.68M0.12%−470−2.8%Reduced
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co15,985$3.64M0.17%−436−2.7%Reduced
Appleton Partners Inc15,774$3.59M0.31%−457−2.8%Reduced
Mackay Shields LLC15,721$3.58M0.03%−916−5.5%Reduced
Redwood Investment Management, LLC15,698$3.57M0.58%+576+3.8%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS14,827$3.38M0.02%−3,383−18.6%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC14,650$3.34M0.04%+9,250+171.3%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)14,563$3.32M0.09%+387+2.7%Added
Sigma Planning Corp14,553$3.31M0.10%−1,913−11.6%Reduced
Argyle Capital Management Inc.13,900$3.17M1.02%00.0%Unchanged
Equitable Trust Co13,640$3.10M0.20%−1,880−12.1%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd13,304$3.03M0.06%+1,667+14.3%Added
Pacer Advisors, Inc.13,256$3.02M0.04%+2,913+28.2%Added
DuPont Capital Management Corp13,248$3.02M0.07%+911+7.4%Added
Davy Global Fund Management Ltd13,166$3.00M0.46%+2,699+25.8%Added
Hartford Investment Management Co13,085$2.98M0.07%+194+1.5%Added
Westpac Banking Corp13,058$2.97M0.03%+13,058New
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC13,055$2.97M0.04%+743+6.0%Added
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC12,929$2.94M0.03%+128+1.0%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC12,774$2.91M0.12%−3,733−22.6%Reduced
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.12,572$2.86M0.21%−1,067−7.8%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys12,417$2.83M0.03%−30−0.2%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp12,021$2.74M0.02%+873+7.8%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System12,000$2.73M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co11,951$2.72M0.04%−3,407−22.2%Reduced
Strategic Global Advisors, LLC11,907$2.71M0.49%−2,487−17.3%Reduced
DnB Asset Management AS11,708$2.67M0.02%−2,664−18.5%Reduced
Huber Capital Management LLC11,700$2.66M0.68%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.11,436$2.60M0.00%−177−1.5%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC11,355$2.58M0.01%+49+0.4%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board11,046$2.52M0.00%−5,943−35.0%Reduced
Texas Yale Capital Corp.10,522$2.40M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
ING Groep NV10,126$2.31M0.04%+3,537+53.7%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main10,000$2.28M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Shelton Capital Management9,949$2.27M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthfront Advisers LLC9,874$2.25M0.01%+1,189+13.7%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc9,858$2.25M0.01%−5,103−34.1%Reduced
SEI Investments Co9,813$2.23M0.00%−4,014−29.0%Reduced
Norinchukin Bank, The9,511$2.17M0.03%+100+1.1%Added
Fortem Financial Group, LLC9,478$2.16M1.09%+1,147+13.8%Added
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc9,349$2.13M0.29%−1,722−15.6%Reduced
OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund9,117$2.11M0.54%+4,294+89.0%Added
Fairbanks Capital Management, Inc.9,173$2.09M1.65%−2,393−20.7%Reduced
Financial Advisors Network, Inc.8,796$2.00M0.59%−54−0.6%Reduced
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al8,600$1.96M0.02%+8,600New
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.8,568$1.95M0.03%+173+2.1%Added
Securian Asset Management, Inc8,504$1.94M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Evoke Wealth, LLC8,470$1.93M0.07%+248+3.0%Added
Winton Group Ltd8,349$1.90M0.10%+3,124+59.8%Added
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund8,304$1.89M0.02%−262−3.1%Reduced
Quantitative Investment Management, LLC8,189$1.86M0.17%+8,189New
Ninety One SA (PTY) Ltd8,107$1.85M0.68%00.0%Unchanged
Seeyond7,904$1.80M0.17%+35+0.4%Added
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise7,809$1.78M0.08%+2,600+49.9%Added
Pendal Group Limited7,786$1.77M0.02%−4,489−36.6%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.7,787$1.77M0.01%+351+4.7%Added
Duality Advisers, LP7,767$1.77M0.16%+7,767New
Fort, L.P.7,755$1.77M0.51%−380−4.7%Reduced
USS Investment Management Ltd7,537$1.72M0.01%+7,537New
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky7,450$1.70M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc.7,445$1.70M0.40%−207−2.7%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.7,411$1.69M0.01%+52+0.7%Added
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System7,224$1.67M0.05%−505−6.5%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.7,060$1.61M0.01%+15+0.2%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd7,017$1.60M0.04%−37−0.5%Reduced
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Ltd6,809$1.55M0.02%−6,377−48.4%Reduced
Diversified Trust Co6,762$1.54M0.06%+844+14.3%Added
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board6,633$1.51M0.05%+200+3.1%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.6,626$1.51M0.01%+3,907+143.7%Added
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.6,530$1.49M0.02%−38−0.6%Reduced
Ativo Capital Management LLC6,525$1.49M0.63%−96−1.4%Reduced
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd6,521$1.49M0.42%+92+1.4%Added
Bennett Selby Investments LP6,465$1.47M1.00%−28−0.4%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc6,444$1.47M0.00%−12−0.2%Reduced
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC6,326$1.44M0.04%−20.0%Reduced
Trust Co of Vermont6,282$1.43M0.10%−25−0.4%Reduced
Swedbank AB6,143$1.40M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Asset Management Inc6,136$1.40M0.08%−641−9.5%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC6,129$1.40M0.31%+262+4.5%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.6,080$1.38M0.03%−51−0.8%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC6,045$1.38M0.00%+4,674+340.9%Added
Nordea Investment Management AB6,036$1.37M0.00%+979+19.4%Added
Bridgewater Associates, LP6,000$1.37M0.01%−1,877−23.8%Reduced
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates Inc5,962$1.36M0.29%−76−1.3%Reduced
Creative Planning5,946$1.35M0.00%−3,546−37.4%Reduced
Bridgefront Capital, LLC5,889$1.34M0.51%+5,889New
NEXT Financial Group, Inc5,883$1.34M0.11%−10.0%Reduced
Pearl River Capital, LLC5,883$1.34M0.37%+5,883New
Mirabella Financial Services LLP5,829$1.33M0.26%+5,829New
Acadian Asset Management LLC5,815$1.32M0.00%+1,544+36.2%Added
CapWealth Advisors, LLC5,806$1.32M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Kentucky Retirement Systems5,771$1.31M0.06%−168−2.8%Reduced
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC5,731$1.30M0.01%+5,731New