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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, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Verisign Inc as of Sep 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
556
−3 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
100.7M
+1.11M (+1.1%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$20.6B
−$2.02B (−8.9%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
48
202 more added
Sold out
51
198 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2021: 556 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 heldQ3 2021: $20.6B
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, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Verisign Inc; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding VRSN in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado17,484$3.58M0.02%−49−0.3%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp17,064$3.50M0.01%+39+0.2%Added
Shell Asset Management Co17,017$3.49M0.08%−286−1.7%Reduced
Edgestream Partners, L.P.16,799$3.44M0.21%+15,365+1,071.5%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department16,747$3.43M0.01%−906−5.1%Reduced
Meitav Dash Investments Ltd16,653$3.42M0.06%+12,818+334.2%Added
Banco Santander, S.A.16,173$3.32M0.02%−1,361−7.8%Reduced
DuPont Capital Management Corp16,136$3.31M0.10%+2,888+21.8%Added
IndexIQ Advisors LLC16,037$3.29M0.11%−141−0.9%Reduced
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co15,554$3.19M0.15%−431−2.7%Reduced
Strategic Global Advisors, LLC15,376$3.15M0.46%+3,469+29.1%Added
Texas Permanent School Fund15,037$3.08M0.04%−1,427−8.7%Reduced
Mackay Shields LLC15,000$3.08M0.03%−721−4.6%Reduced
Appleton Partners Inc14,901$3.06M0.25%−873−5.5%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co14,612$3.00M0.00%−7,726−34.6%Reduced
Storebrand Asset Management AS14,572$2.99M0.01%−255−1.7%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC13,055$2.97M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Sigma Planning Corp14,478$2.97M0.09%−75−0.5%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd14,106$2.89M0.04%−26,884−65.6%Reduced
Davy Global Fund Management Ltd14,077$2.89M0.44%+911+6.9%Added
Argyle Capital Management Inc.13,900$2.85M0.94%00.0%Unchanged
Stephens Inc13,653$2.80M0.04%−2,835−17.2%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co13,640$2.80M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisors Network, Inc.11,703$2.76M0.64%+2,907+33.0%Added
IFM Investors Pty Ltd13,304$2.73M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Westpac Banking Corp13,049$2.68M0.03%−9−0.1%Reduced
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.12,994$2.66M0.20%+422+3.4%Added
Wealthfront Advisers LLC12,825$2.63M0.01%+2,951+29.9%Added
Mutual of America Capital Management LLC12,775$2.62M0.03%−154−1.2%Reduced
Gotham Asset Management, LLC12,592$2.58M0.10%−182−1.4%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp12,398$2.54M0.02%+377+3.1%Added
DnB Asset Management AS12,366$2.54M0.02%+658+5.6%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC12,336$2.53M0.02%−26,909−68.6%Reduced
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt Sys12,197$2.50M0.03%−220−1.8%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.12,104$2.48M0.00%+668+5.8%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System11,900$2.44M0.06%−100−0.8%Reduced
Hartford Investment Management Co11,791$2.42M0.07%−1,294−9.9%Reduced
Huber Capital Management LLC11,700$2.40M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Prudential PLC11,665$2.39M0.03%−5,024−30.1%Reduced
Winton Group Ltd11,605$2.38M0.13%+3,256+39.0%Added
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co11,384$2.33M0.03%−567−4.7%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP11,294$2.31M0.13%+8,832+358.7%Added
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC11,150$2.29M0.04%+11,150New
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC10,893$2.23M0.01%−462−4.1%Reduced
Evoke Wealth, LLC10,793$2.21M0.08%+2,323+27.4%Added
Texas Yale Capital Corp.10,522$2.16M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
ING Groep NV10,234$2.10M0.03%+108+1.1%Added
Shelton Capital Management9,949$2.04M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC World Markets Corp9,897$2.03M0.01%−6,607−40.0%Reduced
Norinchukin Bank, The9,884$2.03M0.03%+373+3.9%Added
SEI Investments Co9,841$2.02M0.00%+28+0.3%Added
Fortem Financial Group, LLC9,632$1.98M1.00%+154+1.6%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC9,007$1.85M0.00%−10,365−53.5%Reduced
Panagora Asset Management Inc8,895$1.82M0.01%−963−9.8%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main8,850$1.81M0.00%−1,150−11.5%Reduced
Fairbanks Capital Management, Inc.8,791$1.80M1.47%−382−4.2%Reduced
OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund8,662$1.78M0.45%−455−5.0%Reduced
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.8,569$1.76M0.03%+10.0%Added
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.8,533$1.75M0.01%+746+9.6%Added
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund8,304$1.70M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Securian Asset Management, Inc8,257$1.69M0.03%−247−2.9%Reduced
Ninety One SA (PTY) Ltd8,107$1.66M0.65%00.0%Unchanged
Diversified Trust Co7,855$1.61M0.06%+1,093+16.2%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.7,647$1.57M0.01%+1,021+15.4%Added
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System7,514$1.55M0.04%+290+4.0%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC7,529$1.54M0.01%+3,412+82.9%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky7,450$1.53M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ergoteles LLC7,444$1.53M0.06%−16,595−69.0%Reduced
Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc.7,445$1.53M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank7,419$1.52M0.16%+7,419New
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.7,358$1.51M0.01%−53−0.7%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)7,287$1.49M0.04%−7,276−50.0%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.7,060$1.45M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Fort, L.P.7,035$1.44M0.48%−720−9.3%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd6,976$1.43M0.03%−41−0.6%Reduced
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise6,609$1.36M0.06%−1,200−15.4%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC6,567$1.35M0.27%+438+7.1%Added
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd6,556$1.34M0.37%+35+0.5%Added
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board6,533$1.34M0.05%−100−1.5%Reduced
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.6,530$1.34M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Franklin Resources Inc6,397$1.31M0.00%+1,090+20.5%Added
Brown Advisory Inc6,251$1.28M0.00%−193−3.0%Reduced
Creative Planning6,226$1.28M0.00%+280+4.7%Added
Trust Co of Vermont6,182$1.27M0.09%−100−1.6%Reduced
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.6,170$1.26M0.03%+90+1.5%Added
Swedbank AB6,143$1.26M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Keybank National Association6,102$1.25M0.01%+3,134+105.6%Added
Nordea Investment Management AB6,036$1.25M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pearl River Capital, LLC6,082$1.25M0.34%+199+3.4%Added
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates Inc5,962$1.22M0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Trading, LLC5,939$1.22M0.03%+5,939New
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC5,948$1.22M0.04%−378−6.0%Reduced
NEXT Financial Group, Inc5,887$1.21M0.09%+4+0.1%Added
Bennett Selby Investments LP5,790$1.19M0.78%−675−10.4%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC5,695$1.17M0.01%−8,955−61.1%Reduced
CapWealth Advisors, LLC5,621$1.15M0.13%−185−3.2%Reduced
Kentucky Retirement Systems5,589$1.15M0.05%−182−3.2%Reduced
US Bancorp5,538$1.14M0.00%−5−0.1%Reduced
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc5,553$1.12M0.15%−3,796−40.6%Reduced
Davide Leone & Partners Investment Co Ltd.5,439$1.11M0.31%00.0%Unchanged