Skip to main content

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, Q4 2022

Institutional positions in Verisign Inc as of Dec 31, 2022. 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
621
+55 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
98.3M
+595.0K (+0.6%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$20.2B
+$3.21B (+18.9%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
95
205 more added
Sold out
40
216 more reduced

8 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2022: 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 holdersQ4 2022: 621 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 heldQ4 2022: $20.2B
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, Q4 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Verisign Inc; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding VRSN in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Norges Bank983,040$202.0M0.05%+87,232+9.7%Added
Price T Rowe Associates Inc1,025,135$210.6M0.03%−6,673−0.6%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp1,099,550$225.9M0.05%−20,252−1.8%Reduced
Morgan Stanley1,104,788$227.0M0.03%+160,685+17.0%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC1,206,265$247.8M0.34%−40,642−3.3%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,416,639$291.0M0.08%−19,178−1.3%Reduced
Capital International Investors1,454,511$298.8M0.08%−3980.0%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc1,514,339$311.1M0.25%+11,387+0.8%Added
Windacre Partnership LLC1,520,000$312.3M7.55%+760,000+100.0%Added
Cantillon Capital Management LLC1,721,997$353.8M3.00%−29,265−1.7%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP1,734,960$356.4M0.07%+673,776+63.5%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,250,087$461.9M0.06%+11,703+0.5%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc2,560,311$526.0M0.40%−133,213−4.9%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd3,076,338$632.0M0.75%+233,031+8.2%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC3,085,390$633.9M0.87%−407,500−11.7%Reduced
State Street Corp3,635,488$746.9M0.04%−143,241−3.8%Reduced
Ninety One UK Ltd4,142,887$851.1M2.73%−153,744−3.6%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.8,564,365$1.76B0.06%−701,720−7.6%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc10,391,118$2.13B0.06%+21,558+0.2%Added
Berkshire Hathaway IncSuperinvestorBerkshire Hathaway12,815,613$2.63B0.88%00.0%Unchanged
Connectus Wealth, LLC778––−157−16.8%Reduced
CCLA Investment Management Ltd0$00.00%−368,735−100.0%Sold out
ProShare Advisors LLC0$00.00%−105,970−100.0%Sold out
ING Groep NV0$00.00%−23,158−100.0%Sold out
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC0$00.00%−15,869−100.0%Sold out
Azzad Asset Management Inc0$00.00%−11,044−100.0%Sold out
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al0$00.00%−12,437−100.0%Sold out
Ergoteles LLC0$00.00%−12,309−100.0%Sold out
OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund0$00.00%−10,200−100.0%Sold out
Shelton Capital Management0$00.00%−9,877−100.0%Sold out
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−8,064−100.0%Sold out
Ritholtz Wealth Management0$00.00%−7,832−100.0%Sold out
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.0$00.00%−6,687−100.0%Sold out
Harvest Volatility Management LLC0$00.00%−5,688−100.0%Sold out
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC0$00.00%−4,858−100.0%Sold out
Prospera Financial Services Inc0$00.00%−4,619−100.0%Sold out
Everence Capital Management Inc0$00.00%−3,410−100.0%Sold out
E Fund Management Co., Ltd.0$00.00%−2,004−100.0%Sold out
Valicenti Advisory Services Inc0$00.00%−1,825−100.0%Sold out
Element Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−1,763−100.0%Sold out
National Asset Management, Inc.0$00.00%−1,647−100.0%Sold out
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC0$00.00%−1,411−100.0%Sold out
Caxton Associates LP0$00.00%−1,339−100.0%Sold out
Exos TFP Holdings LLC0$00.00%−1,214−100.0%Sold out
Colony Group LLC0$00.00%−1,206−100.0%Sold out
Stillwater Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,178−100.0%Sold out
Simplify Asset Management Inc.0$00.00%−1,163−100.0%Sold out
Point72 Hong Kong Ltd0$00.00%−634−100.0%Sold out
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd0$00.00%−394−100.0%Sold out
Washington Trust Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−145−100.0%Sold out
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC0$00.00%−86−100.0%Sold out
Solstein Capital, LLC0$00.00%−78−100.0%Sold out
MUFG Americas Holdings Corp0$00.00%−63−100.0%Sold out
Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd0$00.00%−21−100.0%Sold out
Standard Family Office LLC0$00.00%−21−100.0%Sold out
Mechanics Financial Corp0$00.00%−25−100.0%Sold out
Bartlett & Co. LLC0$00.00%−15−100.0%Sold out
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−15−100.0%Sold out
Credential Qtrade Securities Inc.0$00.00%−14−100.0%Sold out
CVA Family Office, LLC0$00.00%−5−100.0%Sold out
Cetera Investment Advisers0$00.00%−2,218−100.0%Sold out
Eaton Vance Management––––Not filed
Corient Capital Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Helios Capital Management Pte. Ltd––––Not filed
Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd––––Not filed
Wipfli Financial Advisors LLC,––––Not filed
Newfound Research LLC––––Not filed
American Portfolios Advisors––––Not filed
Covington Capital Management––––Not filed