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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Verisign Inc as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
618
+8 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
96.0M
−2.26M (−2.3%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$20.3B
+$122.2M (+0.6%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
71
232 more added
Sold out
63
208 more reduced

11 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 618 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 heldQ1 2023: $20.3B
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Verisign Inc; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding VRSN in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Public Sector Pension Investment Board15,959$3.37M0.03%−818−4.9%Reduced
Pearl River Capital, LLC16,004$3.38M0.54%+3,855+31.7%Added
Evoke Wealth, LLC16,050$3.39M0.12%+564+3.6%Added
Burney Co16,189$3.42M0.17%−29,385−64.5%Reduced
IFM Investors Pty Ltd16,433$3.47M0.05%+684+4.3%Added
Utah Retirement Systems16,453$3.48M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Forsta Ap-Fonden16,600$3.51M0.04%−3,300−16.6%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC16,676$3.52M0.01%−221,217−93.0%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC16,826$3.56M0.01%+16,826New
Commerce Bank17,304$3.66M0.03%+14,750+577.5%Added
Stifel Financial Corp17,534$3.71M0.01%+99+0.6%Added
Creative Planning17,920$3.79M0.01%−14−0.1%Reduced
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.18,256$3.86M0.04%−22,436−55.1%Reduced
SEI Investments Co18,273$3.86M0.01%+3,255+21.7%Added
Ninety One SA (PTY) Ltd18,345$3.88M0.99%00.0%Unchanged
Gotham Asset Management, LLC18,685$3.95M0.10%+650+3.6%Added
Texas Permanent School Fund18,798$3.97M0.04%+5,922+46.0%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale19,604$4.02M0.01%+323+1.7%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC19,436$4.11M0.01%−200,525−91.2%Reduced
Norinchukin Bank, The19,557$4.13M0.08%+168+0.9%Added
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC19,812$4.19M0.03%+4,716+31.2%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund19,882$4.20M0.02%−983−4.7%Reduced
Diversified Trust Co19,926$4.21M0.16%+2,996+17.7%Added
Carderock Capital Management Inc20,563$4.35M1.51%+280+1.4%Added
Achmea Investment Management B.V.21,046$4.45M0.13%+6,975+49.6%Added
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.21,793$4.61M0.01%+9,060+71.2%Added
Handelsbanken Fonder AB21,973$4.64M0.03%+1,822+9.0%Added
ING Groep NV22,201$4.69M0.05%+22,201New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans22,679$4.79M0.01%−17−0.1%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates22,883$4.84M0.00%−494−2.1%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Group, LLC23,743$5.02M0.89%−8,148−25.5%Reduced
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP23,856$5.04M0.06%+13,698+134.8%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC23,887$5.05M0.04%+7,277+43.8%Added
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd23,916$5.05M0.03%+110.0%Added
MetLife Investment Management24,062$5.09M0.04%−191−0.8%Reduced
Amalgamated Bank24,600$5.20M0.04%+92+0.4%Added
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP24,828$5.25M0.48%+16,617+202.4%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH24,892$5.26M0.01%+12,454+100.1%Added
State of Michigan Retirement System25,179$5.32M0.03%+100+0.4%Added
Davy Global Fund Management Ltd25,661$5.42M1.04%+2,524+10.9%Added
Essex LLC26,434$5.43M1.64%00.0%Unchanged
American International Group, Inc.26,029$5.50M0.04%−81−0.3%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System26,053$5.51M0.05%−256−1.0%Reduced
Twinbeech Capital LP26,216$5.54M0.11%+26,216New
Storebrand Asset Management AS27,483$5.81M0.03%+11,037+67.1%Added
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc28,627$6.05M2.25%−2,863−9.1%Reduced
M&G Investment Management Ltd29,070$6.13M0.04%+29,070New
Bokf, NA29,339$6.20M0.13%+9,029+44.5%Added
Martin Investment Management, LLC30,163$6.37M1.83%+13,723+83.5%Added
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky30,786$6.51M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Jump Financial, LLC30,800$6.51M0.26%+4,097+15.3%Added
Franklin Resources Inc31,386$6.63M0.00%−3,683−10.5%Reduced
Baader Bank INC31,400$6.64M0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Nova Scotia34,968$7.39M0.02%−79,010−69.3%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd35,183$7.44M0.03%−972−2.7%Reduced
Vestcor Inc35,362$7.47M0.27%+15,347+76.7%Added
Quantum Capital Management, LLC35,686$7.54M0.97%−2,750−7.2%Reduced
Meritage Portfolio Management36,250$7.66M0.57%+36,250New
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC36,725$7.76M0.06%+334+0.9%Added
Standard Life Aberdeen plc36,761$7.77M0.02%+615+1.7%Added
Trexquant Investment LP36,763$7.77M0.21%−3,538−8.8%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC37,702$7.97M0.04%+24,504+185.7%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp39,696$8.39M0.02%+4,934+14.2%Added
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.41,332$8.73M0.11%+1,070+2.7%Added
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd41,593$8.79M0.13%+32,838+375.1%Added
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina41,853$8.85M0.05%+1,090+2.7%Added
Fjarde Ap-Fonden /Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund42,429$8.97M0.12%+3,750+9.7%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.43,878$9.27M0.04%+6,183+16.4%Added
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.44,612$9.43M0.04%+31,694+245.3%Added
Woodline Partners LP45,926$9.71M0.14%+14,768+47.4%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP46,055$9.73M0.02%−103,774−69.3%Reduced
Prudential PLC46,122$9.75M0.11%+25,006+118.4%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas46,383$9.80M0.07%+14,591+45.9%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc46,403$9.81M0.00%+4,606+11.0%Added
NewEdge Wealth, LLC46,533$9.83M0.37%+46,533New
Bridger Management, LLC47,300$10.0M3.72%+347+0.7%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)47,511$10.0M0.05%+3,234+7.3%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio48,629$10.3M0.04%−1,091−2.2%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.48,900$10.3M0.11%+1,500+3.2%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board49,140$10.4M0.02%+6,371+14.9%Added
NFJ Investment Group, LLC50,027$10.6M0.28%−2,879−5.4%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board50,578$10.7M0.03%+877+1.8%Added
2Xideas AG51,604$10.9M1.05%+995+2.0%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank51,871$11.0M0.02%−1,848−3.4%Reduced
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC52,100$11.0M0.29%−14,500−21.8%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA52,271$11.0M0.11%+8,048+18.2%Added
AXA S.A.52,618$11.1M0.04%+1,559+3.1%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D53,115$11.2M0.04%−688−1.3%Reduced
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.53,235$11.3M0.04%+185+0.3%Added
PGGM Investments54,003$11.4M0.19%+2,240+4.3%Added
Te Ahumairangi Investment Management Ltd55,357$11.7M1.68%+860+1.6%Added
Andra AP-fonden55,700$11.8M0.31%+11,500+26.0%Added
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC56,659$12.0M0.22%+47,368+509.8%Added
Nordea Investment Management AB59,973$12.5M0.02%+22,739+61.1%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue59,429$12.6M0.15%−287−0.5%Reduced
Squarepoint Ops LLC60,361$12.8M0.09%+42,562+239.1%Added
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC63,405$13.4M0.31%−4,258−6.3%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec65,113$13.8M0.04%−11,500−15.0%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The68,608$14.5M0.01%+1,516+2.3%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.68,701$14.5M0.48%+1,640+2.4%Added