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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
Swedbank AB6,136$1.30M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthfront Advisers LLC6,115$1.29M0.01%−1,656−21.3%Reduced
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC6,098$1.29M0.01%+4,876+399.0%Added
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System6,000$1.27M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Seven Eight Capital, LP5,996$1.27M0.26%+5,996New
Toroso Investments, LLC5,997$1.27M0.04%+449+8.1%Added
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates Inc5,995$1.27M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Ltd5,984$1.26M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Hikari Tsushin, Inc.5,901$1.25M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Paragon Capital Management Inc5,853$1.24M1.08%−39−0.7%Reduced
Fairbanks Capital Management, Inc.5,780$1.22M0.97%+250+4.5%Added
Trust Co of Vermont5,525$1.17M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital5,511$1.16M0.03%+1,765+47.1%Added
Gladius Capital Management LP5,505$1.16M0.36%−484−8.1%Reduced
Vinva Investment Management Ltd5,577$1.15M0.10%+5,577New
Prelude Capital Management, LLC5,421$1.15M0.08%+5,421New
DGS Capital Management, LLC5,395$1.14M0.63%−334−5.8%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors5,249$1.11M0.00%+171+3.4%Added
Panagora Asset Management Inc5,210$1.10M0.01%−5,052−49.2%Reduced
Caxton Associates LP5,054$1.07M0.17%+5,054New
CapWealth Advisors, LLC5,045$1.07M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board5,011$1.06M0.01%+5,011New
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main4,944$1.04M0.00%−1,556−23.9%Reduced
Bennett Selby Investments LP4,930$1.04M0.68%−174−3.4%Reduced
Duality Advisers, LP4,921$1.04M0.12%−8,033−62.0%Reduced
Keybank National Association4,903$1.04M0.00%+618+14.4%Added
Atria Investments LLC4,865$1.03M0.02%+4,865New
Fifth Third Bancorp4,666$986.1K0.00%+126+2.8%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc4,637$979.9K0.04%+4,637New
Lido Advisors, LLC4,568$965.3K0.01%−4,836−51.4%Reduced
Metis Global Partners, LLC4,474$945.5K0.06%+952+27.0%Added
Ethic Inc.4,404$930.7K0.04%−448−9.2%Reduced
North Star Asset Management Inc4,371$923.7K0.05%−250−5.4%Reduced
Wedmont Private Capital4,257$905.0K0.12%−113−2.6%Reduced
New Mexico Educational Retirement Board4,233$895.0K0.05%−200−4.5%Reduced
Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC4,201$887.8K0.22%+60+1.4%Added
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management AB4,200$887.6K0.03%+500+13.5%Added
XTX Topco Ltd4,113$869.2K0.18%−932−18.5%Reduced
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co4,097$865.8K0.04%−1,131−21.6%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.4,012$848.4K0.01%−87−2.1%Reduced
Martingale Asset Management L P3,973$839.6K0.02%−6,491−62.0%Reduced
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.3,897$823.0K0.10%+690+21.5%Added
Wolverine Trading, LLC3,984$821.0K0.02%+3,984New
Balentine LLC3,879$819.7K0.03%−747−16.1%Reduced
Pitcairn Co3,818$806.9K0.07%+68+1.8%Added
Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.3,815$806.0K0.02%+3,815New
Point72 Middle East FZE3,807$804.5K0.05%+3,807New
Qtron Investments LLC3,731$788.5K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC3,513$742.4K0.01%−30,739−89.7%Reduced
Unigestion Holding SA3,585$738.9K0.04%−1,256−25.9%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP3,429$725.0K0.05%+1,983+137.1%Added
Portman Square Capital LLP3,278$692.7K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund3,260$689.0K0.06%−85−2.5%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc3,249$686.0K0.00%−3−0.1%Reduced
Gsa Capital Partners LLP3,239$684.0K0.07%+3,239New
Simplex Trading, LLC3,224$681.0K0.03%+3,038+1,633.3%Added
Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC3,186$673.3K0.08%−273−7.9%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc3,143$664.0K0.00%+401+14.6%Added
Graham Capital Management, L.P.3,106$656.4K0.02%+3,106New
Cypress Capital Group3,084$651.7K0.10%−64−2.0%Reduced
Cross Staff Investments Inc3,070$648.8K0.64%00.0%Unchanged
Greenline Partners, LLC3,055$645.6K0.12%−13,366−81.4%Reduced
Verition Fund Management LLC3,044$643.3K0.01%+498+19.6%Added
Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH3,028$639.9K0.07%−76−2.4%Reduced
La Banque Postale Asset Management SA2,999$633.8K0.02%+2,999New
Bridgefront Capital, LLC2,953$624.1K0.38%+275+10.3%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA2,941$621.5K0.00%+6+0.2%Added
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC2,880$608.6K0.02%−10−0.3%Reduced
Greenleaf Trust2,866$605.7K0.01%−97−3.3%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.2,795$590.7K0.00%−167−5.6%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC2,701$570.8K0.02%−12−0.4%Reduced
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.2,670$564.3K0.15%−30−1.1%Reduced
Teza Capital Management LLC2,669$564.0K0.12%+2,669New
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC2,602$549.9K0.01%+726+38.7%Added
Signaturefd, LLC2,600$549.5K0.02%−50−1.9%Reduced
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC2,573$543.8K0.02%−132−4.9%Reduced
Empirical Finance, LLC2,553$539.5K0.05%+118+4.8%Added
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.2,520$533.0K0.03%−5,170−67.2%Reduced
Ergoteles LLC2,495$527.3K0.02%+2,495New
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.2,484$524.9K0.02%+106+4.5%Added
Massmutual Trust Co FSB2,461$520.1K0.02%−319−11.5%Reduced
Capula Management Ltd2,460$519.9K0.05%−2,726−52.6%Reduced
CWM, LLC2,427$513.0K0.00%+132+5.8%Added
MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC2,411$509.5K0.06%−345−12.5%Reduced
Spinnaker Trust2,384$503.8K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC2,374$501.0K0.00%−901−27.5%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc2,360$498.7K0.03%+10+0.4%Added
Ascent Group, LLC2,278$481.4K0.05%+407+21.8%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC2,260$477.6K0.03%−345−13.2%Reduced
Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc2,225$470.2K0.08%−7,697−77.6%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec2,225$470.2K0.01%−897−28.7%Reduced
Axq Capital, LP2,200$464.9K0.18%+2,200New
FDx Advisors, Inc.2,224$457.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
TownSquare Capital, LLC2,138$451.8K0.01%−256−10.7%Reduced
Flputnam Investment Management Co2,127$449.5K0.01%+58+2.8%Added
Agf Management Ltd2,107$445.3K0.00%+17+0.8%Added
Naviter Wealth, LLC2,091$441.9K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC2,075$438.5K0.00%−17−0.8%Reduced
Veriti Management LLC2,058$434.9K0.05%+330+19.1%Added
AXS Investments LLC2,056$434.5K0.14%+2,056New