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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 2024

Institutional positions in Verisign Inc as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
646
−14 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
92.5M
−1.13M (−1.2%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$17.5B
−$1.75B (−9.1%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
63
234 more added
Sold out
77
260 more reduced

9 institutions that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2023: 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 2024: 646 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 2024: $17.5B
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 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Verisign Inc; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding VRSN in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Marshall Wace, LLP40,000$7.58M0.01%+40,000New
Resona Asset Management Co.,Ltd.40,599$7.69M0.05%+40,599New
Treasurer of the State of North Carolina42,062$7.97M0.03%+233+0.6%Added
State of Alaska, Department of Revenue42,411$8.04M0.09%−3,885−8.4%Reduced
Danske Bank A/S42,444$8.04M0.03%+42,444New
Jane Street Group, LLC43,631$8.27M0.01%+19,838+83.4%Added
Gotham Asset Management, LLC44,064$8.35M0.13%+22,676+106.0%Added
Prudential PLC46,257$8.77M0.07%+3,456+8.1%Added
National Bank of Canada52,460$8.98M0.02%−3,214−5.8%Reduced
Swedbank AB47,515$9.00M0.01%+8,499+21.8%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.48,799$9.25M0.03%−819−1.7%Reduced
Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC49,646$9.41M0.12%−4,579−8.4%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp50,511$9.57M0.01%+4,519+9.8%Added
NFP Retirement, Inc.50,830$9.63M0.83%+50,830New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board50,880$9.64M0.03%+2,146+4.4%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc51,152$9.69M0.02%−70,768−58.0%Reduced
Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd51,434$9.75M0.04%+6,674+14.9%Added
Overbrook Management Corp51,489$9.76M2.62%−31,181−37.7%Reduced
Ossiam51,493$9.76M0.17%+192+0.4%Added
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D52,240$9.90M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The53,048$10.1M0.01%−7,543−12.4%Reduced
SG Americas Securities, LLC53,602$10.2M0.05%+9,487+21.5%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank54,950$10.4M0.02%−653−1.2%Reduced
Andra AP-fonden56,000$10.6M0.19%+56,000New
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.56,440$10.7M0.02%+5,200+10.1%Added
Holocene Advisors, LP56,600$10.7M0.04%+20,767+58.0%Added
Franklin Resources Inc57,679$10.9M0.00%−36,743−38.9%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC60,624$11.5M0.13%+9,856+19.4%Added
Prudential Financial Inc61,138$11.6M0.02%−2,103−3.3%Reduced
STRS Ohio63,400$12.0M0.05%−45,000−41.5%Reduced
Natixis63,499$12.0M0.07%+49,973+369.5%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia64,009$12.1M0.02%+21,945+52.2%Added
Te Ahumairangi Investment Management Ltd64,485$12.2M2.12%+11,964+22.8%Added
Woodson Capital Management, LP65,000$12.3M2.25%+5,000+8.3%Added
Storebrand Asset Management AS65,841$12.5M0.04%+7,904+13.6%Added
Alta Capital Management LLC67,702$12.8M0.79%+67,702New
NewEdge Wealth, LLC76,698$12.9M0.29%+4,154+5.7%Added
Palo DS Manager LLC68,821$13.0M6.81%00.0%Unchanged
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC72,123$13.7M0.05%−28,751−28.5%Reduced
Weitz Investment Management, Inc.SuperinvestorWeitz Investment Management73,300$13.9M0.70%+73,300New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas74,358$14.1M0.09%+419+0.6%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC78,078$14.8M0.31%+73,615+1,649.5%Added
PGGM Investments79,903$15.1M0.22%+648+0.8%Added
Hutchinson Capital Management80,286$15.2M3.08%−210−0.3%Reduced
New York State Teachers Retirement System81,775$15.5M0.03%−5,728−6.5%Reduced
Bank of Montreal84,353$16.0M0.01%−16,588−16.4%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.84,516$16.0M0.13%+645+0.8%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.85,875$16.3M0.47%+21,340+33.1%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board88,368$16.7M0.02%+57,454+185.9%Added
Nitorum Capital, L.P.89,000$16.9M1.72%+89,000New
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale91,916$17.0M0.03%+27,241+42.1%Added
Gateway Investment Advisers LLC91,144$17.3M0.20%−340.0%Reduced
KBC Group NV92,946$17.6M0.06%−3,630−3.8%Reduced
New York State Common Retirement Fund95,058$18.0M0.02%−7,515−7.3%Reduced
ING Groep NV95,777$18.2M0.12%+16,816+21.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada96,934$18.4M0.00%−103,238−51.6%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP101,453$19.2M0.51%+63,668+168.5%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC101,622$19.3M0.27%+68,103+203.2%Added
Man Group plc102,375$19.4M0.05%−25,649−20.0%Reduced
Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC102,491$19.4M0.27%−3,490−3.3%Reduced
Victory Capital Management Inc103,443$19.6M0.02%+3,161+3.2%Added
NS Partners Ltd105,549$20.0M0.92%+256+0.2%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.107,224$20.3M0.03%+19,215+21.8%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans108,731$20.6M0.04%−31,744−22.6%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc109,604$20.8M0.01%+14,878+15.7%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co110,284$20.9M0.04%+1,472+1.4%Added
Two Sigma Investments, LP113,549$21.5M0.05%+27,628+32.2%Added
Twinbeech Capital LP115,026$21.8M0.45%−18,472−13.8%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)115,811$21.9M0.11%−18,542−13.8%Reduced
Woodline Partners LP116,257$22.0M0.20%−26,942−18.8%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.118,899$22.5M0.05%−28,719−19.5%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC122,396$23.2M0.08%+83,894+217.9%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp122,832$23.3M0.05%−34,364−21.9%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA127,485$24.2M0.03%+336+0.3%Added
Wells Fargo & Company129,002$24.4M0.01%+13,989+12.2%Added
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.133,395$25.3M0.05%−106,585−44.4%Reduced
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System122,650$25.9M0.06%+24,283+24.7%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC142,392$27.0M0.04%−23,095−14.0%Reduced
California State Teachers Retirement System145,199$27.5M0.03%−336−0.2%Reduced
Price T Rowe Associates Inc149,989$28.4M0.00%−42,674−22.1%Reduced
National Pension Service171,730$32.5M0.04%+6,304+3.8%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc178,311$33.8M0.01%−78,700−30.6%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG184,117$34.9M0.03%+2,481+1.4%Added
Balyasny Asset Management LLC196,659$37.3M0.10%+143,124+267.3%Added
Citigroup Inc202,701$38.4M0.04%+14,510+7.7%Added
Boston Financial Mangement LLC204,718$38.8M1.24%−1,306−0.6%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers228,378$43.3M0.04%+9,823+4.5%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.251,345$44.1M0.08%−16,221−6.1%Reduced
Triple Frond Partners LLC233,415$44.2M5.03%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC242,289$45.9M0.00%−17,629−6.8%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.262,987$49.8M0.03%−9,116−3.4%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.266,104$50.4M0.08%+62,479+30.7%Added
Deutsche Bank AG269,598$51.1M0.02%−142,460−34.6%Reduced
UBS Group AG270,553$51.3M0.02%+128,131+90.0%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP273,095$51.8M0.12%+78,700+40.5%Added
Swiss National Bank275,200$52.2M0.04%−15,100−5.2%Reduced
Ci Investments Inc.281,942$53.4M0.21%+922+0.3%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.288,083$54.6M0.14%+49,105+20.5%Added
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC292,617$55.5M0.02%+4,399+1.5%Added
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.334,652$63.4M0.28%+237,770+245.4%Added