VeriSign Inc (VRSN) Ownership

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As of April 19, 2024, 3:59pm EST.

Institutions
Mutual Funds

Institutional Ownership

Berkshire Hathaway Inc is the biggest individual institutional holder of VeriSign Inc (VRSN), owning a total of 12.8 million shares. Combined, the top 30 institutional holders of VRSN own 74.82% of the company with a total of 75.7 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on December 31st 2023, the top 30 institutional holders increased their combined ownership of VRSN by 1.8 million shares. 9 institutions bought 3,116,067 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 25.48%. However 9 institutions sold 1,329,319 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 8.37%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 institutional holders of VeriSign increased by a net total of 1,786,748 in the latest quarter.

Institution Ownership Chart

Latest Institutional Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Berkshire Hathaway Inc	12.701%	0.000%	12,815,613	0	2023-12-31
BlackRock Inc	10.722%	12.410%	10,818,300	1,194,298	2023-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	10.230%	-0.108%	10,322,432	-11,170	2023-12-31
Ninety One UK Limited	5.188%	-1.163%	5,234,855	-61,604	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	3.678%	3.827%	3,710,638	136,787	2023-12-31
Renaissance Technologies Corp	3.018%	-1.584%	3,045,490	-49,000	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.364%	1.046%	2,384,884	24,696	2023-12-31
Principal Financial Group Inc	2.354%	-0.471%	2,374,995	-11,237	2023-12-31
Macquarie Group Ltd	2.050%	-9.035%	2,068,238	-205,430	2023-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	1.993%	163.594%	2,011,166	1,248,187	2023-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.925%	6.310%	1,942,109	115,273	2023-12-31
Cantillon Capital Management LLC	1.734%	-2.378%	1,749,432	-42,619	2023-12-31
Amvescap Plc.	1.342%	24.191%	1,353,765	263,697	2023-12-31
NORGES BANK	0.997%	2.319%	1,005,833	22,793	2023-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	0.962%	-8.144%	970,917	-86,078	2023-12-31
AllianceBernstein L.P.	0.830%	-0.985%	837,573	-8,334	2023-12-31
Wellington Management Company LLP	0.797%	-51.499%	804,156	-853,847	2023-12-31
Legal & General Group PLC	0.777%	12.578%	783,516	87,540	2023-12-31
Vaughan Nelson Scarbrgh & Mccullough LP	0.765%	3.041%	772,330	22,796	2023-12-31

Top Institutions

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Berkshire Hathaway Inc	12.701%	0.000%	12,815,613	0	2023-12-31
BlackRock Inc	10.722%	12.410%	10,818,300	1,194,298	2023-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	10.230%	-0.108%	10,322,432	-11,170	2023-12-31
Ninety One UK Limited	5.188%	-1.163%	5,234,855	-61,604	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	3.678%	3.827%	3,710,638	136,787	2023-12-31
Renaissance Technologies Corp	3.018%	-1.584%	3,045,490	-49,000	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.364%	1.046%	2,384,884	24,696	2023-12-31
Principal Financial Group Inc	2.354%	-0.471%	2,374,995	-11,237	2023-12-31
Macquarie Group Ltd	2.050%	-9.035%	2,068,238	-205,430	2023-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	1.993%	163.594%	2,011,166	1,248,187	2023-12-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.925%	6.310%	1,942,109	115,273	2023-12-31
Cantillon Capital Management LLC	1.734%	-2.378%	1,749,432	-42,619	2023-12-31
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC	1.460%	100.000%	1,520,000	760,000	2022-12-31
Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 3	1.397%	-0.027%	1,454,511	-398	2022-12-31
Amvescap Plc.	1.342%	24.191%	1,353,765	263,697	2023-12-31
NORGES BANK	0.997%	2.319%	1,005,833	22,793	2023-12-31
Fidelity International Ltd	0.943%	789.559%	999,277	886,943	2022-06-30
American Century Companies Inc	0.953%	-16.884%	973,454	-197,739	2023-06-30
Northern Trust Corp	0.962%	-8.144%	970,917	-86,078	2023-12-31
Lazard Asset Management LLC	0.894%	-15.876%	902,072	-170,242	2023-09-30
D. E. Shaw & Co LP	0.876%	82.234%	883,700	398,773	2023-09-30
Ameriprise Financial Inc	0.837%	-18.020%	881,602	-193,787	2022-09-30
First Trust Advisors L.P.	0.816%	-0.281%	841,458	-2,371	2023-03-31
AllianceBernstein L.P.	0.830%	-0.985%	837,573	-8,334	2023-12-31
Wellington Management Company LLP	0.797%	-51.499%	804,156	-853,847	2023-12-31
Legal & General Group PLC	0.777%	12.578%	783,516	87,540	2023-12-31
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	0.766%	13.159%	781,578	90,886	2023-06-30
Vaughan Nelson Scarbrgh & Mccullough LP	0.765%	3.041%	772,330	22,796	2023-12-31
Liontrust Investment Partners LLP	0.730%	-4.142%	744,892	-32,185	2023-09-30
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.	0.724%	-1.733%	739,476	-13,044	2023-09-30

Mutual Fund Ownership

Performer (AFRIS) is the biggest individual fund holder of VeriSign Inc (VRSN), owning a total of 4.3 million shares. Combined, the top 34 mutual fund holders of VRSN own 42.07% of the company with a total of 42.8 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on February 29th 2024, the top 34 fund holders increased their combined ownership of VRSN by 5.1 million shares. 8 funds bought 5,103,328 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 0.82%. However 5 funds sold 31,520 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 0.55%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 mutual funds holding VeriSign increased by a net total of 5,071,808 in the latest report.

Mutual Funds Chart

Latest Mutual Fund Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Performer (AFRIS)	4.250%	0.000%	4,288,289	4,288,289	2024-02-29
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.696%	-0.208%	2,720,436	-5,663	2024-02-29
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	2.199%	1.088%	2,218,445	23,882	2024-02-29
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	1.922%	-0.269%	1,939,201	-5,223	2024-02-29
Ninety One GSF Glb Frchs I Acc USD	1.685%	0.000%	1,700,069	0	2024-02-29
Principal MidCap R5	1.648%	0.000%	1,662,970	0	2024-02-29
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust	1.033%	0.635%	1,042,059	6,572	2024-02-29
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	1.003%	-1.656%	1,011,874	-17,034	2024-02-29
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	0.916%	0.305%	924,163	2,809	2024-02-29
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	0.800%	0.941%	806,736	7,522	2024-02-29
Fidelity Global Technology A-Dis-EUR	0.746%	0.000%	752,522	752,522	2024-02-29
Vanguard Information Technology ETF	0.618%	2.980%	623,561	18,044	2024-02-29
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF	0.617%	0.596%	622,575	3,688	2024-02-29
Vanguard Institutional Index I	0.579%	-0.581%	584,462	-3,414	2024-02-29
Technology Select Sector SPDR® ETF	0.568%	-0.032%	573,012	-186	2024-02-29

Top Mutual Funds

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Performer (AFRIS)	4.250%	0.000%	4,288,289	4,288,289	2024-02-29
Vanguard Instl Ttl Stck Mkt Idx Tr	2.701%	0.636%	2,757,839	17,433	2023-03-31
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.696%	-0.208%	2,720,436	-5,663	2024-02-29
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	2.199%	1.088%	2,218,445	23,882	2024-02-29
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	2.115%	0.494%	2,181,006	10,721	2023-08-31
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	1.922%	-0.269%	1,939,201	-5,223	2024-02-29
PGI Mid-Cap Equity	1.649%	-1.729%	1,701,039	-29,932	2023-06-30
Ninety One GSF Glb Frchs I Acc USD	1.685%	0.000%	1,700,069	0	2024-02-29
Ninety One Global Franchise	1.685%	-0.886%	1,700,069	-15,193	2023-09-30
Principal MidCap R5	1.648%	0.000%	1,662,970	0	2024-02-29
Principal Aligned MidCap Equity	1.640%	-1.298%	1,654,798	-21,758	2023-12-31
Invesco QQQ Trust	1.500%	-0.303%	1,589,829	-4,828	2022-11-30
Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fund A	1.096%	0.000%	1,106,298	0	2024-01-31
Fidelity 500 Index	1.045%	1.034%	1,054,622	10,793	2024-01-31
Fidelity® 500 Index	1.024%	0.641%	1,045,567	6,654	2023-11-30
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust	1.033%	0.635%	1,042,059	6,572	2024-02-29
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	1.003%	-1.656%	1,011,874	-17,034	2024-02-29
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	0.916%	0.305%	924,163	2,809	2024-02-29
Delaware Ivy Science & Technology SMA	0.851%	0.000%	870,904	870,904	2022-12-31
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	0.800%	0.941%	806,736	7,522	2024-02-29
Fidelity Global Technology A-Dis-EUR	0.746%	0.000%	752,522	752,522	2024-02-29
Delaware Ivy Science and Technology C	0.701%	0.000%	724,644	0	2023-04-30
Ivy Science/Technology Composite	0.703%	-16.794%	724,644	-146,260	2023-03-31
American Funds Fundamental Invs A	0.644%	0.000%	675,258	0	2022-12-31
Capital Group Fundamental Invtrs Comp	0.647%	0.000%	675,258	0	2022-12-31
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF	0.633%	-0.091%	652,365	-592	2023-08-31
Smithson Investment Trust Ord	0.633%	0.000%	638,876	0	2023-11-30
Vanguard Information Technology ETF	0.618%	2.980%	623,561	18,044	2024-02-29
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF	0.617%	0.596%	622,575	3,688	2024-02-29
Vanguard Institutional Index I	0.579%	-0.581%	584,462	-3,414	2024-02-29
Technology Select Sector SPDR® ETF	0.568%	-0.032%	573,012	-186	2024-02-29
Baron Mid Cap Growth Strategy	0.522%	-4.528%	527,103	-25,000	2023-12-31
Baron Asset Retail	0.522%	-4.528%	527,103	-25,000	2023-12-31
Calvert Equity A	0.480%	-1.398%	489,912	-6,948	2023-10-31