Who owns VeriSign (VRSN)
Which tracked institutional funds hold VRSN, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See VRSN company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-09-22). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
201 tracked funds added or opened VRSN while 210 trimmed or exited it between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
VRSN’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, sizes it at 0.8% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.1% of theirs — a 0.7pp conviction gap — its largest holder concentrates the name more heavily than the typical one.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in VRSN divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 831 tracked filers holding VRSN, 464 increased or opened the position and 413 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4s were net sales.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in VRSN between the 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 39
- Foxhaven Asset Management, LP$94M
- SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.$55M
- Parsifal Capital Management, LP$30M
- Blue Grotto Capital, LLC$29M
- STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP$21M
- SELDON CAPITAL LP$18M
Full exits 80
- Amundi$136M
- Pacer Advisors, Inc.$86M
- HRT FINANCIAL LP$56M
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP$35M
- SG Americas Securities, LLC$30M
- SORA INVESTORS LLC$29M
Largest adds
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$313M
- BlackRock, Inc.$243M
- FMR LLC$127M
- Holocene Advisors, LP$103M
- VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC$99M
- Nishkama Capital, LLC$49M
Largest trims
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$101M
- RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$84M
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$76M
- Assenagon Asset Management S.A.$42M
- WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC$40M
- JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD$36M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 8,989,880 | $2.3B | 11.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 8,412,124 | $2.1B | 10.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 5,348,923 | $1.3B | 6.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 5,075,673 | $1.3B | 6.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 4,949,848 | $1.2B | 6.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE STREET CORP added | 4,150,727 | $1.0B | 5.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 2,473,235 | $622M | 3.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC trimmed | 2,449,771 | $616M | 3.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY trimmed | 2,269,680 | $571M | 2.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ninety One UK Ltd trimmed | 2,075,004 | $522M | 2.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. trimmed | 1,436,967 | $361M | 1.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP trimmed | 1,290,203 | $325M | 1.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC trimmed | 1,124,101 | $283M | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORGES BANK added | 1,118,343 | $281M | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP trimmed | 1,037,369 | $261M | 1.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC added | 921,158 | $232M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added | 826,097 | $208M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP trimmed | 798,295 | $201M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. trimmed | 763,915 | $192M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| FMR LLC added | 750,139 | $189M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 686,280 | $173M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS added | 682,683 | $172M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Troy Asset Management Ltd trimmed | 670,837 | $169M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added | 665,087 | $167M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO trimmed | 612,627 | $155M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| TD Asset Management Inc trimmed | 597,254 | $150M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 584,756 | $147M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ trimmed | 577,844 | $145M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP trimmed | 553,096 | $140M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 536,568 | $135M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 531,550 | $134M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added | 510,061 | $128M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp trimmed | 502,542 | $126M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP added | 496,573 | $125M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO trimmed | 459,570 | $116M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. trimmed | 446,226 | $112M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added | 433,562 | $109M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 423,660 | $107M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS trimmed | 403,056 | $101M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. trimmed | 384,744 | $97M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. trimmed | 379,395 | $95M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Foxhaven Asset Management, LP new | 373,991 | $94M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC added | 367,300 | $92M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP trimmed | 355,072 | $89M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG trimmed | 349,341 | $88M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec trimmed | 337,859 | $85M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP added | 332,698 | $84M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ trimmed | 315,674 | $79M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. trimmed | 310,344 | $78M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. added | 304,378 | $77M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH added | 271,518 | $68M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al trimmed | 269,004 | $68M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH added | 259,559 | $64M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added | 252,197 | $63M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swiss National Bank trimmed | 232,840 | $59M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd added | 229,968 | $58M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS trimmed | 223,347 | $56M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC added | 221,303 | $56M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC added | 218,352 | $55M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. new | 217,500 | $55M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC trimmed | 212,052 | $53M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC added | 211,780 | $53M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) trimmed | 211,217 | $53M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARCLAYS PLC trimmed | 208,452 | $52M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC added | 205,960 | $52M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. added | 201,570 | $51M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. trimmed | 199,990 | $50M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD trimmed | 187,467 | $47M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC trimmed | 178,244 | $45M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS added | 172,540 | $43M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| National Pension Service added | 171,145 | $43M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 161,393 | $41M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Tidal Investments LLC added | 159,110 | $40M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd added | 158,371 | $40M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ninety One North America, Inc. trimmed | 157,466 | $40M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC trimmed | 150,834 | $39M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System trimmed | 140,250 | $35M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC added | 138,596 | $35M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 137,701 | $35M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super trimmed | 137,572 | $35M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM added | 137,397 | $35M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added | 135,350 | $34M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC trimmed | 133,127 | $33M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL added | 128,627 | $32M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. trimmed | 126,697 | $32M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Man Group plc trimmed | 126,616 | $32M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. trimmed | 126,557 | $32M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP new | 120,484 | $30M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO added | 118,831 | $30M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP added | 117,436 | $30M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. added | 114,679 | $25M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp trimmed | 114,519 | $29M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Blue Grotto Capital, LLC new | 114,148 | $29M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. added | 113,640 | $29M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mariner, LLC added | 113,556 | $29M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUND added | 111,669 | $28M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 109,508 | $28M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC trimmed | 108,811 | $27M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cerity Partners LLC added | 108,346 | $27M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA trimmed | 104,727 | $26M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.