Question 1

Which hedge funds and institutional investors hold VRSN?

Accepted Answer

StonkWhisper tracks 13F filings submitted to the SEC by institutional investment managers with over $100 million in assets. The whale tracker for VRSN shows which major funds hold positions, their portfolio weight, share counts, and how those positions changed quarter over quarter.

Question 2

What does conviction level mean for VRSN whale holdings?

Accepted Answer

Conviction level reflects how significant VRSN is within a fund's overall portfolio. A high-conviction position means the manager has allocated a large percentage of their portfolio to VRSN, suggesting strong directional confidence in the stock.

Question 3

How current is the whale data for VRSN?

Accepted Answer

Institutional 13F filings are required within 45 days of each calendar quarter end (March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31). StonkWhisper processes filings as they are published on SEC EDGAR, so data reflects the most recently reported quarter.

Question 4

What do quarter-over-quarter changes tell me about VRSN?

Accepted Answer

QoQ changes for VRSN show whether institutional managers are increasing, decreasing, initiating, or exiting their positions. New positions and significant increases can signal growing institutional conviction, while exits or decreases may indicate waning confidence.

Manager	Shares	Value	% of Portfolio	Manager AUM
Berkshire Hathaway	8.0M	$2.0B	0.8%	$263.1B
State Street	4.1M	$1.0B	0.0%	$2896.4B
Renaissance Tech	2.8M	$699.9M	1.1%	$63.9B
Arrowstreet	1.3M	$333.9M	0.2%	$184.8B
Hawk Ridge	915.0K	$227.3M	8.3%	$2.8B
Point72	505.7K	$125.6M	0.2%	$78.1B
Two Sigma	458.5K	$113.9M	0.1%	$123.9B
Geode Capital	275.4K	$68.4M	0.0%	$1607.5B
WorldQuant	166.1K	$41.3M	0.2%	$25.9B
Balyasny	155.0K	$38.5M	0.0%	$77.1B
Schonfeld	147.4K	$36.6M	0.3%	$14.2B
Marshall Wace	141.0K	$35.0M	0.0%	$100.4B
Gotham Asset	136.0K	$33.8M	0.1%	$32.7B
Man Group	125.6K	$31.2M	0.1%	$55.1B
Millennium	121.4K	$30.2M	0.0%	$240.3B
Citadel	104.0K	$25.8M	0.0%	$618.5B
Adage Capital	73.6K	$18.3M	0.0%	$64.8B
Cadian	45.0K	$11.2M	1.4%	$821.2M
American Century	44.5K	$11.1M	0.0%	$194.3B
Citadel	43.6K	$10.8M	0.0%	$618.5B
ExodusPoint	41.1K	$10.2M	0.1%	$12.4B
DFA	31.9K	$7.9M	0.0%	$481.4B
Millennium	15.7K	$3.9M	0.0%	$240.3B
Millennium	15.3K	$3.8M	0.0%	$240.3B
BlackRock	9.6K	$2.4M	—	$5723.5B
Northern Trust	8.5K	$2.1M	0.0%	$756.6B
AQR Capital	8.5K	$2.1M	0.0%	$218.4B
Tudor	7.7K	$1.9M	0.0%	$53.9B
DE Shaw	5.3K	$1.3M	0.0%	$166.3B
Epoch	4.8K	$1.2M	0.0%	$16.5B
Bridgewater	4.4K	$1.1M	0.0%	$22.4B
Two Sigma	2.3K	$571K	0.0%	$123.9B
Winton	1.7K	$424K	0.0%	$2.9B
Wellington	1.2K	$304K	0.0%	$535.5B
Brevan Howard	1.0K	$257K	0.0%	$11.3B
Moore Capital	880	$219K	0.0%	$4.9B
Invesco	138	$34K	—	$653.3B
Neuberger Berman (Eisman)	116	$29K	—	$131.4B
Franklin Templeton	50	$12K	—	$408.3B
Kayne Anderson	18	$4K	—	$34.0B
Citadel	14	$3K	—	$618.5B
Fidelity (FMR)	4	$993	—	$1898.4B
Acadian	397	$98	0.0%	$70.5M

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