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VERISIGN INC (VRSN)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 32 quarters.
889
Reporting holders
$22.5B
Reported value
97.3%
Of shares outstanding
1.5%
Calls
0.3%
Puts
+29
Holder change
Institutions report 87,827,126 shares against 90,300,000 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. A figure this high can overstate: where an adviser and a sub-adviser both report the same shares, both are counted.
Calls and puts are the parts of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares, and they point in opposite directions: a manager holding calls is positioned for the security, one holding puts against it - or hedging shares they already own, which is why index funds carry so many. Most sites add the two together and report one figure, which averages away the only interesting part.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | $2.3B | 8,989,880 | 0.76% | 31q | HELD |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $2.1B | 8,412,124 | 0.03% | 8q | -9.8%-$229.5M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.3B | 5,348,923 | 0.03% | 2q | HELD |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.3B | 5,075,673 | 0.06% | 2q | -3.3%-$43.2M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.2B | 4,949,848 | 0.43% | 31q | +31.9%+$301.2M |
| STATE STREET CORP | $1.0B | 4,150,727 | 0.03% | 31q | +1.8%+$18.5M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $622.3M | 2,473,235 | 0.03% | 31q | HELD |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | $616.3M | 2,449,771 | 0.85% | 31q | -13.1%-$92.7M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $571.0M | 2,269,680 | 0.03% | 35q | -1.7%-$9.8M |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | $522.0M | 2,075,004 | 1.17% | 31q | HELD |
| Invesco Ltd. | $361.5M | 1,436,967 | 0.03% | 31q | -4.4%-$16.6M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $324.6M | 1,290,203 | 0.14% | 31q | -4.0%-$13.7M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $282.8M | 1,124,101 | 0.02% | 31q | -3.7%-$10.9M |
| NORGES BANK | $281.3M | 1,118,343 | 0.03% | 32q | -13.2%-$42.7M |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $261.0M | 1,037,369 | 0.03% | 31q | -2.3%-$6.3M |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | $231.7M | 921,158 | 0.83% | 31q | HELD |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $207.8M | 826,097 | 0.12% | 31q | +14.7%+$26.7M |
| HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | $200.8M | 798,295 | 6.44% | 3q | -12.8%-$29.4M |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | $192.2M | 763,915 | 0.24% | 38q | -0.6%-$1.1M |
| FMR LLC | $188.7M | 750,139 | 0.01% | 31q | +203.1%+$126.4M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $172.6M | 686,280 | 0.04% | 31q | -9.2%-$17.5M |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | $171.7M | 682,683 | 0.26% | 31q | +0.6%+$1.0M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $169.5M incl. $41.2M options CALL+PUT | 510,061 | 0.01% | 31q | +41.9%+$50.1M |
| Troy Asset Management Ltd | $168.8M | 670,837 | 4.71% | 2q | -14.4%-$28.3M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | $167.3M | 665,087 | 0.03% | 31q | +4.5%+$7.3M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $164.5M incl. $9.8M options CALL+PUT | 612,627 | 0.01% | 31q | -3.7%-$6.4M |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | $156.1M | 620,688 | 0.10% | 31q | +28.1%+$34.2M |
| TD Asset Management Inc | $150.2M | 597,254 | 0.13% | 31q | -8.7%-$14.4M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $147.1M | 584,756 | 0.02% | 31q | HELD |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $145.4M | 577,844 | 0.04% | 34q | -6.2%-$9.6M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $135.0M | 536,568 | 0.03% | 6q | +3.5%+$4.6M |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $133.7M | 531,550 | 0.03% | 31q | -3.2%-$4.4M |
| Nishkama Capital, LLC | $131.7M incl. $76.7M options CALL | 218,352 | 4.06% | 2q | +815.5%+$117.3M |
| Amundi | $131.2M | 521,466 | 0.03% | 21q | -4.8%-$6.7M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $126.4M | 502,542 | 0.02% | 31q | -3.2%-$4.2M |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | $124.9M | 496,573 | 0.28% | 2q | +454.6%+$102.4M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $115.6M | 459,570 | 0.03% | 2q | -1.0%-$1.2M |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $112.3M | 446,226 | 0.10% | 31q | -4.4%-$5.2M |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $109.1M | 433,562 | 0.09% | 31q | +930.5%+$98.5M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $106.6M | 423,660 | 0.02% | 31q | +3.1%+$3.2M |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | $101.6M incl. $251.6K options PUT | 403,056 | 0.04% | 31q | -3.8%-$4.0M |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | $96.8M | 384,744 | 0.55% | 13q | -6.9%-$7.2M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $95.8M incl. $377.3K options CALL+PUT | 379,395 | 0.11% | 8q | -25.0%-$31.9M |
| Foxhaven Asset Management, LP | $94.1M | 373,991 | 2.52% | new | NEW |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | $92.4M | 367,300 | 3.07% | 9q | +50.3%+$30.9M |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP | $89.3M | 355,072 | 1.31% | 21q | +7.4%+$6.2M |
| UBS Group AG | $87.9M | 349,341 | 0.01% | 31q | -28.7%-$35.4M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $85.4M incl. $76.5M options CALL+PUT | 35,324 | 0.01% | 31q | -62.9%-$144.7M |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | $85.0M | 337,859 | 0.12% | 31q | -16.4%-$16.6M |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | $83.7M | 332,698 | 0.10% | 15q | +42.0%+$24.8M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $79.4M | 315,674 | 0.01% | 31q | -7.1%-$6.1M |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $79.4M incl. $10.0K options CALL | 315,503 | 0.04% | 31q | +157.3%+$48.5M |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | $76.6M | 304,378 | 0.08% | 31q | +23.1%+$14.4M |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | $75.3M | 299,393 | 0.14% | 13q | +33.7%+$19.0M |
| Tidal Investments LLC | $74.9M incl. $34.9M options CALL | 159,110 | 0.13% | 23q | +35.5%+$19.6M |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | $72.2M | 286,960 | 0.06% | 37q | +10.6%+$6.9M |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH | $68.3M | 271,518 | 0.10% | 7q | +12.5%+$7.6M |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al | $67.7M | 269,004 | 0.40% | 15q | -16.9%-$13.8M |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | $63.4M | 252,197 | 0.08% | 8q | +62.7%+$24.5M |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | $61.1M incl. $9.3M options CALL+PUT | 205,960 | 0.07% | 17q | +441.2%+$49.8M |
| Swiss National Bank | $58.6M | 232,840 | 0.03% | 31q | -4.9%-$3.0M |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd | $58.1M | 229,968 | 0.39% | 14q | +56.7%+$21.0M |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | $57.2M incl. $1.5M options CALL+PUT | 221,303 | 0.21% | 4q | +50.1%+$19.1M |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS | $56.2M | 223,347 | 0.04% | 31q | -28.5%-$22.4M |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | $54.7M | 217,500 | 0.77% | new | NEW |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | $53.3M | 211,780 | 0.12% | 31q | +55.7%+$19.1M |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | $53.3M | 212,052 | 0.02% | 31q | -10.9%-$6.5M |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | $53.1M | 211,217 | 0.43% | 9q | -15.4%-$9.7M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $52.4M | 208,452 | 0.01% | 31q | -34.9%-$28.1M |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | $50.7M | 201,570 | 0.03% | 31q | +7.0%+$3.3M |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | $50.3M | 199,990 | 0.03% | 31q | -2.3%-$1.2M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | $47.4M incl. $42.6M options CALL+PUT | 19,329 | 0.00% | 31q | -45.1%-$38.9M |
| Caption Management, LLC | $47.2M CALL+PUT | options only | 0.22% | new | OPTIONS |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | $47.2M | 187,467 | 0.23% | 4q | -43.8%-$36.8M |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $44.8M | 178,244 | 0.02% | 2q | -2.3%-$1.0M |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS | $43.4M | 172,540 | 0.14% | 7q | +8.7%+$3.5M |
| National Pension Service | $43.1M | 171,145 | 0.03% | 31q | +971.9%+$39.0M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $41.6M incl. $14.0M options CALL+PUT | 109,508 | 0.02% | 31q | -9.8%-$4.5M |
| CITIGROUP INC | $40.6M | 161,393 | 0.01% | 31q | +23.5%+$7.7M |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $39.8M | 158,371 | 0.03% | 2q | +11.7%+$4.2M |
| Ninety One North America, Inc. | $39.6M | 157,466 | 1.86% | 28q | -2.9%-$1.2M |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | $38.9M | 150,834 | 0.07% | 17q | -40.2%-$26.1M |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | $35.3M | 140,250 | 0.02% | 31q | -30.8%-$15.7M |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC | $34.9M | 138,596 | 0.16% | 22q | +6.1%+$2.0M |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | $34.6M | 137,701 | 0.00% | 31q | +0.5%+$172.8K |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super | $34.6M | 137,572 | 0.49% | 7q | -2.6%-$929.0K |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | $34.6M | 137,397 | 0.03% | 31q | +19.7%+$5.7M |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | $33.6M | 135,350 | 0.01% | 31q | +13.5%+$4.0M |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $33.5M | 133,127 | 0.01% | 31q | -17.5%-$7.1M |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $33.0M incl. $679.2K options CALL | 128,627 | 0.05% | 9q | +1571.1%+$31.1M |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | $31.9M | 126,697 | 0.04% | 31q | -4.5%-$1.5M |
| Man Group plc | $31.9M | 126,616 | 0.05% | 31q | -15.5%-$5.8M |
| Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. | $31.8M | 126,557 | 0.09% | 3q | -11.2%-$4.0M |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP | $30.3M | 120,484 | 3.67% | 2q | HELD |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | $29.9M | 118,831 | 0.03% | 31q | +8.1%+$2.2M |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | $29.5M | 117,436 | 0.03% | 31q | +15.8%+$4.0M |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | $28.8M | 114,519 | 0.06% | 31q | -38.6%-$18.1M |
| Blue Grotto Capital, LLC | $28.7M | 114,148 | 2.40% | new | NEW |
| GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. | $28.6M | 113,640 | 3.88% | 2q | +161.4%+$17.7M |
| Mariner, LLC | $28.6M | 113,556 | 0.03% | 16q | +54.9%+$10.1M |
Showing the largest 100 of 889 reported holders.
What the insiders did
Open market purchases and sales reported on Form 4 in the last 180 days. Grants, option exercises and shares surrendered to cover tax are left out: they are compensation rather than a decision to buy or sell. Where a broker filled one order in tranches the lines are summed, because it was one decision.
Officers and directors
| Date | Insider | Role | Side | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $1.0M ×4 |
| 2026-09-22 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $1.0M ×6 |
| 2026-10-27 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $1.0M ×5 |
| 2026-10-13 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $999.4K ×5 |
| 2026-10-26 | McPherson Danny R | EVP - Technology & CSO | Sold | 3,256 | $989.5K |
| 2026-06-02 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $981.6K ×7 |
| 2026-09-15 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $978.7K ×4 |
| 2026-08-04 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $978.6K ×5 |
| 2026-10-06 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $964.7K ×3 |
| 2026-08-11 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $963.5K ×6 |
| 2026-08-25 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $960.8K ×4 |
| 2026-09-01 | BIDZOS D JAMES | Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO | Sold | 3,300 | $960.6K ×6 |
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 279 | $2.0B | 6,907,692 | 46 | 84 | 88 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 889 | $22.5B | 87,827,126 | 121 | 350 | 273 | 1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | 860 | $21.6B | 86,144,875 | 110 | 301 | 303 | 1.0% |
| Q4 2025 | 862 | $21.5B | 88,198,901 | 96 | 274 | 323 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | 862 | $24.9B | 88,360,578 | 110 | 344 | 245 | 0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 851 | $25.4B | 86,992,236 | 154 | 311 | 253 | 1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | 760 | $22.6B | 87,754,666 | 111 | 263 | 243 | 1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | 713 | $18.6B | 89,520,817 | 65 | 198 | 267 | 0.6% |
| Q3 2024 | 679 | $17.5B | 90,583,743 | 80 | 225 | 238 | 1.7% |
| Q2 2024 | 656 | $16.3B | 90,741,335 | 89 | 246 | 216 | 1.0% |
| Q1 2024 | 640 | $18.6B | 97,531,921 | 56 | 216 | 244 | 0.5% |
| Q4 2023 | 663 | $19.9B | 96,048,673 | 75 | 194 | 238 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2023 | 598 | $18.9B | 93,111,962 | 35 | 216 | 223 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2023 | 627 | $21.4B | 94,679,991 | 62 | 201 | 229 | 0.3% |
| Q1 2023 | 609 | $20.4B | 96,176,292 | 63 | 221 | 179 | 0.4% |
| Q4 2022 | 615 | $20.3B | 98,265,528 | 76 | 183 | 221 | 0.5% |
| Q3 2022 | 551 | $183.0B | 1,052,893,583 | 55 | 166 | 208 | 0.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 557 | $180.7B | 1,079,036,451 | 47 | 201 | 203 | 0.1% |
| Q1 2022 | 595 | $216.1B | 971,170,982 | 66 | 202 | 204 | 0.0% |
| Q4 2021 | 590 | $38.2B | 150,232,778 | 64 | 184 | 189 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2021 | 547 | $196.5B | 958,030,471 | 39 | 184 | 185 | 0.1% |
| Q2 2021 | 557 | $31.7B | 138,633,066 | 57 | 184 | 179 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2021 | 537 | $28.0B | 140,233,804 | 41 | 185 | 195 | 0.6% |
| Q4 2020 | 557 | $173.0B | 798,803,152 | 47 | 175 | 208 | 0.1% |
| Q3 2020 | 562 | $33.8B | 164,485,411 | 52 | 178 | 210 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2020 | 555 | $33.8B | 162,708,550 | 78 | 170 | 212 | 0.4% |
| Q1 2020 | 543 | $35.8B | 197,687,312 | 62 | 165 | 201 | 2.2% |
| Q4 2019 | 565 | $32.6B | 168,780,557 | 54 | 153 | 207 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2019 | 533 | $36.5B | 192,835,429 | 68 | 186 | 157 | 0.3% |
| Q2 2019 | 523 | $38.1B | 181,397,959 | 62 | 167 | 184 | 0.5% |
| Q1 2019 | 530 | $37.6B | 206,413,618 | 68 | 159 | 178 | 0.3% |
| Q4 2018 | 506 | $38.5B | 286,675,655 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 0.4% |