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VeriSign Ownership | Who Owns VeriSign?

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VeriSign Ownership Summary

VeriSign is owned by 92.92% institutional investors, 15.04% insiders. Berkshire hathaway is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.64% of VRSN shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.77% of its assets in VeriSign shares.

VRSN Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockVeriSign92.92%15.04%-7.97%
SectorTechnology Stocks 44.47%12.07%43.46%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Berkshire hathaway13.27M13.64%$2.75B
Vanguard group10.39M10.68%$2.15B
Blackrock9.02M8.95%$1.60B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de8.32M8.56%$1.72B
Ninety one uk3.91M4.09%$809.52M
State street3.83M4.00%$791.96M
Renaissance2.92M3.00%$603.34M
Morgan stanley2.65M2.63%$470.81M
Geode capital management2.26M2.33%$467.63M
Invesco1.70M1.75%$352.07M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Troy asset management914.54K6.35%$189.27M
Palo ds manager59.63K5.77%$12.34B
Bls capital fondsmaeglerselskab814.10K5.16%$168.49M
Asset management advisors29.20K4.40%$6.04M
Hutchinson capital management/ca77.11K3.01%$15.96M
Ninety one north america224.11K2.87%$46.38M
C2p capital advisory group, llc d.b.a. prosperity capital advisors681.91K2.75%$32.61M
Te ahumairangi investment management61.49K2.66%$12.73M
Guardian wealth management16.46K2.32%$3.41M
Ninety one uk3.91M2.17%$809.52M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank1.08M0.03%1.08M
C2p capital advisory group, llc d.b.a. prosperity capital advisors681.91K2.75%681.91K
Bank of america corp /de/718.56K0.01%520.29K
Point72 asset management692.50K0.32%504.75K
Morgan stanley2.65M0.04%471.04K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Cantillon capital management---1.72M
Blackrock9.02M0.04%-710.72K
Principal financial group377.68K0.04%-694.52K
D. e. shaw915.98K0.14%-450.98K
Goldman sachs group458.99K0.01%-429.46K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank1.08M0.03%1.08M$222.84M
C2p capital advisory group, llc d.b.a. prosperity capital advisors681.91K2.75%681.91K$32.61M
Kodai capital management lp168.23K1.43%168.23K$34.82M
Proficio capital partners57.33K0.00%57.33K$57.33K
Raymond james financial40.15K0.00%40.15K$8.31M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Transamerica financial advisors-1.00
Creative capital management investments-1.00
Colonial trust advisors-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-2.00
Wr wealth planners-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Dec 31, 20246920.58%88,834,785-0.01%921.11%311-0.32%27614.52%
Sep 30, 20246782.88%87,634,662-2.81%901.08%308-8.33%2386.73%
Jun 30, 20246532.03%90,034,193-0.88%891.10%33216.90%222-13.28%
Mar 31, 2024640-4.62%90,830,957-2.59%901.07%284-9.84%2563.23%
Dec 31, 202367111.65%93,245,8730.47%911.13%31518.87%2484.64%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF2.62M2.77%-87.43K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.58M2.73%12.99K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust2.29M2.42%13.79K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional1.76M1.86%7.39K
Ninety One GSF Glb Frchs I Acc USD1.70M1.80%-
Ninety One Global Franchise1.70M1.80%-
Fidelity 500 Index1.04M1.09%4.61K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF1.01M1.07%-31.95K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF992.60K1.05%2.88K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust985.16K1.04%-5.18K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Feb 24, 2025CALYS JOHN SVP, Cont., Chief Acct OfficerSell$103.59K
Feb 18, 2025COTE KATHLEEN A-Sell$690.00K
Feb 18, 2025McPherson Danny R EVP - Technology & CSOSell$1.27M
Dec 31, 2024BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-Buy$332.03K
Jan 03, 2025BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-Buy$2.40M

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q2--
2025 Q133
2024 Q4383
2024 Q3-3
2024 Q2-6

VRSN Ownership FAQ

Who owns the most shares of VeriSign?

VeriSign’s largest shareholders are Berkshire hathaway (13.27M shares, 13.64%), Vanguard group (10.39M shares, 10.68%), and Blackrock (9.02M shares, 8.95%). Together, they hold 33.27% of VeriSign’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own VeriSign?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.95% of VeriSign, totaling 9.02M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.04% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 1.6B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -711K shares, a -7.30% change.

Who is VeriSign’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Troy asset management is VeriSign’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 6.35% of its assets in 914.54K VeriSign shares, valued at 189.27M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of VeriSign shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of VeriSign shares, with 2.77% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.62M VeriSign shares.

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