Verisign Inc (NASDAQ:VRSN)

Verisign is paying a $3 cash dividend to shareholders. Verisign began trading ex-dividend on 12/16. The adjusted closing price for 12/15 is $34.01.
47.40
Data as of May 24
 -0.11 / -0.23%
Today’s Change
32.81
Today|||52-Week Range
50.15
+22.10%
Year-to-Date
Institutional investors hold a majority ownership of VRSN through the 112.77% of the outstanding shares that they control. This interest is also higher than at almost any other company in the Internet Software/Services industry. Last, during the quarter ended March 2013, these large investors purchased a net $2.6 million shares.
Other institutional76.09%
Mutual fund holders36.68%
Individual stakeholders3.05%

Largest Quarterly Institutional
Transactions

Latest Institutional Activity

3/31/2013CAPITAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT CO...  Bought 9.2 Million shares of Verisign Inc
3/31/2013T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.  Bought 4.8 Million shares of Verisign Inc
3/31/2013BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC. (INVEST...  Bought 4.5 Million shares of Verisign Inc

Top 10 Owners of Verisign Inc

StockholderStakeShares
owned
Total value ($)Shares
bought / sold
Total
change
Capital Research & Management Co....8.84%13,318,544613,585,322+9,244,572+226.92%
Lone Pine Capital LLC7.89%11,899,922548,229,407-2,847,968-19.31%
Delaware Management Business Trus...6.38%9,619,338443,162,902-1,518,260-13.63%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.6.37%9,603,397442,428,500+309,285+3.33%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Investm...5.42%8,174,100376,580,787+4,488,400+121.78%
BlackRock Fund Advisors5.01%7,552,509347,944,090-1,928,570-20.34%
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.4.45%6,708,843309,076,397-10,650-0.16%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.4.32%6,506,930299,774,265+4,767,900+274.17%
JANA Partners LLC3.22%4,852,491223,554,260+1,790,363+58.47%
Jennison Associates LLC2.83%4,265,785196,524,715-403,787-8.65%

Top 10 Mutual Funds Holding Verisign Inc

Mutual fundStakeShares
owned
Total value ($)Shares
bought / sold
Total
change
Prudential Jennison Mid Cap Growt...2.33%3,514,894161,931,167+36,628+1.05%
T Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund1.99%3,000,000138,210,000+3,000,000--
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index...1.39%2,088,02496,195,266+54,898+2.70%
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund1.36%2,042,86894,114,929+17,808+0.88%
Principal Investors-Mid Cap Fund1.35%2,030,77893,557,942+89,600+4.62%
American Variable Insurance Serie...1.33%2,000,00092,140,00000.00%
Canada Pension Plan0.97%1,459,00067,216,130-411,000-21.98%
Vanguard 500 Index Fund0.96%1,441,38866,404,745+5,426+0.38%
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund0.94%1,422,86165,551,206+9,250+0.65%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF0.92%1,393,15764,182,743-70,860-4.84%

To view my watchlist

Not a member yet?

Sign up now for a free account

jobs by SimplyHired

Search for jobs

Search All Jobs from Across the Web

Market indexes are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer LIBOR Warning: Neither BBA Enterprises Limited, nor the BBA LIBOR Contributor Banks, nor Reuters, can be held liable for any irregularity or inaccuracy of BBA LIBOR. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2013 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer The Dow Jones IndexesSM are proprietary to and distributed by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and have been licensed for use. All content of the Dow Jones IndexesSM © 2013 is proprietary to Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Chicago Mercantile Association. The market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2013. All rights reserved. Most stock quote data provided by BATS.