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.
| 217.85 Delayed Data As of Jan 26 |  +2.94 / +1.37%Today’s Change | 155.25 Today|||52-Week Range 228.80 | +6.04% Year-to-Date |
Institutional investors hold a majority ownership of VRSN through the 93.97% 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 June 2019, these large investors purchased a net $2.3 million shares.
| Other institutional | 49.15% |
| Mutual fund holders | 44.82% |
| Individual stakeholders | 17.05% |
Largest Quarterly Institutional
Transactions
Latest Institutional Activity
| 10/31/2022 | EURIZON CAPITAL SA Bought 15.0 Thousand shares of Verisign Inc |
| 12/31/2022 | CARDEROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, IN... Bought 8.4 Thousand shares of Verisign Inc |
| 12/31/2022 | STATE RETIREMENT & PENSION SYSTE... Bought 7.4 Thousand shares of Verisign Inc |
Top 10 Owners of Verisign Inc
| Stockholder | Stake | Shares owned | Total value ($) | Shares bought / sold | Total change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Investm... | 12.09% | 12,815,613 | 2,632,839,535 | 0 | 0.00% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 9.42% | 9,989,282 | 2,052,198,094 | -105,197 | -1.04% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 5.74% | 6,083,758 | 1,249,847,244 | +184,118 | +3.12% |
| Ninety One UK Ltd. | 4.05% | 4,296,631 | 882,699,873 | +221,742 | +5.44% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc. | 3.56% | 3,778,729 | 776,302,086 | -45,794 | -1.20% |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 3.30% | 3,492,890 | 717,579,322 | -464,000 | -11.73% |
| Macquarie Investment Management B... | 2.68% | 2,836,483 | 582,727,068 | -43,797 | -1.52% |
| Principal Global Investors LLC | 2.54% | 2,693,524 | 553,357,571 | -17,736 | -0.65% |
| Geode Capital Management LLC | 2.11% | 2,238,384 | 459,853,609 | -23,482 | -1.04% |
| Cantillon Capital Management LLC | 1.65% | 1,751,262 | 359,779,265 | -11,975 | -0.68% |
Top 10 Mutual Funds Holding Verisign Inc
| Mutual fund | Stake | Shares owned | Total value ($) | Shares bought / sold | Total change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index... | 2.59% | 2,740,406 | 562,989,009 | -4,302 | -0.16% |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.01% | 2,132,052 | 438,008,763 | -7,223 | -0.34% |
| Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund | 1.98% | 2,095,442 | 430,487,604 | -38,132 | -1.79% |
| Principal Investors - Mid Cap Fun... | 1.78% | 1,886,390 | 387,539,962 | -26,881 | -1.40% |
| Ninety One Glb. Strat. Fd. - Glob... | 1.73% | 1,829,994 | 375,953,967 | 0 | 0.00% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 0.97% | 1,028,741 | 211,344,551 | -2,530 | -0.25% |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 0.96% | 1,012,108 | 207,927,468 | -735 | -0.07% |
| Delaware Ivy Large Cap Growth Fun... | 0.94% | 992,047 | 203,806,136 | -6,199 | -0.62% |
| Government Pension Fund - Global ... | 0.83% | 878,020 | 180,380,429 | -131,182 | -13.00% |
| Delaware Ivy Science and Technolo... | 0.82% | 870,904 | 178,918,518 | +870,904 | -- |