Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in VRSN held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 9.3M | $2.32B | -2.5% | 10.168% | 0.04% |
| 2 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 9.0M | $2.23B | 0.0% | 9.804% | 0.85% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | 4.1M | $1.01B | -4.4% | 4.446% | 0.03% |
| 4 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3.8M | $931.9M | -6.7% | 4.092% | 0.43% |
| 5 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 2.8M | $699.9M | +1.4% | 3.073% | 1.09% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.5M | $613.1M | +2.0% | 2.693% | 0.04% |
| 7 | MORGAN STANLEY | 2.3M | $573.4M | +9.4% | 2.518% | 0.03% |
| 8 | Ninety One UK Ltd | 2.1M | $515.9M | +0.3% | 2.265% | 1.20% |
| 9 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.5M | $373.3M | +0.8% | 1.639% | 0.06% |
| 10 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 1.3M | $333.9M | +0.2% | 1.466% | 0.18% |
| 11 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.2M | $289.9M | +21.5% | 1.273% | 0.03% |
| 12 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.1M | $263.8M | +5.7% | 1.158% | 0.03% |
| 13 | JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 920K | $228.4M | -5.4% | 1.003% | 0.96% |
| 14 | HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 915K | $227.3M | +48.5% | 0.998% | 8.26% |
| 15 | Troy Asset Management Ltd | 783K | $194.6M | β | 0.854% | 5.80% |
| 16 | Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 768K | $190.8M | -17.6% | 0.838% | 0.27% |
| 17 | Legal & General Group Plc | 756K | $187.7M | +5.1% | 0.824% | 0.04% |
| 18 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 720K | $178.8M | +20.6% | 0.785% | 0.13% |
| 19 | CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | 679K | $168.6M | +3.5% | 0.740% | 0.29% |
| 20 | TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 655K | $162.6M | +7.7% | 0.714% | 0.13% |
| 21 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 636K | $158.0M | -3.7% | 0.694% | 0.03% |
| 22 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 616K | $153.0M | +55.4% | 0.672% | 0.05% |
| 23 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 585K | $145.3M | +4.5% | 0.638% | 0.02% |
| 24 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 549K | $136.4M | +6.5% | 0.599% | 0.04% |
| 25 | Amundi | 548K | $136.1M | -18.9% | 0.598% | 0.04% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in VRSN β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in VRSN during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new VRSN position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their VRSN position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 821 | 2.4% | 69.77% | 11.96 pp | $17.91B | 15% |
| Q4 2025 | 841 | +1.9% | 81.73% | 9.07 pp | $20.98B | 10.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 825 | 0.1% | 90.80% | 4.39 pp | $23.30B | 4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | 826 | +13% | 95.19% | +11.82 pp | $24.43B | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | 733 | +7.0% | 83.37% | +13.86 pp | $21.40B | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | 685 | +6.7% | 69.51% | +6.54 pp | $17.84B | +10% |
| Q3 2024 | 642 | +2.9% | 62.97% | +1.25 pp | $16.16B | +2.0% |
| Q2 2024 | 624 | β | 61.72% | β | $15.84B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying VRSN stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of VeriSign, Inc. stands at 69.8%, held across 821 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of VRSN, with approximately 9,324,336 shares worth $2.32B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of VRSN, including BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for VRSN is 40 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
122 institutions opened new positions in VRSN during Q1 2026, while 142 fully exited. 434 added to existing positions and 261 trimmed.
VRSN institutional ownership fell by 11.96 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -20 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 53.6% of all reported 13F value in VRSN, and the top 25 account for 69.4%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) Institutional Ownership