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VeriSign Ownership | Who Owns VeriSign?

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VeriSign Ownership Summary

VeriSign is owned by 91.73% institutional investors, 10.57% insiders. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 12.17% of VRSN shares. Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor is the top mutual fund, with 2.88% of its assets in VeriSign shares.

VRSN Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockVeriSign91.73%10.57%-2.30%
SectorTechnology Stocks 36.06%15.18%48.76%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group11.35M12.17%$2.76B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de9.32M10.09%$2.32B
Berkshire hathaway8.99M9.73%$2.23B
Blackrock9.02M8.95%$1.60B
State street4.08M4.41%$1.01B
Aqr capital management3.75M4.06%$931.94M
Renaissance2.82M3.05%$699.92M
Geode capital management2.47M2.67%$613.07M
Morgan stanley2.31M2.50%$573.38M
Ninety one uk2.08M2.27%$521.99M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Amiral gestion112.67K15.54%$27.98M
Hawk ridge capital management lp915.01K8.26%$227.25M
Troy asset management670.84K4.71%$168.76M
Schwartz investment counsel367.30K3.07%$92.40M
Asset management advisors20.41K2.84%$5.13M
Sora investors115.70K2.65%$28.74M
Hutchinson capital management/ca55.87K2.55%$13.88M
Blue grotto capital114.15K2.40%$28.72M
Burkehill global management, lp150.73K2.39%$42.14M
Te ahumairangi investment management56.68K2.36%$14.08M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank1.29M0.03%1.29M
Bank of america corp /de/718.56K0.01%520.29K
Vanguard fiduciary trust464.32K0.03%464.32K
Royal bank of canada412.50K0.02%308.41K
Hawk ridge capital management lp915.01K8.26%298.89K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Cantillon capital management---1.72M
Bls capital fondsmaeglerselskab---814.10K
Blackrock9.02M0.04%-710.72K
C2p capital advisory group, llc d.b.a. prosperity capital advisors---681.91K
Soroban capital partners lp---486.00K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank1.29M0.03%1.29M$312.90M
Vanguard fiduciary trust464.32K0.03%464.32K$115.32M
Vanguard global advisers182.37K0.02%182.37K$45.29M
Kodai capital management lp168.23K1.43%168.23K$34.82M
Axa investment managers156.57K0.12%156.57K$43.77M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Sittner & nelson-1.00
Colonial trust advisors-1.00
Beacon capital management-1.00
Creekmur asset management-1.00
Jessup wealth management-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 2026849-2.64%84,759,194-3.57%911.03%4261.91%296-10.30%
Dec 31, 2025545-37.86%43,262,465-49.48%460.56%255-45.40%213-21.11%
Sep 30, 2025845-2.31%84,018,034-3.37%891.04%446-9.16%2613.98%
Jun 30, 20258459.60%86,429,353-0.47%921.09%48121.46%246-3.15%
Mar 31, 202511-98.47%1,323,280-98.52%10.02%4-98.78%4-98.57%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor2.60M2.88%-25.14K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.60M2.86%-25.14K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF2.62M2.77%-87.43K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor2.13M2.34%-33.70K
Vanguard Morn Mid Cap Index Instl1.77M1.96%-15.60K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional1.77M1.95%-15.60K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF1.11M1.23%-2.59K
Vanguard Morn Growth Index Investor1.10M1.22%535.00
Vanguard Growth Index Investor1.10M1.21%535.00
Fidelity 500 Index1.05M1.16%-5.50K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Aug 04, 2026BIDZOS D JAMES Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSell$68.10K
Aug 04, 2026BIDZOS D JAMES Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSell$229.77K
Aug 04, 2026BIDZOS D JAMES Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSell$88.77K
Aug 04, 2026BIDZOS D JAMES Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSell$412.26K
Aug 04, 2026BIDZOS D JAMES Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEOSell$179.68K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2026 Q3-30
2026 Q2228
2026 Q1225
2025 Q4-84
2025 Q3-73

VRSN Ownership FAQ

Who owns the most shares of VeriSign?

VeriSign’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (11.35M shares, 12.17%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (9.32M shares, 10.09%), and Berkshire hathaway (8.99M shares, 9.73%). Together, they hold 31.99% 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?

Amiral gestion is VeriSign’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 15.54% of its assets in 112.67K VeriSign shares, valued at 27.98M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of VeriSign shares?

Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor is the top mutual fund holder of VeriSign shares, with 2.88% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.6M VeriSign shares.

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