$VRSN

$301.16 -$7.56 (2.45%) Live

$VRSN Overview Financial Statements SEC Filings Executives News Red Flags Capital Raising Ownership Insider Transactions Congressional Trades

Ownership

13F as of Q2 2026 · 89.7M shares outstanding

Who owns VRSN?

By type of holder

Institutions 97.4% Insiders 2.6% Everyone else 0.0%

Concentration Top 10 holders own 51.5%

BlackRock, Inc. 9.4% · Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.0%

Institutional ownership

97.4%

+1.4 pts vs last qtr

Institutional holders

876

+24 vs last qtr

Net shares bought

+1.3M

by institutions in Q2 2026

New / sold out

123 / 99

positions opened vs closed

How is ownership changing?

Institutions, last 8 quarters

Biggest buyers in Q2 2026

Aqr Capital Management LLC +1.2M
Norges Bank NEW +1.1M

Biggest sellers in Q2 2026

BlackRock, Inc. −912.2K
Two Sigma Investments, LP −406.2K

Who is planning to sell?

Notices of proposed sale, last 12 months

$35.7M

37 notices from 5 people

Shares covered

125.4K

0.14% of the company

Arranged in advance

84%

of the value is under a 10b5-1 plan

Under a 10b5-1 plan No plan

Largest proposed sellers

Demetrios James Bidzos Director 10b5-1 $27.2M
Thomas C Indelicarto Officer 10b5-1 $2.93M

Every notice on Red Flags →

A Form 144 is notice of a planned sale, not the sale itself. What insiders actually sold is on Insider Transactions.

Is your stake being diluted?

Diluted share count, FY2016–FY2025

−27.2%

−3.46% a year

Each share's claim on the business

+37.3%

grew without buying or selling a share

Spent on buybacks vs paid in stock

$8.26B vs $557M

over 10 fiscal years

Diluted shares, split-adjusted

Buybacks Stock-based comp

How patient are the owners?

Institutional shares by how long they've been held

5+ years84% 3–5 years3% 1–3 years5% Under 1 year8%

Quarterly turnover

9.2%

of institutional shares changed hands

Top 10 managers, median time held

5 years

Super Investors

Investment managers reporting VRSN on Form 13F

Holder	Shares	% of company	Change vs last qtr	Held since	% of their book
B BlackRock, Inc.	8.4M	9.38%	−912.2K (−9.8%)	≤2021	0.0%
Shares held by quarter Peak holding9.7M (Q3'25) Change over 8 quarters−117.4K Share of the company9.380% BlackRock, Inc.'s full portfolio →
BH Berkshire Hathaway Inc	9.0M	10.02%	Unchanged	≤2021	0.8%
Shares held by quarter Peak holding13.3M (Q1'25) Change over 8 quarters−3.8M Share of the company10.020% Berkshire Hathaway Inc's full portfolio →

BlackRock, Inc.

8.4M

% of company

9.38%

Change vs last qtr

−912.2K (−9.8%)

Held since

≤2021

Berkshire Hathaway Inc

9.0M

% of company

10.02%

Change vs last qtr

Unchanged

Held since

≤2021

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Institutional Funds

Mutual funds and ETFs reporting VRSN on Form N-PORT; together they hold 30.5% of the company

Fund	Position value	Shares	% of company	% of the fund	As of
VT Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Vanguard Index Funds	$654M	2.6M	2.90%	0.03%	June 30, 2026
V5 Vanguard 500 Index Fund Vanguard Index Funds	$534M	2.1M	2.37%	0.03%	June 30, 2026

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund

Vanguard Index Funds

Position value

$654M

% of company

2.90%

% of the fund

0.03%

As of

June 30, 2026

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

Vanguard Index Funds

Position value

$534M

% of company

2.37%

% of the fund

0.03%

As of

June 30, 2026

23 more funds behind a free account

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Insiders and 5%+ holders

From Forms 3/4/5 and Schedules 13D/G

Holder	Shares	% of company	Change vs last qtr	8 quarters	Held since	% of their book
BD Bidzos D James Insider	371.8K	0.41%	—	—	—	—
Insider holdings come from Form 3/4/5 filings, which are not quarterly. Share of the company0.410% Bidzos D James's insider activity →
KG Kilguss George E III Insider	123.2K	0.14%	—	—	—	—
Insider holdings come from Form 3/4/5 filings, which are not quarterly. Share of the company0.140% Kilguss George E III's insider activity →

Bidzos D James

Insider

371.8K

% of company

0.41%

Change vs last qtr

—

Held since

—

Kilguss George E III

Insider

123.2K

% of company

0.14%

Change vs last qtr

—

Held since

—

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