Exited position

George Soros’s Verisign Inc (VRSN) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Soros Fund ManagementVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ1 2000Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares1.93MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported12Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Soros Fund Management first reported Verisign Inc in Q1 2000. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Soros Fund Management sold the entire position in Q4 2017, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q4 2017
Sold the entire position−2.60K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q3 2017
New position+2.60K shares · 2.60K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $106.54 · Estimated holding basis $106.54

Q3 2013
Sold the entire position−20.00K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q4 2012
New position+20.00K shares · 20.00K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $38.80 · Estimated holding basis $38.80

Q2 2012
Sold the entire position−50.00K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q1 2012
New position+50.00K shares · 50.00K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $38.36 · Estimated holding basis $38.36

2 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important was Verisign Inc in Soros Fund Management’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight0.0%Q3 2017
Last reported rank#178of 212 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight3.5%Q1 2000
Best historical rank#4Q1 2000
At peak importanceQ1 2000
VRSN
3.5%
Largest holding
5.6%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Verisign Inc?

Also reported by 4 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Warren BuffettBerkshire Hathaway
VRSN0.8% of reported portfolio
Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
VRSN0.1% of reported portfolio
Terry SmithFundsmith LLP
VRSN0.1% of reported portfolio
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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$303.122026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
Open SEC filing ↗

This tracker follows Soros Fund Management LLC’s Form 13F disclosures—not George Soros’s personal brokerage account. George Soros founded the firm; its current CEO and chief investment officer is Dawn Fitzpatrick. Form 13F does not reveal exact trade dates, execution prices or the purpose of an option position.