Current position

Warren Buffett’s Verisign Inc (VRSN) position

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

Berkshire HathawayVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

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

First reportedQ4 2012Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusCurrent positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares13.29MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported55Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Berkshire Hathaway first reported Verisign Inc in Q4 2012. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. Berkshire Hathaway currently reports 8.99M shares. The latest verified filing showed: No change.

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.

Q2 2026
No change8.99M shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $251.56 · Estimated holding basis $50.72

Q3 2025
Sold 32.4% of the position−4.30M shares · 8.99M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $279.57 · Estimated holding basis $50.72

Q1 2025
Bought 0.1% more+18.42K shares · 13.29M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $253.87 · Estimated holding basis $50.72

Q4 2024
Bought 3.6% more+455.84K shares · 13.27M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $206.96 · Estimated holding basis $50.43

Q1 2020
Sold 1.1% of the position−137.13K shares · 12.82M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $180.09 · Estimated holding basis $44.87

Q2 2016
Sold 0.2% of the position−32.26K shares · 12.95M shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $86.46 · Estimated holding basis $44.87

43 unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Portfolio importance

How important is Verisign Inc in Berkshire Hathaway’s reported portfolio?

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

Current portfolio weight0.8%Q2 2026
Current rank#15of 29 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight1.5%Q2 2025
Best historical rank#11Q2 2023
At peak importanceQ2 2025
VRSN
1.5%
Largest holding
22.3%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Verisign Inc?

Also reported by 3 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
VRSN0.1% of reported portfolio
Terry SmithFundsmith LLP
VRSN0.1% of reported portfolio
Ray DalioBridgewater Associates, LP
VRSN0.0% 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 filing quarter-end price$251.56Q2 2026

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$50.72Historical reference — not actual purchase price

Calculated from supported filing history.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows Berkshire Hathaway’s Form 13F disclosures. It is not Warren Buffett’s personal brokerage account, and 13F filings do not reveal exact trade dates or execution prices.