VRSN
VeriSign Inc
VeriSign Inc historical holders
total: 8
Berkshire Hathaway VeriSign Inc transactions over time
- Total transactions:
- 9
- New positions:
- 1
- Added:
- 5
- Reduced:
- 3
- Held since:
- 2013 Q2 or earlier
- Held for:
- 52+ quarters
- Latest activity:
- 2025 Q3
Warren Buffett has been an institutional investor in VeriSign Inc (VRSN) since at least 2013 Q2. According to 2026 Q1 report, Warren Buffett holds 8,989,880 shares with a market value of roughly $2.23B representing 0.85% of their equity portfolio. In our earliest available record from 2013 Q2, Berkshire Hathaway held about 10.90M shares of VRSN. Since at least 2013 Q2, Berkshire Hathaway has made 8 more transactions in this position.
Does Warren Buffett still hold VRSN?
Yes, Warren Buffett continues to hold VeriSign Inc (VRSN). According to their 2026 Q1 report, they maintain a position of 8,989,880 shares valued at approximately $2.23B, representing 0.85% of their equity portfolio.
Estimated cost basis*
- Weighted AVG buy price:
- $51.37
- Weighted AVG sell price:
- $275.12
VRSN transactions history by Berkshire Hathaway
9 results
| Period |
% of portfolio |
Shares held after* |
Reported price* |
Value* |
% (shares) of activity |
% change to portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025 Q3
|
0.94%
|
8,989,880
|
$279.57
|
$2,513,300,752
|
-32.36% (-4,300,000)
|
-0.47%
|
|
2025 Q1
|
1.30%
|
13,289,880
|
$253.87
|
$3,373,901,836
|
+0.14% (+18,423)
|
+0%
|
|
2024 Q4
|
1.03%
|
13,271,457
|
$206.96
|
$2,746,660,741
|
+3.56% (+455,844)
|
+0.04%
|
|
2020 Q1
|
1.31%
|
$180.09
|
-1.06% (-137,132)
|
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|
2016 Q2
|
0.86%
|
$86.46
|
-0.25% (-32,255)
|
|||
|
2014 Q2
|
0.59%
|
$48.81
|
+11.12% (+1,299,346)
|
|||
|
2014 Q1
|
0.60%
|
$53.91
|
+6.61% (+724,134)
|
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|
2013 Q3
|
0.61%
|
$50.89
|
+0.59% (+64,100)
|
|||
|
2013 Q2
|
0.53%
|
$44.66
|
new or own*
|
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* Shares, change to shares, sold shares, shares held after: split-adjusted.
* Reported price: this doesn't represent the actual buy or sell price. It is the split-adjusted price of the security as of the last day of the reported period.
If the security is completely sold out, we show the reported split-adjusted price prior to the actual period.
If the security is completely sold out, we show the reported split-adjusted price prior to the actual period.
* Estimated cost basis: based on "Reported price*" (not earlier than 2013 Q2). Calculation starts from the latest "new buy" activity to the latest "close out" activity (if any).
* Value or Price: If the security is completely sold out, we show the reported value (or price) prior to the actual period.
* New buy or own: this means there is no earlier reporting (for us or in general). So we can't know if the actual purchase of the security happened at the reported period or earlier.