Current Value of Holding

$2.38B

Shares

8.99M

% of Portfolio

0.71%

Average Buy Price

$50.5

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Price range

Berkshire Hathaway's Verisign Stake

Warren Buffett acquired 8.99M Verisign shares worth $2.38B. That's 0.71% of their equity portfolio (16th largest holding). The investor owns 9.88% of the outstanding Verisign stock. The first Verisign trade was made in Q4 2012. Since then Warren Buffett bought shares eleven more times and sold shares on four occasions. The stake costed the investor $454M, netting the investor a gain of 424% so far.

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Price range
Sold 32.4% shares (-4.3M shares) Jul 30, 2025
Avg closing price $266.93
Price range $266.93 - $266.93
Increased shares by 0.0% (+800 shares) Q1 2025
Avg closing price $226.70
Price range $205.10 - $254.74
Increased shares by 0.2% (+23.1k shares) Q4 2024
Avg closing price $189.05
Price range $176.68 - $206.96
Increased shares by 0.1% (+17.6k shares) Dec 31, 2024
Avg closing price $206.96
Price range $206.96 - $206.96
Increased shares by 0.5% (+66.7k shares) Dec 26, 2024
Avg closing price $202.73
Price range $202.73 - $202.73
Increased shares by 1.5% (+189k shares) Dec 20, 2024
Avg closing price $198.82
Price range $198.71 - $198.91
Increased shares by 1.4% (+177k shares) Dec 17, 2024
Avg closing price $195.21
Price range $195.21 - $195.21
Sold 1.1% shares (-137k shares) Q1 2020
Avg closing price $196.62
Price range $151.17 - $216.94
Sold 0.1% shares (-19.4k shares) Q2 2016
Avg closing price $86.21
Price range $80.84 - $89.84
Sold 0.1% shares (-12.9k shares) Apr 29, 2016
Avg closing price $86.40
Price range $86.40 - $86.40
Increased shares by 11.1% (+1.3M shares) Q2 2014
Avg closing price $49.84
Price range $47.01 - $53.95
Increased shares by 6.6% (+724k shares) Q1 2014
Avg closing price $56.60
Price range $51.68 - $62.61
Increased shares by 0.6% (+64.1k shares) Q3 2013
Avg closing price $48.23
Price range $44.91 - $51.90
Increased shares by 33.3% (+2.72M shares) Q2 2013
Avg closing price $46.33
Price range $43.59 - $49.27
Increased shares by 121.8% (+4.49M shares) Q1 2013
Avg closing price $43.93
Price range $38.00 - $47.27
New holding (+3.69M shares) Q4 2012
Avg closing price $41.62
Price range $34.15 - $49.50

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