We just covered the 12 Best Stocks to Invest In According to Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies and VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) ranks 6th on this list.
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) is a long-term holding in the 13F portfolio of Renaissance Technologies
The company has featured consistently in the portfolio of the fund since the fourth quarter of 2010. Back then, this position comprised 3.3 million shares. By the third quarter of 2019, the fund had grown this stake to more than 8.2 million shares.
Thereafter, it trimmed the holding, reducing it to under 3 million shares by the end of 2024. Filings for the first quarter of 2026 show that the fund owned 2.8 million shares in the firm, up more than 1% compared to filings for the fourth quarter of 2025. Photo by Arturo Añez on Unsplash VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) recently posted earnings for the first quarter of 2026.