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BB Biotech

BB Biotech Portfolio holdings

AUM $3.98B Turnover 8.33%
1-Year Est. Return 15.47%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+15.39%
1 Year Est. Return
+15.47%
3 Year Est. Return
+121.5%
5 Year Est. Return
+265.65%
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$3.55B
AUM Growth
+$396M
Cap. Flow
+$31.1M
Cap. Flow %
0.88%
Top 10 Hldgs %
73.18%
Holding
30
New
2
Increased
6
Reduced
5
Closed
–
Avg Time Held
1.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.9 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.7 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 96.49%
2 Miscellaneous 3.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
CELG
1
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$432M 12.18%
3,609,298
+20,000
+0.6% +$2.31M
2013 Q2
10 quarters
INCY icon
2
Incyte
INCY
$24.1B
$407M 11.46%
3,750,406
– –
2013 Q2
10 quarters
IONS icon
3
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$6.45B
$404M 11.39%
6,529,838
-105,000
-2% -$5.67M
2013 Q2
10 quarters
GILD icon
4
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$208B
$281M 7.91%
2,774,596
– –
2013 Q2
10 quarters
RDUS icon
5
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
$263M 7.41%
4,272,140
– –
2014 Q2
6 quarters
ALXN
6
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$197M 5.56%
1,034,428
– –
2013 Q2
10 quarters
NBIX icon
7
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$16.2B
$177M 4.97%
3,121,552
-50,000
-2% -$2.54M
2013 Q3
9 quarters
VRTX icon
8
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$138B
$172M 4.84%
1,365,445
– –
2013 Q2
10 quarters
AGIO icon
9
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$1.69B
$140M 3.95%
2,159,921
+50,000
+2% +$3.28M
2014 Q2
6 quarters
MDVN
10
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$125M 3.51%
2,581,112
– –
2013 Q2
10 quarters
HALO icon
11
Halozyme
HALO
$14B
$122M 3.43%
7,029,832
+100,000
+1% +$1.59M
2013 Q2
10 quarters
REGN icon
12
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$93.4B
$111M 3.13%
205,000
– –
2013 Q3
9 quarters
ALNY icon
13
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$21B
$107M 3%
1,132,499
– –
2013 Q2
10 quarters
NVAX icon
14
Novavax
NVAX
$1.61B
$69.9M 1.97%
416,500
– –
2014 Q3
5 quarters
TSRO
15
DELISTED
TESARO, Inc.
TSRO
$64.3M 1.81%
1,229,582
+75,000
+6% +$3.58M
2013 Q3
9 quarters
CEMP
16
DELISTED
Cempra, Inc.
CEMP
$62M 1.75%
1,991,900
+100,000
+5% +$2.78M
2014 Q4
4 quarters
JUNO
17
DELISTED
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
$57.4M 1.62%
1,305,000
– –
2015 Q2
2 quarters
ALDR
18
DELISTED
Alder Biopharmaceuticals
ALDR
$49.9M 1.41%
1,510,150
– –
2015 Q2
2 quarters
KITE
19
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
$46.2M 1.3%
750,000
– –
2015 Q2
2 quarters
PTCT icon
20
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.49B
$42.2M 1.19%
1,302,912
– –
2014 Q4
4 quarters
SAGE icon
21
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
$41.3M 1.16%
+708,663
New +$35.1M
2015 Q4
0 quarters
ICPT
22
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$38.2M 1.08%
255,719
+45,000
+21% +$7.62M
2015 Q1
3 quarters
PBYI icon
23
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$504M
$33.9M 0.95%
431,991
-90,000
-17% -$7.06M
2014 Q1
7 quarters
PRTA icon
24
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$405M
$21.8M 0.61%
320,000
– –
2015 Q3
1 quarter
INFI
25
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
$21.2M 0.6%
2,700,737
– –
2013 Q2
10 quarters

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BB Biotech's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, BB Biotech held 30 positions worth $3.55B, up 13% from $3.15B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 73% of the portfolio.

BB Biotech's Q4 2015 filing shows 2 new, 6 increased and 5 reduced positions. Its largest new stake was Sage Therapeutics: 708,663 shares worth $41.3M. The largest sale was Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an estimated $11.1M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 96% of assets, down from 97% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous.

  • BB Biotech's largest Q4 2015 buy was Sage Therapeutics: 708,663 shares worth $41.3M.
  • BB Biotech added most to Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Q4 2015, an estimated $7.62M increase.
  • BB Biotech's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc., cutting an estimated $11.1M.
  • BB Biotech's ten largest holdings make up 73% of its $3.55B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • BB Biotech opened 2 new positions and closed 0 in Q4 2015.
  • BB Biotech's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $3.55B.

Based on BB Biotech's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 9 Feb 2016.