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BVF Inc Portfolio holdings

AUM $3.91B Turnover 15.22%
1-Year Est. Return 304.52%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+55.74%
1 Year Est. Return
+304.52%
3 Year Est. Return
+591.72%
5 Year Est. Return
+1,391.93%
10 Year Est. Return
+28,184.7%
AUM
$531M
AUM Growth
+$61.3M
Cap. Flow
-$27.5M
Cap. Flow %
-5.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
72.14%
Holding
37
New
3
Increased
6
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Avg Time Held
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
1.4 years
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
BPMC icon
1
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
$82.1M 15.48%
2,765,080
-130,171
-4% -$3.23M
2015 Q2
5 quarters
CCXI icon
2
DELISTED
ChemoCentryx, Inc.
CCXI
$48.7M 9.18%
8,064,019
-118,033
-1% -$558K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
CYTK icon
3
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$7.68B
$45.9M 8.64%
4,997,071
+7,853
+0.2% +$82K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
ARRY icon
4
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
$43.6M 8.22%
6,461,186
-1,799,711
-22% -$6.96M
2013 Q2
13 quarters
CASC
5
DELISTED
Cascadian Therapeutics, Inc.
CASC
$30.8M 5.81%
3,133,228
– –
2013 Q2
13 quarters
FWP
6
DELISTED
Forward Pharma A/S American Depositary Shares
FWP
$29.1M 5.49%
198,265
-5,251
-3% -$739K
2014 Q4
7 quarters
CLCD
7
DELISTED
CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CLCD
$29.1M 5.49%
+763,300
New +$11.3M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
CNCE
8
DELISTED
Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CNCE
$27.5M 5.19%
2,723,210
-32,108
-1% -$351K
2014 Q3
8 quarters
XENE icon
9
Xenon Pharmaceuticals
XENE
$3.92B
$25.2M 4.75%
3,108,905
+1,333,333
+75% +$10.3M
2014 Q4
7 quarters
OMED
10
DELISTED
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
OMED
$20.7M 3.9%
1,812,005
+472,669
+35% +$5.5M
2013 Q3
12 quarters
CBIO icon
11
Crescent Biopharma
CBIO
$507M
$17.3M 3.27%
24,263
-211
-0.9% -$161K
2016 Q2
1 quarter
CTIC
12
DELISTED
CTI BioPharma Corp. (DE) Common Stock
CTIC
$16.8M 3.16%
4,479,694
– –
2015 Q3
4 quarters
TBRA
13
DELISTED
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
TBRA
$15.9M 2.99%
399,433
-853,968
-68% -$9.5M
2013 Q3
12 quarters
ALPN icon
14
DELISTED
Alpine Immune Sciences Inc
ALPN
$13.9M 2.62%
427,418
-54,193
-11% -$1.32M
2015 Q4
3 quarters
ARQL
15
DELISTED
Arqule Inc
ARQL
$13.2M 2.5%
7,400,128
-50,000
-0.7% -$79.3K
2013 Q2
13 quarters
CTMX icon
16
CytomX Therapeutics
CTMX
$432M
$9.28M 1.75%
591,813
-14,325
-2% -$173K
2015 Q4
3 quarters
IMDZ
17
DELISTED
Immune Design Corp.
IMDZ
$9.1M 1.71%
+1,200,000
New +$8.77M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
ONCT icon
18
DELISTED
Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCT
$9.01M 1.7%
8,223
– –
2014 Q4
7 quarters
INFI
19
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
$8.03M 1.51%
5,149,644
-34,956
-0.7% -$53.7K
2016 Q2
1 quarter
PTGX icon
20
Protagonist Therapeutics
PTGX
$8.79B
$7.92M 1.49%
+375,000
New +$5.13M
2016 Q3
0 quarters
ESPR icon
21
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$6.84M 1.29%
493,872
-5,270
-1% -$59.7K
2016 Q1
2 quarters
KDNY
22
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
$6.23M 1.17%
100,231
-2,490
-2% -$176K
2016 Q2
1 quarter
VIRX icon
23
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$3.19M 0.6%
20,867
-2,053
-9% -$290K
2015 Q3
4 quarters
OREX
24
DELISTED
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
OREX
$2.44M 0.46%
734,976
+209,766
+40% +$792K
2016 Q2
1 quarter
FLNA icon
25
Filana Therapeutics
FLNA
$24.8M
$2.28M 0.43%
325,507
+18,377
+6% +$304K
2015 Q3
4 quarters

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BVF Inc's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, BVF Inc held 37 positions worth $531M, up 13% from $469M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 72% of the portfolio.

BVF Inc withdrew a net $27.5M in Q3 2016, closing 8 positions and reducing 15 holdings. Its most notable exit was Ionis Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $19.8M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 99% of assets, up from 91% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous.

Against the trend, BVF Inc opened a new position in CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Inc. worth $29.1M.

  • BVF Inc's largest Q3 2016 buy was CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: 763,300 shares worth $29.1M.
  • BVF Inc added most to Xenon Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2016, an estimated $10.3M increase.
  • BVF Inc's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock, cutting an estimated $9.5M.
  • BVF Inc fully exited Ionis Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $19.8M.
  • BVF Inc's ten largest holdings make up 72% of its $531M portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • BVF Inc opened 3 new positions and closed 8 in Q3 2016.
  • BVF Inc's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $531M.

Based on BVF Inc's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.