OrbiMed Portfolio holdings
OrbiMed is an investment manager focused exclusively on healthcare, running public equity, private equity and private credit and royalty funds. The firm traces its origins to 1989, when Viren Mehta and Samuel Isaly, both pharmaceutical analysts at the bank S.G Warburg, set up the research and money-management firm Mehta & Isaly; in 1998 it split in two, with Isaly forming OrbiMed and Mehta forming Mehta Partners. Its public equity side covers long/short funds built around corporate events as well as closed-end investment trusts, and OrbiMed launched its first dedicated venture capital fund in 2000 and its first royalty and credit fund in 2011. Carl Gordon, Carter Neild and Geoffrey Hsu form the committee that leads the firm, which is owned and controlled by eight members.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$208M |
| 2 |
ACTAVIS PLC Pfd Conv Ser A (Irl)
ACT.PRA
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
|
+$74.8M |
| 4 |
bluebird bio
BLUE
|
+$56.1M |
| 5 |
Cardinal Health
CAH
|
+$54.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
|
+$191M |
| 2 |
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
Merck
MRK
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$113M |
| 5 |
NPSP
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NPSP
|
+$106M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 86.87% |
| 2 | Miscellaneous | 12.78% |
| 3 | Technology | 0.24% |
| 4 | Financials | 0.11% |
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OrbiMed's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, OrbiMed held 156 positions worth $11.7B, up 12% from $10.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 34% of the portfolio.
OrbiMed's Q1 2015 filing shows 27 new, 33 increased, 24 reduced and 20 closed positions. Its largest new stake was ACTAVIS PLC Pfd Conv Ser A (Irl): 104,200 shares worth $105M. The largest sale was Vertex Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $191M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 87% of assets, down from 88% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Technology.
- OrbiMed's largest Q1 2015 buy was ACTAVIS PLC Pfd Conv Ser A (Irl): 104,200 shares worth $105M.
- OrbiMed added most to Boston Scientific in Q1 2015, an estimated $208M increase.
- OrbiMed's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Vertex Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $191M.
- OrbiMed fully exited Allergan Inc in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $158M.
- OrbiMed's ten largest holdings make up 34% of its $11.7B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- OrbiMed opened 27 new positions and closed 20 in Q1 2015.
- OrbiMed's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $11.7B.
Based on OrbiMed's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.