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Ascendis Pharma A/S

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $585M invested in Ascendis Pharma A/S in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $416M → $585M (+$169M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3135 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

0.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.21%64.46% (-0.75%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
35
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+12.9%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCM
1
RA Capital Management
Massachusetts
$151M
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$90.7M +$2.18M +86,188 +3%
O
3
OrbiMed
New York
$76.1M
VC
4
Vivo Capital
California
$49.5M
BBA
5
Baker Bros. Advisors
New York
$37.8M +$8.29M +328,197 +32%
EC
6
EcoR1 Capital
California
$28.7M +$1.26M +50,000 +5%
DM
7
Deerfield Management
New York
$26M -$3.05M -120,774 -12%
VMI
8
VHCP Management II
New York
$22.7M +$2.28M +90,340 +13%
ACA
9
Avoro Capital Advisors
New York
$19.6M +$3.94M +155,721 +29%
JHIU
10
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$15.7M -$891K -35,260 -6%
ACP
11
Acuta Capital Partners
California
$15.4M -$640K -25,309 -4%
RSCM
12
Rock Springs Capital Management
Maryland
$9.1M
O
13
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$8.33M +$7.52M +297,630 New
SFM
14
Sphera Funds Management
Israel
$7.15M -$1.8M -71,167 -22%
EAM
15
Eventide Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.89M +$432K +17,100 +7%
MWNA
16
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$5.02M +$4.53M +179,355 New
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$3.88M -$2.23M -88,421 -39%
FCMI
18
Foresite Capital Management III
California
$2.8M -$2.02M -80,000 -44%
CAM
19
Cormorant Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.8M -$1.57M -62,254 -38%
EU
20
Emory University
Georgia
$2.34M -$540K -21,382 -20%
AA
21
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$759K -$80.3K -3,176 -10%
DCM
22
DAFNA Capital Management
California
$510K -$879K -34,786 -66%
HCM
23
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$420K -$126K -5,000 -25%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$414K +$374K +14,817 New
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$287K +$242K +9,574 +1,446%

ASND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

35 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $585M — up 41% from $416M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new ASND positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Baker Bros. Advisors, adding an estimated $8.29M. The largest seller was Deerfield Management, cutting an estimated $3.05M.

  • 35 institutional investors held Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) as of Q1 2017, up from 31 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $585M of Ascendis Pharma A/S stock for Q1 2017, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Ascendis Pharma A/S positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Ascendis Pharma A/S buyer in Q1 2017 was Baker Bros. Advisors, an estimated $8.29M added.
  • The largest Ascendis Pharma A/S seller in Q1 2017 was Deerfield Management, an estimated $3.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.