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Ascendis Pharma A/S

138 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.41B invested in Ascendis Pharma A/S in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

277% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 13

116% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.51B → $5.41B (+$2.91B)

59% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $230M | Put options by funds: $145M

46% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1319 (+6)

34% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103138 (+35)

3.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.41%99.39% (+4%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 41

Holders
138
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+33.98%
% of All Funds
2.99%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+46.15%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
49
Increased
41
Reduced
41
Closed
13
Calls
$230M
Puts
$145M
Net Calls
+$85.3M
Net Calls Change
+$57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$552M +$42.9M +489,461 +12%
T. Rowe Price Associates
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$550M +$48.9M +558,110 +14%
RCM
3
RA Capital Management
Massachusetts
$486M -$9.47M -108,094 -3%
O
4
OrbiMed
New York
$467M -$10.2M -116,700 -3%
BBA
5
Baker Bros. Advisors
New York
$399M +$48.4M +552,918 +19%
VC
6
Vivo Capital
California
$241M -$10.5M -120,000 -6%
ACA
7
Avoro Capital Advisors
New York
$211M -$16.2M -185,000 -9%
EAM
8
Eventide Asset Management
Massachusetts
$200M
FCM
9
Farallon Capital Management
California
$177M +$61.6K +703 +0%
Millennium Management
10
Millennium Management
New York
$162M +$105M +1,194,634 +650%
MWNA
11
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$137M +$36.7M +418,717 +56%
Artisan Partners
12
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$133M +$66.9M +764,160 +208%
PA
13
Perceptive Advisors
New York
$131M +$5.31M +60,681 +6%
LCM
14
Lakewood Capital Management
New York
$119M +$17.4M +198,600 +25%
SI
15
Sofinnova Investments
California
$118M -$43.8M -500,000 -33%
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$103M +$22.6M +257,589 +42%
Westfield Capital Management
17
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$80.8M +$12.9M +147,425 +27%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$71.9M -$6.64M -75,790 -11%
CAM
19
Cormorant Asset Management
Massachusetts
$70.6M +$22.9M +261,544 +77%
VMI
20
VHCP Management II
New York
$59.3M
CCM
21
Camber Capital Management
Massachusetts
$50.6M +$37.7M +430,000 New
O
22
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$50.2M -$89.5K -1,022 -0.2%
BlackRock
23
BlackRock
New York
$49.8M -$2.01M -22,906 -5%
GPP
24
Great Point Partners
Connecticut
$48.8M +$36.3M +415,000 New
GTC
25
Ghost Tree Capital
New York
$45.3M +$22.8M +260,000 +208%

ASND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

138 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $5.41B — up 116% from $2.51B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new ASND positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Sofinnova Investments, cutting an estimated $43.8M.

  • 138 institutional investors held Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) as of Q1 2019, up from 103 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.41B of Ascendis Pharma A/S stock for Q1 2019, up 116% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Ascendis Pharma A/S positions in Q1 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Ascendis Pharma A/S buyer in Q1 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest Ascendis Pharma A/S seller in Q1 2019 was Sofinnova Investments, an estimated $43.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.