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Ascendis Pharma A/S

143 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.42B invested in Ascendis Pharma A/S in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

285% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $102M | Put options by funds: $26.4M

157% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 14

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.44B → $6.42B (+$1.98B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 129143 (+14)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1415 (+1)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 46

0.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97%96.67% (-0.33%)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+10.85%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
36
Increased
50
Reduced
46
Closed
14
Calls
$102M
Puts
$26.4M
Net Calls
+$75.3M
Net Calls Change
-$15.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.08B -$1.52M -13,696 -0.2%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$664M +$2.16M +19,434 +0.4%
RCM
3
RA Capital Management
Massachusetts
$582M +$5.88M +52,900 +1%
BBA
4
Baker Bros. Advisors
New York
$472M
O
5
OrbiMed
New York
$465M -$41.8M -376,073 -10%
Artisan Partners
6
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$300M +$1.86M +16,731 +0.8%
ACA
7
Avoro Capital Advisors
New York
$259M -$11.7M -105,000 -5%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$239M +$103M +923,269 +116%
EAM
9
Eventide Asset Management
Massachusetts
$236M
FCM
10
Farallon Capital Management
California
$178M -$30.1M -271,000 -17%
Westfield Capital Management
11
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$175M +$15.2M +136,702 +12%
Janus Henderson Group
12
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$174M +$103M +926,762 +284%
SI
13
Sofinnova Investments
California
$154M
Franklin Resources
14
Franklin Resources
California
$114M -$6.61M -59,492 -7%
CCM
15
Camber Capital Management
Massachusetts
$92.2M +$1.44M +13,000 +2%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$82.5M -$47.2M -425,269 -42%
Victory Capital Management
17
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$75.8M +$11.8M +106,451 +24%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$74.7M +$216K +1,940 +0.4%
Millennium Management
19
Millennium Management
New York
$68M -$57.9M -521,581 -52%
MWNA
20
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$65.6M -$39.6M -356,893 -43%
BlackRock
21
BlackRock
New York
$58.9M -$3.38M -30,429 -7%
CAM
22
Cormorant Asset Management
Massachusetts
$55.6M -$7.59M -68,300 -15%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$45.9M +$35.7M +320,970 +3,684%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$38.1M +$2.03M +18,241 +7%
LCM
25
Lakewood Capital Management
New York
$37.6M -$4.44M -40,000 -13%

ASND Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

143 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $6.42B — up 45% from $4.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new ASND positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $57.9M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) as of Q4 2019, up from 129 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $6.42B of Ascendis Pharma A/S stock for Q4 2019, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Ascendis Pharma A/S positions in Q4 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Ascendis Pharma A/S buyer in Q4 2019 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $103M added.
  • The largest Ascendis Pharma A/S seller in Q4 2019 was Millennium Management, an estimated $57.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.