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Ionis Pharmaceuticals

382 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.8B invested in Ionis Pharmaceuticals in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 123 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

152% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.4M | Put options by funds: $35M

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 49

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.62B → $6.8B (+$1.18B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 367382 (+15)

1.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.86%85.94% (+1.1%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 123 | Existing positions reduced: 113

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

Holders
382
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+4.09%
% of All Funds
6.76%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
68
Increased
123
Reduced
113
Closed
49
Calls
$88.4M
Puts
$35M
Net Calls
+$53.3M
Net Calls Change
+$57.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$35.2M -$11.7M -234,808 -27%
N
27
Nuveen
North Carolina
$35M +$9.54M +191,513 +45%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$32.2M +$1.13M +22,638 +4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
29
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$31.3M -$8.12M -162,953 -23%
PA
30
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$31.3M -$1.44M -28,955 -5%
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$30M +$21M +421,632 +387%
Swiss National Bank
32
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$28.4M -$688K -13,800 -3%
DY
33
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$26.9M -$4.98M -100,017 -17%
Legal & General Group
34
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$26.3M +$1.55M +31,193 +7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
35
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$25.4M -$110K -2,214 -0.5%
Morgan Stanley
36
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23.9M +$11.5M +231,047 +120%
UBS AM
37
UBS AM
Illinois
$23.2M +$3.02M +60,612 +17%
SA
38
Sicart Associates
New York
$22.8M -$767K -15,387 -4%
Point72 Asset Management
39
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$22.8M +$5.68M +113,908 +39%
TD Asset Management
40
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$21.8M +$5.27M +105,697 +38%
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$21.6M +$671K +13,472 +4%
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$20.6M +$153K +3,064 +0.8%
AGA
43
Altrinsic Global Advisors
Connecticut
$19.4M -$58.7K -1,178 -0.3%
WP
44
Woodline Partners
California
$18.7M +$16.5M +331,377 New
NAMA
45
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
$18.3M +$4.76M +95,501 +42%
SGA
46
Sector Gamma AS
Norway
$18.1M +$4.22M +84,650 +36%
RJA
47
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$17.3M -$2.78M -55,795 -15%
California Public Employees Retirement System
48
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$17M +$141K +2,823 +0.9%
TAM
49
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$15.3M -$246K -4,935 -2%
PHS
50
PFM Health Sciences
California
$14.9M +$13.1M +263,412 New

IONS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

382 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $6.8B — up 21% from $5.62B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new IONS positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 123 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $119M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, cutting an estimated $239M.

  • 382 institutional investors held Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) as of Q4 2020, up from 367 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $6.8B of Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock for Q4 2020, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Ionis Pharmaceuticals positions in Q4 2020 and 49 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Ionis Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q4 2020 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $119M added.
  • The largest Ionis Pharmaceuticals seller in Q4 2020 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $239M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.