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Ionis Pharmaceuticals

369 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.3B invested in Ionis Pharmaceuticals in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 119

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.6M | Put options by funds: $97.4M

3.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.24%86.79% (-3.4%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 396369 (-27)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.14B → $7.3B (-$833M)

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 69

Holders
369
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-6.82%
% of All Funds
8.09%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
42
Increased
124
Reduced
119
Closed
69
Calls
$94.6M
Puts
$97.4M
Net Calls
-$2.81M
Net Calls Change
+$35.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Balyasny Asset Management
51
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$15.2M +$16.5M +253,265 New
RCAMU
52
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$14.8M -$360K -5,519 -2%
UBS Group
53
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.7M +$5.45M +83,646 +57%
Susquehanna International Group
54
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$13.4M +$2.17M +33,279 +17%
Morgan Stanley
55
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.3M -$7.4M -113,477 -34%
JP Morgan Chase
56
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$12.9M +$2.38M +36,553 +20%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
57
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$12.7M +$160K +2,456 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
58
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.2M -$805K -12,357 -6%
GAM
59
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$12.2M +$3.75M +57,566 +40%
Deutsche Bank
60
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$11.8M -$47.9M -735,664 -79%
AIM
61
ARK Investment Management
Florida
$11.8M +$2.54M +38,896 +25%
PPA
62
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$11.6M +$989K +15,173 +8%
PCM
63
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$11.6M +$441K +6,768 +4%
TCM
64
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$3.82M +58,646 +46%
BBA
65
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$10.9M -$85.1K -1,305 -0.7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
66
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$10.6M -$50.9K -781 -0.4%
Citigroup
67
Citigroup
New York
$9.67M +$1.4M +21,553 +15%
PAMU
68
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$9.47M +$489K +7,500 +5%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
69
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$9.4M +$2.92M +44,770 +40%
DC
70
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$9.39M
Squarepoint
71
Squarepoint
New York
$9.01M -$755K -11,587 -7%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
72
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$8.56M -$16.6M -254,743 -64%
RhumbLine Advisers
73
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$8.26M -$53.6K -822 -0.6%
SGA
74
Sector Gamma AS
Norway
$7.88M
Natixis Advisors
75
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.39M +$142K +2,182 +2%

IONS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

369 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $7.3B — down 10% from $8.14B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 69 funds closed out of IONS and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 119 trimmed existing stakes and 124 added.

The largest buyer was BVF Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $61M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $59.9M.

  • 369 institutional investors held Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) as of Q3 2019, down from 396 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.3B of Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock for Q3 2019, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Ionis Pharmaceuticals positions in Q3 2019 and 69 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
  • The largest Ionis Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q3 2019 was BVF Inc, an estimated $61M added.
  • The largest Ionis Pharmaceuticals seller in Q3 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $59.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.