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Ionis Pharmaceuticals
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390 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.29B invested in Ionis Pharmaceuticals in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 131 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 43

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 369 → 390 (+21)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.3B → $7.29B (-$9.2M)

0.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.79% → 85.83% (-0.96%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 131

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89M | Put options by funds: $103M

Holders
390
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+5.69%
% of All Funds
7.68%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
69
Increased
116
Reduced
131
Closed
43
Calls
$89M
Puts
$103M
Net Calls
-$13.9M
Net Calls Change
-$11.1M

Top Buyers

1
BI
BVF Inc
California
+$74.1M
2
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$29M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$24.9M
4
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$22.3M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$19.2M

Top Sellers

1
ClearBridge Investments
ClearBridge Investments
New York
-$80M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$60M
3
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$59M
4
APG Asset Management
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
-$26.3M
5
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$22.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SI
51
Scout Investments
Missouri
$15.6M +$15.4M +258,813 New
Morgan Stanley
52
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15M +$1.51M +25,339 +11%
FLAM
53
First Light Asset Management
Minnesota
$14.7M -$4.82M -80,958 -25%
Axa
54
Axa
France
$14.1M -$1.82M -30,476 -12%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
55
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$13.8M +$931K +15,622 +7%
SGA
56
Sector Gamma AS
Norway
$13.1M +$5.13M +86,121 +65%
AIM
57
ARK Investment Management
Florida
$13.1M +$1.15M +19,356 +10%
DC
58
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$13M +$4.16M +69,746 +48%
Citigroup
59
Citigroup
New York
$12.9M +$3.1M +51,955 +32%
PCM
60
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$12.7M +$984K +16,514 +8%
TCM
61
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.7M +$1.41M +23,680 +13%
APG Asset Management
62
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$12.3M -$26.3M -441,686 -66%
Janus Henderson Group
63
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$12.2M -$22.7M -380,819 -65%
PPA
64
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$11.6M -$104K -1,745 -0.9%
Royal Bank of Canada
65
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.6M -$679K -11,394 -6%
BBA
66
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$11M +$3.22K +54 +0%
CTA
67
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$10.8M +$10.7M +178,875 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
68
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$10.6M -$139K -2,325 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
69
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$9.56M -$3.94M -66,173 -29%
UBS Group
70
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.97M -$4.81M -80,655 -35%
RhumbLine Advisers
71
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$8.54M +$204K +3,423 +2%
Natixis Advisors
72
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$8.39M +$923K +15,496 +13%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
73
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$8.18M +$5.08M +85,265 +170%
CS
74
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$7.64M +$1.17M +19,558 +18%
WG
75
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$7.36M +$5.62M +94,340 +343%
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IONS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

390 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $7.29B — down 0.13% from $7.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new IONS positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 116 added to existing stakes and 131 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BVF Inc, adding an estimated $74.1M. The largest seller was ClearBridge Investments, cutting an estimated $80M.

  • 390 institutional investors held Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) as of Q4 2019, up from 369 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.29B of Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock for Q4 2019, down 0.13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Ionis Pharmaceuticals positions in Q4 2019 and 43 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Ionis Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q4 2019 was BVF Inc, an estimated $74.1M added.
  • The largest Ionis Pharmaceuticals seller in Q4 2019 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $80M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.