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Ionis Pharmaceuticals

353 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.72B invested in Ionis Pharmaceuticals in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 43

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 339353 (+14)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 119

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.45B → $5.72B (-$735M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $78.8M | Put options by funds: $120M

Holders
353
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.13%
% of All Funds
9.51%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
58
Increased
112
Reduced
119
Closed
43
Calls
$78.8M
Puts
$120M
Net Calls
-$41.7M
Net Calls Change
-$37.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.02B +$6.63M +104,252 +0.6%
ClearBridge Investments
2
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$542M -$10.4M -163,155 -2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$494M +$36.1M +567,324 +7%
BB
4
BB Biotech
Switzerland
$341M +$12.7M +200,000 +3%
WRF
5
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$332M +$20.3M +318,900 +6%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$174M -$9.25M -145,450 -5%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$151M -$126M -1,976,136 -43%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$144M -$42.6M -670,000 -21%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$113M +$15.3M +240,325 +14%
PA
10
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$105M -$3.82M -60,139 -3%
First Trust Advisors
11
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$102M +$25M +393,695 +28%
T. Rowe Price Associates
12
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$94.9M +$10.2M +160,547 +11%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$80.5M -$11M -172,965 -11%
TAM
14
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$70.6M -$1.41M -22,143 -2%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$61.2M +$3.51M +55,275 +5%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$61M +$6.64M +104,384 +11%
UBS AM
17
UBS AM
Illinois
$56.7M +$4.56M +71,651 +8%
ACM
18
Apex Capital Management
Ohio
$56.4M +$3.27M +51,475 +6%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$54.2M -$10.6M -166,715 -15%
Massachusetts Financial Services
20
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$53.8M -$2.53M -39,869 -4%
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$46.4M +$30.3M +476,064 +144%
GTP
22
Global Thematic Partners
New York
$46.2M -$4.08M -64,214 -7%
AllianceBernstein
23
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$45.9M -$16.1M -252,700 -24%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$40.8M -$3.75M -58,954 -8%
BG
25
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$40.1M -$17.3M -272,738 -28%

IONS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

353 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $5.72B — down 11% from $6.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new IONS positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 112 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $36.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $126M.

  • 353 institutional investors held Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) as of Q2 2015, up from 339 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.72B of Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Ionis Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Ionis Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $36.1M added.
  • The largest Ionis Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $126M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.