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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
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.25B +$1.73M +26,522 +0.1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$732M -$41.9M -642,390 -5%
ClearBridge Investments
3
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$557M -$13.8M -211,108 -2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
4
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$504M -$1.89M -28,960 -0.3%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$500M -$29.4M -451,777 -5%
BG
6
Bellevue Group
Switzerland
$499M +$23.8M +364,786 +5%
Wellington Management Group
7
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$464M +$5.68M +87,140 +1%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$219M +$4.24M +65,104 +2%
WRF
9
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$191M +$1.24K +19 +0%
Invesco
10
Invesco
Georgia
$142M +$6.85M +105,124 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
11
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$117M -$2.31M -35,503 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
12
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$109M +$3.76M +57,700 +3%
Two Sigma Advisers
13
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$96.7M -$1.32M -20,300 -1%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$85.5M -$8.73M -133,960 -9%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$83.6M +$3.04M +46,635 +3%
American Century Companies
16
American Century Companies
Missouri
$82.2M +$152K +2,338 +0.2%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$62.3M -$2.33M -35,724 -3%
First Trust Advisors
18
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$59.2M -$45.6M -699,359 -41%
BI
19
BVF Inc
California
$56M +$61M +935,548 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
20
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$51.9M +$3.93M +60,363 +7%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$49.8M -$7.51M -115,225 -12%
D.E. Shaw & Co
22
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$49.7M +$6.29M +96,531 +13%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$47.9M -$433K -6,639 -0.8%
PA
24
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$46M -$2.11M -32,308 -4%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$43.9M -$2.36M -36,156 -5%

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.