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Nektar Therapeutics

359 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.7B invested in Nektar Therapeutics in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 124 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 32

111% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $355M | Put options by funds: $168M

81% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.21B → $16.7B (+$7.47B)

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 265359 (+94)

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1418 (+4)

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.56%6.51% (-0.05%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 124

Holders
359
Holders Change
+94
Holders Change %
+35.47%
% of All Funds
8.23%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
128
Increased
89
Reduced
124
Closed
32
Calls
$355M
Puts
$168M
Net Calls
+$187M
Net Calls Change
+$35.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$107M +$53.5M +41,548 +162%
TA
27
Teachers Advisors
New York
$88.9M -$8.02M -6,224 -10%
First Trust Advisors
28
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$77.8M -$83.6M -64,917 -57%
D.E. Shaw & Co
29
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$77.6M +$62.4M +48,418 +18,622%
VOYA Investment Management
30
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$76M -$9.79M -7,600 -14%
AG
31
Artal Group
Luxembourg
$74.4M +$25.8M +20,000 +75%
FCM
32
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$71.8M +$58.1M +45,071 New
CTA
33
Carillon Tower Advisers
Florida
$71.2M
BM
34
Bridger Management
New York
$71M -$60M -46,579 -51%
Franklin Resources
35
Franklin Resources
California
$69.6M +$56.3M +43,693 New
TCIM
36
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$68.5M +$1.62M +1,260 +3%
GC
37
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$66.9M +$41.1M +31,887 +317%
PC
38
PointState Capital
New York
$66.2M -$284M -220,157 -84%
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$64.8M -$15.1M -11,698 -22%
Deutsche Bank
40
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$61.1M +$17.6M +13,667 +55%
Federated Hermes
41
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$59.9M -$61.5M -47,707 -56%
PAMU
42
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$52M +$42M +32,593 New
RHJA
43
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$49M -$48.8M -37,889 -55%
AllianceBernstein
44
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$46.5M +$15M +11,609 +66%
RCAMU
45
Rothschild & Co Asset Management US
Connecticut
$43.9M -$18.4M -14,276 -34%
CS
46
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$41.7M +$4.65M +3,613 +16%
Jennison Associates
47
Jennison Associates
New York
$40.9M +$11.3M +8,771 +52%
MWNA
48
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$40.1M +$25.5M +19,769 +365%
Principal Financial Group
49
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$39M -$89.3M -69,312 -74%
PAM
50
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$38.4M -$23.6M -18,327 -43%

NKTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

359 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $16.7B — up 81% from $9.21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new NKTR positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 96 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 124 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $1.1B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $598M.

  • 359 institutional investors held Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) as of Q1 2018, up from 265 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $16.7B of Nektar Therapeutics stock for Q1 2018, up 81% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 128 funds opened new Nektar Therapeutics positions in Q1 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of +96 holders.
  • The largest Nektar Therapeutics buyer in Q1 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $1.1B added.
  • The largest Nektar Therapeutics seller in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $598M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.