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Nektar Therapeutics

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $732M invested in Nektar Therapeutics in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 32

36% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36.6M | Put options by funds: $26.8M

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 45 (+1)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 154180 (+26)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 43

9.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.78%85.14% (+9.4%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $820M → $732M (-$88M)

Holders
180
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+16.88%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
62
Increased
49
Reduced
43
Closed
32
Calls
$36.6M
Puts
$26.8M
Net Calls
+$9.75M
Net Calls Change
+$37.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BC
76
Birchview Capital
Vermont
$1.31M +$1.51M +26,979 +671%
EAM
77
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$1.2M +$616K +11,000 +65%
SAM
78
Simplify Asset Management
Nevada
$1.18M -$3.31M -59,174 -68%
KCA
79
KVP Capital Advisors
California
$1.14M +$1.51M +26,900 New
FRM
80
Fox Run Management
Connecticut
$1.12M +$1.48M +26,522 New
Bank of America
81
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.1M -$1.22M -21,867 -46%
Marshall Wace
82
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$1.02M +$1.34M +24,023 New
GCP
83
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$977K +$1.29M +23,114 New
Simplex Trading
84
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$927K -$3.05M -54,514 -71%
BC
85
BIT Capital
Germany
$892K +$1.18M +21,100 New
Squarepoint
86
Squarepoint
New York
$856K -$797K -14,243 -41%
II
87
Ishara Investments
California
$846K +$1.12M +20,000 New
TI
88
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$796K -$4.07M -72,659 -79%
JGC
89
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$776K +$1.03M +18,352 New
JG
90
Jain Global
New York
$731K -$867K -15,488 -47%
UBS AM
91
UBS AM
Illinois
$684K +$906K +16,184 New
SPS
92
Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies
Pennsylvania
$679K
DMKJ
93
David M. Knott Jr
$655K +$867K +15,500 New
Barclays
94
Barclays
United Kingdom
$653K -$69.1K -1,235 -7%
AG
95
Algert Global
California
$647K +$857K +15,310 New
SFCM
96
Seven Fleet Capital Management
California
$634K +$839K +15,000 New
PWM
97
Palumbo Wealth Management
New York
$622K -$640K -11,440 -44%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
98
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$616K -$21.4K -382 -3%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
99
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$614K +$813K +14,520 New
VF
100
Virtu Financial
New York
$584K +$773K +13,811 New

NKTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

180 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $732M — down 11% from $820M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new NKTR positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Two Seas Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.7M. The largest seller was Farallon Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $45M sold.

  • 180 institutional investors held Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) as of Q4 2025, up from 154 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $732M of Nektar Therapeutics stock for Q4 2025, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Nektar Therapeutics positions in Q4 2025 and 32 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Nektar Therapeutics buyer in Q4 2025 was Two Seas Capital, an estimated $41.7M added.
  • The largest Nektar Therapeutics seller in Q4 2025 was Farallon Capital Management, an estimated $45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.