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Nektar Therapeutics

203 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.69B invested in Nektar Therapeutics in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

278% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $33.9M | Put options by funds: $8.97M

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 48 (+4)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 59

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.96B → $3.69B (+$733M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 197203 (+6)

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.5%6.56% (+0.06%)

Holders
203
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.05%
% of All Funds
5.06%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
24
Increased
84
Reduced
59
Closed
16
Calls
$33.9M
Puts
$8.97M
Net Calls
+$24.9M
Net Calls Change
+$3.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ERSOT
101
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$2.04M
ASRS
102
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$1.95M +$4.38K +14 +0.3%
VOYA Investment Management
103
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.65M
Two Sigma Advisers
104
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.64M +$413K +1,321 +41%
PI
105
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.63M +$1.41M +4,519 New
LSERS
106
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.52M +$2.19K +7 +0.2%
PAMU
107
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.46M -$830K -2,653 -40%
GCP
108
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.45M +$1.26M +4,040 New
MERSOM
109
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.41M +$463K +1,479 +61%
Artisan Partners
110
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$1.4M +$1.22M +3,887 New
FSA
111
Franklin Street Advisors
North Carolina
$1.39M
GI
112
GS Investments
Minnesota
$1.36M +$111K +356 +10%
VEA
113
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$1.35M
RCP
114
Rothschild Capital Partners
New York
$1.33M -$91.7K -293 -7%
SAM
115
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.23M
TRSOTSOK
116
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.13M
AR
117
Advisory Research
Illinois
$1.12M -$189K -604 -16%
BC
118
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.07M -$3.44K -11 -0.4%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
119
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$1.06M
AG
120
Aperio Group
California
$1.04M +$2.81K +9 +0.3%
FG
121
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$998K
1CM
122
1492 Capital Management
Wisconsin
$992K -$2.19K -7 -0.3%
MSA
123
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$950K +$27.8K +89 +3%
NI
124
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$912K -$8.4M -26,849 -91%
UBS Group
125
UBS Group
Switzerland
$867K -$269K -859 -26%

NKTR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

203 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.69B — up 25% from $2.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new NKTR positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $32.5M. The largest seller was PDT Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $13M sold.

  • 203 institutional investors held Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) as of Q3 2017, up from 197 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.69B of Nektar Therapeutics stock for Q3 2017, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Nektar Therapeutics positions in Q3 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Nektar Therapeutics buyer in Q3 2017 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $32.5M added.
  • The largest Nektar Therapeutics seller in Q3 2017 was PDT Partners, an estimated $13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.