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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in NovoCure in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

341% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.2M | Put options by funds: $5.26M

213% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 15

94% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 33

73% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $959M → $1.66B (+$696M)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 129161 (+32)

9.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.97%58.33% (+9.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

Holders
161
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+24.81%
% of All Funds
3.69%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
47
Increased
64
Reduced
33
Closed
15
Calls
$23.2M
Puts
$5.26M
Net Calls
+$17.9M
Net Calls Change
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$246M +$24.5M +881,776 +13%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$155M +$3.29M +118,115 +2%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$145M +$23.5M +846,277 +22%
Baillie Gifford & Co
4
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$96.8M +$9.56M +343,756 +13%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$58.8M +$52.3M +1,878,711 New
FCM
6
Farallon Capital Management
California
$49.8M -$7.23M -260,000 -14%
TCM
7
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$46.5M +$41.3M +1,485,900 New
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$41.4M +$5.88M +211,513 +19%
WRF
9
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$39.8M -$982K -35,300 -3%
TA
10
Tamarack Advisers
California
$34.4M -$417K -15,000 -1%
PCM
11
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$27.3M -$1.43M -51,439 -6%
SG
12
StepStone Group
California
$27.1M -$13.9M -500,000 -37%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
13
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$25.5M -$971K -34,890 -4%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
14
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$24.5M +$285K +10,257 +1%
HCM
15
Highline Capital Management
New York
$24.3M -$7.09M -255,000 -25%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$23.8M
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$23.7M +$5.56M +199,998 +36%
PC
18
PointState Capital
New York
$22.5M -$3.62M -130,200 -15%
GPP
19
Great Point Partners
Connecticut
$22.3M -$1.1M -39,483 -5%
Allianz Asset Management
20
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$21.9M -$6.38M -229,302 -25%
Renaissance Technologies
21
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$21.4M +$13.9M +501,203 +276%
T. Rowe Price Associates
22
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$21.3M +$19M +681,519 New
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$21.1M -$14.4M -518,951 -44%
Macquarie Group
24
Macquarie Group
Australia
$18.3M +$14.1M +506,526 +653%
GIP
25
Granite Investment Partners
California
$16.5M +$14.7M +527,055 New

NVCR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

161 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in NovoCure (NVCR) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.66B — up 73% from $959M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new NVCR positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $52.3M. The largest seller was Frontier Capital Management, cutting an estimated $20.9M.

  • 161 institutional investors held NovoCure (NVCR) as of Q2 2018, up from 129 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of NovoCure stock for Q2 2018, up 73% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new NovoCure positions in Q2 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest NovoCure buyer in Q2 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $52.3M added.
  • The largest NovoCure seller in Q2 2018 was Frontier Capital Management, an estimated $20.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.