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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

500 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.5B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 181 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 36

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 479500 (+21)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.5B → $28.5B (+$933M)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 181

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $86.7M | Put options by funds: $134M

Holders
500
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+4.38%
% of All Funds
13.47%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
61
Increased
185
Reduced
181
Closed
36
Calls
$86.7M
Puts
$134M
Net Calls
-$46.9M
Net Calls Change
-$30.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LMGAM
251
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.07M -$743K -5,897 -26%
DL
252
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$2.07M +$788K +6,254 +60%
KRS
253
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$2.03M +$19.3K +153 +0.9%
DC
254
Deere & Company
Illinois
$2.01M +$2.05M +16,255 New
QSS
255
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$1.96M +$2.02M +16,019 New
JMPWA
256
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.95M -$8.57K -68 -0.4%
SCA
257
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$1.94M -$477K -3,788 -19%
LP
258
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$1.92M +$1.5M +11,909 +331%
MIG
259
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.85M +$630K +5,000 +50%
FIM
260
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.84M +$475K +3,767 +34%
DADC
261
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.83M +$94.8K +752 +5%
CLM
262
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
$1.8M +$63K +500 +4%
GCP
263
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.74M +$897K +7,118 +102%
NB
264
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$1.7M -$69.7K -553 -4%
Two Sigma Advisers
265
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.67M +$1.7M +13,496 New
DCMM
266
DG Capital Management (Massachusetts)
Massachusetts
$1.66M -$68.7K -545 -4%
SIA
267
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.64M
WA
268
Whitebox Advisors
Minnesota
$1.63M +$1.89K +15 +0.1%
SCM
269
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$1.61M -$113K -897 -6%
FSA
270
Franklin Street Advisors
North Carolina
$1.57M -$242K -1,920 -13%
LPL Financial
271
LPL Financial
California
$1.57M +$92.5K +734 +6%
Stifel Financial
272
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.51M +$1.34M +10,612 +460%
NLI
273
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$1.48M +$68.8K +546 +5%
DAM
274
Doheny Asset Management
California
$1.47M +$47.3K +375 +3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
275
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.41M

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

500 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $28.5B — up 3.4% from $27.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new VRTX positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 181 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $187M.

  • 500 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q2 2015, up from 479 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $28.5B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2015, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2015 and 36 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $140M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2015 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $187M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.