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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
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
276
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.41M +$446K +3,543 +45%
CI
277
Constellation Investments
Ohio
$1.39M +$22.1K +175 +2%
BC
278
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.31M +$1.34M +10,639 New
CIM
279
CIM Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$1.27M -$6.05K -48 -0.5%
B
280
BP
United Kingdom
$1.24M +$1.26M +10,000 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
281
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.22M +$8.32K +66 +0.7%
PC
282
Polar Capital
United Kingdom
$1.22M -$848K -6,733 -41%
AL
283
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$1.2M +$1.22M +9,718 New
ST
284
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.18M +$42.3K +336 +4%
LMIM
285
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$1.17M -$3.38M -26,800 -74%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
286
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$1.16M +$268K +2,126 +29%
QT
287
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$1.11M +$384K +3,048 +51%
NMIMC
288
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$1.11M -$3.28M -25,997 -74%
ARMC
289
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$1.1M +$56.7K +450 +5%
HCM
290
Hayman Capital Management
Texas
$1.1M +$1.13M +8,949 New
AB
291
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$1.1M +$79.4K +630 +8%
SFP
292
Santa Fe Partners
New Mexico
$1.08M +$1.11M +8,778 New
CIM
293
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
$1.07M -$320K -2,537 -23%
TMAM
294
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Japan
$1.07M -$163K -1,290 -13%
Nordea Investment Management
295
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$1.06M -$24.6K -195 -2%
Nomura Holdings
296
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.06M +$877K +6,962 +357%
SAM
297
Symphony Asset Management
California
$1.06M -$141K -1,122 -12%
AIP
298
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$1.05M +$9.83K +78 +0.9%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
299
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$1M +$965K +7,660 +1,654%
QI
300
QS Investors
New York
$991K +$227K +1,800 +29%

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.