Vertex Pharmaceuticals
      
      
        
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      474 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 173 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
New
  Increased
  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more funds holding
Funds holding: →
more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:
more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $ → $
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $282M | Put options by funds: $481M
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        474
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        5
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $282M
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $481M
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$217M | |
| 2 | +$115M | |
| 3 | +$90.8M | |
| 4 | 
    BIM
   
      BlackRock Investment Management
     
      
        Wilmington,
      
      
        Delaware
      
     | +$75.6M | 
| 5 | 
    HCM
   
      Hoplite Capital Management
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | +$72.1M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$445M | |
| 2 | -$317M | |
| 3 | -$206M | |
| 4 | 
      Deutsche Bank
     
      
        Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
      
      
        Germany
      
     | -$149M | 
| 5 | 
      Capital World Investors
     
      
        Los Angeles,
      
      
        California
      
     | -$125M |