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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
KRSITF
301
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund
Kentucky
$982K +$21.2K +168 +2%
CWM
302
Concert Wealth Management
California
$960K -$50.4K -400 -5%
HighTower Advisors
303
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$954K -$1.88M -14,894 -66%
MFS
304
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$929K +$798K +6,335 +532%
VAM
305
Visium Asset Management
New York
$926K -$481K -3,818 -34%
N
306
Natixis
France
$919K -$11.8M -93,962 -93%
Rafferty Asset Management
307
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$898K +$63.3K +502 +7%
Baird Financial Group
308
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$892K +$910K +7,221 New
MERSOM
309
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$888K +$11.3K +90 +1%
AAF
310
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$877K -$214K -1,700 -19%
CWM
311
CIBC World Markets
New York
$865K +$883K +7,004 New
SAM
312
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$860K +$75.6K +600 +9%
RCM
313
Reynolds Capital Management
Nevada
$840K +$37.8K +300 +5%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
314
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$838K +$27.7K +220 +3%
CI
315
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$804K -$6.3K -50 -0.8%
William Blair & Company
316
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$798K
V
317
Veritable
Delaware
$791K -$180K -1,428 -18%
CONA
318
Capital One National Association
New York
$789K +$41.2K +327 +5%
PAG
319
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$772K +$137K +1,091 +21%
EIM
320
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$771K -$63K -500 -7%
ECP
321
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$766K -$723K -5,738 -48%
EWM
322
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$753K -$176K -1,400 -19%
PCM
323
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$751K -$92K -730 -11%
PP
324
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$750K -$9.55M -75,794 -93%
CC
325
ClearArc Capital
Ohio
$745K +$98.8K +784 +15%

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.