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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
LIA
326
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$705K -$23.3K -185 -3%
Daiwa Securities Group
327
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$691K
NPC
328
National Planning Corporation
California
$691K
PL
329
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$670K
BTS
330
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$656K +$60.1K +477 +10%
KeyBank National Association
331
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$652K -$442K -3,504 -40%
WSA
332
Wall Street Associates
California
$650K -$37.8K -300 -5%
EOJOAM
333
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$642K
WC
334
Woodstock Corp
Massachusetts
$639K -$500K -3,965 -43%
VRS
335
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$623K +$4.54K +36 +0.7%
PAM
336
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$617K
Commonwealth Equity Services
337
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$612K -$133K -1,052 -18%
TBA
338
Tower Bridge Advisors
Pennsylvania
$568K
GA
339
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$557K -$11.9M -94,774 -95%
ACH
340
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$555K +$566K +4,492 New
VF
341
Virtu Financial
New York
$550K +$562K +4,457 New
PAM
342
PartnerRe Asset Management
Connecticut
$544K -$90.6K -719 -14%
Fisher Asset Management
343
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$541K -$1.01K -8 -0.2%
ZIM
344
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$541K +$552K +4,378 New
CRIG
345
Charter Research & Investment Group
Connecticut
$537K
Bank of Nova Scotia
346
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$534K +$16.1K +128 +3%
US Bancorp
347
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$530K +$91.7K +728 +20%
W
348
Wealthfront
California
$519K +$103K +819 +24%
PA
349
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$512K
AGM
350
Alpine Global Management
New York
$509K +$519K +4,121 New

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.