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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
EMG
376
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$321K +$328K +2,600 New
AP
377
Advisor Partners
California
$319K +$31K +246 +10%
SC
378
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$315K +$328K +2,605 New
LCM
379
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$298K +$305K +2,417 New
DWA
380
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$295K
IC
381
IKOS CIF
Cyprus
$295K +$161K +1,280 +116%
I
382
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$293K +$36.8K +292 +14%
PPSG
383
Princeton Portfolio Strategies Group
New Jersey
$290K -$69.3K -550 -19%
CC
384
Cannell & Co
New York
$289K
BSW
385
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$287K -$6.05K -48 -2%
Truist Financial
386
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$284K -$5.67K -45 -2%
B
387
Barings
North Carolina
$284K
P
388
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$272K -$7.94K -63 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
389
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$272K +$97.4K +773 +54%
OAM
390
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$270K +$276K +2,187 New
FA
391
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$268K -$41.8K -332 -13%
LCM
392
Lucas Capital Management
New Jersey
$262K
MAM
393
Mizuho Asset Management
Japan
$262K +$61.6K +489 +30%
EGM
394
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$259K +$18.1K +144 +7%
LTFS
395
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$257K +$52.3K +415 +25%
DWM
396
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$247K
CPA
397
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$247K +$126K +1,000 +100%
Squarepoint
398
Squarepoint
New York
$245K +$251K +1,988 New
RCM
399
RNC Capital Management
California
$237K -$68.7K -545 -22%
HB
400
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$230K +$234K +1,859 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.