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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
BAM
401
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$224K
LOAMS
402
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$208K -$113K -897 -35%
Verition Fund Management
403
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$208K -$22.4K -178 -10%
PP
404
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$205K +$210K +1,664 New
PAIA
405
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers
New York
$202K +$206K +1,633 New
CCA
406
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$201K +$205K +1,629 New
JIC
407
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$142K
KTC
408
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$133K -$2.52K -20 -2%
GLI
409
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$132K +$1.26K +10 +0.9%
MWP
410
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$123K
Bessemer Group
411
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$115K +$6.68K +53 +6%
QCG
412
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$109K +$112K +892 New
TFA
413
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$107K +$53.6K +425 +98%
First Manhattan
414
First Manhattan
New York
$105K +$3.91K +31 +4%
NFG
415
Next Financial Group
Texas
$100K
LWCFA
416
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$99K
SAMC
417
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$92K
TRCT
418
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$87K -$765K -6,073 -90%
SEC
419
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$86K +$88.2K +700 New
GT
420
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$85K -$3.21M -25,470 -97%
HCC
421
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$84K +$85.6K +679 New
Walleye Trading
422
Walleye Trading
New York
$83K +$84.3K +669 New
FMLI
423
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$74K
BL
424
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$71K +$9.2K +73 +15%
BFEC
425
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$66K +$32.6K +259 +93%

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.