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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
PSC
426
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$62K
CAW
427
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$59K
GAM
428
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$55K
WT
429
Whittier Trust
California
$54K
OA
430
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$53K +$4.41K +35 +9%
CBOA
431
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
$41K +$4.41K +35 +12%
FNBT
432
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$37K -$25.2K -200 -40%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
433
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$37K +$6.68K +53 +21%
FHA
434
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$37K +$9.58K +76 +33%
MUS
435
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
Japan
$35K -$1.26K -10 -3%
WTC
436
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$35K
PSI
437
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$34K -$2.52K -20 -7%
IP
438
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$34K
EWM
439
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$32K -$1.01K -8 -3%
MMG
440
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$31K -$75.6K -600 -71%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
441
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$30.4K -$233K -1,847 -0.7%
TFO
442
Tarbox Family Office
California
$27K
EDRH
443
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$26K +$27K +214 New
SFPIA
444
Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors
California
$25K
FQ
445
First Quadrant
California
$25K +$25.2K +200 New
CGT
446
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$24K
ASN
447
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$24K +$1.01K +8 +4%
FMA
448
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
$23.7K +$24.2K +192 New
WEC
449
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$20.4K
PMFA
450
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$20K +$3.78K +30 +23%

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.