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Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Overview Fund Activity

430 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.2B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
430
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+4.62%
% of All Funds
12.49%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
64
Increased
161
Reduced
140
Closed
41
Calls
$313M
Puts
$459M
Net Calls
-$146M
Net Calls Change
-$332M

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$382M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$272M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$120M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$112M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$112M

Top Sellers

1
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$288M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$173M
3
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$159M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$88.2M
5
SAM
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
-$84.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
BB
26
BB Biotech
Switzerland
$152M -$5.62M -50,000 -4%
O
27
OrbiMed
New York
$152M +$92.3M +822,000 +156%
UBS AM
28
UBS AM
Illinois
$151M +$1.28M +11,415 +0.9%
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$145M +$69.3M +616,976 +92%
Franklin Resources
30
Franklin Resources
California
$126M -$39.3M -349,585 -24%
MAA
31
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$126M +$20.8M +185,017 +20%
BIM
32
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$124M +$64M +569,494 +106%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
33
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$123M +$120M +1,069,239 +3,706%
TCIM
34
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$118M -$8.05M -71,668 -6%
Legal & General Group
35
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$105M -$5.95M -52,935 -5%
GC
36
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$103M +$3.51M +31,288 +4%
PI
37
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$103M -$8.94M -79,581 -8%
First Trust Advisors
38
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$99.2M -$11.6M -102,926 -10%
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$84M +$3.11M +27,692 +4%
TCM
40
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$78.8M +$18.1M +161,000 +30%
AllianceBernstein
41
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$78.7M -$76.1M -677,587 -49%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$78.4M -$1.95M -17,386 -2%
BlackRock
43
BlackRock
New York
$75.8M +$14.2M +126,558 +23%
CS
44
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$75.7M -$395K -3,514 -0.5%
AQR Capital Management
45
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$75.2M +$20.8M +185,598 +38%
AAMU
46
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$74.3M -$21.2M -188,339 -22%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
47
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$70.5M -$5.66M -50,434 -7%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
48
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$62.1M +$379K +3,371 +0.6%
T
49
TOBAM
France
$57.9M +$45.9M +408,674 +383%
Massachusetts Financial Services
50
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$57.7M +$57.7M +514,156 New
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