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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
MAA
26
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$219M -$13.7M -108,705 -6%
O
27
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$209M -$25.9M -205,550 -11%
TCIM
28
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$208M +$60.3M +478,866 +40%
Norges Bank
29
Norges Bank
Norway
$203M +$6.21M +49,305 +3%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$200M -$18.9M -149,768 -8%
BB
31
BB Biotech
Switzerland
$165M
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$157M -$2.86M -22,669 -2%
Franklin Resources
33
Franklin Resources
California
$144M +$28M +222,100 +23%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$144M +$6.84M +54,317 +5%
First Trust Advisors
35
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$124M +$19M +150,498 +18%
JHIU
36
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$121M +$32.4M +257,218 +35%
HCM
37
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
$119M +$41.3M +328,114 +52%
Legal & General Group
38
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$116M +$2.73M +21,679 +2%
Adage Capital Partners
39
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$112M -$65.6M -520,808 -36%
TCM
40
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$111M +$54.6M +433,659 +93%
AQR Capital Management
41
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$101M -$10.2M -81,323 -9%
D.E. Shaw & Co
42
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$98.8M -$39.9M -316,944 -28%
FAM
43
Fred Alger Management
New York
$98.7M +$61.8M +490,474 +159%
CS
44
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$97.6M +$3.06M +24,321 +3%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
45
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$93.7M -$19.3M -153,130 -17%
BlackRock
46
BlackRock
New York
$93.7M -$24.7M -195,798 -21%
AAMU
47
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$92M -$6.19M -49,129 -6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$80.1M -$1.17M -9,310 -1%
GC
49
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$78.4M +$3.66M +29,031 +5%
American Century Companies
50
American Century Companies
Missouri
$77.5M -$5.16M -40,940 -6%

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.