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Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Overview Fund Activity

492 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 164 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
492
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-1.4%
% of All Funds
13.75%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
50
Increased
207
Reduced
164
Closed
56
Calls
$86.7M
Puts
$135M
Net Calls
-$48M
Net Calls Change
-$1.1M

Top Buyers

1
Citadel Advisors
1
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$245M
2
Westfield Capital Management
2
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$204M
3
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$205M
4
FAM
4
Fred Alger Management
New York
$254M
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.56B

Top Sellers

1
Jennison Associates
1
Jennison Associates
New York
$243M
2
BA
2
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$178M
3
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$2.18B
4
BIM
4
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$112M
5
O
5
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$99.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
MCM
26
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
$195M -$8.46M -81,272 -4%
Norges Bank
27
Norges Bank
Norway
$184M +$12.9M +124,052 +8%
BA
28
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$178M -$158M -1,519,788 -47%
Millennium Management
29
Millennium Management
New York
$164M +$122M +1,167,738 +284%
TCIM
30
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$163M -$12.1M -115,907 -7%
BB
31
BB Biotech
Switzerland
$142M +$3.23M +31,000 +2%
Viking Global Investors
32
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$140M -$48M -460,722 -26%
Lazard Asset Management
33
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$130M -$71.2M -683,511 -35%
American Century Companies
34
American Century Companies
Missouri
$126M +$60.7M +582,852 +93%
Wells Fargo
35
Wells Fargo
California
$122M -$10.8M -103,881 -8%
JHIU
36
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$114M +$11.2M +107,199 +11%
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$112M -$107M -1,025,932 -49%
HCM
38
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
$107M +$7.14M +68,529 +7%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
39
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$107M +$27.6M +265,282 +35%
First Trust Advisors
40
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$107M +$2.31M +22,220 +2%
TCM
41
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$105M +$11.7M +112,000 +12%
Legal & General Group
42
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$101M +$3.54M +33,959 +4%
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$100M -$21.5M -206,384 -18%
O
44
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$99.1M -$76.8M -737,088 -44%
Adage Capital Partners
45
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$93.6M -$1.15M -11,000 -1%
Franklin Resources
46
Franklin Resources
California
$85.2M -$36.6M -351,068 -30%
SAM
47
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$76.5M +$14.1M +135,400 +23%
BlackRock
48
BlackRock
New York
$71.8M -$7.2M -69,169 -9%
Federated Hermes
49
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$71.5M +$66.7M +640,554 +1,403%
PI
50
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$70.7M +$42.9M +411,642 +154%
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