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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

517 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.5B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 193 increasing their positions, 181 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 45

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.5B → $29.5B (+$5.01B)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 493517 (+24)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 193 | Existing positions reduced: 181

24% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.4M | Put options by funds: $117M

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

Holders
517
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+4.87%
% of All Funds
13.56%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
75
Increased
193
Reduced
181
Closed
45
Calls
$88.4M
Puts
$117M
Net Calls
-$28.6M
Net Calls Change
+$19.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Norges Bank
26
Norges Bank
Norway
$223M +$569K +4,715 +0.3%
TCIM
27
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$200M +$2.79M +23,099 +1%
BIM
28
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$191M +$53.5M +443,445 +41%
American Century Companies
29
American Century Companies
Missouri
$190M +$36.3M +300,457 +25%
Viking Global Investors
30
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$179M +$9.32M +77,209 +6%
Adage Capital Partners
31
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$178M +$62.2M +515,000 +57%
Millennium Management
32
Millennium Management
New York
$176M -$21.6M -179,237 -11%
BB
33
BB Biotech
Switzerland
$172M
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$163M +$40.4M +334,954 +35%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
35
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$133M +$3.72M +30,780 +3%
TCM
36
Tekla Capital Management
Massachusetts
$130M +$2.85M +23,600 +2%
JHIU
37
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$129M -$8.2M -67,915 -6%
O
38
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$128M +$7.76M +64,261 +7%
First Trust Advisors
39
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$123M -$5.27M -43,619 -4%
Legal & General Group
40
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$123M +$856K +7,091 +0.7%
HCM
41
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
$121M -$8.49M -70,317 -7%
Franklin Resources
42
Franklin Resources
California
$110M +$6.6M +54,691 +7%
Lazard Asset Management
43
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$98.8M -$55.8M -462,435 -37%
AIM
44
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$98.5M +$94.5M +782,975 New
AAMU
45
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$96.6M +$11.7M +96,545 +14%
BlackRock
46
BlackRock
New York
$89.7M +$2.8M +23,209 +3%
Citadel Advisors
47
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$89.1M -$198M -1,640,384 -70%
SAM
48
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$86.6M -$5.55M -46,000 -6%
O
49
OrbiMed
New York
$84.7M +$67.4M +558,000 +485%
D.E. Shaw & Co
50
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$83.4M +$34.3M +284,371 +75%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

517 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $29.5B — up 20% from $24.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new VRTX positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 193 added to existing stakes and 181 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $463M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $324M.

  • 517 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q4 2015, up from 493 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $29.5B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q4 2015, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q4 2015 and 45 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q4 2015 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $463M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $324M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.