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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
MTB
76
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$43.2M +$2.52M +19,991 +6%
RhumbLine Advisers
77
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$42.4M -$13.2K -105 -0%
T
78
TOBAM
France
$42.4M -$16.7M -132,327 -28%
CA
79
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$42.3M +$2.3M +18,227 +6%
Los Angeles Capital Management
80
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$40.7M +$2.17M +17,250 +6%
TA
81
Teachers Advisors
New York
$39.9M -$10.2M -80,821 -20%
Principal Financial Group
82
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$39.9M -$1.45M -11,541 -3%
TD Asset Management
83
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$39.4M +$91.2K +724 +0.2%
PPA
84
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$38.6M +$1.93M +15,279 +5%
Prudential Financial
85
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$38.5M -$164K -1,300 -0.4%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
86
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$38.3M -$774K -6,145 -2%
BJ
87
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$37.5M +$1.68M +13,301 +5%
SO
88
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$36.8M +$1.4M +11,087 +4%
NFA
89
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$35.5M +$256K +2,031 +0.7%
RJA
90
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$35.4M +$4.4M +34,914 +14%
VanEck Associates
91
VanEck Associates
New York
$34.9M +$166K +1,315 +0.5%
HCM
92
Holland Capital Management
Illinois
$34.7M -$1.78M -14,099 -5%
ProShare Advisors
93
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$34.3M -$4.03M -31,982 -10%
PI
94
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$33M -$11.5M -91,356 -25%
EVM
95
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$32.9M -$435K -3,455 -1%
UBS Group
96
UBS Group
Switzerland
$32.8M -$2.72M -21,605 -8%
CS
97
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$32.6M +$5.29M +42,000 +19%
USAA
98
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$31.9M -$1.58M -12,535 -5%
RFC
99
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$31.2M +$26.6M +211,260 +512%
Bank of America
100
Bank of America
North Carolina
$31M +$563K +4,467 +2%

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.