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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
MTB
76
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$46.3M +$698K +5,782 +2%
PAMU
77
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$43.9M +$1.46M +12,053 +4%
RhumbLine Advisers
78
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$43.6M -$131K -1,083 -0.3%
Two Sigma Investments
79
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$43.1M -$10.6M -87,650 -20%
Principal Financial Group
80
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$42.4M +$907K +7,517 +2%
APG Asset Management
81
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$42M -$5.29M -43,790 -12%
TA
82
Teachers Advisors
New York
$41.2M +$673K +5,571 +2%
Lord, Abbett & Co
83
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$40.5M +$29.9M +247,879 +335%
SC
84
Samlyn Capital
New York
$40.1M +$38.4M +318,413 New
Prudential Financial
85
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$39.1M +$926K +7,670 +3%
Morgan Stanley
86
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39M +$13.6M +112,441 +57%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
87
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$39M -$525K -4,345 -1%
ProShare Advisors
88
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$38.3M +$3.3M +27,344 +10%
BJ
89
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$38M -$213K -1,763 -0.6%
RJA
90
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$37.7M +$2.48M +20,557 +7%
SO
91
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$37.7M +$21.6K +179 +0.1%
CA
92
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$37.3M +$512K +4,242 +1%
UBS Group
93
UBS Group
Switzerland
$37.2M +$7.56M +62,634 +27%
Allianz Asset Management
94
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$34.9M -$13.7M -113,367 -29%
Two Sigma Advisers
95
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$34.3M -$3.45M -28,606 -9%
Alyeska Investment Group
96
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$33.9M -$16.2M -133,865 -33%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
97
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$32.8M +$11.9M +98,470 +61%
RFC
98
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$32.4M -$13.5M -111,770 -30%
HCM
99
Holland Capital Management
Illinois
$32.3M -$968K -8,016 -3%
VanEck Associates
100
VanEck Associates
New York
$31.7M +$96.9K +803 +0.3%

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.