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Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Overview Fund Activity

474 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 173 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
474
Holders Change
+44
Holders Change %
+10.23%
% of All Funds
12.65%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
76
Increased
173
Reduced
162
Closed
25
Calls
$282M
Puts
$481M
Net Calls
-$199M
Net Calls Change
-$53.5M

Top Buyers

1
Winslow Capital Management
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
+$217M
2
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$115M
3
Viking Global Investors
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
+$90.8M
4
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
+$75.6M
5
HCM
Hoplite Capital Management
New York
+$72.1M

Top Sellers

1
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
-$445M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$317M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$206M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$149M
5
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$125M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
SAM
101
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$25.2M -$14M -117,647 -36%
WF
102
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$24.6M -$599K -5,045 -2%
CS
103
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$23.9M +$23.9M +201,522 New
ED
104
Exane Derivatives
France
$23.6M +$23.6M +198,988 New
Barclays
105
Barclays
United Kingdom
$23.6M +$1.95M +16,501 +9%
BCIM
106
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$23.4M +$4.16M +35,041 +22%
GIM
107
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$23.1M – – –
SG Americas Securities
108
SG Americas Securities
New York
$23M -$9.44M -79,497 -29%
Bank of America
109
Bank of America
North Carolina
$22.8M +$3.76M +31,672 +20%
PA
110
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$22.2M +$2.22M +18,707 +11%
JIC
111
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$21.7M -$3.05M -25,660 -12%
Citigroup
112
Citigroup
New York
$21.6M +$2.27M +19,091 +12%
Chevy Chase Trust
113
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$21.5M +$18.5K +156 +0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
114
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.9M -$25.6M -215,310 -55%
GIA
115
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$20.3M +$1.82M +15,278 +10%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
116
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$19.9M -$841K -7,046 -4%
MSA
117
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$19.8M -$138K -1,160 -0.7%
ZDA
118
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
$19.3M +$9.66M +81,280 +100%
EAM
119
EverPoint Asset Management
Connecticut
$18.4M -$2.97M -25,000 -14%
Alyeska Investment Group
120
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$18M +$12.8M +107,718 +246%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
121
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$17.6M -$3.03M -25,480 -15%
HI
122
HBK Investments
Texas
$17.3M +$12.1M +102,000 +233%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
123
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$17.3M +$1.13M +9,505 +7%
MLICM
124
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$17.1M +$211K +1,780 +1%
JG
125
Jefferies Group
New York
$15.4M +$15.1M +127,271 +5,667%
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