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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
TAM
101
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$30.9M
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
102
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$29.2M +$7.54M +59,835 +34%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
103
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$27.9M -$713K -5,656 -2%
SG Americas Securities
104
SG Americas Securities
New York
$27.6M +$12M +95,318 +74%
Westfield Capital Management
105
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$26.1M +$4.64M +36,784 +21%
PA
106
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$24.5M -$112K -891 -0.4%
Morgan Stanley
107
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.3M -$2.07M -16,436 -8%
WF
108
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$24M -$1.24M -9,853 -5%
GIM
109
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$24M
Chevy Chase Trust
110
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$23.8M +$485K +3,845 +2%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
111
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$23.2M -$3.45M -27,378 -13%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
112
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$22.5M +$950K +7,542 +4%
Barclays
113
Barclays
United Kingdom
$22.1M -$2.77M -22,017 -11%
SEI Investments
114
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$20.8M +$290K +2,301 +1%
GIA
115
Gateway Investment Advisers
Ohio
$20.1M -$960K -7,617 -4%
Macquarie Group
116
Macquarie Group
Australia
$20M -$8.1M -64,317 -28%
Susquehanna International Group
117
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$19.4M +$5.85M +46,426 +42%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
118
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$19.3M -$196K -1,553 -1%
Two Sigma Investments
119
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$19.3M +$19.7M +156,298 New
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
120
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$18.7M +$975K +7,740 +5%
Alyeska Investment Group
121
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$18.6M -$1.1M -8,708 -5%
Janus Henderson Group
122
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$18.6M -$221K -1,755 -1%
PC
123
PointState Capital
New York
$18.5M +$18.9M +150,000 New
GL
124
GLG LLC
New York
$18.2M +$15.8M +125,493 +571%
BCIM
125
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$18.1M -$785K -6,226 -4%

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.