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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
BAMS
151
Bellevue Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$10.9M -$630K -5,000 -5%
RFC
152
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$10.9M +$9.19M +72,950 +482%
CCMH
153
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$10.6M -$9.02M -71,618 -46%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
154
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$10.4M -$12.6K -100 -0.1%
DS
155
DRW Securities
Illinois
$10.2M +$10.5M +83,000 New
ACPU
156
Arrowgrass Capital Partners (US)
Delaware
$10.1M +$6.87M +54,500 +198%
MCM
157
Moore Capital Management
New York
$9.88M -$2.21M -17,500 -18%
Edgewood Management
158
Edgewood Management
Connecticut
$9.78M -$356K -2,826 -3%
SGA
159
Sector Gamma AS
Norway
$9.07M -$126K -1,000 -1%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
160
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$9.07M +$5.86M +46,500 +173%
EAM
161
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$8.86M +$386K +3,067 +4%
Credit Agricole
162
Credit Agricole
France
$8.74M +$3.25M +25,805 +57%
GIBU
163
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$8.43M +$25.2K +200 +0.3%
RSCM
164
Rock Springs Capital Management
Maryland
$8.4M
DCM
165
Decade Capital Management
New York
$8.33M -$946K -7,506 -10%
CCM
166
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$7.84M -$147K -1,167 -2%
HIMCH
167
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$7.45M +$199K +1,578 +3%
TA
168
Teton Advisors
New York
$7.42M +$126 +1 +0%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
169
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$7.41M
GTC
170
Ghost Tree Capital
New York
$7.41M +$7.56M +60,000 New
AG
171
Aperio Group
California
$7.4M +$955K +7,576 +14%
IRF
172
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$7.35M +$165K +1,308 +2%
Artisan Partners
173
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$7.25M -$38.3K -304 -0.5%
TAM
174
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$6.84M +$81.3K +645 +1%
RPAM
175
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management
Sweden
$6.79M -$378K -3,000 -5%

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.