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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
EIM
176
ExxonMobil Investment Management
Texas
$6.68M -$517K -4,106 -7%
SLAM
177
Swiss Life Asset Management
$6.66M +$104K +823 +2%
PIA
178
Piedmont Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$6.53M +$6.67M +52,920 New
DnB Asset Management
179
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$6.43M +$1.2M +9,500 +22%
SI
180
Scout Investments
Missouri
$6.4M -$11.7M -92,945 -64%
FAF
181
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$6.29M -$412K -3,267 -6%
Nisa Investment Advisors
182
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$6.19M -$353K -2,800 -5%
KBC Group
183
KBC Group
Belgium
$6.13M -$1.19M -9,435 -16%
ERSOT
184
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$5.8M +$1.01M +8,000 +21%
Jane Street
185
Jane Street
New York
$5.71M +$4.94M +39,221 +558%
AAM
186
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$5.66M -$112K -890 -2%
Federated Hermes
187
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$5.64M +$13.9K +110 +0.2%
Natixis Advisors
188
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$5.49M +$63.4K +503 +1%
PP
189
PDT Partners
New York
$5.38M +$5.5M +43,609 New
URS
190
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$5.36M +$151K +1,200 +3%
IGIM
191
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$5.28M -$297K -2,356 -5%
M&T Bank
192
M&T Bank
New York
$5.24M -$2.45M -19,406 -31%
RCM
193
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$5.18M -$119K -941 -2%
AAM
194
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$5.06M +$472K +3,743 +10%
EA
195
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$5.02M -$6.03M -47,840 -54%
DILH
196
Dai-ichi Life Holdings
Japan
$4.87M -$665K -5,275 -12%
GLRA
197
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$4.86M -$95.8K -760 -2%
NC
198
Nicholas Company
Wisconsin
$4.82M +$1.83M +14,515 +59%
OTPPB
199
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$4.72M +$388K +3,081 +9%
ARTA
200
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$4.68M +$4.77M +37,891 New

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.