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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
CSS
201
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$4.66M -$6.01M -47,719 -56%
HI
202
HBK Investments
Texas
$4.4M -$4.89M -38,818 -52%
OPPM
203
Opus Point Partners Management
New York
$4.36M +$311K +2,471 +8%
PNC Financial Services Group
204
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4.35M -$104K -825 -2%
WBC
205
Westpac Banking Corp
Australia
$4.12M -$516K -4,097 -11%
Nomura Asset Management
206
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$4.12M -$488K -3,875 -10%
TRSOTSOK
207
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$4.08M -$4.83M -38,356 -54%
ECM
208
Endurant Capital Management
California
$4.06M +$2.33M +18,500 +128%
SAM
209
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$4.04M -$884K -7,017 -18%
MOACM
210
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$3.99M -$115K -909 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
211
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.97M +$239K +1,895 +6%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
212
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$3.95M +$4.03M +31,965 New
MSA
213
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.88M +$26.3K +209 +0.7%
ACM
214
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$3.82M +$340K +2,696 +10%
CM
215
Castleark Management
Illinois
$3.81M
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
216
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$3.77M -$228K -1,807 -6%
CIBC Asset Management
217
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.65M +$169K +1,341 +5%
CPS
218
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$3.58M
PCMI
219
Princeton Capital Management Inc
New Jersey
$3.54M -$76.9K -610 -2%
WMSA
220
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$3.46M +$381K +3,027 +12%
SCM
221
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3.44M +$3.52M +27,897 New
TG
222
TCW Group
California
$3.43M -$6.52M -51,711 -65%
COPPSERS
223
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$3.38M -$50.5K -401 -1%
ZDA
224
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
$3.33M -$17.9M -142,387 -84%
SW
225
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$3.24M +$52.9K +420 +2%

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.