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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

479 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.5B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 155 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 47

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 155

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 474479 (+5)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $27.5B (+$279M)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $80.4M | Put options by funds: $97.3M

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

Holders
479
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.05%
% of All Funds
12.77%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
62
Increased
194
Reduced
155
Closed
47
Calls
$80.4M
Puts
$97.3M
Net Calls
-$16.9M
Net Calls Change
+$182M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$2.77B -$139M -1,160,000 -5%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.82B +$113M +946,619 +7%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.81B -$220M -1,835,273 -11%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.59B -$238M -1,984,568 -13%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.59B +$27.1M +226,285 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.2B -$28.9M -241,616 -2%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.17B +$76.9M +642,075 +7%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.17B -$36.3M -303,130 -3%
ClearBridge Investments
9
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$935M +$48.2M +402,429 +5%
Jennison Associates
10
Jennison Associates
New York
$773M -$18.8M -157,255 -2%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$762M +$17.4M +144,910 +2%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$744M +$61.7M +515,366 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$527M +$66.7M +556,777 +14%
WRF
14
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$498M +$46.1M +385,088 +10%
Winslow Capital Management
15
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$434M +$222M +1,850,944 +101%
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$415M +$51.9M +432,823 +14%
BA
17
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$402M +$36.7M +306,342 +10%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$371M -$5.92M -49,433 -2%
UBS AM
19
UBS AM
Illinois
$326M +$157M +1,306,619 +90%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$290M -$1.4M -11,645 -0.5%
MCM
21
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
$255M +$259M +2,160,116 New
Lazard Asset Management
22
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$246M -$29.9M -249,418 -11%
BIM
23
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$244M +$39M +325,754 +19%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$226M +$10.7M +89,425 +5%
O
25
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$224M -$64.5M -538,060 -22%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

479 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $27.5B — up 1% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new VRTX positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 155 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marsico Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $259M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $238M.

  • 479 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q1 2015, up from 474 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $27.5B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q1 2015, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q1 2015 and 47 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q1 2015 was Marsico Capital Management, an estimated $259M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q1 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $238M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.