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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
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$2.72B -$180M -1,427,057 -6%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.04B +$140M +1,107,622 +7%
Wellington Management Group
3
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.71B -$187M -1,483,538 -10%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71B +$41.4M +328,820 +2%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.66B -$9.32M -73,956 -0.5%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.31B +$49.7M +394,066 +4%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.22B -$10.2M -81,333 -0.8%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.19B -$38M -301,592 -3%
ClearBridge Investments
9
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$971M -$8.15M -64,673 -0.8%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$788M -$9.64M -76,522 -1%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$686M -$94.6M -750,894 -12%
Jennison Associates
12
Jennison Associates
New York
$630M -$182M -1,443,237 -22%
WRF
13
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$585M +$65.3M +518,486 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$536M -$15.8M -125,066 -3%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$463M +$29.5M +233,736 +7%
UBS AM
16
UBS AM
Illinois
$399M +$58.6M +464,790 +17%
BA
17
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$398M -$23M -182,851 -5%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$398M +$9.39M +74,500 +2%
Winslow Capital Management
19
Winslow Capital Management
Minnesota
$374M -$81.7M -648,273 -18%
BG
20
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$304M +$743K +5,899 +0.2%
BIM
21
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$259M +$3.95M +31,381 +2%
MCM
22
Marsico Capital Management
Colorado
$241M -$26.4M -209,553 -10%
Lazard Asset Management
23
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$238M -$19.4M -154,185 -7%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$234M -$2.75M -21,862 -1%
Viking Global Investors
25
Viking Global Investors
Connecticut
$223M +$4.41M +35,036 +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.