Vertex Pharmaceuticals
      
      
        
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      500 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.7B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 180 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.
New
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  Maintained
  Reduced
  Closed
  more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:
more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: →
less funds holding
Funds holding: →
less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 70
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.5B → $18.7B (-$10.8B)
    
      Holders
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        500
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Holding in Top 10
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        5
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Calls
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $61.1M
      
    
      
    
  
    
      Puts
    
  
  
    
      
        
      
        $72.7M
      
    
      
    
  
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$492M | |
| 2 | +$122M | |
| 3 | +$95.1M | |
| 4 | 
    GE
   
      General Electric
     
      
        Evendale,
      
      
        Ohio
      
     | +$88.3M | 
| 5 | 
    SIG
   
      Senator Investment Group
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | +$79.5M | 
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$315M | |
| 2 | -$179M | |
| 3 | -$121M | |
| 4 | 
      Jennison Associates
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | -$81.8M | 
| 5 |   
      JPMorgan Chase & Co
     
      
      
        New York
      
     | -$73.9M |