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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

482 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.7B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 204 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 204 | Existing positions reduced: 162

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.7B → $20.7B (+$1.96B)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $81.8M | Put options by funds: $81.3M

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 502482 (-20)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 61

Holders
482
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-3.98%
% of All Funds
12.86%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
47
Increased
204
Reduced
162
Closed
61
Calls
$81.8M
Puts
$81.3M
Net Calls
+$494K
Net Calls Change
+$12.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
T. Rowe Price Associates
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$2B -$152M -1,760,630 -7%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.91B +$613M +7,092,351 +47%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$1.87B +$8.18M +94,635 +0.4%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.31B +$28.5M +329,337 +2%
Wellington Management Group
5
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.21B -$55.3M -639,526 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.05B +$41.9M +485,112 +4%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$845M +$3.08M +35,700 +0.4%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$776M -$32.8M -379,072 -4%
ClearBridge Investments
9
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$652M -$4.19M -48,541 -0.6%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$546M +$836K +9,670 +0.2%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$519M +$15.2M +175,498 +3%
WRF
12
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$366M -$26.2M -303,165 -7%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$313M -$66.8M -772,565 -18%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$264M -$22.3M -258,054 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$260M -$12.4M -143,602 -5%
Jennison Associates
16
Jennison Associates
New York
$256M +$166M +1,920,658 +182%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$253M +$2.63M +30,442 +1%
UBS AM
18
UBS AM
Illinois
$239M -$15.1M -175,045 -6%
BG
19
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$201M +$17.5M +203,062 +10%
O
20
OrbiMed
New York
$188M +$27.6M +319,900 +17%
Geode Capital Management
21
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$171M +$118K +1,362 +0.1%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$157M -$13.1M -151,467 -8%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$144M -$3.93M -45,441 -3%
TCIM
24
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$140M +$35.6M +412,067 +34%
FAM
25
Fred Alger Management
New York
$138M -$31.6M -365,385 -19%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

482 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $20.7B — up 10% from $18.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 61 funds closed out of VRTX and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 162 trimmed existing stakes and 204 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $613M. The largest seller was Royal London Asset Management, cutting an estimated $399M.

  • 482 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q2 2016, down from 502 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $20.7B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q2 2016, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q2 2016 and 61 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $613M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q2 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $399M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.