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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

951 hedge funds and large institutions have $66B invested in Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 406 increasing their positions, 319 reducing their positions, and 96 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 406 | Existing positions reduced: 319

0.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.91%93.18% (-0.74%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 96

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 964951 (-13)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.6B → $66B (-$4.67B)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $237M | Put options by funds: $279M

26% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2720 (-7)

Holders
951
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-1.35%
% of All Funds
19.18%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25.93%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
92
Increased
406
Reduced
319
Closed
96
Calls
$237M
Puts
$279M
Net Calls
-$42.1M
Net Calls Change
-$44.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$6.85B -$91.7M -332,357 -1%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.63B -$50.6M -183,238 -0.9%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$5.54B -$228M -827,578 -4%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.48B +$240M +868,479 +5%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.09B -$84.5M -306,299 -3%
Capital World Investors
6
Capital World Investors
California
$3.09B -$311M -1,127,728 -9%
AllianceBernstein
7
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.8B +$224M +813,580 +14%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.68B -$76M -275,346 -4%
Capital International Investors
9
Capital International Investors
California
$1.49B -$72.1M -261,425 -5%
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.42B -$158M -574,400 -10%
ClearBridge Investments
11
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$1.22B +$83.9M +304,248 +7%
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.05B +$9.33M +33,835 +0.9%
Jennison Associates
13
Jennison Associates
New York
$982M -$223M -809,397 -18%
N
14
Nuveen
North Carolina
$953M +$6.5M +23,572 +0.7%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$843M +$33.1M +119,997 +4%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$779M +$48.5M +175,851 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$707M +$24M +87,014 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$605M +$35M +126,724 +6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$588M -$4.99M -18,080 -0.8%
DZ Bank
20
DZ Bank
Germany
$563M +$71.7M +259,727 +14%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$556M +$150M +543,029 +36%
HL
22
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$544M -$5.86M -21,226 -1%
Janus Henderson Group
23
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$517M -$17.2M -62,356 -3%
Massachusetts Financial Services
24
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$517M +$25.3M +91,876 +5%
WRF
25
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$474M -$5.01M -18,171 -1%

VRTX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

951 of the 4,957 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $66B — down 6.6% from $70.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 96 funds closed out of VRTX and 92 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 319 trimmed existing stakes and 406 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $252M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $311M.

  • 951 institutional investors held Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) as of Q3 2020, down from 964 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $66B of Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock for Q3 2020, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Vertex Pharmaceuticals positions in Q3 2020 and 96 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q3 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $252M added.
  • The largest Vertex Pharmaceuticals seller in Q3 2020 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $311M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.