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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $236M invested in Wave Life Sciences in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.84M | Put options by funds: $7.55M

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 17

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 90 (+2)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 30

4.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.08% → 86.03% (-4.1%)

63% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $634M → $236M (-$398M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 0 (-3)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
1.77%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
19
Increased
32
Reduced
30
Closed
17
Calls
$8.84M
Puts
$7.55M
Net Calls
+$1.29M
Net Calls Change
-$71K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RI
RTW Investments
New York
+$41.8M
2
BG
Bellevue Group
Switzerland
+$20.8M
3
Primecap Management
Primecap Management
California
+$11.4M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$6.08M
5
RG
Redmile Group
California
+$3.65M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$80.3M
2
BC
Boxer Capital
California
-$20.5M
3
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
-$16.6M
4
DCM
DAFNA Capital Management
California
-$3.94M
5
BCP
Berylson Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$3.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
N
26
Nuveen
North Carolina
$624K -$59.4K -2,423 -3%
Morgan Stanley
27
Morgan Stanley
New York
$575K +$223K +9,097 +15%
PIM
28
Platinum Investment Management
Australia
$553K -$48.7K -1,985 -3%
MC
29
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$551K +$54.5K +2,225 +3%
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$539K +$1.08M +43,926 +188%
Assenagon Asset Management
31
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$538K +$1.65M +67,140 New
Group One Trading
32
Group One Trading
Illinois
$522K +$1.43M +58,150 +840%
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$484K -$339K -13,838 -19%
PAMU
34
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$461K +$1.41M +57,510 New
PP
35
PDT Partners
New York
$447K +$294K +12,000 +27%
WM
36
WS Management
Florida
$444K – – –
ARTA
37
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$444K +$1.07M +43,700 +373%
FC
38
FORA Capital
Florida
$419K +$1.28M +52,219 New
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$411K -$1.16M -47,200 -48%
CC
40
Clearline Capital
New York
$397K +$1.22M +49,569 New
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$371K +$1.07M +43,681 +1,711%
PPA
42
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$327K +$240K +9,800 +32%
Millennium Management
43
Millennium Management
New York
$315K +$683K +27,873 +243%
California Public Employees Retirement System
44
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$309K +$946K +38,600 New
DCM
45
DAFNA Capital Management
California
$296K -$3.94M -160,594 -81%
CM
46
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$289K -$1.08M -44,000 -55%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$289K +$19.6K +800 +2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
48
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$281K – – –
AC
49
Athanor Capital
New York
$279K +$28.2K +1,150 +3%
Simplex Trading
50
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$278K +$758K +30,920 +813%
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WVE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

90 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wave Life Sciences (WVE) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $236M — down 63% from $634M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new WVE positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RTW Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.8M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $80.3M.

  • 90 institutional investors held Wave Life Sciences (WVE) as of Q4 2019, up from 88 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $236M of Wave Life Sciences stock for Q4 2019, down 63% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Wave Life Sciences positions in Q4 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Wave Life Sciences buyer in Q4 2019 was RTW Investments, an estimated $41.8M added.
  • The largest Wave Life Sciences seller in Q4 2019 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $80.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.