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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $282M invested in Wave Life Sciences in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.3M | Put options by funds: $1.38M

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 24

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $236M → $282M (+$45.6M)

1.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.03% → 87.15% (+1.1%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 78 (-12)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
78
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-13.33%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
29
Reduced
24
Closed
24
Calls
$3.3M
Puts
$1.38M
Net Calls
+$1.93M
Net Calls Change
+$638K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RI
RTW Investments
New York
+$14.4M
2
NCM
Nantahala Capital Management
Connecticut
+$8.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.23M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$4.27M
5
BG
Bellevue Group
Switzerland
+$1.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
-$7.95M
2
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$6.43M
3
RG
Redmile Group
California
-$3.4M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.38M
5
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
-$1.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
26
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$665K +$19.4K +2,280 +3%
Fidelity Investments
27
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$622K -$1.21M -141,469 -68%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$580K -$2.38M -279,909 -82%
BCM
29
Burrage Capital Management
Massachusetts
$556K -$420K -49,287 -47%
WM
30
WS Management
Florida
$494K -$23K -2,694 -5%
Deutsche Bank
31
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$477K -$3.88K -456 -0.9%
Voloridge Investment Management
32
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$450K +$409K +48,010 New
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$439K +$5.65K +663 +1%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
34
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$415K +$89.5K +10,500 +31%
Russell Investments Group
35
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$405K +$369K +43,298 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
36
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$362K – – –
AllianceBernstein
37
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$355K +$117K +13,700 +57%
Swiss National Bank
38
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$338K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
39
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$321K -$7.37K -865 -2%
Barclays
40
Barclays
United Kingdom
$308K +$87.2K +10,230 +45%
D.E. Shaw & Co
41
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$301K +$81.5K +9,564 +42%
RhumbLine Advisers
42
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$284K +$6.86K +805 +3%
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$245K -$292K -34,280 -57%
Bank of America
44
Bank of America
North Carolina
$244K +$127K +14,919 +135%
JMPWA
45
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$209K +$190K +22,276 New
AC
46
Amia Capital
United Kingdom
$196K +$2.53K +297 +1%
Simplex Trading
47
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$193K -$120K -14,059 -40%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
48
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$189K – – –
AP
49
Atlas Principals
North Carolina
$187K – – –
Wells Fargo
50
Wells Fargo
California
$142K +$20.5K +2,407 +19%
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WVE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

78 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wave Life Sciences (WVE) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $282M — up 19% from $236M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of WVE and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was RTW Investments, adding an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.95M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held Wave Life Sciences (WVE) as of Q1 2020, down from 90 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $282M of Wave Life Sciences stock for Q1 2020, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Wave Life Sciences positions in Q1 2020 and 24 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Wave Life Sciences buyer in Q1 2020 was RTW Investments, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest Wave Life Sciences seller in Q1 2020 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $7.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.