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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $634M invested in Wave Life Sciences in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

68% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.35M | Put options by funds: $1.99M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

1.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.91% → 90.08% (+1.2%)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 32

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 88 (-12)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $795M → $634M (-$161M)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
88
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-12%
% of All Funds
1.93%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
8
Increased
34
Reduced
32
Closed
20
Calls
$3.35M
Puts
$1.99M
Net Calls
+$1.36M
Net Calls Change
-$615K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Primecap Management
Primecap Management
California
+$19M
2
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$15.7M
3
RG
Redmile Group
California
+$10.5M
4
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
+$3.75M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$3.32M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BM
Bridger Management
New York
-$17M
2
SFM
Sphera Funds Management
Israel
-$8.04M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$6.33M
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$4.96M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$4.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
76
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$68.3K +$24.5K +1,067 +47%
Citigroup
77
Citigroup
New York
$52K -$48.3K -2,105 -45%
CSS
78
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$49K +$13.8K +600 +33%
PAM
79
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$47K +$52.2K +2,278 New
Bank of Montreal
80
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$43K -$825 -36 -2%
AIP
81
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$34K – – –
Zurich Cantonal Bank
82
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$32K – – –
IUHSA
83
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$13K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
84
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10K – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
85
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$4K – – –
TF
86
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
87
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3K +$3.83K +167 New
EWA
88
Evolution Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1K -$10.2K -444 -88%
BM
89
Bridger Management
New York
– -$17M -653,141 Closed
SFM
90
Sphera Funds Management
Israel
– -$8.04M -307,967 Closed
FCMI
91
Foresite Capital Management III
California
– -$3.65M -139,900 Closed
FI
92
Fosun International
China
– -$1.84M -70,088 Closed
USAA
93
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
– -$1.27M -48,388 Closed
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
94
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
– -$604K -23,000 Closed
Assenagon Asset Management
95
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
– -$582K -22,311 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
96
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$498K -19,100 Closed
ECM
97
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
– -$487K -18,650 Closed
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
98
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
– -$423K -16,194 Closed
EGM
99
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$233K -8,917 Closed
VOYA Investment Management
100
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
– -$227K -8,689 Closed
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WVE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

88 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wave Life Sciences (WVE) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $634M — down 20% from $795M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of WVE and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Primecap Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $19M. The largest seller was Bridger Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $17M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held Wave Life Sciences (WVE) as of Q3 2019, down from 100 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $634M of Wave Life Sciences stock for Q3 2019, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Wave Life Sciences positions in Q3 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Wave Life Sciences buyer in Q3 2019 was Primecap Management, an estimated $19M added.
  • The largest Wave Life Sciences seller in Q3 2019 was Bridger Management, an estimated $17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.