BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC BMRN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 09061G101 · ISIN US09061G1013
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersNovato, CA
- Founded1997
- Websitebiomarin.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($18.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 188.2m as of 2023-07-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $86.71. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($148.1m notional), 25 hold puts ($158.0m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 551 |
| Q4 2022 | 579 |
| Q1 2023 | 553 |
| Q2 2023 | 559 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 266 | 251 |
| Q1 2023 | 260 | 267 |
| Q2 2023 | 259 | 252 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $138.0m | $101.4m | 0.74 |
| Q4 2022 | $184.9m | $116.7m | 0.63 |
| Q1 2023 | $237.9m | $123.4m | 0.52 |
| Q2 2023 | $148.1m | $158.0m | 1.07 |
Biggest buyers
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +2.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +1.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +496.0k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | New | +438.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +358.8k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. | Added | +356.8k |
| Bellevue Group AG | Added | +312.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +306.0k |
| Man Group plc | New | +279.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Added | +229.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -832.8k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -736.1k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -730.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -623.1k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -555.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -496.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -452.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -437.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -421.6k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -409.9k |
Biggest calls
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | $23.1m266.6k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $21.2m244.5k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | $9.5m110.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.2m94.9k shares |
| Endurant Capital Management LP | New | $8.1m93.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.7m89.4k shares |
| DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC | Added | $7.7m884 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $7.1m81.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $6.7m77.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $6.0m694 shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $41.1m474.7k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $31.2m360.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.2m221.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $18.4m212.5k shares |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC | New | $8.7m100.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $7.3m84.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.0m69.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $4.7m53.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.9m45.3k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | $3.4m39.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.7 pts · filed 2026-01-21 | 9.1% |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 13G · institution filed 2025-08-14 | 8.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP (4.3%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $5.5m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | $10.1m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $8.1m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $314.5k | 3 | $2.5m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $12.6m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $11.3m | $11.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-11 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $2.8m30.0k shares |
| 2023-05-10 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $2.8m30.0k shares |
| 2023-05-09 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $2.8m30.0k shares |
| 2023-04-10 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $995.6k10.0k shares |
| 2023-04-06 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $961.3k10.0k shares |
| 2023-04-03 | LAWLIS V BRYAN Director | Sold plan | $825.3k8.5k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.33% of their portfolio | 18.4m $1.6bn | Added +140.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.7m $1.5bn | Added +208.5k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.83% of their portfolio | 14.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -39.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -623.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.16% of their portfolio | 6.8m $585.7m | Reduced -452.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.0m $516.1m | Reduced -112.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.9m $423.7m | Reduced -49.8k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 1.48% of their portfolio | 4.2m $360.3m | Added +2.0m |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 4.70% of their portfolio | 4.0m $346.7m | Added +55.0k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 1.91% of their portfolio | 3.8m $330.3m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $317.3m | Added +144.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.4m $293.8m | Reduced -47.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $263.2m | Added +152.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $234.6m | Added +48.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $230.7m | Added +1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $226.3m | Added +57.4k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.3m $202.7m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $189.6m | Added +107.8k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.1m $178.9m | Added +9.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $172.9m | Reduced -101.8k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 12.82% of their portfolio | 1.8m $158.7m | Unchanged |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 2.56% of their portfolio | 1.6m $140.0m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $124.4m | Added +306.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $112.0m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $110.2m | Added +12.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $105.6m | Added +51.4k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.2m $102.4m | Added +36.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $101.9m | Reduced -129.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $101.2m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $98.6m | Added +37.0k |
| Carmignac Gestion 1.62% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.8m | Added +37.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 984.2k $85.3m | Reduced -832.8k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.66% of their portfolio | 934.6k $81.6m | Added +356.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 909.8k $78.9m | Reduced -221.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 886.2k $76.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 857.0k $83.3m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 836.2k $72.5m | Added +150.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 750.1k $65.0m | Reduced -259.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 732.6k $63.5m | Reduced -48.4k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.34% of their portfolio | 688.6k $59.7m | Added +70.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 677.5k $58.7m | Reduced -60.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 647.7k $56.2m | Added +33.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 591.2k $51.2m | Added +4.9k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.23% of their portfolio | 590.0k $51.1m | Added +29.0k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.90% of their portfolio | 589.6k $51.3m | Added +348 |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 552.5k $47.9m | First filing |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 547.6k $47.5m | Reduced -555.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 525.3k $45.5m | Added +496.0k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 517.3k $44.8m | Reduced -81.2k |
| Swedbank AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 507.0k $43.9m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 506.0k $43.9m | Added +12.1k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 501.5k $43.5m | Reduced -82.4k |
| Redmile Group, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 489.2k $42.4m | Added +154.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 489.2k $42.4m | Added +12.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 482.3k $41.8m | Added +358.8k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 442.5k $38.4m | Reduced -8.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 438.1k $38.0m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 437.5k $37.9m | Added +89.6k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 434.6k $37.7m | Added +43.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 433.2k $37.5m | Reduced -37.9k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 431.3k $37.0m | Reduced -736.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 429.5k $34.1m | Reduced -12.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 429.2k $37.2m | Reduced -421.6k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.25% of their portfolio | 425.0k $36.8m | Unchanged |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.26% of their portfolio | 418.0k $36.2m | Reduced -137.4k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S 2.68% of their portfolio | 400.0k $34.7m | Added +32.6k |
| AXA S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 386.3k $33.5m | Added +1.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 380.7k $33.0m | Added +229.4k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 3.47% of their portfolio | 380.0k $32.9m | Added +155.0k |
| Bellevue Group AG 0.45% of their portfolio | 360.6k $31.3m | Added +312.2k |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP 1.22% of their portfolio | 350.3k $30.4m | Added +190.7k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.41% of their portfolio | 344.0k $29.8m | Added +83.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 343.7k $29.8m | Reduced -155.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 330.4k $28.6m | Added +792 |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 329.5k $28.6m | Reduced -7.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.06% of their portfolio | 318.6k $28.6m | Reduced -23.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 317.3k $27.5m | Added +145.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 302.2k $26.2m | Reduced -2.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 297.5k $25.8m | Reduced -4.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 290.8k $25.9m | Added +23.5k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.12% of their portfolio | 290.0k $25.1m | Added +69.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 289.2k $25.1m | Reduced -79.5k |
| KBC Group NV 0.10% of their portfolio | 287.2k $24.9m | Added +7.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 279.3k $24.2m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.0k $23.4m | Added +74.4k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 0.55% of their portfolio | 264.5k $22.9m | Unchanged |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 263.2k $22.8m | Reduced -409.9k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.2k $22.7m | Reduced -57.8k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 257.3k $22.3m | Added +105.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 251.8k $21.8m | Added +36.8k |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. 1.45% of their portfolio | 247.3k $21.4m | Reduced -25.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 240.6k $20.9m | Reduced -103.1k |
| LBP AM SA 0.48% of their portfolio | 236.2k $20.5m | Added +11.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 234.7k $20.3m | Added +150.0k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 229.6k $19.9m | Added +51.7k |
| HHLR ADVISORS, LTD. 0.42% of their portfolio | 228.9k $19.8m | Reduced -79.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 226.1k $19.6m | Reduced -14.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 221.2k $19.2m | Added +4.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 216.9k $18.8m | Reduced -52.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 215.3k $18.7m | Added +200.3k |