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 ($22.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 189.9m as of 2024-04-22, 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 ≈ $87.34. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($180.7m notional), 30 hold puts ($221.9m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 551 |
| Q4 2022 | 579 |
| Q1 2023 | 553 |
| Q2 2023 | 559 |
| Q3 2023 | 521 |
| Q4 2023 | 549 |
| Q1 2024 | 560 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 228 | 268 |
| Q4 2023 | 240 | 255 |
| Q1 2024 | 258 | 258 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $148.1m | $158.0m | 1.07 |
| Q3 2023 | $139.2m | $86.9m | 0.62 |
| Q4 2023 | $197.5m | $141.3m | 0.72 |
| Q1 2024 | $180.7m | $221.9m | 1.23 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS Group AG | Added | +5.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +890.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +582.5k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | Added | +500.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +468.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Added | +466.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -4.3m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -976.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -717.5k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | -641.7k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -583.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -503.7k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -416.5k |
| Third Point LLC | Sold out | -385.0k |
Biggest calls
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $29.4m336.3k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $28.5m326.0k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | Added | $24.5m280.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $18.6m213.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $18.0m206.2k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $12.8m146.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $9.4m108.0k shares |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | $7.9m90.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.3m60.9k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $5.3m60.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $54.4m622.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $49.7m569.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $18.6m212.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $17.7m202.8k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | $15.7m180.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $12.6m144.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.1m115.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.2m71.1k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | New | $5.4m61.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $5.0m57.5k 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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.9m | $450.0k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.3m | $2.3m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $10.4m | $7.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-28 | Davis George Eric EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $2.2m24.6k shares |
| 2024-03-06 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold | $86.7k1.0k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | FUCHS HENRY J President, Worldwide R&D | Sold | $3.0m35.3k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | Ajer Jeffrey Robert EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $348.3k4.0k shares |
| 2024-03-05 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold | $85.5k1.0k shares |
| 2024-02-27 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold | $90.3k1.0k shares |
| 2024-02-09 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold plan | $1.3m15.0k shares |
| 2024-02-08 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold plan | $1.3m15.0k shares |
| 2024-01-10 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold plan | $963.8k10.0k shares |
| 2024-01-09 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold plan | $981.9k10.0k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.22% of their portfolio | 18.7m $1.6bn | Added +299.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.1m $1.6bn | Added +67.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.5m $1.3bn | Reduced -202.9k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.71% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.9m $602.2m | Added +164.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.5m $569.5m | Reduced -4.3m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 2.09% of their portfolio | 6.4m $560.4m | Added +1.5m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.4m $471.9m | Reduced -15.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 5.3m $458.9m | Reduced -34.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.15% of their portfolio | 5.1m $441.6m | Added +5.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $423.1m | Reduced -51.6k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 4.45% of their portfolio | 4.4m $381.2m | Added +65.0k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 3.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $305.7m | Added +500.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $303.8m | Added +117.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $264.7m | Added +1.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $260.4m | Added +114.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $243.7m | Added +430.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $230.4m | Added +77.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $204.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $198.9m | Added +1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.0m $172.5m | Added +1.6m |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.9m $166.8m | Added +468.9k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 1.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $130.2m | Reduced -641.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.3m $117.5m | Added +890.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $117.2m | Reduced -37.6k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $111.7m | Reduced -292.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.2m $101.9m | Added +1.7k |
| Manning & Napier Group, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $100.8m | Added +8.7k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 11.18% of their portfolio | 1.1m $99.1m | Reduced -366.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $97.0m | Reduced -14.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $96.5m | Reduced -44.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $96.3m | Reduced -503.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $94.2m | Reduced -72.8k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 873.0k $76.2m | Reduced -976.3k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.39% of their portfolio | 867.2k $75.7m | Added +121.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 861.2k $75.2m | Added +582.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 854.4k $74.6m | Added +243.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 797.8k $69.7m | Added +466.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 744.8k $65.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 744.5k $65.0m | Added +39.6k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.32% of their portfolio | 712.5k $62.1m | Added +276.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 700.5k $61.2m | Added +286.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 696.5k $60.8m | Reduced -2.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 693.9k $60.6m | Added +6.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 693.2k $60.5m | Reduced -214.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 676.7k $59.1m | Added +417.1k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.45% of their portfolio | 675.9k $58.9m | Reduced -115.8k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 615.9k $53.8m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.73% of their portfolio | 614.1k $53.8m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 564.2k $49.3m | Reduced -24.2k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 562.4k $49.1m | Added +42.1k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.20% of their portfolio | 560.5k $49.0m | Reduced -60.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 545.0k $47.6m | Added +209.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 542.1k $47.3m | Added +155.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 486.5k $42.5m | Reduced -583.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 477.5k $41.7m | Reduced -4.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 476.5k $41.6m | Reduced -103.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 465.7k $40.7m | Added +117.0k |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 458.7k $40.1m | Reduced -11.6k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S 2.71% of their portfolio | 450.0k $39.3m | Unchanged |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 444.1k $40.0m | Added +68.9k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.14% of their portfolio | 436.8k $38.1m | Added +59.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 422.3k $36.9m | Added +229.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 414.0k $36.2m | Added +17.9k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 412.8k $36.1m | Added +36.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 404.6k $35.3m | Added +195.0k |
| AXA S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 404.5k $35.3m | Reduced -306.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 400.8k $32.4m | Reduced -17.3k |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 0.47% of their portfolio | 392.0k $34.2m | Added +31.9k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.21% of their portfolio | 378.3k $33.0m | Added +91.4k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 356.1k $31.1m | Reduced -86.3k |
| Cutter Capital Management, LP 5.89% of their portfolio | 350.0k $30.6m | Added +220.1k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 1.55% of their portfolio | 346.2k $30.2m | Added +118.2k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.33% of their portfolio | 344.0k $30.0m | Unchanged |
| Bellevue Group AG 0.43% of their portfolio | 321.8k $28.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.0k $27.8m | Added +16.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 312.6k $27.3m | Added +34.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 310.6k $27.1m | Added +17.3k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 0.30% of their portfolio | 303.9k $26.5m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 297.0k $25.9m | Reduced -17.7k |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 296.1k $25.9m | Reduced -170.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 289.1k $25.3m | Added +106.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 286.6k $25.0m | Reduced -25.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.05% of their portfolio | 280.2k $24.7m | Reduced -11.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 277.8k $24.3m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 261.1k $22.8m | Reduced -9.7k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 260.0k $22.7m | Added +50.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 250.1k $21.8m | Reduced -20.3k |
| Camber Capital Management LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 250.0k $21.8m | New |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 250.0k $21.8m | Reduced -134.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 248.3k $21.7m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 1.97% of their portfolio | 237.5k $20.7m | Reduced -45.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 236.9k $20.7m | Reduced -187.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 232.7k $20.3m | Reduced -196.4k |
| KBC Group NV 0.06% of their portfolio | 230.0k $20.1m | Reduced -12.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 223.9k $18.1m | Reduced -44.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 222.4k $19.4m | Added +31.6k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 0.62% of their portfolio | 218.9k $19.1m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 216.3k $21.0m | Added +2.9k |
| COMGEST GLOBAL INVESTORS S.A.S. 0.26% of their portfolio | 212.5k $18.6m | Added +13.1k |