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 ($16.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 190.4m as of 2024-07-31, 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 ≈ $82.32. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($153.3m notional), 29 hold puts ($167.9m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 561 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 275 | 278 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $139.2m | $86.9m | 0.62 |
| Q4 2023 | $197.5m | $141.3m | 0.72 |
| Q1 2024 | $180.7m | $221.9m | 1.23 |
| Q2 2024 | $153.3m | $167.9m | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +8.3m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +3.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +2.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +876.9k |
| Camber Capital Management LP | Added | +850.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +786.5k |
| AXA S.A. | Added | +741.7k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP | Added | +647.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +628.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +616.3k |
Biggest sellers
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -4.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -1.3m |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Sold out | -873.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $30.2m366.4k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | Reduced | $18.5m225.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $18.3m221.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $15.3m186.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $14.1m170.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $12.9m156.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.4m65.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $5.1m62.2k shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | $4.5m55.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $4.5m54.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $44.9m545.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $27.7m336.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $17.6m213.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $16.3m198.5k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $11.5m140.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.8m94.6k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | $6.9m83.5k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $5.4m65.3k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $3.5m42.5k shares |
| Westchester Capital Management, LLC | Unchanged | $3.0m36.7k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $11.1m | $11.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-30 | Mueller Brian EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $375.9k5.0k shares |
| 2024-05-28 | Davis George Eric EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $3.0m40.9k shares |
| 2024-05-10 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold plan | $1.6m20.0k shares |
| 2024-05-09 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold plan | $1.6m20.0k shares |
| 2024-05-02 | Ajer Jeffrey Robert EVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $414.6k5.0k shares |
| 2024-05-02 | Davis George Eric EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $157.3k1.9k shares |
| 2024-04-12 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold plan | $1.8m20.0k shares |
| 2024-04-11 | BIENAIME JEAN JACQUES Director | Sold plan | $1.8m20.0k shares |
| 2024-04-10 | Burkhart Erin GVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $205.7k2.3k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.7m $1.9bn | Added +8.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.0m $1.6bn | Added +876.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.12% of their portfolio | 18.8m $1.5bn | Added +76.2k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.69% of their portfolio | 13.9m $1.1bn | Reduced -62.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.18% of their portfolio | 9.7m $798.0m | Added +3.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.6m $793.3m | Added +2.7m |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 2.24% of their portfolio | 7.1m $581.5m | Added +647.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.2m $427.0m | Added +342.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.7m $387.1m | Reduced -702.2k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 5.00% of their portfolio | 4.6m $375.2m | Added +192.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $298.0m | Added +141.0k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 2.77% of their portfolio | 3.5m $288.2m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $263.0m | Added +212.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $192.5m | Reduced -299.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $148.8m | Reduced -532.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.7m $136.9m | Reduced -242.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $129.9m | Added +500.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $110.8m | Added +4.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $100.4m | Added +108.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $98.5m | Reduced -1.8m |
| AXA S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $94.4m | Added +741.7k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 10.78% of their portfolio | 1.1m $93.0m | Reduced -4.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.1m | Reduced -1.2m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $92.1m | Reduced -4.1m |
| Camber Capital Management LP 3.50% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.6m | Added +850.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.1m | Added +628.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $87.4m | Added +207.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $85.2m | Added +290.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $84.3m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $84.3m | Added +786.5k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.0m $84.1m | Added +153.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $83.4m | Added +268.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 983.3k $81.0m | Reduced -119.0k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.53% of their portfolio | 978.6k $80.6m | Reduced -188.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 890.1k $73.3m | Reduced -214.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 813.9k $67.0m | Added +120.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 713.1k $58.7m | Added +517.1k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.76% of their portfolio | 694.1k $57.3m | Added +80.0k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 676.1k $55.5m | Reduced -36.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 649.5k $53.5m | Added +616.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 623.0k $51.3m | Added +7.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.03% of their portfolio | 561.9k $46.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 559.8k $46.1m | Reduced -133.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 557.9k $45.9m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Iron Triangle Partners LP 4.79% of their portfolio | 555.1k $45.7m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 551.6k $45.4m | Added +303.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 545.1k $44.9m | Reduced -252.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 537.5k $44.2m | Added +123.4k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.26% of their portfolio | 525.1k $43.2m | Added +146.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 494.4k $40.7m | Added +81.6k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.38% of their portfolio | 491.1k $40.4m | Added +147.1k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S 2.17% of their portfolio | 490.0k $40.3m | Added +40.0k |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 445.7k $36.7m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 435.5k $35.9m | Reduced -42.0k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.14% of their portfolio | 405.9k $33.4m | Reduced -154.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 404.0k $33.3m | Reduced -72.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 401.9k $33.1m | Added +151.9k |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 394.9k $32.5m | Reduced -167.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 393.9k $32.4m | Added +75.9k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.86% of their portfolio | 388.2k $32.0m | Reduced -287.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 386.2k $31.8m | Added +30.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 385.5k $31.7m | Reduced -4.7m |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 374.9k $30.9m | Reduced -61.8k |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 0.46% of their portfolio | 366.4k $30.2m | Reduced -25.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 352.5k $29.0m | Added +349.3k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 347.0k $28.1m | Reduced -97.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 340.4k $28.0m | Reduced -360.0k |
| AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP 1.51% of their portfolio | 339.1k $27.9m | Reduced -7.1k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.05% of their portfolio | 334.9k $25.7m | Reduced -65.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.03% of their portfolio | 331.5k $27.3m | Added +20.9k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 331.5k $27.3m | New |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 0.27% of their portfolio | 303.9k $25.0m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 299.6k $24.7m | Added +2.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.6k $24.3m | Added +203.1k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 288.5k $23.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.04% of their portfolio | 281.1k $23.5m | Added +920 |
| Cutter Capital Management, LP 6.86% of their portfolio | 273.5k $22.5m | Reduced -76.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 273.2k $22.5m | Reduced -4.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 268.4k $22.1m | Reduced -153.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 259.6k $21.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 1.99% of their portfolio | 251.5k $20.7m | Added +14.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 250.9k $21.4m | Added +181.9k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 250.0k $20.6m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 244.7k $20.1m | Added +134.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 240.5k $19.8m | Reduced -72.1k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 240.2k $19.8m | First filing |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.07% of their portfolio | 234.4k $19.3m | New |
| KBC Group NV 0.06% of their portfolio | 232.3k $19.1m | Added +2.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 231.9k $19.1m | Reduced -313.1k |
| Eagle Health Investments LP 3.41% of their portfolio | 231.8k $19.1m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 229.6k $18.9m | Reduced -20.5k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 228.8k $18.8m | Added +20.2k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 226.6k $18.7m | Added +119.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 209.9k $17.3m | Reduced -6.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 209.3k $17.2m | Reduced -79.8k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 204.4k $16.8m | Added +21.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 199.8k $16.5m | Added +106.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.14% of their portfolio | 194.2k $16.0m | Added +28.8k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.26% of their portfolio | 189.2k $15.6m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 184.0k $15.1m | Added +4.8k |