BIOGEN INC BIIB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 09062X103 · ISIN US09062X1037
American multinational biotechnology company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersCambridge, MA
- Founded1978
- Websitebiogen.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 ($85.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 146.4m as of 2025-02-11, 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 ≈ $152.84. Options: 36 managers hold calls ($310.0m notional), 31 hold puts ($355.6m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 986 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,030 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,003 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,009 |
| Q3 2023 | 967 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,005 |
| Q1 2024 | 955 |
| Q2 2024 | 947 |
| Q3 2024 | 921 |
| Q4 2024 | 878 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 415 | 464 |
| Q2 2023 | 404 | 448 |
| Q3 2023 | 410 | 462 |
| Q4 2023 | 362 | 458 |
| Q1 2024 | 390 | 501 |
| Q2 2024 | 411 | 430 |
| Q3 2024 | 360 | 495 |
| Q4 2024 | 368 | 481 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $307.5m | $304.8m | 0.99 |
| Q2 2024 | $322.8m | $354.9m | 1.10 |
| Q3 2024 | $218.1m | $283.5m | 1.30 |
| Q4 2024 | $310.0m | $355.6m | 1.15 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +2.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +967.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +741.5k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +544.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +499.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +489.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +455.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +381.1k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +376.4k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -8.3m |
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Sold out | -1.2m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -600.4k |
| PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS, LLC | Sold out | -361.5k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -359.0k |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | Reduced | -311.6k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -303.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -268.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $64.1m419.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $36.8m240.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $26.4m172.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $25.1m164.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $22.8m148.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $19.5m127.8k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $18.9m123.5k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $15.1m99.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.7m69.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.8m51.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $80.9m529.3k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $51.5m336.8k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $45.4m297.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $36.5m238.7k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | $24.5m160.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $13.3m86.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $13.2m86.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.4m74.3k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $9.4m61.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.4m56.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| FMR LLC 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 12.4% |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 13G · institution filed 2025-11-13 | 10.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $153.4k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $829.5k | $829.5k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $139.0k | $139.0k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $27.3k | $27.3k |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $101.3k | 1 | $338.1k | $338.1k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $19.8k | $19.8k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $88.0k | $88.0k |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $17.3k | $17.3k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-09 | Singhal Priya Head of Development | Sold plan | $17.3k110 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.7m $2.6bn | Added +70.4k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.90% of their portfolio | 16.0m $2.5bn | Reduced -268.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.5m $2.4bn | Added +126.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.4m $1.1bn | Added +53.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.9m $754.0m | Reduced -200.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $563.7m | Added +82.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.1m $474.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.89% of their portfolio | 2.7m $407.9m | Added +2.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $355.6m | Added +60.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $325.5m | Added +499.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $320.6m | Reduced -8.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $295.7m | Added +21.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $272.6m | Reduced -104.9k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.7m $267.1m | Added +2.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $246.2m | Added +1.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $237.0m | Added +197.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $234.6m | Added +381.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $188.1m | Reduced -21.9k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $183.5m | Added +319.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.2m $182.3m | Added +239.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $178.9m | Added +455.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $166.8m | Added +741.5k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $163.1m | Added +967.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $160.3m | Added +544.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $156.3m | Reduced -92.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 974.8k $149.1m | Reduced -28.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 971.3k $148.5m | Added +58.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 852.3k $130.3m | Added +203.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 838.4k $128.2m | Reduced -82.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 770.3k $117.8m | Reduced -218.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 757.6k $115.8m | Added +376.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 732.4k $112.0m | Added +21.2k |
| Employees Provident Fund Board 1.34% of their portfolio | 704.2k $107.7m | Added +26.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.32% of their portfolio | 686.5k $105.0m | Reduced -170.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 576.3k $88.1m | Added +153.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 543.8k $83.2m | Added +145.7k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 543.4k $82.0m | Reduced -25.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 539.7k $81.9m | Added +489.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.12% of their portfolio | 536.0k $82.0m | Added +10.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 534.6k $81.8m | Added +107.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 511.3k $78.2m | Added +152.8k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 509.1k $77.9m | Reduced -303.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 485.0k $74.2m | Added +223.9k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 461.1k $70.5m | Added +314.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 441.0k $67.2m | Added +26.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 416.2k $63.6m | Reduced -241.9k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 2.92% of their portfolio | 414.0k $63.3m | Added +158.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 411.5k $62.9m | Reduced -20.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.12% of their portfolio | 408.3k $62.4m | Added +133.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 397.8k $60.8m | Added +2.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 394.4k $60.3m | Added +19.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 391.5k $59.9m | Added +21.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 378.0k $57.8m | Reduced -35.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 371.2k $56.8m | Added +140.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 355.7k $54.4m | Reduced -15.3k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 347.6k $53.1m | Added +14.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.7k $46.0m | Reduced -22.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 293.7k $44.9m | Reduced -178.8k |
| CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 281.7k $43.1m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 268.6k $41.1m | Reduced -5.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 264.3k $40.4m | Added +26.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 261.2k $39.9m | Added +56.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 250.1k $38.2m | Reduced -109.5k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 249.8k $38.2m | Added +202.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.3k $37.7m | Reduced -96.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 245.8k $37.4m | Added +22.2k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 241.0k $36.9m | Reduced -59.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.36% of their portfolio | 240.3k $36.8m | Added +54.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.08% of their portfolio | 234.4k $35.9m | Added +192.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 233.3k $35.7m | Added +2.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 227.1k $34.7m | Added +182.8k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 218.9k $33.5m | Added +209.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 211.3k $32.3m | Reduced -8.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 202.6k $31.0m | Added +92.3k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.18% of their portfolio | 202.0k $30.9m | Reduced -10.5k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 199.3k $30.5m | Added +149.5k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 198.3k $30.3m | Added +29.3k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 4.51% of their portfolio | 190.1k $29.1m | Reduced -38.8k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 189.5k $29.0m | Added +29.3k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.11% of their portfolio | 185.4k $28.3m | Added +154.1k |
| Swedbank AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 184.0k $28.1m | Reduced -963 |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 181.9k $27.8m | Added +154.2k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.9k $27.7m | Added +114.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.7k $27.6m | Added +1.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.49% of their portfolio | 179.2k $27.4m | Added +26.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 178.5k $27.3m | Reduced -220.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 177.9k $27.2m | Reduced -13.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.7k $25.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| AXA S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 161.6k $24.7m | Added +103.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.7k $23.5m | Reduced -218.7k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.05% of their portfolio | 152.9k $23.4m | First filing |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 151.7k $23.2m | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.06% of their portfolio | 144.2k $22.0m | Added +74.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.0k $22.0m | Reduced -1.0m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.0k $21.7m | First filing |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 140.3k $21.5m | Added +117.6k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 133.5k $20.4m | Reduced -9.3k |
| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 127.3k $19.4m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 126.6k $19.3m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 1.94% of their portfolio | 123.7k $18.9m | Added +56.6k |