EXELIXIS INC EXEL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 30161Q104 · ISIN US30161Q1040
American biotechnology company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersAlameda, CA
- Founded1994
- Websiteexelixis.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 ($50.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 269.2m as of 2025-07-21, 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 ≈ $44.07. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($82.8m notional), 16 hold puts ($77.6m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 401 |
| Q4 2022 | 387 |
| Q1 2023 | 366 |
| Q2 2023 | 380 |
| Q3 2023 | 401 |
| Q4 2023 | 427 |
| Q1 2024 | 422 |
| Q2 2024 | 416 |
| Q3 2024 | 454 |
| Q4 2024 | 519 |
| Q1 2025 | 560 |
| Q2 2025 | 636 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 184 | 179 |
| Q4 2023 | 191 | 195 |
| Q1 2024 | 185 | 225 |
| Q2 2024 | 180 | 216 |
| Q3 2024 | 219 | 203 |
| Q4 2024 | 264 | 211 |
| Q1 2025 | 306 | 226 |
| Q2 2025 | 352 | 258 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $70.4m | $71.0m | 1.01 |
| Q4 2024 | $58.6m | $49.7m | 0.85 |
| Q1 2025 | $77.7m | $34.5m | 0.44 |
| Q2 2025 | $82.8m | $77.6m | 0.94 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +3.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.7m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.6m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.3m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +995.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +980.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +821.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +729.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Reduced | -6.5m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -958.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Reduced | -762.9k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -711.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -632.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -528.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Reduced | -498.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $25.6m581.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $13.6m308.1k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $7.4m167.2k shares |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC | Added | $6.6m150.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $6.1m137.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.0m112.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.7m83.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $3.6m83.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m74.5k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $2.5m56.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC | New | $19.8m450.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $17.5m396.2k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $16.1m366.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.2m118.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.3m98.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.8m85.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.7m82.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.3m51.6k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $1.2m27.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.2m26.4k 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 filed 2025-04-28 | 10.2% |
| Farallon Capital Partners, L.P. 13D · may seek influence -0.9 pts · filed 2026-01-05 | 5.9% |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 13D · may seek influence filed 2026-08-14 | 5.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (4.4%, 2026-08-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $4.3m | $1.2m |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $2.6m | 3 | $5.8m | $3.2m |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $3.9m | 2 | $1.5m | $461.1k |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $8.7m | 4 | $1.5m | $415.7k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $11.1m | $6.0m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $10.8m | $7.6m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 10 | $11.1m | $1.1m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 10 | $21.0m | $7.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-03 | WYSZOMIERSKI JACK L Director | Sold plan | $324.7k7.5k shares |
| 2025-06-02 | Eckhardt Sue Gail Director | Sold plan | $805.1k18.8k shares |
| 2025-05-21 | Heyman Tomas J. Director | Sold | $201.3k4.5k shares |
| 2025-05-20 | Haley Patrick J. EVP, Commercial | Sold | $1.5m34.4k shares |
| 2025-05-16 | Senner Christopher J. EVP and CFO | Sold | $4.6m100.0k shares |
| 2025-05-16 | Peterson Amy C. EVP Prod Dev & Med Aff & CMO | Sold | $3.3m72.8k shares |
| 2025-05-16 | POSTE GEORGE Director | Sold | $949.0k20.6k shares |
| 2025-05-15 | Haley Patrick J. EVP, Commercial | Sold plan | $6.1m126.4k shares |
| 2025-05-15 | PAPADOPOULOS STELIOS Director | Sold | $1.6m36.5k shares |
| 2025-05-15 | Hessekiel Jeffrey EVP & General Counsel | Sold | $1.2m25.0k shares |
| 2025-05-14 | Haley Patrick J. EVP, Commercial | Sold plan | $426.8k10.0k shares |
| 2025-05-01 | Aftab Dana CSO/EVP Disc & Trans Research | Sold plan | $58.8k1.5k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 30.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -297.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.5m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 3.22% of their portfolio | 16.0m $706.8m | Reduced -6.5m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 15.8m $697.3m | Added +995.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.4m $501.8m | Reduced -405.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.41% of their portfolio | 8.8m $386.8m | Added +980.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.81% of their portfolio | 7.8m $344.7m | Reduced -340.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 7.6m $335.2m | Added +712.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.4m $328.2m | Added +28.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.6m $245.3m | Reduced -6.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.3m $232.0m | Added +1.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $165.8m | Reduced -474.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $164.0m | Added +3.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $157.7m | Added +1.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $142.6m | Reduced -85.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.0m $134.3m | Added +1.7m |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $122.1m | Reduced -94.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $119.3m | Reduced -632.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $119.0m | Added +307.8k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 2.6m $116.5m | Reduced -374.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $116.3m | Added +729.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $105.8m | Reduced -76.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $102.0m | Reduced -57.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $100.8m | Added +821.3k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.1m $93.8m | Reduced -528.6k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $85.0m | Added +1.2m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.4m | Reduced -112.6k |
| Caligan Partners LP 13.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $67.2m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.7m | Added +1.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.0m | Reduced -167.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $59.7m | Added +109.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.5m | Reduced -711.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.0m | Reduced -349.8k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.2m | Added +357.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.5m | Added +239.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.1m | Added +290.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.2m | Added +513.8k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.31% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.2m | Reduced -17.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.7m | Reduced -340.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.4m | Reduced -407.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 972.4k $42.9m | Added +453.0k |
| GLOBEFLEX CAPITAL L P 3.41% of their portfolio | 934.5k $41.2m | Added +7.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 910.8k $40.1m | Added +305.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 900.0k $39.7m | Added +247.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 886.7k $39.1m | Added +286.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 885.0k $39.0m | Added +90.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.14% of their portfolio | 884.0k $39.0m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 846.1k $37.3m | Added +286.8k |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 841.8k $37.1m | First filing |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 841.6k $37.1m | Added +133.9k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 805.2k $35.5m | Added +407 |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 801.6k $35.3m | Added +317.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 776.8k $34.2m | Reduced -28.2k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 724.8k $31.9m | Reduced -91.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 722.5k $31.8m | Added +259.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 696.8k $30.7m | Added +231.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 660.3k $29.1m | Added +267.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 641.3k $28.3m | Reduced -958.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 629.5k $27.7m | Added +507.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 623.9k $27.5m | Reduced -108.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 620.0k $27.3m | Reduced -28.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 603.4k $26.6m | Reduced -109.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 600.8k $26.5m | Added +176.4k |
| EULAV Asset Management 0.62% of their portfolio | 595.1k $26.2m | Added +65.1k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 587.7k $25.9m | Added +232.6k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.06% of their portfolio | 583.9k $25.7m | Added +80.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 583.4k $25.7m | Added +108.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 581.8k $25.6m | Reduced -572 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 545.6k $24.0m | Reduced -96.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 526.6k $23.2m | Reduced -762.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 499.7k $22.0m | Added +314.3k |
| Krensavage Asset Management, LLC 11.51% of their portfolio | 493.5k $21.8m | Reduced -385.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 490.9k $21.6m | Reduced -118.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 481.3k $21.2m | Reduced -16.6k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 457.5k $20.2m | Added +38.3k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 451.3k $19.9m | Added +59.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.03% of their portfolio | 429.7k $19.2m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 428.8k $18.9m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 427.3k $18.8m | Added +124.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 424.3k $18.7m | Added +85.3k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 423.9k $18.7m | Reduced -40.1k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 406.7k $17.9m | Added +71.1k |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.61% of their portfolio | 406.1k $17.9m | Added +4.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 402.8k $17.8m | Added +379.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 389.6k $17.2m | Added +173.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 381.5k $16.7m | Reduced -182.0k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 1.05% of their portfolio | 377.7k $16.6m | Reduced -21.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 368.6k $16.2m | Reduced -8.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 357.0k $15.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 354.8k $15.6m | Reduced -299.8k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 347.1k $15.3m | Reduced -30.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 340.1k $15.0m | Reduced -4.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 339.8k $15.0m | Reduced -1.5m |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 335.4k $14.8m | Reduced -11.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 319.4k $14.1m | Added +137.5k |
| HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP 0.25% of their portfolio | 292.3k $12.9m | Added +241.8k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 283.6k $12.5m | Added +17.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 281.6k $12.4m | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.03% of their portfolio | 274.6k $12.1m | Reduced -18.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.7k $12.0m | Added +23.6k |