NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC NBIX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 64125C109 · ISIN US64125C1099
American biopharmaceutical company
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersSan Diego, CA
- Founded1992
- Websiteneurocrine.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 ($40.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 101.6m as of 2026-07-22, 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 ≈ $168.42. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($116.5m notional), 12 hold puts ($81.3m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 466 |
| Q4 2022 | 530 |
| Q1 2023 | 488 |
| Q2 2023 | 457 |
| Q3 2023 | 514 |
| Q4 2023 | 555 |
| Q1 2024 | 591 |
| Q2 2024 | 595 |
| Q3 2024 | 576 |
| Q4 2024 | 601 |
| Q1 2025 | 587 |
| Q2 2025 | 587 |
| Q3 2025 | 650 |
| Q4 2025 | 732 |
| Q1 2026 | 699 |
| Q2 2026 | 776 |
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 2024 | 296 | 286 |
| Q4 2024 | 292 | 284 |
| Q1 2025 | 253 | 334 |
| Q2 2025 | 295 | 291 |
| Q3 2025 | 332 | 268 |
| Q4 2025 | 379 | 265 |
| Q1 2026 | 375 | 323 |
| Q2 2026 | 461 | 288 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $33.1m | $67.7m | 2.05 |
| Q4 2025 | $41.3m | $71.6m | 1.74 |
| Q1 2026 | $39.1m | $69.0m | 1.77 |
| Q2 2026 | $116.5m | $81.3m | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +956.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +721.3k |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP | Added | +630.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +446.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +353.7k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | New | +349.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +326.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +282.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +275.9k |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd | Added | +271.0k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -984.3k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -675.1k |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. | Sold out | -610.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -443.8k |
| BRAIDWELL LP | Reduced | -315.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Reduced | -278.1k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -265.9k |
Biggest calls
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | New | $67.4m400.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $15.1m89.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $10.6m63.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $8.8m52.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.7m33.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.1m24.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.3m19.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $623.6k3.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $353.9k2.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $269.7k1.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $31.2m185.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $20.1m119.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $10.6m63.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $5.1m30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.5m26.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.9m17.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Unchanged | $2.3m13.7k shares |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | Unchanged | $1.7m9.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m7.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $977.5k5.8k 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 | 12.1% |
| DODGE & COX 13G · institution new · filed 2025-05-14 | 5.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 13G · institution -1.1 pts · filed 2026-10-15 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $626.4k | $626.4k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 11 | $38.7m | $38.7m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.5m | $4.5m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $24.0m | $24.0m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $8.9m | $8.8m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.8m | $4.8m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 9 | $57.0m | $57.0m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $6.2m | $6.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | ABERNETHY MATT Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $363.3k2.3k shares |
| 2026-09-14 | Boyer David W. Chief Corp. Affairs Officer | Sold plan | $130.1k826 shares |
| 2026-09-09 | BENEVICH ERIC Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $333.0k2.2k shares |
| 2026-07-28 | Norwalk Leslie V Director | Sold plan | $227.5k1.2k shares |
| 2026-07-10 | Delaet Ingrid Chief Regulatory Officer | Sold plan | $790.5k4.4k shares |
| 2026-07-09 | Lippoldt Darin Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $1.8m10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-09 | Delaet Ingrid Chief Regulatory Officer | Sold plan | $1.5m8.4k shares |
| 2026-07-08 | Delaet Ingrid Chief Regulatory Officer | Sold plan | $488.7k2.7k shares |
| 2026-07-07 | Delaet Ingrid Chief Regulatory Officer | Sold plan | $607.3k3.4k shares |
| 2026-06-29 | Lippoldt Darin Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $1.7m9.8k shares |
| 2026-06-26 | Lippoldt Darin Chief Legal Officer | Sold plan | $33.9k200 shares |
| 2026-06-05 | SHERWIN STEPHEN A Director | Sold plan | $4.1m25.0k shares |
| 2026-06-04 | Norwalk Leslie V Director | Sold plan | $210.1k1.2k shares |
| 2026-06-02 | Cooke Julie Chief Human Resources Officer | Sold plan | $5.8m36.9k shares |
| 2026-06-01 | Onyia Jude Chief Scientific Officer | Sold plan | $1.8m11.0k shares |
| 2026-05-29 | Delaet Ingrid Chief Regulatory Officer | Sold plan | $354.3k2.3k shares |
| 2026-05-27 | Onyia Jude Chief Scientific Officer | Sold plan | $1.7m11.0k shares |
| 2026-05-26 | Boyer David W. Chief Corp. Affairs Officer | Sold plan | $609.0k3.9k shares |
| 2026-05-19 | GORMAN KEVIN CHARLES Director | Sold plan | $37.8m245.1k shares |
| 2026-05-15 | POPS RICHARD F Director | Sold plan | $2.4m15.0k shares |
| 2026-05-12 | Norwalk Leslie V Director | Sold plan | $590.6k3.8k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.7m $2.3bn | Added +326.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.4m $1.1bn | Added +956.6k |
| Dodge & Cox 0.49% of their portfolio | 5.6m $941.2m | Added +123.7k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $838.3m | Added +247.7k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $766.0m | Added +33.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $739.1m | Added +31.1k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.8m $643.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.3m $393.7m | Reduced -83.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $359.6m | Added +2.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.1m $349.9m | Reduced -984.3k |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP 7.40% of their portfolio | 1.9m $316.8m | Added +630.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.5m $251.9m | Added +446 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $222.2m | Added +99.4k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 1.82% of their portfolio | 1.3m $213.7m | Added +205.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $212.3m | Added +16.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $181.6m | Added +721.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 974.3k $164.2m | Added +71.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 973.9k $164.1m | Not comparable |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 923.1k $155.6m | Reduced -36.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 732.9k $123.5m | Added +21.1k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 726.1k $122.4m | Added +205.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 699.1k $117.8m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.09% of their portfolio | 651.1k $109.7m | Added +71.7k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 647.8k $109.2m | Added +13.4k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 640.3k $107.9m | Reduced -125.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 631.9k $106.5m | Added +282.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 619.4k $104.4m | Added +35.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 618.5k $104.2m | Reduced -113.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.19% of their portfolio | 601.0k $101.3m | Added +185.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 583.5k $98.3m | Added +251.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 580.2k $97.8m | Reduced -21.3k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 567.4k $95.6m | Reduced -26.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 553.1k $93.2m | Reduced -58.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 545.9k $92.0m | Reduced -675.1k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.13% of their portfolio | 540.0k $91.0m | Added +446.3k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 2.50% of their portfolio | 535.8k $90.3m | Reduced -188.2k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 526.3k $88.7m | First filing |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 504.2k $85.0m | Reduced -67.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 502.3k $84.7m | Reduced -9.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 491.3k $82.8m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 469.2k $79.1m | Added +64.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 461.3k $60.8m | Reduced -62.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 459.3k $77.4m | Added +16.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 445.2k $75.0m | Added +353.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 441.4k $74.4m | Added +90.7k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.07% of their portfolio | 430.6k $72.8m | Reduced -172.0k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 419.8k $70.7m | Added +250.5k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 373.5k $63.0m | Added +91.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.23% of their portfolio | 373.2k $62.9m | Reduced -278.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 371.6k $62.6m | Added +11.4k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 349.0k $58.8m | New |
| Vinva Investment Management Ltd 0.39% of their portfolio | 346.1k $58.8m | Added +271.0k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 2.10% of their portfolio | 336.2k $56.7m | Reduced -315.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 334.6k $56.4m | Reduced -30.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.7k $56.2m | Added +182.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 329.1k $55.5m | Added +109.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 324.8k $54.7m | Added +80.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 319.1k $54.2m | Added +275.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 314.5k $53.0m | Reduced -66.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.0k $52.9m | Added +159.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 312.8k $52.7m | Added +9.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 299.7k $50.3m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.08% of their portfolio | 297.3k $50.1m | Added +200.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 281.2k $47.4m | Reduced -28.8k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.93% of their portfolio | 277.3k $46.7m | Added +189.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 270.8k $45.6m | Reduced -238.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 268.9k $45.3m | Reduced -23.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 262.2k $44.2m | Added +43.5k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 261.3k $44.0m | Added +23.4k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 260.9k $43.9m | Reduced -14.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.6k $43.9m | Added +27.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.0k $42.6m | Added +21.7k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.25% of their portfolio | 245.9k $41.4m | Added +70.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 239.2k $40.3m | Added +1.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 231.9k $39.1m | Added +9.5k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.57% of their portfolio | 229.0k $38.6m | Reduced -17.4k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 222.6k $37.5m | Added +26.8k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.5k $37.2m | Added +16.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 215.5k $36.3m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Carmignac Gestion 0.47% of their portfolio | 214.1k $36.1m | Added +28.1k |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP 3.12% of their portfolio | 213.4k $36.0m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 205.9k $34.7m | Added +18.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 205.7k $34.7m | Added +57.5k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 203.5k $34.3m | Added +54.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 185.5k $31.3m | Reduced -49.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 182.5k $30.8m | Added +16.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 179.1k $30.2m | Added +91.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.1k $30.2m | Added +66.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 178.6k $30.1m | Reduced -46.4k |
| SEB Asset Management AB 0.11% of their portfolio | 176.8k $29.8m | Added +97.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 175.9k $29.7m | Reduced -5.5k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.7k $29.6m | Added +84.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 175.5k $29.6m | Added +700 |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 173.0k $29.2m | Added +102.4k |
| PKO BP BANKOWY Universal Pension Society JSC 8.23% of their portfolio | 170.8k $28.8m | Added +32.0k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.20% of their portfolio | 169.8k $28.6m | New |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.18% of their portfolio | 160.0k $27.0m | Added +85.0k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 155.0k $26.1m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd 0.45% of their portfolio | 155.0k $26.1m | New |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 150.0k $25.3m | Unchanged |