ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL IN RARE
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 90400D108 · ISIN US90400D1081
Biopharmaceutical company based in Novato, California, United States
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersNovato, CA
- Websiteultragenyx.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 ($2.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 82.1m as of 2023-10-30, 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 ≈ $47.82. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($23.1m notional), 12 hold puts ($23.3m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 233 |
| Q4 2022 | 228 |
| Q1 2023 | 230 |
| Q2 2023 | 243 |
| Q3 2023 | 222 |
| Q4 2023 | 238 |
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 | 135 | 100 |
| Q1 2023 | 120 | 99 |
| Q2 2023 | 129 | 110 |
| Q3 2023 | 116 | 106 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 | 98 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $9.2m | $10.4m | 1.13 |
| Q2 2023 | $14.7m | $14.9m | 1.01 |
| Q3 2023 | $14.0m | $12.7m | 0.90 |
| Q4 2023 | $23.1m | $23.3m | 1.01 |
Biggest buyers
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.5m |
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.4m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +935.0k |
| Camber Capital Management LP | New | +900.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +699.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +684.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +548.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +389.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -978.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -780.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -614.0k |
| First Light Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -380.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -236.3k |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC | Sold out | -174.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Reduced | -102.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -95.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -91.5k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.6m138.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.3m111.5k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $3.6m74.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $1.4m30.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $1.4m30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m25.1k shares |
| TORNO CAPITAL, LLC | First filing | $1.2m25.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m22.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $922.9k19.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $157.8k3.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $8.5m177.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.8m100.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $3.6m74.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $1.4m30.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $1.4m30.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.3m26.9k shares |
| TORNO CAPITAL, LLC | First filing | $956.4k20.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $717.3k15.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $301.3k6.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $224.0k4.7k 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 +3.2 pts · filed 2026-07-30 | 8.3% |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 7.9% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution +1.5 pts · filed 2026-07-31 | 7.0% |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-13 | 6.7% |
| Madison Avenue Partners, LP 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-10-20 | 6.4% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 6.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), FMR LLC (3.5%, 2026-02-05)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
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 2022 | 0 | — | 8 | $2.5m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $27.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 7 | $793.5k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $416.4k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $352.0k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.3m | $1.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-29 | KAKKIS EMIL D President & CEO, director | Sold | $1.4m30.0k shares |
| 2023-10-23 | Kassberg Thomas Richard CBO & EVP | Sold plan | $1.3m39.9k shares |
| 2023-10-19 | KAKKIS EMIL D President & CEO, director | Sold | $1.6m47.9k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.7m $414.8m | Added +1.4m |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 5.14% of their portfolio | 6.9m $329.3m | Added +1.5m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $250.5m | Added +159.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.4m $211.1m | Reduced -780.9k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 4.1m $196.9m | Added +1.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $164.9m | Added +288.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $155.5m | Added +684.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.4m $117.0m | Added +250.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $114.0m | Added +89.9k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 2.2m $107.2m | Added +298.0k |
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 4.65% of their portfolio | 2.1m $101.7m | Added +1.4m |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 2.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $83.9m | Added +277.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $75.5m | Added +46.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.5m $71.2m | Added +548.7k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.5m $70.1m | Added +100.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $61.4m | Added +200.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $57.1m | Added +699.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $56.1m | Added +225.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $55.6m | Reduced -38.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $49.0m | Added +935.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $48.9m | Added +153.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $48.3m | Added +389.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 993.0k $47.5m | Reduced -34.8k |
| Camber Capital Management LP 1.50% of their portfolio | 900.0k $43.0m | New |
| Avidity Partners Management LP 1.54% of their portfolio | 844.5k $40.4m | Added +300.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 770.5k $36.8m | Added +172.4k |
| First Light Asset Management, LLC 2.86% of their portfolio | 744.7k $35.6m | Reduced -380.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 719.0k $34.4m | Reduced -29.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 665.4k $31.8m | Added +320.9k |
| GREAT POINT PARTNERS LLC 5.28% of their portfolio | 648.0k $31.0m | Reduced -79.4k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 604.0k $28.9m | Reduced -34.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 555.9k $26.6m | Added +280.3k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 490.0k $23.4m | Reduced -978.5k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 482.1k $23.1m | Reduced -9.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.8k $22.6m | Added +75.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 457.4k $21.9m | Added +26.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 430.0k $20.6m | Added +44.6k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 400.1k $19.1m | Added +194.6k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.98% of their portfolio | 385.3k $18.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 374.7k $17.9m | Added +52.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 359.2k $17.2m | Added +137.9k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 359.0k $17.2m | Unchanged |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 350.0k $16.7m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.4k $16.4m | Reduced -31.3k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 342.8k $16.4m | New |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 307.5k $14.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.3k $13.0m | Added +31.5k |
| Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP 3.01% of their portfolio | 263.2k $12.6m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 250.1k $12.0m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 224.2k $10.7m | Added +7.0k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 221.9k $10.6m | Added +38.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.4k $10.6m | Added +16.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 218.0k $10.4m | Reduced -30.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.7k $10.3m | Added +25.1k |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 1.78% of their portfolio | 201.0k $9.6m | Reduced -58.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 200.6k $9.6m | Added +16.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 200.1k $9.6m | Added +198.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 188.9k $9.0m | Reduced -40.6k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 185.0k $8.8m | Added +35.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 170.7k $8.2m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.7k $8.1m | Added +93.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.7k $8.0m | Added +46.0k |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. 2.23% of their portfolio | 166.5k $8.0m | Added +51.3k |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 164.2k $7.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.3k $7.5m | Reduced -57.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.1k $7.4m | Reduced -236.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 151.7k $7.3m | Reduced -78.3k |
| Motley Fool Asset Management LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 149.4k $7.1m | Reduced -6.7k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 148.5k $7.1m | Added +99.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 142.5k $6.8m | Reduced -68.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.6k $6.8m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.1k $6.7m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.6k $6.1m | Added +87.4k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.0k $5.8m | Added +13.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.7k $5.8m | Added +91.1k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.10% of their portfolio | 119.4k $5.7m | Added +5 |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 119.3k $5.7m | Reduced -20.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.2k $5.7m | Added +3.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.5k $5.3m | Added +19.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.4k $5.2m | Reduced -102.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.5k $4.9m | Reduced -614.0k |
| SECTOR GAMMA AS 1.19% of their portfolio | 102.5k $4.9m | Reduced -12.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.7k $4.9m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.7k $4.8m | Added +8.1k |
| Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 100.3k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 98.1k $4.7m | New |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.9k $4.6m | Reduced -33.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.8k $4.2m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.5k $4.1m | Reduced -95.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.6k $4.1m | Added +1.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.9k $4.0m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.6k $4.0m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.1k $3.7m | Reduced -603 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.9k $3.5m | Added +19.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.8k $3.5m | Added +3.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.7k $3.3m | Reduced -63.2k |
| EFG Asset Management (North America) Corp. 0.62% of their portfolio | 68.5k $3.3m | Added +10.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.4k $3.1m | Added +9.8k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.1k $3.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.8k $2.8m | Added +11.4k |