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 ($7.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 94.5m as of 2025-05-01, 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 ≈ $36.23. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($43.9m notional), 15 hold puts ($42.2m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 271 |
| Q2 2024 | 275 |
| Q3 2024 | 303 |
| Q4 2024 | 316 |
| Q1 2025 | 304 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 129 | 110 |
| Q3 2023 | 116 | 106 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 | 98 |
| Q1 2024 | 150 | 96 |
| Q2 2024 | 161 | 120 |
| Q3 2024 | 163 | 120 |
| Q4 2024 | 149 | 151 |
| Q1 2025 | 155 | 148 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $24.2m | $16.4m | 0.68 |
| Q3 2024 | $29.9m | $25.6m | 0.86 |
| Q4 2024 | $31.5m | $37.9m | 1.20 |
| Q1 2025 | $43.9m | $42.2m | 0.96 |
Biggest buyers
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +965.9k |
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC | Added | +873.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +706.5k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP | Added | +696.5k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | New | +651.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | New | +561.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +270.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +235.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +227.9k |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | Added | +204.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Vestal Point Capital, LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -717.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -527.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -486.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -380.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -378.3k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP | Reduced | -345.4k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -260.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -259.4k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | -238.0k |
Biggest calls
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $12.7m350.0k shares |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | Added | $4.2m117.0k shares |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC | New | $4.1m113.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.0m110.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.4m92.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $1.8m51.0k shares |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. | New | $1.8m50.0k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | Reduced | $1.8m50.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.7m46.2k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $1.4m39.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $10.8m297.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.6m182.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.4m177.2k shares |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | Added | $4.5m123.3k shares |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC | New | $3.6m100.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.6m70.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $1.8m51.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.4m40.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.1m31.7k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $1.1m30.3k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $416.4k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $352.0k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.3m | $1.3m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $3.4m | $620.4k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $534.4k | $512.7k |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.1m | $2.1m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | $908.9k |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 8 | $6.8m | $4.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-06 | Horn Howard Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $72.1k1.8k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | KAKKIS EMIL D President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $3.1m73.4k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Harris Erik EVP & Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $635.8k15.1k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Pinion John Richard Officer | Sold | $607.9k14.4k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Parschauer Karah Herdman EVP and Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $540.8k12.8k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Crombez Eric EVP and Chief Medical Officer | Sold | $376.6k8.9k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Kassberg Thomas Richard CBO & EVP | Sold | $253.8k6.0k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Huizenga Theodore Alan SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $40.7k967 shares |
| 2025-02-28 | KAKKIS EMIL D President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.1m25.0k shares |
| 2025-02-27 | Parschauer Karah Herdman EVP and Chief Legal Officer | Sold | $128.2k3.0k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0m $362.0m | Reduced -38.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.2m $223.0m | Reduced -378.3k |
| SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 4.2m $150.8m | Reduced -134.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $116.6m | Added +706.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $94.8m | Reduced -104.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $88.7m | Reduced -8.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $81.8m | Reduced -62.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.1m $77.8m | Added +965.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $74.4m | Added +5.4k |
| MONTANOVA CAPITAL, LLC 2.97% of their portfolio | 2.0m $73.3m | Added +873.2k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.7m $61.8m | Reduced -260.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $61.6m | Added +8.4k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.7m $61.0m | Reduced -987 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $59.6m | Added +83.7k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.6m $57.1m | Unchanged |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.1m | Added +55.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $52.0m | Added +235.6k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 2.89% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.5m | Reduced -345.4k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP 1.58% of their portfolio | 1.4m $48.9m | Added +696.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.2m | Reduced -380.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.9m | Reduced -486.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.7m | Added +192.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 983.6k $35.6m | Added +21.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 976.1k $35.3m | Reduced -206.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 937.2k $33.9m | Added +23.7k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 852.7k $30.9m | Added +23.2k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 830.0k $30.1m | Unchanged |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 824.4k $29.9m | Added +77.0k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 728.0k $26.4m | Added +53.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 712.4k $25.8m | Added +15.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 696.2k $25.2m | Reduced -42.8k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 1.09% of their portfolio | 658.7k $23.9m | Unchanged |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.14% of their portfolio | 651.4k $23.6m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 633.2k $22.9m | Added +18.2k |
| First Light Asset Management, LLC 2.61% of their portfolio | 632.0k $22.9m | Reduced -131.6k |
| Eagle Health Investments LP 5.90% of their portfolio | 627.6k $22.7m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 626.4k $22.7m | Added +28.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 600.4k $21.7m | Added +173.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 593.1k $21.5m | Reduced -20.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 568.4k $20.6m | Added +39.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.03% of their portfolio | 561.5k $20.3m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 556.4k $20.1m | Added +270.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 528.0k $19.1m | Added +139.5k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 524.6k $19.0m | Added +58.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 518.5k $18.8m | First filing |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 516.2k $18.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 502.2k $18.2m | Reduced -7.3k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 502.0k $18.2m | Added +1.3k |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP 1.29% of their portfolio | 500.0k $18.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 480.3k $17.4m | Reduced -73.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 478.9k $17.3m | Added +161.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 469.5k $17.0m | Added +143.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 456.3k $16.5m | Reduced -293 |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 455.1k $16.5m | Added +157.8k |
| MPM BIOIMPACT LLC 2.48% of their portfolio | 398.4k $14.4m | Added +7.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.4k $13.8m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 380.2k $13.8m | Added +2.7k |
| Cutter Capital Management, LP 5.98% of their portfolio | 379.3k $13.7m | Reduced -27.5k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.88% of their portfolio | 341.0k $12.3m | Added +16.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 334.1k $12.1m | Reduced -717.5k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP 2.41% of their portfolio | 322.1k $11.7m | Reduced -29.9k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.01% of their portfolio | 311.1k $11.3m | Reduced -35.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 309.5k $11.2m | Added +103.7k |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 304.2k $11.0m | Added +204.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 299.6k $10.8m | Added +44.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 293.4k $10.6m | Added +76.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.5k $10.3m | Added +586 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 268.7k $9.7m | Added +112.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 268.5k $9.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 2.39% of their portfolio | 267.4k $9.7m | Added +38.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 264.3k $10.0m | Reduced -111.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.0k $9.4m | Added +160.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.5k $9.3m | Reduced -29.6k |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. 2.36% of their portfolio | 249.8k $9.0m | Reduced -8.6k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 240.0k $8.7m | Reduced -5.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 237.6k $8.6m | Added +227.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 232.4k $8.4m | Added +30.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.9k $8.0m | Added +131.9k |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC 2.56% of their portfolio | 217.0k $7.9m | Added +38.0k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 216.9k $7.9m | Added +56.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.9k $7.8m | Added +146.6k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.8k $7.5m | Reduced -57.4k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 202.2k $7.6m | Added +66.6k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 178.8k $6.5m | Added +61.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.9k $6.4m | First filing |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 169.5k $6.1m | Added +5.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.6k $6.0m | Added +84.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.1k $5.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP 1.79% of their portfolio | 153.2k $5.5m | Added +35.0k |
| Motley Fool Wealth Management, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 149.6k $5.4m | Reduced -4.2k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.08% of their portfolio | 143.4k $5.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.9k $5.2m | Reduced -63.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.4k $5.1m | Added +9.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.5k $5.0m | Added +45.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.3k $4.9m | Added +3.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 130.3k $4.7m | Added +47.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 126.4k $4.6m | Added +54.1k |
| EFG Asset Management (North America) Corp. 0.74% of their portfolio | 122.9k $4.5m | Reduced -16.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 121.5k $4.4m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.5k $4.4m | Reduced -60.0k |