VAXCYTE INC PCVX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92243G108 · ISIN US92243G1085
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryBiological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
- HeadquartersSan Carlos, CA
- 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 ($16.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 111.6m as of 2024-08-02, 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 ≈ $75.58. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($20.6m notional), 10 hold puts ($9.3m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 126 |
| Q4 2022 | 199 |
| Q1 2023 | 190 |
| Q2 2023 | 199 |
| Q3 2023 | 204 |
| Q4 2023 | 225 |
| Q1 2024 | 253 |
| Q2 2024 | 267 |
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 | 167 | 33 |
| Q1 2023 | 94 | 92 |
| Q2 2023 | 140 | 66 |
| Q3 2023 | 108 | 74 |
| Q4 2023 | 112 | 84 |
| Q1 2024 | 150 | 94 |
| Q2 2024 | 151 | 102 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $2.8m | $2.2m | 0.78 |
| Q4 2023 | $9.9m | $2.9m | 0.30 |
| Q1 2024 | $16.7m | $12.4m | 0.74 |
| Q2 2024 | $20.6m | $9.3m | 0.45 |
Biggest buyers
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +1.2m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +469.6k |
| Commodore Capital LP | Added | +445.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +426.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +418.7k |
| Cormorant Asset Management, LP | Added | +415.0k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | New | +367.2k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Added | +343.3k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | Added | +332.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +314.1k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Darwin Global Management, Ltd. | Reduced | -669.9k |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP | Reduced | -612.8k |
| BRAIDWELL LP | Reduced | -404.4k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -328.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -326.3k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -302.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -276.2k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -270.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -155.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.6m126.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $3.8m50.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.7m22.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.5m20.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.3m16.8k shares |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC | New | $1.1m15.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m13.9k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | Added | $370.0k4.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $203.9k2.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $7.6k100 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.4m31.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.2m29.1k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $1.7m22.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $981.6k13.0k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | Added | $951.4k12.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Unchanged | $800.4k10.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $226.5k3.0k shares |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) | Not comparable | $36.5k10.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $30.0k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 +3.0 pts · filed 2026-08-06 | 14.4% |
| Janus Henderson Group Ltd. 13G · institution +12.0 pts · filed 2026-08-11 | 12.1% |
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 13G · passive investor -1.0 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 8.9% |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 13G · institution +2.2 pts · filed 2026-02-17 | 8.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.0% |
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 in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $3.9m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $14.5k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | $1.1m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.9m | $6.9m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $13.0m | $13.0m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $7.6m | $7.6m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-24 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $1.1m15.0k shares |
| 2024-06-18 | GUGGENHIME ANDREW PRESIDENT AND CFO | Sold plan | $575.4k8.0k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Gilbert Halley E Director | Sold plan | $1.3m18.2k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $216.0k3.0k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director · By Children's Trust | Sold plan | $188.5k2.6k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $120.1k1.7k shares |
| 2024-05-23 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $1.0m15.0k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | GUGGENHIME ANDREW PRESIDENT AND CFO | Sold plan | $599.9k8.0k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $184.9k3.0k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director · By Children's Trust | Sold plan | $161.4k2.6k shares |
| 2024-05-01 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $102.9k1.7k shares |
| 2024-04-23 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $928.8k15.0k shares |
| 2024-04-18 | GUGGENHIME ANDREW PRESIDENT AND CFO | Sold plan | $490.2k8.0k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $200.1k3.0k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director · By Children's Trust | Sold plan | $174.5k2.6k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $111.2k1.7k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.2m $1.2bn | Reduced -93.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.9m $750.6m | Added +426.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.8m $739.8m | Added +59.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 8.9m $669.7m | Added +1.2m |
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 8.19% of their portfolio | 8.2m $619.5m | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.6m $346.8m | Reduced -326.3k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $312.1m | Reduced -7.0k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.0m $303.7m | Added +469.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.4m $254.3m | Added +30.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.2m $239.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $185.9m | Added +314.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $184.4m | Added +154.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $183.1m | Added +101.3k |
| Darwin Global Management, Ltd. 19.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $163.9m | Reduced -669.9k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 1.9m $146.1m | Added +66.9k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.9m $145.7m | Added +343.3k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 3.39% of their portfolio | 1.9m $140.6m | Reduced -70.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $131.0m | Reduced -45.9k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.4m | Added +126.2k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.3m $99.0m | Reduced -86.3k |
| Commodore Capital LP 6.73% of their portfolio | 1.3m $98.5m | Added +445.0k |
| Cormorant Asset Management, LP 4.83% of their portfolio | 1.1m $83.1m | Added +415.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $81.5m | Reduced -155.8k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 3.67% of their portfolio | 1.0m $78.5m | Reduced -100.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 984.5k $74.3m | Reduced -61.6k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S 3.87% of their portfolio | 950.0k $71.7m | Added +105.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 939.7k $71.0m | Reduced -29.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 876.2k $66.2m | Added +42.6k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 1.91% of their portfolio | 808.3k $61.0m | Reduced -404.4k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 795.9k $60.1m | Reduced -270.2k |
| Pivotal bioVenture Partners Investment Advisor LLC 46.04% of their portfolio | 793.0k $59.9m | Unchanged |
| Kynam Capital Management, LP 5.95% of their portfolio | 753.2k $56.9m | Added +8.2k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 739.2k $55.8m | Added +81.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 736.7k $55.6m | Added +38.2k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 706.9k $53.4m | Added +313.2k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.99% of their portfolio | 687.9k $51.9m | Added +332.8k |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 1.81% of their portfolio | 627.2k $47.4m | Reduced -612.8k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 575.0k $43.4m | Unchanged |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 532.9k $40.2m | Reduced -328.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 527.6k $39.8m | Added +65.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 492.5k $37.2m | Reduced -276.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 471.3k $35.6m | Added +185.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 468.6k $35.4m | Added +56.1k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 462.7k $34.9m | Reduced -13.0k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.3k $33.7m | Added +140.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 425.6k $32.1m | Reduced -110 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 418.7k $31.6m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 409.7k $30.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 367.2k $27.7m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 343.6k $25.9m | Added +296.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.2k $24.6m | Added +13.8k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 312.4k $23.6m | Added +31.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 307.5k $23.2m | Added +26.6k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.31% of their portfolio | 300.0k $22.7m | Unchanged |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 300.0k $22.7m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.8k $22.3m | Added +187.8k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.13% of their portfolio | 290.0k $21.9m | Reduced -87.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 288.0k $21.7m | Added +98.3k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP 0.91% of their portfolio | 284.0k $21.4m | Unchanged |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 282.4k $21.7m | Reduced -56.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.8k $21.0m | Added +159.2k |
| Cercano Management LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 273.6k $20.7m | Added +1.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 273.0k $20.6m | Added +84.9k |
| First Turn Management, LLC 3.20% of their portfolio | 260.3k $19.7m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 230.2k $17.4m | Reduced -137.0k |
| Saturn V Capital Management LP 6.15% of their portfolio | 215.7k $16.3m | Added +30.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.7k $15.4m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 190.4k $14.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.1k $14.1m | New |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 1.23% of their portfolio | 185.2k $14.0m | Reduced -22.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.3k $13.7m | Added +3.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 170.1k $12.8m | Added +66.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.8k $12.5m | Added +20.9k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 162.4k $12.3m | Added +4.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.3k $12.0m | Added +11.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.0k $12.0m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.8k $11.5m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 150.2k $11.3m | Added +235 |
| Ghost Tree Capital, LLC 3.94% of their portfolio | 150.0k $11.3m | Added +55.0k |
| First Light Asset Management, LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 139.7k $10.6m | Added +79.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.7k $9.9m | Added +12.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.1k $9.8m | Reduced -6.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.0k $9.7m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 115.0k $8.7m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Tri Locum Partners LP 2.16% of their portfolio | 113.3k $8.6m | New |
| ACUTA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 7.03% of their portfolio | 110.4k $8.3m | Added +5.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.1k $8.2m | Added +5.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.6k $8.1m | Added +90.9k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 100.3k $7.6m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 98.2k $7.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.3k $7.3m | Added +1.5k |
| Eversept Partners, LP 0.56% of their portfolio | 96.1k $7.3m | Reduced -101.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.7k $7.2m | Reduced -80.4k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 94.7k $7.1m | Reduced -31.5k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 92.3k $7.3m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.3k $6.9m | Reduced -747 |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 87.2k $6.6m | Added +1.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.1k $6.4m | Unchanged |
| Opaleye Management Inc. 1.47% of their portfolio | 85.0k $6.4m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.3k $6.1m | Added +26.5k |