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 ($18.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 124.6m as of 2024-11-01, 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 ≈ $114.22. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($96.9m notional), 14 hold puts ($72.8m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 329 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 208 | 108 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $9.9m | $2.9m | 0.30 |
| Q1 2024 | $16.7m | $12.4m | 0.74 |
| Q2 2024 | $20.6m | $9.3m | 0.45 |
| Q3 2024 | $96.9m | $72.8m | 0.75 |
Biggest buyers
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +2.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +1.0m |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | New | +995.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +973.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +764.7k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC | Added | +600.0k |
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Added | +485.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +430.6k |
Biggest sellers
| BRAIDWELL LP | Reduced | -510.7k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -408.9k |
| Commodore Capital LP | Reduced | -385.0k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -366.7k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -355.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -344.5k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP | Sold out | -284.0k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Reduced | -262.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -213.5k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S | Reduced | -200.0k |
Biggest calls
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP | New | $31.6m276.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $20.0m175.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $13.9m121.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.4m73.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $6.9m60.0k shares |
| TORNO CAPITAL, LLC | Not comparable | $5.7m50.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.4m29.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $2.8m24.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.8m15.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $1.1m9.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $22.3m195.5k shares |
| TORNO CAPITAL, LLC | Not comparable | $13.0m114.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $9.8m86.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.2m63.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.3m46.7k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $5.0m44.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $3.7m32.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.5m21.6k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | $2.2m19.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $937.0k8.2k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $10.3m | $10.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-18 | GUGGENHIME ANDREW PRESIDENT AND CFO | Sold plan | $927.6k8.0k shares |
| 2024-09-17 | Loxam Teri Director | Sold plan | $726.7k6.2k shares |
| 2024-09-16 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $1.2m10.0k shares |
| 2024-09-03 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $1.1m10.0k shares |
| 2024-09-03 | Cowan Elvia SVP, FINANCE | Sold plan | $538.4k5.0k shares |
| 2024-09-03 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $186.9k1.7k shares |
| 2024-08-23 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $1.2m15.0k shares |
| 2024-08-19 | GUGGENHIME ANDREW PRESIDENT AND CFO | Sold plan | $628.7k8.0k shares |
| 2024-08-01 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $236.5k3.0k shares |
| 2024-08-01 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director · By Children's Trust | Sold plan | $206.1k2.6k shares |
| 2024-08-01 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $131.5k1.7k shares |
| 2024-07-23 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director | Sold plan | $1.3m15.0k shares |
| 2024-07-18 | GUGGENHIME ANDREW PRESIDENT AND CFO | Sold plan | $649.4k8.0k shares |
| 2024-07-16 | Cowan Elvia SVP, FINANCE | Sold plan | $425.0k5.0k shares |
| 2024-07-08 | Cowan Elvia SVP, FINANCE | Sold plan | $400.0k5.0k shares |
| 2024-07-01 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $229.0k3.0k shares |
| 2024-07-01 | PICKERING GRANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, director · By Children's Trust | Sold plan | $199.7k2.6k shares |
| 2024-07-01 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $127.3k1.7k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 15.8m $1.8bn | Reduced -366.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.4m $1.3bn | Added +1.6m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 10.9m $1.2bn | Added +2.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.7m $1.2bn | First filing |
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 11.45% of their portfolio | 8.7m $992.9m | Added +485.4k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.9m $559.7m | Added +764.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.5m $515.8m | Reduced -79.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.5m $510.3m | Added +1.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 4.1m $463.2m | Added +31.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $389.2m | Added +38.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $326.3m | Added +430.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $315.2m | Added +324.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $308.7m | Added +259.0k |
| Darwin Global Management, Ltd. 20.43% of their portfolio | 2.2m $251.2m | Added +117.2k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 4.97% of their portfolio | 2.0m $231.7m | Added +165.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.7m $198.8m | Reduced -189.5k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.7m $196.7m | Reduced -213.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $188.1m | Reduced -88.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $149.9m | Added +233.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $148.1m | Added +419.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.2m $142.1m | Reduced -66.7k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $141.4m | Reduced -145.7k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 1.96% of their portfolio | 1.2m $134.3m | Added +600.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $132.5m | Added +973.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $131.2m | Added +1.0m |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $127.1m | Added +128.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $126.1m | Added +397.0k |
| Kynam Capital Management, LP 9.20% of their portfolio | 1.0m $118.8m | Added +286.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $118.4m | Added +96.7k |
| Cormorant Asset Management, LP 6.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $114.3m | Reduced -100.0k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.64% of their portfolio | 995.8k $113.8m | New |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 2.18% of their portfolio | 976.2k $111.6m | Added +288.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 949.3k $108.5m | Added +212.5k |
| Commodore Capital LP 6.57% of their portfolio | 920.0k $105.1m | Reduced -385.0k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 4.03% of their portfolio | 879.4k $100.5m | Reduced -160.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.10% of their portfolio | 780.9k $89.2m | Added +248.0k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S 4.26% of their portfolio | 750.0k $85.7m | Reduced -200.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 694.9k $79.4m | Added +285.2k |
| Pivotal bioVenture Partners Investment Advisor LLC 43.38% of their portfolio | 639.5k $73.1m | Reduced -153.5k |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 2.51% of their portfolio | 627.7k $71.7m | Added +530 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 569.9k $65.1m | Added +98.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.11% of their portfolio | 546.8k $62.5m | Added +84.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 529.0k $60.4m | Added +1.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 501.1k $57.3m | Added +75.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 463.9k $53.0m | Added +138.8k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 444.0k $50.7m | Added +76.8k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 434.8k $48.6m | Reduced -7.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 423.5k $48.4m | Added +193.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 412.1k $47.1m | Reduced -56.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 408.3k $46.7m | Added +112.5k |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 387.0k $44.2m | Reduced -408.9k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 383.5k $43.8m | Reduced -355.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 366.2k $41.4m | Added +53.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 359.8k $41.1m | New |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 352.5k $40.3m | Added +52.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 350.2k $40.0m | Added +72.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 347.5k $39.7m | Added +3.9k |
| Cercano Management LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 327.7k $37.5m | Added +54.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 312.4k $35.7m | Reduced -180.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 303.9k $34.7m | Added +15.9k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.45% of their portfolio | 300.0k $34.3m | Unchanged |
| Logos Global Management LP 3.84% of their portfolio | 300.0k $34.3m | New |
| Siren, L.L.C. 1.72% of their portfolio | 300.0k $34.3m | First filing |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 298.4k $34.1m | Added +94.7k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 0.96% of their portfolio | 297.6k $34.0m | Reduced -510.7k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.12% of their portfolio | 273.0k $31.2m | Reduced -3 |
| Tri Locum Partners LP 7.44% of their portfolio | 271.9k $31.1m | Added +158.6k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 269.1k $30.8m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 255.0k $29.1m | Reduced -52.5k |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0.38% of their portfolio | 225.0k $25.7m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 224.4k $25.6m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.5k $25.2m | Added +54.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 218.8k $25.0m | New |
| First Turn Management, LLC 3.84% of their portfolio | 212.0k $24.2m | Reduced -48.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.8k $24.0m | Added +81.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 208.9k $23.9m | Added +49.9k |
| Saturn V Capital Management LP 8.37% of their portfolio | 205.0k $23.4m | Reduced -10.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 195.1k $22.3m | Added +42.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 180.6k $20.6m | Reduced -700 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 179.2k $20.5m | Added +9.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 176.2k $18.8m | Reduced -106.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.1k $18.8m | Added +4.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 157.0k $17.9m | Added +25.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 156.1k $17.8m | Reduced -6.4k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 140.8k $15.9m | Added +48.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.4k $15.6m | Added +100.8k |
| ACUTA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 12.53% of their portfolio | 135.4k $15.5m | Added +25.0k |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 130.2k $14.9m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Maven Securities LTD 1.67% of their portfolio | 129.7k $14.8m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.9k $13.5m | Added +38.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.6k $12.7m | Added +15.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.5k $11.4m | Added +3.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.7k $11.0m | Added +15.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.4k $10.2m | Reduced -1.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.5k $9.8m | Reduced -21.1k |
| Opaleye Management Inc. 1.62% of their portfolio | 85.0k $9.7m | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 82.8k $9.5m | Reduced -107.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.7k $9.5m | Reduced -25.4k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.86% of their portfolio | 81.9k $9.4m | Reduced -5.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.2k $9.3m | Added +11.8k |