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 ($7.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 129.0m as of 2025-05-05, 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 ≈ $40.33. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($14.1m notional), 14 hold puts ($9.8m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 324 |
| Q1 2025 | 317 |
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 | 140 | 66 |
| Q3 2023 | 108 | 74 |
| Q4 2023 | 112 | 84 |
| Q1 2024 | 150 | 94 |
| Q2 2024 | 151 | 102 |
| Q3 2024 | 208 | 108 |
| Q4 2024 | 185 | 151 |
| Q1 2025 | 181 | 159 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $20.6m | $9.3m | 0.45 |
| Q3 2024 | $96.9m | $72.8m | 0.75 |
| Q4 2024 | $50.2m | $27.8m | 0.55 |
| Q1 2025 | $14.1m | $9.8m | 0.69 |
Biggest buyers
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | Added | +3.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.0m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Kynam Capital Management, LP | Added | +863.2k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP | New | +750.0k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Added | +592.0k |
| Eversept Partners, LP | Added | +429.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | New | +359.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +350.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +343.8k |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -579.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -526.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -500.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -424.9k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Reduced | -411.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Sold out | -326.1k |
| Logos Global Management LP | Sold out | -300.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -257.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.0m132.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.9m51.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.9m51.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.9m50.5k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $944.0k25.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $932.0k24.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $793.0k21.0k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | $377.6k10.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $287.0k7.6k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $2.4m62.8k shares |
| DIADEMA PARTNERS LP | New | $1.9m51.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.1m30.0k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | $955.3k25.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $793.0k21.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $687.2k18.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $649.5k17.2k shares |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | New | $566.4k15.0k shares |
| Persistent Asset Partners Ltd | New | $334.6k119 shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $321.0k8.5k 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 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 | — | 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $21.4m | $21.4m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.1m | $5.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $353.7k5.0k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $586.2k8.0k shares |
| 2025-02-18 | GUGGENHIME ANDREW PRESIDENT AND CFO | Sold plan | $670.8k8.0k shares |
| 2025-02-05 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $450.4k5.0k shares |
| 2025-02-03 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $689.8k8.0k shares |
| 2025-01-21 | GUGGENHIME ANDREW PRESIDENT AND CFO | Sold plan | $692.1k8.0k shares |
| 2025-01-15 | Loxam Teri Director | Sold plan | $532.0k6.2k shares |
| 2025-01-06 | Eydelman Mikhail SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC | Sold plan | $427.9k5.0k shares |
| 2025-01-02 | Wassil Jim CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sold plan | $669.3k8.0k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.5m $472.5m | Reduced -579.4k |
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 7.69% of their portfolio | 12.2m $460.3m | Added +3.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.0m $454.8m | Added +82.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 11.8m $815.9m | Added +1.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.6m $399.5m | Reduced -526.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $242.3m | Added +2.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.1m $230.7m | Reduced -100.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.4m $166.4m | Reduced -131.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.5m $133.7m | Reduced -424.9k |
| Kynam Capital Management, LP 10.34% of their portfolio | 3.2m $120.8m | Added +863.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.1m $116.6m | Added +219.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $108.4m | Added +66.2k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $102.1m | Reduced -158.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.2m $81.4m | Reduced -411.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $71.8m | Added +164.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $64.4m | Reduced -75.2k |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 2.95% of their portfolio | 1.7m $64.1m | Added +273.7k |
| Commodore Capital LP 4.59% of their portfolio | 1.6m $62.3m | Added +25.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $50.3m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $47.4m | Added +89.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.1m | Added +118.0k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.6m | Added +6.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.2m | Reduced -15.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $43.3m | Reduced -2.0m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.5m | Reduced -120.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.4m | Reduced -37.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.0m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.9m | Added +108.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.8m | Added +343.8k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.1m | Reduced -106.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.2m | Added +32.8k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.8m | Reduced -175.0k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S 2.63% of their portfolio | 915.0k $34.6m | Added +165.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 899.8k $34.0m | Reduced -200.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 867.9k $32.8m | Added +92.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 790.8k $29.9m | Added +320.9k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 751.6k $28.4m | Added +350.2k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 750.0k $28.3m | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 744.2k $28.1m | Added +158.0k |
| Pivotal bioVenture Partners Investment Advisor LLC 21.72% of their portfolio | 710.7k $26.8m | Added +6.9k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 706.6k $26.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 678.6k $25.6m | Reduced -38.2k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 640.9k $24.2m | Added +592.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 621.1k $23.5m | Added +241.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 613.5k $23.2m | Added +311.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 607.0k $22.9m | Reduced -86.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 587.1k $22.2m | Reduced -18.2k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 570.3k $21.5m | Added +14.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 557.8k $21.1m | Added +71.0k |
| Eversept Partners, LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 557.1k $21.0m | Added +429.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 555.8k $21.0m | First filing |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 0.93% of their portfolio | 539.4k $20.4m | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 514.0k $19.4m | Added +41.0k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 470.2k $17.8m | Added +86.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 469.6k $17.7m | Added +160.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 418.0k $15.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 413.4k $15.6m | Added +136.9k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.28% of their portfolio | 405.0k $15.3m | Added +125.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 360.2k $13.6m | Added +21.1k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 359.2k $13.6m | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 344.9k $13.0m | Reduced -32.0k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.5k $10.5m | Reduced -63.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 336.0k $10.8m | Reduced -257.5k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 323.6k $12.2m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 318.3k $12.0m | Added +192.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 303.6k $11.5m | Reduced -30.2k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 300.0k $11.3m | Unchanged |
| Siren, L.L.C. 0.63% of their portfolio | 295.5k $11.2m | Reduced -4.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 293.1k $11.1m | Added +28.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 281.9k $10.6m | Reduced -131.8k |
| First Turn Management, LLC 2.11% of their portfolio | 276.9k $10.5m | Unchanged |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 264.7k $10.0m | Added +39.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 245.3k $9.3m | Reduced -5.7k |
| Saturn V Capital Management LP 4.43% of their portfolio | 232.3k $8.8m | Added +28.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.4k $8.7m | Reduced -66.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.1k $8.5m | Reduced -28.8k |
| DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 225.0k $8.5m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.8k $8.3m | Reduced -82.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.3k $8.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC 2.46% of their portfolio | 200.0k $7.6m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 199.6k $7.5m | Added +91.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.3k $7.4m | Added +142.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 189.8k $7.2m | Reduced -58.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.9k $6.9m | Added +20.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.2k $6.8m | Added +9.4k |
| Cormorant Asset Management, LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 175.0k $6.6m | Reduced -250.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.6k $6.2m | Reduced -32.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.2k $5.8m | Reduced -5.4k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 149.8k $5.7m | Reduced -4.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.4k $5.5m | Reduced -153.9k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 144.3k $5.4m | Added +45.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.7k $5.4m | Reduced -45.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.4k $5.2m | Added +90.1k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 131.8k $5.0m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.9k $4.9m | Added +6.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.4k $4.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 116.2k $4.4m | Added +15.9k |
| GREAT POINT PARTNERS LLC 2.37% of their portfolio | 115.5k $4.4m | New |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 113.4k $4.3m | Reduced -720 |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.3k $4.1m | Added +3.6k |