VERONA PHARMA PLC VRNA
SPONSORED ADS · ADR · CUSIP 925050106
* 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 ($31.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $94.51. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($102.0m notional), 15 hold puts ($327.7m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 69 |
| Q4 2022 | 89 |
| Q1 2023 | 96 |
| Q2 2023 | 106 |
| Q3 2023 | 103 |
| Q4 2023 | 118 |
| Q1 2024 | 114 |
| Q2 2024 | 126 |
| Q3 2024 | 151 |
| Q4 2024 | 192 |
| Q1 2025 | 261 |
| Q2 2025 | 294 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 46 | 46 |
| Q4 2023 | 56 | 39 |
| Q1 2024 | 59 | 47 |
| Q2 2024 | 69 | 46 |
| Q3 2024 | 83 | 67 |
| Q4 2024 | 104 | 70 |
| Q1 2025 | 157 | 99 |
| Q2 2025 | 148 | 140 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $27.5m | $27.6m | 1.00 |
| Q4 2024 | $71.2m | $16.7m | 0.24 |
| Q1 2025 | $70.5m | $144.0m | 2.04 |
| Q2 2025 | $102.0m | $327.7m | 3.21 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +923.3k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | New | +875.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +801.2k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Added | +725.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +617.5k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | New | +539.8k |
| Artia Global Partners LP | Added | +385.7k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | New | +372.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.4m |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | Reduced | -1.3m |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -814.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -501.7k |
| NEA Management Company, LLC | Reduced | -425.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -422.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -291.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -271.7k |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP | Sold out | -267.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $39.9m421.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $22.3m235.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $12.3m129.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.4m120.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.9m52.3k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $2.9m31.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.7m29.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $1.9m19.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $1.3m14.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $964.7k10.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | $132.4m1.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $91.6m968.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $22.2m235.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $20.0m211.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $18.8m198.6k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $10.4m110.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.3m108.5k shares |
| Artia Global Partners LP | New | $8.7m91.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $3.8m40.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $3.6m38.5k 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.
No one currently above 5% in the filings since 19 Dec 2024.
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC (0.0%, 2025-11-14), JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (1.2%, 2025-11-14), Pentwater Capital Management LP (0.0%, 2025-11-14)
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 6.1m $580.1m | Added +617.5k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 19.55% of their portfolio | 5.5m $520.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Darwin Global Management, Ltd. 16.26% of their portfolio | 4.1m $387.4m | Added +206.4k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 12.80% of their portfolio | 3.4m $320.1m | Reduced -73.9k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 4.11% of their portfolio | 3.1m $288.6m | Added +203.1k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.50% of their portfolio | 2.7m $256.8m | Reduced -178.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $247.5m | Added +1.6m |
| NEA Management Company, LLC 16.11% of their portfolio | 2.3m $214.0m | Reduced -425.4k |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 7.91% of their portfolio | 2.1m $202.8m | Reduced -178.8k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.78% of their portfolio | 1.8m $171.2m | Added +725.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $169.3m | Reduced -76.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $154.2m | Reduced -501.7k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $147.8m | Added +30.1k |
| Caligan Partners LP 26.38% of their portfolio | 1.4m $135.9m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $133.9m | Added +801.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $132.1m | Added +1.1m |
| Vivo Capital, LLC 13.49% of their portfolio | 1.4m $131.8m | Reduced -45.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $112.2m | Added +923.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $109.7m | Added +146.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $108.4m | Reduced -121.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.1m $101.7m | Reduced -291.0k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 2.42% of their portfolio | 1.0m $94.8m | Unchanged |
| Artia Global Partners LP 22.48% of their portfolio | 924.2k $87.4m | Added +385.7k |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.43% of their portfolio | 875.0k $82.8m | New |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 839.2k $79.4m | Reduced -422.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.13% of their portfolio | 816.7k $77.2m | Reduced -814.3k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.06% of their portfolio | 674.1k $63.7m | Reduced -29.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 653.1k $61.8m | Reduced -271.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 631.7k $59.7m | Reduced -164.6k |
| Aisling Capital Management LP 16.18% of their portfolio | 615.4k $58.2m | Unchanged |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC 8.53% of their portfolio | 610.0k $57.7m | Reduced -5.0k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 3.10% of their portfolio | 608.0k $57.5m | Reduced -215.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 593.6k $56.1m | Added +132.4k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 539.8k $51.1m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 526.3k $47.6m | Reduced -40.0k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.76% of their portfolio | 521.9k $49.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 493.6k $46.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 482.9k $45.7m | Added +9.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 453.3k $42.9m | Added +225.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 377.2k $35.7m | Added +53.6k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 372.8k $35.3m | New |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 365.3k $34.5m | Added +305.5k |
| SILVERARC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 6.94% of their portfolio | 358.3k $33.9m | Reduced -187.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 356.6k $33.7m | Added +345.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 350.5k $33.2m | Added +271.3k |
| Cormorant Asset Management, LP 2.47% of their portfolio | 350.0k $33.1m | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.7k $32.5m | Reduced -146.8k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 338.4k $32.0m | New |
| Octagon Capital Advisors LP 7.00% of their portfolio | 337.0k $31.9m | Added +119.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 319.7k $30.2m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 319.2k $30.2m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.4k $29.5m | Added +107.4k |
| First Turn Management, LLC 5.47% of their portfolio | 310.0k $29.3m | Reduced -125.4k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 300.8k $28.5m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 279.7k $26.4m | Reduced -29.2k |
| NWI MANAGEMENT LP 1.19% of their portfolio | 270.0k $25.5m | New |
| ODDO BHF ASSET MANAGEMENT SAS 0.88% of their portfolio | 245.4k $23.2m | Unchanged |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 230.7k $21.8m | Added +230.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 225.6k $21.3m | Reduced -4.2k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 223.8k $21.2m | Unchanged |
| Tri Locum Partners LP 6.22% of their portfolio | 216.6k $20.5m | New |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 216.4k $20.5m | Reduced -81.4k |
| Tyro Capital Management LLC 7.97% of their portfolio | 214.7k $20.3m | New |
| Atika Capital Management LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 212.5k $20.1m | Added +4.4k |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 200.0k $18.9m | New |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 1.67% of their portfolio | 198.8k $18.8m | Added +14.1k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.76% of their portfolio | 198.5k $18.8m | Reduced -959 |
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC 2.17% of their portfolio | 197.9k $18.7m | Reduced -62.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 193.8k $18.3m | Reduced -330 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.3k $17.2m | Reduced -1.4m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 179.2k $16.9m | Added +39.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.2k $16.7m | Added +166.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 169.7k $16.1m | Added +27.6k |
| NAN FUNG TRINITY (HK) LTD 1.89% of their portfolio | 166.6k $15.8m | New |
| Ally Bridge Group (NY) LLC 13.29% of their portfolio | 160.7k $15.2m | Added +21.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.6k $14.5m | New |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 153.0k $14.5m | Reduced -33.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.4k $13.9m | Added +48.4k |
| Ikarian Capital, LLC 4.59% of their portfolio | 146.8k $13.9m | Added +16.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.1k $13.3m | Added +53.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.8k $12.8m | Reduced -119.4k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 126.6k $12.0m | Reduced -48.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.6k $11.5m | Added +24.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 118.6k $11.2m | Added +24.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.8k $10.9m | Reduced -15.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.0k $10.6m | Reduced -12.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.7k $10.6m | Added +1.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.6k $10.5m | Added +1.1k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 109.0k $10.3m | Reduced -27.5k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 1.27% of their portfolio | 106.5k $10.1m | Added +36.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.0k $9.7m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Rosalind Advisors, Inc. 4.58% of their portfolio | 100.0k $9.5m | Unchanged |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 98.7k $9.3m | Added +35.7k |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 4.27% of their portfolio | 98.1k $9.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 97.6k $9.2m | Reduced -61.4k |
| Velan Capital Investment Management LP 8.99% of their portfolio | 95.0k $9.0m | Unchanged |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.1k $8.1m | Added +4.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.1k $8.1m | Added +76.5k |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP 0.66% of their portfolio | 80.4k $7.6m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.3k $7.6m | Reduced -61.5k |