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 ($14.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $106.68. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($78.3m notional), 11 hold puts ($59.8m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 244 |
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 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 132 | 216 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $71.2m | $16.7m | 0.24 |
| Q1 2025 | $70.5m | $144.0m | 2.04 |
| Q2 2025 | $102.0m | $327.7m | 3.21 |
| Q3 2025 | $78.3m | $59.8m | 0.76 |
Biggest buyers
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | New | +5.3m |
| FIL Ltd | New | +3.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +3.5m |
| GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC | New | +3.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +2.5m |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | New | +1.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.4m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -5.1m |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -5.0m |
| Darwin Global Management, Ltd. | Sold out | -4.1m |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | Sold out | -3.1m |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Sold out | -1.8m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Sold out | -1.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Caligan Partners LP | Sold out | -1.4m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $24.3m227.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $12.0m112.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $10.0m94.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $9.7m91.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.1m85.4k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $2.9m27.2k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $2.7m25.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m16.4k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $1.6m15.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $1.1m10.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $28.2m264.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.5m88.8k shares |
| WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC | New | $9.0m84.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.7m44.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $3.9m36.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $3.0m28.4k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $747.0k7.0k shares |
| CSS LLC/IL | New | $394.8k3.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $362.5k3.4k shares |
| FNY Investment Advisers, LLC | New | $1.0k12 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Pentwater Capital Management LP 5.08% of their portfolio | 5.3m $565.6m | New |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) 13.74% of their portfolio | 4.3m $457.1m | Not comparable |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 6.71% of their portfolio | 4.3m $455.0m | Not comparable |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $408.3m | Added +3.5m |
| FIL Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.5m $372.3m | New |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 10.82% of their portfolio | 3.4m $361.1m | Unchanged |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 4.88% of their portfolio | 3.3m $349.1m | Not comparable |
| GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC 11.49% of their portfolio | 3.2m $342.1m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $301.9m | Added +2.5m |
| NEA Management Company, LLC 13.19% of their portfolio | 2.3m $240.4m | Reduced -10.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $206.5m | Reduced -682.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.9m $198.8m | Added +1.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.8m $191.7m | Added +1.4m |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 6.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $190.5m | Reduced -358.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $168.2m | Added +1.4m |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 3.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $167.2m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $148.7m | Added +1.3m |
| Vivo Capital, LLC 11.97% of their portfolio | 1.4m $148.7m | Unchanged |
| SYQUANT CAPITAL SAS 37.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $128.9m | New |
| ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. 7.52% of their portfolio | 1.2m $123.5m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $107.8m | Reduced -5.1m |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 1.0m $106.9m | Unchanged |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 2.10% of their portfolio | 970.0k $103.5m | Added +958.4k |
| KRYGER CAPITAL Ltd 11.86% of their portfolio | 962.3k $102.7m | New |
| First Trust Capital Management L.P. 6.26% of their portfolio | 909.1k $97.0m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.12% of their portfolio | 811.8k $86.6m | Added +492.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 721.2k $77.0m | Added +267.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 718.3k $76.7m | Added +596.8k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 680.9k $72.7m | Reduced -2.0m |
| TIG Advisors, LLC 4.19% of their portfolio | 635.3k $67.8m | New |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 628.3k $67.0m | New |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC 6.21% of their portfolio | 625.0k $66.7m | Added +15.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 615.9k $65.7m | Added +468.5k |
| Aisling Capital Management LP 14.39% of their portfolio | 615.4k $65.7m | Unchanged |
| NEXPOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. 5.55% of their portfolio | 584.6k $62.4m | New |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 524.1k $55.9m | Reduced -5.0m |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 517.0k $55.2m | Added +504.0k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 513.8k $54.8m | New |
| Twin Securities, Inc. 26.94% of their portfolio | 501.1k $53.5m | New |
| HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.70% of their portfolio | 500.0k $53.4m | New |
| Westchester Capital Management, LLC 2.68% of their portfolio | 483.7k $51.6m | New |
| ODDO BHF ASSET MANAGEMENT SAS 1.90% of their portfolio | 467.5k $49.9m | Added +222.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 461.9k $49.3m | Reduced -934.8k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.30% of their portfolio | 455.3k $48.6m | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 438.1k $46.7m | Added +395.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 415.7k $44.4m | New |
| Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 5.83% of their portfolio | 413.4k $44.1m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.28% of their portfolio | 400.0k $42.7m | New |
| Artia Global Partners LP 7.12% of their portfolio | 379.0k $40.4m | Reduced -545.2k |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 375.0k $40.0m | New |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 372.7k $39.8m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 337.4k $36.0m | Added +259.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 337.1k $36.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 317.6k $33.9m | Added +16.8k |
| Capula Management Ltd 0.23% of their portfolio | 295.7k $31.6m | Not comparable |
| WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC 4.43% of their portfolio | 290.2k $31.0m | New |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 285.2k $30.4m | New |
| Birnam Oak Advisors, LP 7.26% of their portfolio | 277.6k $29.6m | New |
| NWI MANAGEMENT LP 1.47% of their portfolio | 270.0k $28.8m | Unchanged |
| GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 4.54% of their portfolio | 265.3k $28.3m | New |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 264.1k $28.2m | New |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 1.36% of their portfolio | 262.3k $28.0m | Added +207.3k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.33% of their portfolio | 245.0k $26.1m | New |
| Taconic Capital Advisors LP 7.36% of their portfolio | 232.9k $24.9m | Not comparable |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 231.5k $24.7m | Added +226.6k |
| P SCHOENFELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 6.68% of their portfolio | 221.2k $23.6m | New |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 1.18% of their portfolio | 221.1k $23.6m | Added +161.4k |
| HARVEST MANAGEMENT LLC 10.85% of their portfolio | 207.0k $22.1m | New |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.72% of their portfolio | 185.8k $19.8m | Reduced -12.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.3k $19.8m | New |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 177.8k $19.0m | Reduced -453.9k |
| Atika Capital Management LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 176.0k $18.8m | Reduced -36.5k |
| Slotnik Capital, LLC 6.57% of their portfolio | 170.8k $18.2m | New |
| GARDNER LEWIS ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 4.63% of their portfolio | 165.6k $17.7m | New |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.17% of their portfolio | 163.8k $17.5m | New |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.34% of their portfolio | 160.6k $17.1m | New |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.03% of their portfolio | 150.0k $16.0m | New |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 150.0k $16.0m | New |
| FNY Investment Advisers, LLC 5.10% of their portfolio | 148.1k $15.8m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.8k $15.8m | Added +121.4k |
| ANGELO GORDON & CO., L.P. 1.89% of their portfolio | 145.0k $15.5m | New |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.20% of their portfolio | 143.2k $15.3m | New |
| CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL 2.34% of their portfolio | 137.6k $14.7m | New |
| Chicago Capital Management, LLC 12.37% of their portfolio | 129.6k $13.8m | New |
| Groupe la Francaise 0.18% of their portfolio | 127.3k $13.6m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.2k $13.6m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.2k $12.7m | Reduced -16.6k |
| Quantessence Capital LLC 3.72% of their portfolio | 110.2k $11.8m | New |
| Melqart Asset Management (UK) Ltd 1.54% of their portfolio | 108.0k $11.5m | New |
| Rosalind Advisors, Inc. 3.77% of their portfolio | 100.0k $10.7m | Unchanged |
| Trium Capital LLP 4.18% of their portfolio | 99.8k $10.7m | Not comparable |
| Quarry LP 2.59% of their portfolio | 99.3k $10.6m | Added +97.6k |
| Yakira Capital Management, Inc. 3.91% of their portfolio | 98.5k $10.5m | New |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 98.4k $10.5m | Reduced -10.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $10.2m | Reduced -19.2k |
| TOKIO MARINE ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.36% of their portfolio | 95.0k $10.1m | Added +84.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 92.3k $9.8m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.9k $9.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.7k $8.7m | Added +1.4k |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP 0.73% of their portfolio | 80.4k $8.6m | Unchanged |