VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC VIR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92764N102 · ISIN US92764N1028
* 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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 134.3m as of 2023-07-28, 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 ≈ $24.53. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($14.4m notional), 13 hold puts ($32.0m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 221 |
| Q4 2022 | 225 |
| Q1 2023 | 234 |
| Q2 2023 | 228 |
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 | 109 | 98 |
| Q1 2023 | 118 | 100 |
| Q2 2023 | 118 | 110 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $5.6m | $5.2m | 0.92 |
| Q4 2022 | $5.7m | $3.2m | 0.55 |
| Q1 2023 | $11.0m | $7.0m | 0.63 |
| Q2 2023 | $14.4m | $32.0m | 2.22 |
Biggest buyers
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP | New | +1.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +977.6k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | +863.4k |
| Octagon Capital Advisors LP | New | +650.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +415.1k |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP | New | +412.0k |
| Candriam S.C.A. | New | +354.6k |
| Man Group plc | New | +297.5k |
| Logos Global Management LP | New | +200.0k |
Biggest sellers
| SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd | Reduced | -681.4k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -329.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -292.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -268.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -267.8k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | Reduced | -228.0k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP | Reduced | -215.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -181.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.9m199.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $2.8m115.1k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $1.7m69.9k shares |
| DCF Advisers, LLC | New | $1.2m50.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Unchanged | $1.1m45.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m44.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $983.7k40.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $233.0k9.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $201.1k8.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $130.0k5.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. | New | $7.4m300.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.7m274.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.5m182.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $4.0m163.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $2.5m100.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.4m96.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.4m56.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.3m55.0k shares |
| DCF Advisers, LLC | New | $846.3k34.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $424.4k17.3k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.6 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 12.4% |
| ARCH Venture Fund IX, L.P. 13D · may seek influence filed 2026-03-03 | 8.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution +1.1 pts · filed 2026-07-31 | 6.8% |
| SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD 13G · exempt (held before listing) -2.9 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 6.5% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.9% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
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 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $500 | 5 | $5.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $2.7m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.8m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $246.3k | 7 | $4.5m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $727.6k | $727.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | SATO VICKI L Director | Sold plan | $443.9k18.0k shares |
| 2023-06-30 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $17.6k700 shares |
| 2023-06-29 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $2.3m89.9k shares |
| 2023-06-28 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $176.0k7.0k shares |
| 2023-06-20 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $249.3k9.9k shares |
| 2023-06-16 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $3.3m128.1k shares |
| 2023-06-15 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $1.4m55.2k shares |
| 2023-06-14 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $1.5m57.2k shares |
| 2023-06-13 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $2.9m106.9k shares |
| 2023-06-07 | Pang Phillip Chief Medical Officer | Sold plan | $129.8k5.0k shares |
| 2023-06-05 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $142.0k5.2k shares |
| 2023-06-02 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $938.9k34.4k shares |
| 2023-06-01 | Ramasastry Saira Director | Sold plan | $89.8k3.5k shares |
| 2023-06-01 | Rice Steven J. Chief Administrative Officer | Sold plan | $64.2k2.5k shares |
| 2023-05-24 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $2.7m104.4k shares |
| 2023-05-23 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $4.5m170.1k shares |
| 2023-05-22 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $2.4m91.9k shares |
| 2023-05-19 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $2.3m91.7k shares |
| 2023-05-05 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $3.4k136 shares |
| 2023-05-04 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $2.9m114.3k shares |
| 2023-05-03 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $2.1m83.7k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $77.8k3.1k shares |
| 2023-04-25 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $24.3k961 shares |
| 2023-04-24 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $1.7m66.0k shares |
| 2023-04-21 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $7.9m305.4k shares |
| 2023-04-20 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $165.1k6.6k shares |
| 2023-04-19 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $1.9m76.1k shares |
| 2023-04-18 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $174.7k7.0k shares |
| 2023-04-17 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $263.7k10.5k shares |
| 2023-04-14 | SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD +2 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $240.2k9.6k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LTD 3.12% of their portfolio | 16.7m $409.3m | Reduced -1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0m $342.8m | Added +19.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.2m $251.2m | Reduced -27.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.4m $132.9m | Added +34.6k |
| Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd 0.73% of their portfolio | 5.1m $125.9m | Reduced -681.4k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $97.7m | Reduced -2.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $67.5m | Added +2.9k |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 2.0m $48.0m | Added +1.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $41.5m | Added +165.4k |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 30.44% of their portfolio | 1.6m $38.2m | Unchanged |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $36.3m | Added +116.1k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP 1.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $35.0m | Reduced -215.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $28.7m | Added +7.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $25.1m | Added +977.6k |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 2.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $24.9m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 976.7k $24.0m | Added +110.4k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 863.4k $21.2m | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 837.0k $20.5m | Added +13.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 802.0k $19.7m | Added +415.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 777.1k $19.1m | Added +140.2k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 728.5k $17.9m | Added +124.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 689.7k $16.9m | Added +90.9k |
| Octagon Capital Advisors LP 2.23% of their portfolio | 650.1k $15.9m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 637.0k $15.6m | Added +26.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 518.9k $12.7m | Added +115.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 511.6k $12.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.13% of their portfolio | 502.3k $12.3m | Added +108.7k |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. 0.79% of their portfolio | 488.1k $12.0m | Reduced -169.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 487.9k $12.0m | Added +92.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 471.9k $11.6m | Reduced -6.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.7k $10.8m | Reduced -54.6k |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 1.17% of their portfolio | 412.0k $10.1m | New |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 354.6k $8.7m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 340.9k $8.4m | Reduced -268.8k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 311.8k $7.6m | Added +11.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 297.5k $7.3m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 290.4k $7.1m | Reduced -47.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 276.2k $6.8m | Reduced -27.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 259.8k $6.4m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Capital International Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 258.4k $6.3m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.6k $6.1m | Added +12.2k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.0k $5.9m | Added +167 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 233.5k $5.7m | Added +107.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.0k $5.6m | Added +5.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 212.4k $5.2m | Reduced -6.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.8k $5.2m | Added +88.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.7k $5.1m | Reduced -101.2k |
| Logos Global Management LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 200.0k $4.9m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 189.5k $4.6m | Added +31.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.5k $4.5m | Reduced -49.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.7k $4.4m | Unchanged |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.5k $4.0m | Reduced -11.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.5k $3.8m | Reduced -142.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.7k $3.8m | Added +3.4k |
| SECTOR GAMMA AS 0.83% of their portfolio | 150.4k $3.7m | Added +4.9k |
| Ghost Tree Capital, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 150.0k $3.7m | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.8k $3.6m | Reduced -24.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.4k $3.4m | Added +101.4k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 135.6k $3.3m | Added +2.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.1k $3.3m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.0k $3.3m | Reduced -108.6k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.02% of their portfolio | 123.5k $3.0m | Reduced -228.0k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.05% of their portfolio | 123.1k $3.0m | Added +112.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 107.8k $2.6m | Added +56.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.5k $2.6m | Added +13.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.1k $2.6m | Added +6.8k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 98.5k $2.4m | Added +10.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.4k $2.2m | Added +20.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.2k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.1k $2.2m | Added +890 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.3k $2.1m | Added +6.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.5k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 81.4k $2.0m | New |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 77.1k $1.9m | Reduced -11.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.1k $1.9m | Added +8.6k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.0k $1.9m | Added +1.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.6k $1.8m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.1k $1.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.8k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.2k $1.6m | Reduced -806 |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.2k $1.6m | New |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.5k $1.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.0k $1.6m | Reduced -267.8k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.2k $1.5m | Added +10.8k |
| PROFUND ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 60.0k $1.5m | Added +910 |
| Clarius Group, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 57.2k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.3k $1.4m | Added +15.3k |
| DCF Advisers, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 55.0k $1.3m | Reduced -7.0k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.6k $1.3m | Added +23.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.1k $1.3m | Added +4.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.5k $1.3m | Reduced -13.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.8k $1.3m | Reduced -292.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.8k $1.3m | Reduced -110.9k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.2k $1.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.6k $1.2m | Added +7.8k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.0k $1.1m | Added +862 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.0k $1.1m | Added +6.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.6k $1.1m | Added +4.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.2k $1.1m | Added +6.4k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.1k $1.1m | Unchanged |