VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS INC VRDN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 92790C104
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- HeadquartersWaltham, MA
- 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. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 63.9m as of 2024-08-05, 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 ≈ $13.01. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($4.0m notional), 9 hold puts ($6.9m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 105 |
| Q4 2022 | 123 |
| Q1 2023 | 137 |
| Q2 2023 | 130 |
| Q3 2023 | 126 |
| Q4 2023 | 134 |
| Q1 2024 | 138 |
| Q2 2024 | 140 |
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 | 77 | 40 |
| Q1 2023 | 83 | 52 |
| Q2 2023 | 85 | 49 |
| Q3 2023 | 69 | 54 |
| Q4 2023 | 66 | 59 |
| Q1 2024 | 85 | 53 |
| Q2 2024 | 88 | 44 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $133.1k | $1.2m | 8.78 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.9m | $590.1k | 0.32 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.9m | $6.2m | 2.17 |
| Q2 2024 | $4.0m | $6.9m | 1.73 |
Biggest buyers
| Kynam Capital Management, LP | Added | +1.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +961.0k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S | Added | +900.0k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +700.0k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | Added | +615.5k |
| Commodore Capital LP | Added | +593.4k |
| Candriam S.C.A. | Added | +469.8k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP | Added | +467.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +456.8k |
| Eversept Partners, LP | Added | +425.4k |
Biggest sellers
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP | Reduced | -2.1m |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.4m |
| GREAT POINT PARTNERS LLC | Reduced | -835.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -834.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -717.7k |
| Logos Global Management LP | Sold out | -700.0k |
| MPM BIOIMPACT LLC | Sold out | -614.0k |
| Cutter Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -557.3k |
Biggest calls
| Ikarian Capital, LLC | New | $1.3m1.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $965.3k74.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $692.0k53.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $407.2k31.3k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $344.8k26.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $268.0k20.6k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $15.6k1.2k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Ikarian Capital, LLC | Reduced | $3.6m2.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m99.7k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | $988.8k76.0k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | New | $400.7k30.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $304.4k23.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $200.4k15.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $63.7k4.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $37.0k2.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 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 |
|---|---|
Fairmount Funds Management LLC
13D · may seek influence
-1.1 pts · filed 2026-05-13
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Fund II purchased the shares of Common Stock referenced in Item 3 for investment purposes. Full filing |
14.0% |
| Bellevue Group AG 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-15 | 6.6% |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 13G · passive investor +1.0 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.1% |
| Kynam Capital Management, LP 13G · institution +4.2 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.7% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.5% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.2% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-08-20 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Deep Track Capital, LP (3.2%, 2026-08-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), Commodore Capital LP (3.9%, 2025-11-14)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $10.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $160.3k | 3 | $6.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $101.5k | 1 | $250.5k | $186.1k |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $10.0m | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.6m $124.5m | Added +158.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8m $62.1m | Added +961.0k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP 1.52% of their portfolio | 3.9m $51.0m | Added +467.8k |
| Venrock Adviser, LLC 3.22% of their portfolio | 3.9m $50.5m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $43.5m | Added +111.5k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 0.82% of their portfolio | 3.3m $43.0m | Added +615.5k |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 1.44% of their portfolio | 2.9m $37.7m | Reduced -2.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.8m $36.1m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Commodore Capital LP 2.25% of their portfolio | 2.5m $32.9m | Added +593.4k |
| NOVO HOLDINGS A/S 1.40% of their portfolio | 2.0m $26.0m | Added +900.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $26.0m | Added +275.4k |
| Fairmount Funds Management LLC 2.71% of their portfolio | 1.8m $24.0m | Unchanged |
| Kynam Capital Management, LP 2.38% of their portfolio | 1.8m $22.8m | Added +1.6m |
| Vivo Capital, LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $21.8m | Unchanged |
| PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.6m $21.2m | Reduced -2.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $18.4m | Added +247.1k |
| TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.4m $18.1m | Added +700.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $13.3m | Reduced -73.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 999.9k $13.0m | Added +456.8k |
| Yiheng Capital Management, L.P. 1.74% of their portfolio | 948.1k $12.3m | Unchanged |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 889.2k $11.6m | Unchanged |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 749.8k $9.8m | Added +469.8k |
| 5AM Venture Management, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 736.6k $9.6m | Unchanged |
| Octagon Capital Advisors LP 1.33% of their portfolio | 620.0k $8.1m | Unchanged |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 605.8k $7.9m | Unchanged |
| Ghost Tree Capital, LLC 2.66% of their portfolio | 587.7k $7.6m | Reduced -37.3k |
| Eversept Partners, LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 567.5k $7.4m | Added +425.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 526.7k $6.9m | Added +222.3k |
| GREAT POINT PARTNERS LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 500.0k $6.5m | Reduced -835.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 498.4k $6.5m | Reduced -834.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 483.9k $6.3m | Added +59.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 479.9k $6.2m | Added +17.2k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 430.6k $5.6m | Added +425.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 419.8k $5.5m | Added +193.0k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 400.9k $5.2m | Reduced -38.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 395.5k $5.1m | Added +6.4k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 373.5k $4.9m | Reduced -65.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 349.6k $4.5m | Added +28.0k |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 0.39% of their portfolio | 340.0k $4.4m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.6k $4.2m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Rosalind Advisors, Inc. 3.09% of their portfolio | 300.0k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.0k $3.7m | Added +43.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 251.4k $3.3m | Added +153.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 247.6k $3.2m | Reduced -14.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.4k $3.0m | Reduced -149.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.2k $3.0m | Added +207.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.7k $2.7m | Reduced -265.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 208.7k $2.7m | Added +56.8k |
| Kopp Family Office, LLC 1.66% of their portfolio | 205.7k $2.7m | Added +97 |
| ACUTA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 199.4k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| HighVista Strategies LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 198.5k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 178.9k $2.3m | Added +69.0k |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 150.0k $2.0m | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.8k $1.9m | Reduced -18.3k |
| BIT Capital GmbH 0.17% of their portfolio | 145.6k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.0k $1.9m | Reduced -263.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.9k $1.9m | Added +116.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.1k $1.5m | Added +63.4k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 109.9k $1.4m | Reduced -1.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.6k $1.4m | Added +97.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.6k $1.2m | Added +9.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.8k $1.2m | Added +23.3k |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 80.0k $1.0m | Added +1.2k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 75.0k $975.6k | Added +30.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.0k $949.4k | Reduced -5.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.3k $902.0k | Added +41.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $765.6k | Reduced -65.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.5k $722.0k | Added +17.7k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.8k $647.5k | Added +5.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.2k $640.2k | Reduced -5.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.4k $630.3k | Added +1.7k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 47.2k $614.7k | Added +6.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.2k $614.4k | Added +4.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.1k $599.0k | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $581.2k | Reduced -717.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.4k $578.0k | Added +13.1k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 44.3k $576.3k | Added +19.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.8k $544.1k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $540.3k | Added +2.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $522.8k | Added +17.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $487.3k | Added +5.3k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.4k $473.3k | Added +10.8k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.7k $438.0k | First filing |
| Corton Capital Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 31.7k $412.8k | Added +12.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.7k $412.2k | Added +7.5k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.5k $408.4k | First filing |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $382.0k | New |
| Belvedere Trading LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.7k $373.6k | New |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 28.7k $373.2k | New |
| StoneCrest Wealth Management, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 27.5k $357.6k | Reduced -191 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.5k $357.3k | Added +14.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $353.9k | Reduced -320.7k |
| PROFUND ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.0k $351.1k | Reduced -36.0k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.4k $292.0k | New |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.0k $273.4k | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $273.0k | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.9k $272.6k | Added +6.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.6k $267.6k | Added +1.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.7k $256.5k | Added +1.8k |