ALKERMES PLC ALKS
SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP G01767105
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryPharmaceutical Preparations
- 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 ($18.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 166.6m as of 2023-07-21, 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 ≈ $31.29. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($25.1m notional), 9 hold puts ($6.0m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 275 |
| Q4 2022 | 279 |
| Q1 2023 | 270 |
| Q2 2023 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 142 | 120 |
| Q1 2023 | 127 | 131 |
| Q2 2023 | 156 | 122 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $11.9m | $16.0m | 1.34 |
| Q4 2022 | $35.7m | $71.7m | 2.01 |
| Q1 2023 | $44.7m | $5.5m | 0.12 |
| Q2 2023 | $25.1m | $6.0m | 0.24 |
Biggest buyers
| Sarissa Capital Management LP | Added | +5.1m |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | Added | +2.0m |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | New | +1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +980.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +627.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +611.7k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al | New | +569.8k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +562.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +546.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +471.1k |
Biggest sellers
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP | Sold out | -5.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -867.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -859.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -786.1k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -731.6k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | Reduced | -724.0k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC | Sold out | -699.5k |
Biggest calls
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $8.5m272.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.9m251.4k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $1.8m58.7k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | $1.6m50.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.6m50.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4m45.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $964.0k30.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $475.8k15.2k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $469.5k15.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $322.4k10.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.5m79.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.3m41.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $782.5k25.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $532.0k17.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $469.5k15.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $354.0k11.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $97.0k3.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $15.7k500 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-28 | 15.8% |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-17 | 6.1% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.2% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +0.3 pts · filed 2025-11-10 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ (2.8%, 2026-05-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; 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 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $10.0k | 1 | $354.7k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $15.7m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $815.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.2m | $2.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-08 | LAURENCIN CATO T Director | Sold plan | $84.0k2.6k shares |
| 2023-06-07 | LAURENCIN CATO T Director | Sold plan | $88.2k2.8k shares |
| 2023-05-30 | Nichols Christian Todd SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $785.0k27.1k shares |
| 2023-05-09 | Wysenski Nancy Director | Sold plan | $1.3m41.2k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.6m $582.0m | Reduced -13.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.9m $528.6m | Added +268.2k |
| Sarissa Capital Management LP 43.75% of their portfolio | 14.0m $439.5m | Added +5.1m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.7m $240.7m | Added +980.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.9m $184.4m | Added +103.3k |
| Hardman Johnston Global Advisors LLC 5.85% of their portfolio | 5.8m $180.4m | Reduced -250.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 5.2m $161.7m | Added +227.5k |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.8m $150.1m | Added +2.0m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.1m $129.2m | Reduced -72.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $104.4m | Added +162.4k |
| Deep Track Capital, LP 4.39% of their portfolio | 3.0m $93.9m | Unchanged |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.9m $90.4m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $83.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.3m $72.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $68.8m | Added +32.9k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.2m $67.8m | Reduced -259.1k |
| VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.1m $66.2m | Reduced -665.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $64.1m | Added +99.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $63.8m | Added +38.6k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 1.57% of their portfolio | 2.0m $62.6m | Reduced -724.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $58.8m | Reduced -15.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $53.9m | Reduced -196.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $52.4m | Added +41.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $51.9m | Reduced -859.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $51.5m | Added +302.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.4m | Added +36.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $47.2m | Reduced -33.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $46.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $44.5m | Added +111.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.6m | Added +26.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $39.7m | Reduced -867.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $39.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.0m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.1m | Added +546.6k |
| Krensavage Asset Management, LLC 10.94% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.5m | Reduced -292.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 982.6k $30.8m | Reduced -6.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 944.7k $29.6m | Added +471.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 866.1k $27.1m | Added +63.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 851.3k $26.6m | Added +60.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 790.6k $24.7m | Reduced -29.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 776.2k $24.3m | Added +326.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 756.4k $23.7m | Added +78.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 725.1k $22.7m | Added +611.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.15% of their portfolio | 721.1k $22.6m | Reduced -62.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 702.9k $22.0m | Reduced -499.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 681.6k $21.3m | Added +237.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 649.1k $20.3m | Added +627.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 632.9k $19.8m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 1.53% of their portfolio | 603.4k $18.9m | Unchanged |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.17% of their portfolio | 569.8k $17.8m | New |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 562.2k $17.6m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 496.7k $15.5m | Added +197.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 493.3k $15.4m | Added +134.3k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.08% of their portfolio | 492.6k $14.0m | Added +971 |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 412.3k $12.9m | Added +6.9k |
| GREAT POINT PARTNERS LLC 2.58% of their portfolio | 411.5k $12.9m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 401.2k $12.6m | Reduced -28.1k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 379.7k $11.9m | Added +39.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 368.0k $11.5m | Added +37.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 353.4k $11.1m | Added +104.2k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 1.15% of their portfolio | 350.0k $11.0m | Added +215.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.9k $10.9m | Added +26.5k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 328.5k $10.3m | Reduced -10.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.1k $10.1m | Reduced -32.6k |
| Tekla Capital Management LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 309.6k $9.7m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.0k $9.5m | Reduced -10.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.0k $9.4m | Reduced -123.1k |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC 1.17% of their portfolio | 284.0k $8.9m | Added +105.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.9k $8.6m | Added +111.8k |
| 13D Management LLC 4.58% of their portfolio | 268.2k $8.4m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 266.8k $8.4m | Added +11.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.6k $8.0m | Added +19.6k |
| Price Jennifer C. 2.62% of their portfolio | 243.8k $7.6m | Reduced -116.8k |
| SECTORAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.26% of their portfolio | 242.2k $7.6m | Added +11.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.8k $7.5m | Added +21.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 234.0k $7.3m | Added +4.8k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 233.6k $7.3m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 224.4k $7.0m | Added +3.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.8k $7.0m | Reduced -79.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.4k $6.0m | Unchanged |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 205.9k $6.4m | Added +10.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.9k $6.4m | Reduced -75.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.4k $6.4m | Reduced -38.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 199.5k $6.2m | New |
| Soleus Capital Management, L.P. 0.68% of their portfolio | 194.4k $6.1m | Reduced -35.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.4k $5.8m | Reduced -19.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.6k $5.5m | Added +77.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 172.7k $5.4m | Reduced -52.8k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 170.8k $5.3m | Added +110 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.5k $5.3m | Added +81.4k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 165.6k $5.2m | Reduced -75.5k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 155.9k $4.9m | Added +85.2k |
| S&CO INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 153.0k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 151.4k $4.7m | New |
| Prosight Management, LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 147.6k $4.6m | Reduced -168.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.3k $4.5m | Added +24.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.6k $4.5m | Reduced -17.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.6k $4.5m | Reduced -9.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.9k $4.3m | Added +39.8k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.9k $4.0m | Reduced -12 |