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 ($6.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 165.1m as of 2025-07-25, 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 ≈ $28.61. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($15.5m notional), 9 hold puts ($11.0m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 275 |
| Q4 2022 | 279 |
| Q1 2023 | 270 |
| Q2 2023 | 294 |
| Q3 2023 | 309 |
| Q4 2023 | 302 |
| Q1 2024 | 336 |
| Q2 2024 | 322 |
| Q3 2024 | 339 |
| Q4 2024 | 345 |
| Q1 2025 | 372 |
| Q2 2025 | 355 |
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 | 194 | 113 |
| Q4 2023 | 167 | 144 |
| Q1 2024 | 171 | 142 |
| Q2 2024 | 172 | 167 |
| Q3 2024 | 171 | 158 |
| Q4 2024 | 156 | 172 |
| Q1 2025 | 184 | 162 |
| Q2 2025 | 192 | 174 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $4.6m | $2.2m | 0.48 |
| Q4 2024 | $7.2m | $4.2m | 0.58 |
| Q1 2025 | $7.7m | $14.3m | 1.86 |
| Q2 2025 | $15.5m | $11.0m | 0.71 |
Biggest buyers
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.9m |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP | New | +1.4m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +1.0m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +679.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +647.9k |
| Commodore Capital LP | Added | +500.0k |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC | New | +500.0k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC | Added | +450.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +449.8k |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. | Added | +399.5k |
Biggest sellers
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -2.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -1.7m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.7m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al | Sold out | -948.1k |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd | Sold out | -881.9k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Reduced | -698.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -450.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -398.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -361.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.1m248.1k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $4.3m150.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $2.1m75.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $1.2m41.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $761.0k26.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $31.5k1.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $25.0k900 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Parkman Healthcare Partners LLC | New | $5.7m200.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.1m144.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Reduced | $486.4k17.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $326.2k11.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $276.6k9.6k shares |
| OCONNOR, A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS (LLC) | Not comparable | $58.1k25.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.0k200 shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $2.9k100 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 2025
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 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $454.3k | $378.4k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.0m | $5.0m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $15.3m | $15.3m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $210.1k | $210.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-10 | Nichols Christian Todd SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $103.7k3.3k shares |
| 2025-06-09 | Nichols Christian Todd SVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | $106.5k3.3k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.9m $797.0m | Added +449.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.5m $529.4m | Added +290.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.0m $287.3m | Reduced -1.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 8.2m $234.8m | Added +185.6k |
| BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP 1.78% of their portfolio | 6.4m $183.4m | Added +1.9m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 5.8m $166.2m | Added +71.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $138.4m | Reduced -398.7k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 1.91% of their portfolio | 4.7m $134.0m | Reduced -2.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $115.1m | Added +83.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.7m $104.6m | Added +191.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $88.6m | Added +105.6k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $83.0m | Reduced -101.6k |
| Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 2.9m $83.0m | Added +450.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.9m $81.6m | Added +679.2k |
| Commodore Capital LP 4.95% of their portfolio | 2.5m $70.1m | Added +500.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $61.7m | Added +647.9k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $60.4m | Reduced -330.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $59.9m | Added +44.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $58.6m | Added +28.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $53.3m | Reduced -52.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $51.9m | Reduced -63.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $51.6m | Reduced -361.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $48.6m | Reduced -1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $47.7m | Added +195.6k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $44.1m | Reduced -94.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $43.9m | Reduced -154.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $40.0m | Reduced -223.8k |
| Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP 1.68% of their portfolio | 1.4m $39.4m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $38.4m | Reduced -1.7m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $36.6m | Reduced -265.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $32.5m | Added +1.0m |
| Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. 1.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $28.6m | Added +399.5k |
| Affinity Asset Advisors, LLC 4.23% of their portfolio | 1.0m $28.6m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 914.8k $26.2m | Reduced -14.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 907.0k $25.9m | Added +16.8k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 877.2k $25.1m | Added +17.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 826.8k $23.7m | Added +34.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 820.1k $23.5m | Added +351.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 706.0k $20.2m | Added +175.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 694.1k $19.9m | Added +274.2k |
| FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.09% of their portfolio | 691.7k $19.8m | Reduced -698.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 687.3k $19.6m | Reduced -194.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 671.4k $19.2m | Added +189.1k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 656.6k $18.8m | Added +89.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.08% of their portfolio | 636.9k $18.2m | Added +51.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 613.0k $17.5m | Reduced -122.5k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 593.9k $17.0m | Added +65.1k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 558.5k $16.0m | Reduced -185.5k |
| MPM BIOIMPACT LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 549.3k $15.7m | Added +211.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 535.3k $15.3m | Reduced -17.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 503.6k $14.4m | Reduced -450.8k |
| EcoR1 Capital, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 500.0k $14.3m | New |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 483.4k $13.8m | First filing |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 472.9k $13.5m | Added +17.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 454.4k $13.0m | Added +24.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 452.9k $13.0m | Added +177.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 452.5k $12.9m | Reduced -79.7k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 421.9k $12.1m | Reduced -4.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.3k $10.7m | Added +74.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 370.9k $10.6m | Added +65.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 357.1k $10.2m | Reduced -167.6k |
| STEMPOINT CAPITAL LP 3.23% of their portfolio | 351.1k $10.0m | Added +158.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 325.9k $9.3m | Reduced -232.0k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 318.4k $9.1m | Added +101.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.5k $8.8m | Added +15.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.3k $8.6m | Added +1.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 291.9k $8.4m | Reduced -29.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.3k $8.3m | Added +53.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.8k $7.9m | Added +140.0k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.01% of their portfolio | 269.2k $7.8m | Reduced -142.2k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 264.6k $7.6m | New |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 0.10% of their portfolio | 250.0k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 240.5k $6.9m | Added +119.5k |
| AXA S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 236.2k $6.8m | Added +380 |
| Atle Fund Management AB 2.78% of their portfolio | 227.2k $6.5m | Added +12.4k |
| Palo Alto Investors LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 221.0k $6.3m | Reduced -492 |
| S&CO INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 220.6k $6.3m | Reduced -1.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.9k $6.2m | Added +4.9k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.4k $6.2m | Added +10.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.1k $6.0m | Added +13.1k |
| Krensavage Asset Management, LLC 3.15% of their portfolio | 207.8k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.5k $5.9m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 204.6k $5.9m | Reduced -28.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.4k $5.8m | Reduced -27.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.2k $5.8m | Reduced -26.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.3k $5.6m | Reduced -3.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.4k $5.5m | Reduced -15.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.8k $5.4m | Reduced -174.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 178.7k $5.1m | Added +21.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 176.3k $5.0m | Reduced -2.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 161.4k $4.6m | Added +10.0k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 161.3k $4.6m | Added +10.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.9k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.1k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.7k $4.1m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 138.4k $4.0m | Added +113.1k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.09% of their portfolio | 135.3k $3.9m | Added +42.2k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 133.5k $3.8m | Added +53.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 131.4k $3.8m | Added +31.5k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.07% of their portfolio | 128.5k $3.7m | Added +10.9k |