Palo Alto Investors LP - Q4 2017 holdings

$2.32 Billion is the total value of Palo Alto Investors LP's 37 reported holdings in Q4 2017. The portfolio turnover from Q3 2017 to Q4 2017 was 12.5% .

 Value Shares↓ Weighting
ABMD SellABIOMED INC$297,122,000
-8.9%
1,585,413
-18.1%
12.80%
-6.9%
UTHR SellUNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP DEL$237,645,000
+15.0%
1,606,250
-8.9%
10.24%
+17.6%
CLVS BuyCLOVIS ONCOLOGY INC$231,389,000
-15.7%
3,402,781
+2.2%
9.96%
-13.8%
BMRN BuyBIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC$222,729,000
-1.9%
2,497,806
+2.4%
9.59%
+0.3%
INSM BuyINSMED INC$199,695,000
+3.7%
6,404,586
+3.8%
8.60%
+6.0%
ALXN BuyALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC$133,659,000
-11.8%
1,117,642
+3.5%
5.76%
-9.8%
SAGE BuySAGE THERAPEUTICS INC$133,548,000
+172.3%
810,806
+3.0%
5.75%
+178.4%
FOLD SellAMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC$86,427,000
-22.8%
6,006,022
-19.1%
3.72%
-21.0%
EPZM BuyEPIZYME INC$86,104,000
-29.4%
6,860,843
+7.2%
3.71%
-27.8%
IMMU BuyIMMUNOMEDICS INC$77,152,000
+83.3%
4,774,261
+58.6%
3.32%
+87.4%
VNDA  VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC$63,166,000
-15.1%
4,155,6700.0%2.72%
-13.2%
WMGI BuyWRIGHT MED GROUP N V$60,746,000
-12.3%
2,736,293
+2.2%
2.62%
-10.3%
STAA SellSTAAR SURGICAL CO$54,200,000
+24.1%
3,496,752
-0.3%
2.33%
+26.9%
ACAD  ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC$49,411,000
-20.1%
1,641,0300.0%2.13%
-18.3%
ALGN SellALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC$47,217,000
+13.6%
212,507
-4.8%
2.03%
+16.2%
AMAG BuyAMAG PHARMACEUTICALS INC$46,285,000
-27.1%
3,493,220
+1.5%
1.99%
-25.5%
AIMT SellAIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS INC$43,358,000
+35.2%
1,146,419
-11.4%
1.87%
+38.2%
PRTA  PROTHENA CORP PLC$41,076,000
-42.1%
1,095,6550.0%1.77%
-40.8%
KPTI BuyKARYOPHARM THERAPEUTICS INC$34,027,000
-11.4%
3,544,439
+1.3%
1.46%
-9.5%
CELG BuyCELGENE CORP$32,137,000
-25.4%
307,940
+4.3%
1.38%
-23.7%
MNTA BuyMOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC$25,411,000
-23.5%
1,821,576
+1.5%
1.09%
-21.8%
SHPG BuySHIRE PLCsponsored adr$21,065,000
+5.6%
135,800
+4.3%
0.91%
+8.0%
ALDR BuyALDER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC$21,071,000
+2570.6%
1,840,246
+2757.5%
0.91%
+2648.5%
EXAS SellEXACT SCIENCES CORP$16,333,000
-20.0%
310,876
-28.2%
0.70%
-18.3%
RIGL BuyRIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC$15,270,000
+55.9%
3,935,584
+2.1%
0.66%
+59.7%
BIVV BuyBIOVERATIV INC$14,256,000
+18.2%
264,400
+25.1%
0.61%
+20.9%
GILD  GILEAD SCIENCES INC$12,601,000
-11.6%
175,9000.0%0.54%
-9.5%
DRNA  DICERNA PHARMACEUTICALS INC$4,523,000
+57.0%
500,9130.0%0.20%
+61.2%
SNSS  SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC$4,290,000
+90.2%
1,162,4730.0%0.18%
+94.7%
ALIM  ALIMERA SCIENCES INC$4,008,000
-1.5%
3,013,7930.0%0.17%
+1.2%
IDRA  IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS INC$1,301,000
-5.3%
616,3550.0%0.06%
-3.4%
ZGNX  ZOGENIX INC$1,181,000
+14.2%
29,5000.0%0.05%
+15.9%
CYTK  CYTOKINETICS INC$1,008,000
-43.8%
123,6860.0%0.04%
-43.4%
MLNT NewMELINTA THERAPEUTICS INC$801,00050,689
+100.0%
0.03%
HSGX  HISTOGENICS CORP$621,000
+3.5%
302,9220.0%0.03%
+8.0%
SPHS  SOPHIRIS BIO INC$561,000
+5.8%
247,0000.0%0.02%
+9.1%
TRVN  TREVENA INC$546,000
-37.2%
341,3000.0%0.02%
-35.1%
SLNO ExitSOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC$0-84,748
-100.0%
-0.01%
ADHD ExitALCOBRA LTD$0-272,788
-100.0%
-0.01%
CEMP ExitCEMPRA INC$0-340,320
-100.0%
-0.05%
ACRX ExitACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC$0-1,032,715
-100.0%
-0.20%
Original filings

The following EDGAR filing(s) were analyzed to create this report:

  • View 13F-HR filed 2018-02-14
Signatures

The EDGAR filing(s) were signed by:

Top long-term holdings
NameQuarters ownedLatest quarter ownedMax weighting
Biomarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc42Q3 202316.6%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP DEL42Q3 202315.3%
INSMED INC42Q3 202314.1%
STAAR Surgical Company42Q3 202311.8%
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC42Q3 202312.1%
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC42Q3 20235.8%
PROTHENA CORP PLC42Q3 20239.1%
CYTOKINETICS INC40Q3 20230.4%
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC39Q3 20232.5%
ABIOMED INC38Q3 202217.1%

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Latest significant ownerships (13-D/G)
Palo Alto Investors LP Q4 2017 significant holdings filed using form 13D/G when ownership exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
FiledShares Percentage
ALIMERA SCIENCES INCSold outApril 03, 202300.0%
Epizyme, Inc.Sold outFebruary 14, 202300.0%
INSMED IncFebruary 14, 20235,871,2914.3%
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.February 14, 20231,087,0641.4%
ALIMERA SCIENCES INCFebruary 14, 2022802,42311.6%
Clovis Oncology, Inc.February 14, 20223,997,8263.1%
STAAR SURGICAL COFebruary 14, 20221,140,5112.4%
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.Sold outFebruary 16, 202100.0%
AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Sold outFebruary 16, 202100.0%
ALIMERA SCIENCES INCFebruary 14, 2020802,42416.2%

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Latest filings
TypeFiled
13F-HR/A2024-02-15
13F-HR2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
SC 13G/A2024-02-14
13F-HR2023-11-14
13F-HR2023-08-14
13F-HR2023-05-15
SC 13G/A2023-04-03
42023-03-28

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