Galapagos Ownership | Who Owns Galapagos?

Galapagos Ownership Summary

Galapagos is owned by 48.14% institutional investors, 25.35% insiders, and 26.51% retail investors. Gilead sciences is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 25.35% of GLPG shares. Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth I is the top mutual fund, with 0.65% of its assets in Galapagos shares.

GLPG Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Galapagos	48.14%	25.35%	26.51%
Sector	Healthcare Stocks	488.30%	11.08%	-399.38%
Industry	Biotech Stocks	307.10%	11.11%	-218.21%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Gilead sciences	16.71M	25.35%	$461.73M
Tang capital management	3.99M	6.06%	$111.68M
Prosight management, lp	1.77M	2.69%	$49.64M
Fmr	1.59M	2.42%	$43.86M
Segall bryant & hamill	685.87K	1.04%	$18.86M
Blackrock	560.36K	0.85%	$13.89M
Hudson bay capital management lp	515.00K	0.78%	$14.41M
Dme capital management, lp	479.36K	0.73%	$13.18M
Wellington management group llp	345.05K	0.52%	$8.55M
Point72 asset management	341.50K	0.52%	$9.56M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Gilead sciences	16.71M	29.77%	$461.73M
Prosight management, lp	1.77M	12.11%	$49.64M
Tang capital management	3.99M	5.65%	$111.68M
Dafna capital management	130.18K	1.01%	$3.64M
Dme capital management, lp	479.36K	0.68%	$13.18M
Matauro	47.54K	0.26%	$1.65M
Segall bryant & hamill	685.87K	0.26%	$18.86M
Monaco asset management sam	36.04K	0.18%	$1.01M
Ecor1 capital	155.01K	0.16%	$4.26M
Barometer capital management	16.92K	0.13%	$473.51K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Gilead sciences	16.71M	29.77%	16.71M
Prosight management, lp	1.77M	12.11%	458.75K
Point72 asset management	341.50K	0.02%	341.50K
Norges bank	120.00K	0.00%	120.00K
Jane street group	110.78K	0.00%	99.65K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Bvf inc/il	-	-	-1.45M
Deerfield management company, l.p. (series c)	-	-	-1.41M
Logos global management lp	-	-	-800.00K
Deep track capital, lp	-	-	-741.07K
Finepoint capital lp	-	-	-656.59K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Gilead sciences	16.71M	29.77%	16.71M	$461.73M
Point72 asset management	341.50K	0.02%	341.50K	$9.56M
Norges bank	120.00K	0.00%	120.00K	$3.30M
Voloridge investment management	85.40K	0.01%	85.40K	$2.39M
Matauro	47.54K	0.26%	47.54K	$1.65M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Harbor investment advisory	-4.00
Jaffetilchin investment partners	-5.00
Northwestern mutual wealth management	-10.00
Cibc private wealth group	-11.00
Bogart wealth	-49.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	95	6.74%	31,694,749	2.00%	48	2.16%	48	20.00%	25	-21.88%
Mar 31, 2025	8	-90.91%	4,014,450	-87.08%	6	0.27%	4	-90.00%	2	-91.30%
Dec 31, 2024	47	-41.98%	21,455,429	58.42%	32	28.68%	22	-40.54%	15	-37.50%
Sep 30, 2024	81	-4.71%	13,543,404	-32.02%	10	4.34%	38	-25.49%	24	41.18%
Jun 30, 2024	82	-4.65%	19,897,704	-2.23%	30	3.16%	51	37.84%	16	-42.86%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth I	431.37K	0.65%	-
Fidelity VIP Growth Initial	395.70K	0.60%	-
Fidelity Capital Appreciation	354.70K	0.54%	-
Fidelity Growth Discovery	229.55K	0.35%	-
iShares Biotechnology ETF	186.28K	0.28%	-
Columbia VP Overseas Core 3	180.29K	0.27%	180.29K
Segall Bryant & Hamill Sm Cp Val Ins	113.52K	0.17%	-
AlphaCentric LifeSci Healthcare I	108.50K	0.16%	3.50K
AlphaCentric Life Sciences & Hlthcare I	108.50K	0.16%	-
PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth	99.80K	0.15%	-3.90K

GLPG Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Galapagos?

Galapagos shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 48.14%, followed by 25.35% insiders and 26.51% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Galapagos's industry, Biotech Stocks , is 307.10%, which Galapagos falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Galapagos?

Galapagos’s largest shareholders are Gilead sciences (16.71M shares, 25.35%), Tang capital management (3.99M shares, 6.06%), and Prosight management, lp (1.77M shares, 2.69%). Together, they hold 34.11% of Galapagos’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Galapagos?

Yes, BlackRock owns 0.85% of Galapagos, totaling 560.36K shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 13.89M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 41.07K shares, a 7.91% change.

Who is Galapagos’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Gilead sciences is Galapagos’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 29.77% of its assets in 16.71M Galapagos shares, valued at 461.73M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Galapagos shares?

Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth I is the top mutual fund holder of Galapagos shares, with 0.65% of its total shares outstanding invested in 431.37K Galapagos shares.

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