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Wave Life Sciences Ownership | Who Owns Wave Life Sciences?

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Wave Life Sciences Ownership Summary

Wave Life Sciences is owned by 84.67% institutional investors, 15.93% insiders. Ra capital management is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.10% of WVE shares. BB Biotech AG Ord is the top mutual fund, with 2.68% of its assets in Wave Life Sciences shares.

WVE Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockWave Life Sciences84.67%15.93%-0.60%
SectorHealthcare Stocks 488.30%11.08%-399.38%
IndustryBiotech Stocks 307.10%11.11%-218.21%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Ra capital management18.20M11.10%$118.31M
Adage capital partners gp15.02M9.16%$97.61M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.38M6.33%$67.49M
Blackrock6.74M5.21%$33.63M
Maverick capital8.26M5.04%$53.70M
Driehaus capital management6.53M3.98%$42.45M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/5.10M3.88%$63.07M
Artal group4.57M3.53%$22.79M
M28 capital management lp5.66M3.45%$36.82M
Kynam capital management, lp4.56M2.78%$29.64M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
M28 capital management lp5.66M62.80%$36.82M
Kynam capital management, lp4.56M3.19%$29.64M
Pfizer1.88M2.12%$12.19M
Ra capital management18.20M1.99%$118.31M
Stempoint capital lp900.34K1.88%$5.85M
Affinity asset advisors2.00M1.78%$13.00M
683 capital management4.10M1.75%$26.65M
Bioimpact capital1.51M1.70%$9.78M
Siren3.70M1.24%$24.03M
Maverick capital8.26M0.81%$53.70M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Adage capital partners gp15.02M0.16%2.50M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/5.10M0.01%1.97M
Loomis sayles & co l p3.30M0.03%859.16K
Stempoint capital lp900.34K1.88%810.50K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.38M0.00%755.10K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Takeda pharmaceutical---1.35M
Silverarc capital management---1.05M
Laurion capital management lp---516.47K
Exome asset management---488.13K
Avidity partners management lp---350.00K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Ensign peak advisors313.31K0.00%313.31K$2.04M
Ikarian capital161.14K0.20%161.14K$1.05M
Sofinnova investments117.90K0.05%117.90K$766.37K
Compass rose asset management, lp100.00K0.13%100.00K$650.00K
Norges bank100.00K0.00%100.00K$1.24M

Sold Out

HolderChange
National bank of canada /fi/-1.00
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-12.00
Capital performance advisors llp-13.00
Corecap advisors-24.00
Stephens consulting-40.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 2025181-11.27%138,844,6835.73%841.30%106-9.40%41-21.15%
Mar 31, 20252026.88%131,254,8822.11%800.84%116-3.33%5134.21%
Dec 31, 202481-50.61%32,943,703-72.58%250.31%57-40.00%14-64.10%
Sep 30, 202416310.88%118,791,97226.74%891.71%9515.85%39-15.22%
Jun 30, 20241479.70%93,731,2242.54%721.45%82-6.82%4643.75%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
BB Biotech AG Ord4.09M2.68%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.70M1.70%-
PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth2.39M1.50%-46.94K
US Small-Cap Growth II Equity Comp2.13M1.37%513.86K
T. Rowe Price New Horizons2.12M1.33%-3.58K
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Instl1.81M1.14%-41.87K
Artisan International Small-Mid Investor1.51M0.97%-102.46K
Artisan Non-U.S. Small-Mid Growth Comp1.51M0.97%-102.46K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr1.28M0.81%-575.53K
Fidelity Small Cap Index1.12M0.71%145.27K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Aug 22, 2025Verdine Gregory L.-Sell$100.00K
Aug 22, 2025BOLNO PAUL President and CEOSell$2.19M
Aug 15, 2025Tan Aik Na-Sell$194.25K
Aug 13, 2025HENRY CHRISTIAN O-Sell$85.19K
Aug 05, 2025TAKANASHI KEN-Sell$42.63K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q3-3
2025 Q2-1
2025 Q1-2
2024 Q4-8
2024 Q312

WVE Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Wave Life Sciences?

Wave Life Sciences shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 84.67%, followed by 15.93% insiders and -0.60% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Wave Life Sciences's industry, Biotech Stocks , is 307.10%, which Wave Life Sciences falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Wave Life Sciences?

Wave Life Sciences’s largest shareholders are Ra capital management (18.2M shares, 11.10%), Adage capital partners gp (15.02M shares, 9.16%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (10.38M shares, 6.33%). Together, they hold 26.59% of Wave Life Sciences’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Wave Life Sciences?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.21% of Wave Life Sciences, totaling 6.74M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 33.63M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 363.48K shares, a 5.70% change.

Who is Wave Life Sciences’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

M28 capital management lp is Wave Life Sciences’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 62.80% of its assets in 5.66M Wave Life Sciences shares, valued at 36.82M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Wave Life Sciences shares?

BB Biotech AG Ord is the top mutual fund holder of Wave Life Sciences shares, with 2.68% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.09M Wave Life Sciences shares.

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