Baker Bros. Advisors Boosts Stake in Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA)

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA)In the hedge fund world, Julian Baker and Felix Baker’s Baker Bros. Advisors reported a purchase of 2,028,789 shares in Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA) in a 13G filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Altogether the position in Vanda Pharmaceuticals contains 3,966,179 shares and is worth about $47.3 million, at the current price of company’s stock. In this way, the stake held by Baker Bros. in Vanda Pharmaceuticals represents 14% of the company.

On the whole, 13G filings reveal the intentions of passive investors. These members of the smart money aren’t privy to an equal level of coverage as their activits peers, but passive managers should be watched in a similar light. This is why, it’s very beneficial for retail investors to understand HFM’s latest play into Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA).

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While speaking about Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA), we can mention that 10 other “hedgies” were invested in Company, in the latest round of 13F filings. Among them we can mention Jean-Marie Eveillard’s First Eagle Investment Management, which holds about 1.9 million shares valued at almost $7.5 million. Palo Alto Investors managed by William Leland Edwards owns around 1.7 million shares, worth some $6.9 million and Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies has in its equity portfolio almost 54,000 shares, worth $212,000.

Also, just as important, we must note some other equities in Baker Bros.’ 13F portfolio in addition to Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA).

As follows, among them are XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD), Genomic Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GHDX) and they are discussed in more detail on the following page.

XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA) is represented in the equity portfolio of Baker Bros. by a $70.6 million stake, which contains 20.3 million shares. In ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD), the hedge fund owns about 15.6 million shares, valued at $124 million. Genomic Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:GHDX), Bakers’ fund holds almost 12.6 million shares, worth $355.7 million.

With this in mind, we’ll keep you on the loop about all the moves surrounding Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA).