Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Preparations
- SEC CIK
- 0000906709
In the last 90 days, Nektar Therapeutics insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 3 sales; 239 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $2.50B in total; no superinvestor holds it.
13F holders, Q3 2025
Institutional positions in Nektar Therapeutics as of Sep 30, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works
- Institutional holders
- 153
- +45 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 14.4M
- +6.76M (+88.3%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $820.2M
- +$622.5M (+314.9%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 65
- 43 more added
- Sold out
- 20
- 27 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet
Holders and value by quarter
Institutions reporting NKTR on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 239 | $2.50B |
| Q1 2026 | 216 | $1.94B |
| Q4 2025 | 180 | $732.2M |
| Q3 2025 | 153 | $820.2M |
| Q2 2025 | 109 | $197.7M |
| Q1 2025 | 157 | $84.2M |
| Q4 2024 | 146 | $123.6M |
| Q3 2024 | 140 | $182.9M |
| Q2 2024 | 135 | $168.0M |
| Q1 2024 | 123 | $105.5M |
| Q4 2023 | 127 | $67.3M |
| Q3 2023 | 139 | $85.3M |
| Q2 2023 | 148 | $79.3M |
| Q1 2023 | 197 | $121.2M |
| Q4 2022 | 217 | $381.7M |
| Q3 2022 | 232 | $561.4M |
| Q2 2022 | 230 | $693.8M |
| Q1 2022 | 243 | $947.6M |
| Q4 2021 | 242 | $2.35B |
| Q3 2021 | 243 | $3.01B |
| Q2 2021 | 243 | $2.89B |
| Q1 2021 | 239 | $3.40B |
Institutions, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Nektar Therapeutics; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVF Inc | 1,276,595 | $72.6M | 2.94% | +1,276,595 | New |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 948,647 | $54.0M | 0.00% | +219,155+30.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 929,151 | $52.9M | 0.00% | +857,012+1,188.0% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 924,896 | $52.6M | 0.08% | +703,005+316.8% | Added |
| Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. | 791,000 | $45.0M | 0.25% | +791,000 | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 609,114 | $34.7M | 0.00% | +193,888+46.7% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 545,994 | $31.1M | 0.02% | −103,039−15.9% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 434,237 | $24.7M | 0.04% | +354,842+446.9% | Added |
| Nantahala Capital Management, LLC | 418,522 | $23.8M | 1.47% | −291,239−41.0% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 361,073 | $20.5M | 0.02% | +361,073 | New |
| 22NW, LP | 331,115 | $18.8M | 9.81% | +185,000+126.6% | Added |
| Emerald Advisers, LLC | 323,246 | $18.4M | 0.59% | +323,246 | New |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 303,200 | $17.3M | 0.16% | +303,200 | New |
| Great Point Partners LLC | 300,000 | $17.1M | 7.13% | +300,000 | New |
| Primecap Management Co | 289,050 | $16.4M | 0.01% | −10,668−3.6% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 278,541 | $15.8M | 0.02% | +31,481+12.7% | Added |
| Armistice Capital, LLC | 268,000 | $15.2M | 0.48% | +144,000+116.1% | Added |
| Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust | 233,205 | $13.3M | 0.69% | +233,205 | New |
| Woodline Partners LP | 233,059 | $13.3M | 0.06% | −13,086−5.3% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 226,897 | $12.9M | 0.00% | +194,865+608.3% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 225,236 | $12.8M | 0.00% | +92,863+70.2% | Added |
| Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co LLC | 224,828 | $12.8M | 0.13% | +195,926+677.9% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 182,814 | $10.4M | 0.02% | −203,476−52.7% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 178,908 | $10.2M | 0.02% | +178,908 | New |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 171,776 | $9.77M | 0.03% | +171,776 | New |
| Nationale-Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. | 153,846 | $8.75M | 0.68% | +153,846 | New |
| State Street Corp | 128,999 | $7.34M | 0.00% | +78,894+157.5% | Added |
| Boxer Capital Management, LLC | 125,000 | $7.11M | 2.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 123,658 | $7.04M | 0.02% | +123,658 | New |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. | 118,419 | $6.74M | 0.41% | +118,419 | New |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 114,664 | $6.52M | 0.00% | +48,735+73.9% | Added |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC | 109,868 | $6.25M | 0.46% | +109,868 | New |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | 107,678 | $6.13M | 0.04% | +107,678 | New |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 91,807 | $5.22M | 0.02% | +39,096+74.2% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 91,480 | $5.21M | 0.05% | +91,480 | New |
| UBS Group AG | 90,822 | $5.17M | 0.00% | −110,549−54.9% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 90,000 | $5.12M | 0.00% | +90,000 | New |
| Simplify Asset Management Inc. | 87,174 | $4.96M | 0.10% | +35,176+67.6% | Added |
| Stonepine Capital Management, LLC | 85,000 | $4.84M | 3.93% | +34,800+69.3% | Added |
| EAM Investors, LLC | 78,209 | $4.40M | 0.50% | +54,053+223.8% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 77,055 | $4.38M | 0.00% | +14,605+23.4% | Added |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 76,450 | $4.35M | 0.10% | +29,497+62.8% | Added |
| Diadema Partners LP | 75,000 | $4.27M | 2.97% | +75,000 | New |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC | 73,716 | $4.19M | 0.80% | +28,304+62.3% | Added |
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC | 72,007 | $4.10M | 0.41% | +56,211+355.9% | Added |
| Longaeva Partners L.P. | 62,729 | $3.57M | 0.76% | +62,729 | New |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 57,758 | $3.40M | 0.07% | +42,686+283.2% | Added |
| Artia Global Partners LP | 57,999 | $3.30M | 0.58% | +57,999 | New |
| DAFNA Capital Management LLC | 54,998 | $3.13M | 0.77% | +44,998+450.0% | Added |
| StemPoint Capital LP | 53,201 | $3.03M | 0.61% | +53,201 | New |
| F/M Investments LLC | 53,088 | $3.02M | 0.12% | +53,088 | New |
| Superstring Capital Management LP | 51,270 | $2.92M | 2.87% | +51,270 | New |
| Eversept Partners, LP | 49,890 | $2.84M | 0.22% | −65,110−56.6% | Reduced |
| Propel Bio Management, LLC | 49,000 | $2.79M | 2.79% | +49,000 | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 48,617 | $2.77M | 0.01% | +27,282+127.9% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 47,959 | $2.73M | 0.00% | −19,602−29.0% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 46,636 | $2.65M | 0.01% | +34,554+286.0% | Added |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 45,042 | $2.56M | 0.12% | +45,042 | New |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. | 40,000 | $2.28M | 0.21% | +40,000 | New |
| FMR LLC | 39,967 | $2.27M | 0.00% | +24,691+161.6% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 39,321 | $2.24M | 0.00% | +21,544+121.2% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 38,490 | $2.19M | 0.00% | +14,346+59.4% | Added |
| Deuterium Capital Management, LLC | 37,349 | $2.13M | 3.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 36,107 | $2.05M | 0.02% | +36,107 | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 34,500 | $1.96M | 0.00% | +34,500 | New |
| Jain Global LLC | 32,787 | $1.87M | 0.02% | −96,031−74.5% | Reduced |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 30,140 | $1.71M | 0.04% | −36,000−54.4% | Reduced |
| Headlands Technologies LLC | 29,830 | $1.70M | 0.14% | +27,308+1,082.8% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 27,335 | $1.55M | 0.00% | −393,623−93.5% | Reduced |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 26,154 | $1.49M | 0.48% | +2,382+10.0% | Added |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 24,415 | $1.39M | 0.01% | +24,415 | New |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 17,630 | $1.00M | 0.01% | +17,630 | New |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 17,000 | $1.00M | 0.01% | +17,000 | New |
| Persistent Asset Partners Ltd | 17,270 | $982.7K | 0.71% | +17,270 | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 17,049 | $970.1K | 0.00% | +12,011+238.4% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 16,679 | $949.0K | 0.00% | +7,670+85.1% | Added |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC | 16,057 | $913.6K | 0.01% | +16,057 | New |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 14,946 | $850.4K | 0.00% | −133,294−89.9% | Reduced |
| Caxton Associates LLP | 13,977 | $795.3K | 0.02% | +13,977 | New |
| SEI Investments Co | 13,744 | $782.0K | 0.00% | +13,744 | New |
| HRT Financial LP | 13,158 | $748.0K | 0.00% | +13,158 | New |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc | 11,976 | $682.0K | 0.00% | −5,822−32.7% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 10,086 | $573.9K | 0.00% | +10,086 | New |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 9,244 | $526.0K | 0.00% | +9,244 | New |
| Glenmede Investment Management, LP | 9,200 | $523.5K | 0.00% | +9,200 | New |
| Dark Forest Capital Management LP | 9,185 | $522.6K | 0.02% | +9,185 | New |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 8,529 | $485.3K | 0.01% | −84,652−90.8% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 7,650 | $435.3K | 0.00% | +7,650 | New |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. | 6,798 | $386.8K | 0.02% | −5,628−45.3% | Reduced |
| 49 Wealth Management, LLC | 5,981 | $340.3K | 0.03% | +5,981 | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 5,897 | $335.5K | 0.02% | +5,897 | New |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | 5,435 | $309.3K | 0.00% | +5,435 | New |
| Gainplan LLC | 5,035 | $286.5K | 0.12% | −9,965−66.4% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 5,426 | $282.1K | 0.00% | +38+0.7% | Added |
| Rangeley Capital, LLC | 4,895 | $278.5K | 0.26% | +4,895 | New |
| LPL Financial LLC | 4,754 | $270.5K | 0.00% | +4,754 | New |
| Fifth Lane Capital, LP | 4,500 | $256.1K | 0.26% | +4,500 | New |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 4,327 | $246.2K | 0.00% | +4,327 | New |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | 4,109 | $233.8K | 0.00% | +4,109 | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 4,097 | $233.1K | 0.00% | +4,097 | New |