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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Nektar Therapeutics as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 216
- +41 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 26.9M
- +10.7M (+65.9%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $1.94B
- +$1.25B (+182.0%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 71
- 75 more added
- Sold out
- 30
- 48 more reduced
5 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Nektar Therapeutics; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC | 4,303,188 | $309.6M | 0.02% | +4,202,059+4,155.1% | Added |
| BVF Inc | 2,559,595 | $184.2M | 5.87% | +1,000,000+64.1% | Added |
| Two Seas Capital LP | 1,959,178 | $141.0M | 6.51% | +1,213,993+162.9% | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,197,055 | $86.1M | 0.00% | +1,197,055 | New |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 930,741 | $67.0M | 0.06% | +457,727+96.8% | Added |
| Prosight Management, LP | 735,000 | $52.9M | 8.67% | +180,367+32.5% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 692,650 | $49.8M | 0.00% | +47,043+7.3% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 659,387 | $47.4M | 0.00% | +92,966+16.4% | Added |
| Armistice Capital, LLC | 578,000 | $41.6M | 1.37% | −18,000−3.0% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 567,458 | $40.8M | 0.00% | +99,299+21.2% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 513,531 | $36.9M | 0.03% | +203,754+65.8% | Added |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. | 509,546 | $36.7M | 1.84% | +70,916+16.2% | Added |
| Woodline Partners LP | 415,335 | $29.9M | 0.11% | +311,335+299.4% | Added |
| Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC | 405,080 | $29.1M | 0.10% | +405,080 | New |
| Millennium Management LLC | 404,277 | $29.1M | 0.02% | −49,798−11.0% | Reduced |
| Emerald Advisers, LLC | 394,604 | $28.4M | 0.90% | +10,262+2.7% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 390,675 | $28.1M | 0.04% | +66,760+20.6% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 346,795 | $25.0M | 0.00% | +92,434+36.3% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 320,172 | $23.0M | 0.00% | +32,611+11.3% | Added |
| Great Point Partners LLC | 316,453 | $22.8M | 5.58% | +105,721+50.2% | Added |
| Vestal Point Capital, LP | 285,000 | $20.5M | 0.57% | +285,000 | New |
| 22NW, LP | 281,115 | $20.2M | 15.92% | −50,000−15.1% | Reduced |
| Primecap Management Co | 279,150 | $20.1M | 0.02% | −1,000−0.4% | Reduced |
| OrbiMed Advisors LLC | 275,000 | $19.8M | 0.45% | +275,000 | New |
| Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co LLC | 271,758 | $19.6M | 0.23% | +63,456+30.5% | Added |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd | 261,500 | $18.8M | 0.44% | +200,000+325.2% | Added |
| Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust | 256,106 | $18.4M | 0.89% | +2,981+1.2% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 249,090 | $17.9M | 0.02% | −134,220−35.0% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 244,727 | $17.6M | 0.00% | +49,071+25.1% | Added |
| Deeter Investments LLP | 239,300 | $17.2M | 3.02% | +239,300 | New |
| Braidwell LP | 222,701 | $16.0M | 0.53% | +222,701 | New |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 240,102 | $15.7M | 0.00% | +89,298+59.2% | Added |
| Patient Square Capital LP | 210,000 | $15.1M | 2.68% | +210,000 | New |
| Bronte Capital Management Pty Ltd. | 198,256 | $14.3M | 1.52% | +198,256 | New |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC | 179,247 | $12.9M | 0.68% | +93,379+108.7% | Added |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 169,308 | $12.2M | 0.00% | +169,308 | New |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 168,007 | $12.1M | 0.00% | +47,627+39.6% | Added |
| DAFNA Capital Management LLC | 165,178 | $11.9M | 2.70% | +90,180+120.2% | Added |
| ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC | 161,252 | $11.6M | 0.70% | +89,221+123.9% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 140,588 | $10.1M | 0.01% | +116,565+485.2% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 136,730 | $9.84M | 0.00% | +136,730 | New |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 126,942 | $9.13M | 0.00% | −20,851−14.1% | Reduced |
| Creek Drive Management Group LLC | 126,400 | $9.09M | 5.70% | −59,100−31.9% | Reduced |
| Seven Grand Managers, LLC | 125,000 | $8.99M | 0.60% | +125,000 | New |
| Squadron Capital Management LLC | 125,000 | $8.99M | 3.60% | +125,000 | New |
| Nationale-Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. | 122,326 | $8.80M | 0.75% | −65,786−35.0% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 121,539 | $8.74M | 0.01% | −88,759−42.2% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 112,652 | $8.11M | 0.01% | −105,685−48.4% | Reduced |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 107,385 | $7.73M | 0.02% | +87,128+430.1% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 106,248 | $7.64M | 0.01% | +20,582+24.0% | Added |
| Polygon Management Ltd. | 103,037 | $7.41M | 1.46% | +33,750+48.7% | Added |
| ING Groep NV | 100,000 | $7.20M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Monashee Investment Management LLC | 100,000 | $7.20M | 3.91% | +5,866+6.2% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 98,745 | $7.10M | 0.02% | −2,421−2.4% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 91,671 | $6.60M | 0.00% | +928+1.0% | Added |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC | 89,527 | $6.44M | 1.16% | +33,504+59.8% | Added |
| Stonepine Capital Management, LLC | 85,000 | $6.12M | 5.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northern Trust Corp | 78,598 | $5.66M | 0.00% | +22,522+40.2% | Added |
| Jump Financial, LLC | 77,402 | $5.57M | 0.08% | +24,190+45.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 72,491 | $5.22M | 0.00% | +72,491 | New |
| ACT Capital Management, LLC | 70,900 | $5.10M | 4.01% | +19,700+38.5% | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | 70,667 | $5.08M | 0.01% | −102,776−59.3% | Reduced |
| Voleon Capital Management LP | 65,063 | $4.68M | 0.10% | −3,272−4.8% | Reduced |
| F/M Investments LLC | 61,104 | $4.40M | 0.29% | +2,981+5.1% | Added |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB | 59,000 | $4.25M | 0.52% | +59,000 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 58,958 | $4.24M | 0.00% | +32,866+126.0% | Added |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 57,014 | $4.10M | 0.12% | +1,774+3.2% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 56,055 | $4.03M | 0.01% | +2,342+4.4% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 55,476 | $3.99M | 0.03% | +36,655+194.8% | Added |
| Fred Alger Management, LLC | 53,172 | $3.83M | 0.02% | −848−1.6% | Reduced |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 50,000 | $3.60M | 0.01% | +50,000 | New |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | 48,474 | $3.49M | 0.04% | +48,474 | New |
| LMR Partners LLP | 48,294 | $3.47M | 0.03% | +48,294 | New |
| Swiss National Bank | 47,900 | $3.45M | 0.00% | +16,000+50.2% | Added |
| Atom Investors LP | 43,227 | $3.11M | 0.22% | +43,227 | New |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. | 42,624 | $3.07M | 0.10% | +11,271+35.9% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 41,781 | $3.01M | 0.00% | −131,100−75.8% | Reduced |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 36,907 | $2.66M | 0.17% | −23,524−38.9% | Reduced |
| Jain Global LLC | 36,181 | $2.60M | 0.03% | +18,882+109.2% | Added |
| EAM Investors, LLC | 36,126 | $2.60M | 0.30% | +23,154+178.5% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 35,851 | $2.58M | 0.01% | −246,170−87.3% | Reduced |
| Algert Global LLC | 34,782 | $2.50M | 0.04% | +19,472+127.2% | Added |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC | 34,527 | $2.48M | 0.04% | +18,470+115.0% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 34,025 | $2.45M | 0.00% | +17,841+110.2% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 32,356 | $2.33M | 0.00% | +16,912+109.5% | Added |
| Iridian Asset Management LLC | 31,320 | $2.25M | 0.91% | +21,592+222.0% | Added |
| Birchview Capital, LP | 31,000 | $2.23M | 1.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc | 30,141 | $2.17M | 0.01% | +15,577+107.0% | Added |
| California State Teachers Retirement System | 28,682 | $2.06M | 0.00% | +14,162+97.5% | Added |
| Headlands Technologies LLC | 28,244 | $2.03M | 0.23% | −12,957−31.4% | Reduced |
| KVP Capital Advisors, LP | 26,900 | $1.94M | 1.45% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 26,545 | $1.91M | 0.04% | +15,683+144.4% | Added |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 28,000 | $1.83M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citigroup Inc | 25,048 | $1.80M | 0.00% | −10,729−30.0% | Reduced |
| Gsa Capital Partners LLP | 21,331 | $1.53M | 0.10% | −1,783−7.7% | Reduced |
| BIT Capital GmbH | 21,100 | $1.52M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 20,457 | $1.47M | 0.01% | +20,457 | New |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. | 20,000 | $1.44M | 0.16% | −20,000−50.0% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 19,446 | $1.40M | 0.00% | +19,446 | New |
| Deuterium Capital Management, LLC | 18,000 | $1.30M | 1.51% | −19,349−51.8% | Reduced |