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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, Q2 2026

Institutional positions in Nektar Therapeutics as of Jun 30, 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
239
+26 vs. Q1 2026
Shares held
35.9M
+9.18M (+34.4%) vs. Q1 2026
Total value
$2.50B
+$585.2M (+30.5%) vs. Q1 2026
New holders
70
102 more added
Sold out
44
42 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2026: 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2026: 239 institutions
Q1 2021: 239 institutionsQ2 2021: 243 institutionsQ3 2021: 243 institutionsQ4 2021: 242 institutionsQ1 2022: 243 institutionsQ2 2022: 230 institutionsQ3 2022: 232 institutionsQ4 2022: 217 institutionsQ1 2023: 197 institutionsQ2 2023: 148 institutionsQ3 2023: 139 institutionsQ4 2023: 127 institutionsQ1 2024: 123 institutionsQ2 2024: 135 institutionsQ3 2024: 140 institutionsQ4 2024: 146 institutionsQ1 2025: 157 institutionsQ2 2025: 109 institutionsQ3 2025: 153 institutionsQ4 2025: 180 institutionsQ1 2026: 216 institutionsQ2 2026: 239 institutions
Value heldQ2 2026: $2.50B
Q1 2021: $3.40BQ2 2021: $2.89BQ3 2021: $3.01BQ4 2021: $2.35BQ1 2022: $947.6MQ2 2022: $693.8MQ3 2022: $561.4MQ4 2022: $381.7MQ1 2023: $121.2MQ2 2023: $79.3MQ3 2023: $85.3MQ4 2023: $67.3MQ1 2024: $105.5MQ2 2024: $168.0MQ3 2024: $182.9MQ4 2024: $123.6MQ1 2025: $84.2MQ2 2025: $197.7MQ3 2025: $820.2MQ4 2025: $732.2MQ1 2026: $1.94BQ2 2026: $2.50B
Institutions holding NKTR and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026239$2.50B
Q1 2026216$1.94B
Q4 2025180$732.2M
Q3 2025153$820.2M
Q2 2025109$197.7M
Q1 2025157$84.2M
Q4 2024146$123.6M
Q3 2024140$182.9M
Q2 2024135$168.0M
Q1 2024123$105.5M
Q4 2023127$67.3M
Q3 2023139$85.3M
Q2 2023148$79.3M
Q1 2023197$121.2M
Q4 2022217$381.7M
Q3 2022232$561.4M
Q2 2022230$693.8M
Q1 2022243$947.6M
Q4 2021242$2.35B
Q3 2021243$3.01B
Q2 2021243$2.89B
Q1 2021239$3.40B

Institutions, Q2 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Nektar Therapeutics; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding NKTR in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Empowered Funds, LLC23,441$1.64M0.01%+23,441New
AQR Capital Management LLC22,542$1.57M0.00%+22,542New
Exome Asset Management LLC22,417$1.56M0.97%+22,417New
IMC-Chicago, LLC22,412$1.56M0.01%+6,051+37.0%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co22,138$1.54M0.00%−217,964−90.8%Reduced
Brevan Howard Capital Management LP21,918$1.53M0.02%−26,556−54.8%Reduced
BIT Capital GmbH21,100$1.47M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd21,086$1.47M0.00%+5,170+32.5%Added
AWM Investment Company, Inc.20,925$1.46M0.13%+925+4.6%Added
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC20,177$1.41M0.03%+20,177New
MetLife Investment Management20,087$1.40M0.01%+20,087New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA19,200$1.34M0.00%−102,339−84.2%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP19,183$1.34M0.02%+6,881+55.9%Added
XTX Topco Ltd19,125$1.34M0.02%+15,022+366.1%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC18,279$1.28M0.01%+2,753+17.7%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board17,208$1.20M0.00%+3,538+25.9%Added
Nomura Asset Management International Inc.17,092$1.19M0.00%+17,092New
Gsa Capital Partners LLP16,080$1.12M0.07%−5,251−24.6%Reduced
Diametric Capital, LP15,967$1.11M0.12%+8,556+115.5%Added
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.15,805$1.10M0.00%+15,805New
Gainplan LLC14,962$1.04M0.41%+9,962+199.2%Added
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc14,435$1.01M0.00%−15,706−52.1%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC14,357$1.00M0.03%+8,635+150.9%Added
Jupiter Topco LLC13,629$950.8K0.00%+13,629New
Glenmede Trust Co NA13,460$939.6K0.00%−405−2.9%Reduced
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC13,104$914.8K0.00%+1,850+16.4%Added
Ieq Capital, LLC12,978$906.0K0.00%+12,978New
Colony Group, LLC12,826$895.4K0.00%+12,826New
New York State Common Retirement Fund12,100$844.7K0.00%+12,100New
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The11,564$807.3K0.00%+11,564New
Wellington Management Group LLP11,488$802.0K0.00%+11,488New
Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP11,074$773.1K0.04%+2,126+23.8%Added
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC10,319$720.4K0.15%+146+1.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc10,223$713.7K0.00%−660−6.1%Reduced
Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey10,166$709.7K0.01%+10,166New
Sectoral Asset Management Inc10,111$705.8K0.49%−740−6.8%Reduced
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D9,933$693.4K0.00%+1,645+19.8%Added
Allstate Corp9,929$693.1K0.01%+92+0.9%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc9,357$653.2K0.00%+6,404+216.9%Added
HB Wealth Management, LLC9,315$650.3K0.00%+9,315New
HighVista Strategies LLC8,708$607.9K0.14%−5,847−40.2%Reduced
Arizona State Retirement System8,477$591.8K0.00%+1,816+27.3%Added
OP Asset Management Ltd8,333$581.7K0.01%+4,342+108.8%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC8,327$581.3K0.00%−104,325−92.6%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada8,137$568.0K0.00%−8,044−49.7%Reduced
Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd.7,754$541.3K0.00%+1,399+22.0%Added
Persistent Asset Partners Ltd7,481$522.2K0.16%+1,661+28.5%Added
Capstone Capital Management Ltd7,066$493.3K0.22%+7,066New
SG Americas Securities, LLC7,042$492.0K0.00%+3,807+117.7%Added
KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS7,000$488.7K0.00%+1,800+34.6%Added
Rangeley Capital, LLC7,000$488.7K0.48%+7,000New
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC6,902$481.8K0.00%+6,902New
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)6,695$467.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Voya Investment Management LLC6,596$460.5K0.00%+6,596New
Sandro Wealth Management LLC6,455$450.6K0.33%+6,455New
Intech Investment Management LLC6,426$448.6K0.00%+6,426New
Squarepoint Ops LLC5,807$405.4K0.00%−101,578−94.6%Reduced
Prudential Financial Inc5,626$392.8K0.00%+5,626New
LPL Financial LLC5,615$392.0K0.00%+1,065+23.4%Added
Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc.5,510$384.7K0.09%+526+10.6%Added
FNY Investment Advisers, LLC5,500$383.0K0.14%+750+15.8%Added
Intellectus Partners, LLC5,400$377.0K0.07%+5,400New
SEI Investments Co5,316$371.1K0.00%+845+18.9%Added
Gabelli Funds LLC5,250$366.5K0.00%+5,250New
Profund Advisors LLC5,169$360.8K0.01%+2,010+63.6%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC4,622$327.9K0.00%+4,622New
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA4,684$327.0K0.00%+966+26.0%Added
Entropy Technologies, LP4,547$317.4K0.01%−44−1.0%Reduced
ProShare Advisors LLC4,513$315.1K0.00%+4,513New
Bank of Montreal4,442$310.1K0.00%+4,442New
Leonteq Securities AG4,400$307.2K0.02%+2,400+120.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.4,183$292.0K0.00%−210−4.8%Reduced
JustInvest LLC4,182$291.9K0.00%+497+13.5%Added
CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.3,896$272.0K0.00%+3,896New
Marex Group plc3,800$265.3K0.00%+3,800New
Victory Capital Management Inc3,767$263.0K0.00%+640+20.5%Added
Teacher Retirement System of Texas3,591$250.7K0.00%+493+15.9%Added
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC3,499$244.3K0.00%+3,499New
Xponance, Inc.3,374$235.5K0.00%+3,374New
Pale Fire Capital SE3,350$233.9K0.02%+3,350New
Marshall Wace, LLP3,300$230.4K0.00%−137,288−97.7%Reduced
Quarry LP3,250$226.9K0.04%+3,250New
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC3,181$222.1K0.00%−362−10.2%Reduced
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.3,128$218.4K0.01%+3,128New
LVW Advisors, LLC3,022$211.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC2,991$208.8K0.00%+93+3.2%Added
Great Lakes Advisors, LLC2,946$205.7K0.00%−795−21.3%Reduced
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.2,750$192.0K0.00%+2,609+1,850.4%Added
State of Wyoming2,379$166.1K0.02%+1,452+156.6%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)2,308$161.1K0.00%+963+71.6%Added
Bayforest Capital Ltd2,260$157.8K0.15%−278−11.0%Reduced
Freestone Grove Partners LP2,217$154.8K0.00%+2,217New
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp2,023$141.2K0.00%+2,023New
US Bancorp1,731$120.8K0.00%−185−9.7%Reduced
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.1,600$111.7K0.01%−2,400−60.0%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc1,565$109.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
KBC Group NV1,167$81.0K0.00%+446+61.9%Added
Parallel Advisors, LLC1,047$73.1K0.00%−6−0.6%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management760$53.1K0.00%+700+1,166.7%Added
Allworth Financial LP714$49.8K0.00%+33+4.8%Added