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4. Financial assets

Securities

The changes in value of securities by investment category are as follows (in CHF 1 000):

 

 

Listed shares

 

Unlisted shares

 

Derivative instruments

 

Total

Opening balance as at 01.01.2019 at fair values

 

3 063 972

 

 

203

 

3 064 175

Purchases

 

485 239

 

 

1 490

 

486 729

Sales

 

(753 455)

 

 

(370)

 

(753 825)

Net gains/(losses) from securities

 

723 228

 

 

3 363

 

726 591

Realized gains

 

251 993

 

 

167

 

252 160

Realized losses

 

(12 865)

 

 

 

(12 865)

Unrealized gains

 

693 965

 

 

3 196

 

697 161

Unrealized losses

 

(209 865)

 

 

 

(209 865)

Closing balance as at 31.12.2019 at fair values

 

3 518 985

 

 

4 685

 

3 523 670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance as at 01.01.2020 at fair values

 

3 518 985

 

 

4 685

 

3 523 670

Purchases

 

699 570

 

 

 

699 570

Sales

 

(1 010 092)

 

 

 

(1 010 092)

Net gains/(losses) from securities

 

744 042

 

 

(2 531)

 

741 511

Realized gains

 

364 618

 

 

 

364 618

Realized losses

 

(83 963)

 

 

 

(83 963)

Unrealized gains

 

882 536

 

 

 

882 536

Unrealized losses

 

(419 149)

 

 

(2 531)

 

(421 680)

Closing balance as at 31.12.2020 at fair values

 

3 952 504

 

 

2 155

 

3 954 659

Securities comprise the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

Number 31.12.2019

 

Change

 

Number 31.12.2020

 

Market price in original currency 31.12.2020

 

Valuation CHF mn 31.12.2020

 

Valuation CHF mn 31.12.2019

Ionis Pharmaceuticals

 

7 994 955

 

225 045

 

8 220 000

 

USD

 

56.54

 

411.4

 

467.3

Moderna

 

4 817 781

 

(1 962 818)

 

2 854 963

 

USD

 

104.47

 

264.0

 

91.2

Neurocrine Biosciences

 

3 228 074

 

(193 074)

 

3 035 000

 

USD

 

95.85

 

257.5

 

335.7

Argenx SE

 

944 739

 

(23 407)

 

921 332

 

USD

 

294.09

 

239.8

 

146.7

Incyte

 

3 400 000

 

(500 000)

 

2 900 000

 

USD

 

86.98

 

223.3

 

287.3

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

 

1 240 000

 

(340 000)

 

900 000

 

USD

 

236.34

 

188.3

 

262.7

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

 

1 314 428

 

(20 000)

 

1 294 428

 

USD

 

156.24

 

179.0

 

137.5

Arvinas

 

1 241 903

 

935 000

 

2 176 903

 

USD

 

84.93

 

163.7

 

49.4

Fate Therapeutics

 

 

2 030 000

 

2 030 000

 

USD

 

90.93

 

163.4

 

Agios Pharmaceuticals

 

3 896 954

 

261 948

 

4 158 902

 

USD

 

43.33

 

159.5

 

180.1

Halozyme Therapeutics

 

7 963 056

 

(3 993 056)

 

3 970 000

 

USD

 

42.71

 

150.1

 

136.6

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

 

1 600 000

 

(445 000)

 

1 155 000

 

USD

 

129.97

 

132.9

 

178.3

Crispr Therapeutics

 

730 462

 

170 422

 

900 884

 

USD

 

153.11

 

122.1

 

43.0

Sage Therapeutics

 

1 280 104

 

260 000

 

1 540 104

 

USD

 

86.51

 

117.9

 

89.4

Radius Health

 

6 881 685

 

574 029

 

7 455 714

 

USD

 

17.86

 

117.9

 

134.2

Biogen

 

 

537 000

 

537 000

 

USD

 

244.86

 

116.4

 

Myovant Sciences

 

4 815 109

 

(58 070)

 

4 757 039

 

USD

 

27.62

 

116.3

 

72.3

Intra-Cellular Therapies

 

2 300 000

 

1 238 419

 

3 538 419

 

USD

 

31.80

 

99.6

 

76.4

Macrogenics

 

4 519 159

 

296 405

 

4 815 564

 

USD

 

22.86

 

97.4

 

47.6

Scholar Rock Holding

 

2 634 466

 

(378 815)

 

2 255 651

 

USD

 

48.53

 

96.9

 

33.6

Esperion Therapeutics

 

3 727 964

 

220 000

 

3 947 964

 

USD

 

26.00

 

90.9

 

215.1

Generation Bio Co.

 

 

2 333 180

 

2 333 180

 

USD

 

28.35

 

58.6

 

Molecular Templates

 

1 295 687

 

5 084 644

 

6 380 331

 

USD

 

9.39

 

53.0

 

17.5

Relay Therapeutics

 

 

1 409 357

 

1 409 357

 

USD

 

41.56

 

51.8

 

Exelixis

 

2 835 000

 

 

2 835 000

 

USD

 

20.07

 

50.4

 

48.3

Mersana Therapeutics

 

 

1 885 000

 

1 885 000

 

USD

 

26.61

 

44.4

 

Nektar Therapeutics

 

2 620 676

 

 

2 620 676

 

USD

 

17.00

 

39.4

 

54.7

Black Diamond Therapeutics

 

 

1 390 000

 

1 390 000

 

USD

 

32.05

 

39.4

 

Beam Therapeutics

 

 

396 821

 

396 821

 

USD

 

81.64

 

28.7

 

Kezar Life Sciences

 

1 550 669

 

2 982 479

 

4 533 148

 

USD

 

5.22

 

20.9

 

6.0

Wave Life Sciences

 

2 402 858

 

200 000

 

2 602 858

 

USD

 

7.87

 

18.1

 

18.6

Homology Medicines

 

1 612 122

 

125 000

 

1 737 122

 

USD

 

11.29

 

17.4

 

32.3

Voyager Therapeutics

 

2 680 283

 

 

2 680 283

 

USD

 

7.15

 

17.0

 

36.2

Cidara Therapeutics

 

2 295 272

 

527 223

 

2 822 495

 

USD

 

2.00

 

5.0

 

8.5

Myokardia

 

1 264 913

 

(1 264 913)

 

 

USD

 

n.a.

 

 

89.2

Intercept Pharmaceuticals

 

696 976

 

(696 976)

 

 

USD

 

n.a.

 

 

83.6

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

800 000

 

(800 000)

 

 

USD

 

n.a.

 

 

49.7

Akcea Therapeutics

 

2 448 948

 

(2 448 948)

 

 

USD

 

n.a.

 

 

40.1

Sangamo Therapeutics

 

3 850 000

 

(3 850 000)

 

 

USD

 

n.a.

 

 

31.2

G1 Therapeutics

 

721 925

 

(721 925)

 

 

USD

 

n.a.

 

 

18.5

Total shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 952.5

 

3 519.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alder Biopharmaceuticals – Contingent Value Right

 

2 766 008

 

 

2 766 008

 

USD

 

0.88

 

2.2

 

2.4

Bristol-Myers Squibb – Contingent Value Right

 

800 000

 

 

800 000

 

USD

 

0.00

 

 

2.3

Total derivative instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 954.7

 

3 523.7

Securities are deposited with Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., Zurich.

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