Chief Compliance Officer

0001104659-16-094941.txt : 20160209 0001104659-16-094941.hdr.sgml : 20160209 20160209134618 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-16-094941 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160209 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160209 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Tekla Capital Management LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001300336 IRS NUMBER: 010628853 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10950 FILM NUMBER: 161398612 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 FEDERAL STREET STREET 2: 19TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 772-8500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 FEDERAL STREET STREET 2: 19TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040811 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE 0001300336 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2015 12-31-2015 false Tekla Capital Management LLC

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13F HOLDINGS REPORT 028-10950 N Laura Woodward Chief Compliance Officer 617-772-8500 /s/ Laura Woodward Boston MA 02-09-2016 0 134 2757591 false INFORMATION TABLE 2 a16-1396_1informationtable.xml INFORMATION TABLE AbbVie Inc. Common 00287Y109 9 156 SH SOLE 156 0 0 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Common 004225108 22727 637500 SH SOLE 637500 0 0 Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. Common 00430H102 5687 264625 SH SOLE 264625 0 0 Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc Sponsored ADR 00653A107 3581 296934 SH SOLE 296934 0 0 Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Note 2.00% 8/15/19 00767EAB8 8629 13000000 PRN SOLE 13000000 0 0 Affimed NV Common N01045108 2095 294213 SH SOLE 294213 0 0 Agilent Technologies, Inc. Common 00846U101 30465 728650 SH SOLE 728650 0 0 Akorn, Inc. Common 009728106 5419 145235 SH SOLE 145235 0 0 Alere Inc. Common 01449J105 11645 297901 SH SOLE 297901 0 0 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 015351109 121471 636805 SH SOLE 636805 0 0 Alkermes plc Shares G01767105 40519 510444 SH SOLE 510444 0 0 Allergan plc Shares G0177J108 127996 409586 SH SOLE 409586 0 0 Allergan plc Preferred Convertible G0177J116 5151 5000 SH SOLE 5000 0 0 Alliqua BioMedical, Inc. Common 019621200 3531 1650000 SH SOLE 1650000 0 0 Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Common 01988P108 2670 173600 SH SOLE 173600 0 0 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 02043Q107 12944 137495 SH SOLE 137495 0 0 Amgen Inc. Common 031162100 52212 321640 SH SOLE 321640 0 0 Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 032420101 12431 110038 SH SOLE 110038 0 0 ARCA biopharma, Inc. Common 00211Y407 3772 811227 SH SOLE 811227 0 0 Ardelyx, Inc. Common 039697107 11585 639370 SH SOLE 639370 0 0 Auris Medical Holding AG Common H03579101 6202 1268263 SH SOLE 1268263 0 0 Baxalta Inc. Common 07177M103 12474 319600 SH SOLE 319600 0 0 Baxter International Inc. Common 071813109 12193 319600 SH SOLE 319600 0 0 Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 079481107 1216 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0 Biogen Inc. Common 09062X103 138021 450533 SH SOLE 450533 0 0 BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Common 09061G101 62452 596145 SH SOLE 596145 0 0 bluebird bio, Inc. Common 09609G100 3169 49345 SH SOLE 49345 0 0 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Common 110122108 13937 202600 SH SOLE 202600 0 0 Care Capital Properties, Inc. Common 141624106 2578 84316 SH SOLE 84316 0 0 Celgene Corporation Common 151020104 205225 1713634 SH SOLE 1713634 0 0 Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. Common 15117B103 1659 105800 SH SOLE 105800 0 0 Cellectis S.A. Sponsored ADS 15117K103 6431 207250 SH SOLE 207250 0 0 Centene Corporation Common 15135B101 7897 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0 Cepheid, Inc. Common 15670R107 12186 333590 SH SOLE 333590 0 0 Cepheid, Inc. Note 1.25% 2/1/21 15670RAC1 8894 10000000 PRN SOLE 10000000 0 0 Chimerix, Inc. Common 16934W106 428 47800 SH SOLE 47800 0 0 Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. Common 171757107 901 52500 SH SOLE 52500 0 0 Community Health Systems, Inc. Common 203668108 8078 304472 SH SOLE 304472 0 0 Corsicanto Ltd Note 3.50% 1/15/32 220480AB3 13304 14700000 PRN SOLE 14700000 0 0 Cynapsus Therapeutics, Inc. Common 23257Y859 2785 180407 SH SOLE 180407 0 0 CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Common 23284F105 6847 328059 SH SOLE 328059 0 0 DBV Technologies S.A. Sponsored ADR 23306J101 2382 65600 SH SOLE 65600 0 0 Depomed Inc. Common 249908104 3626 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0 Dynavax Technologies Corporation Common 268158201 6644 275000 SH SOLE 275000 0 0 Eli Lilly & Co Common 532457108 7218 85667 SH SOLE 85667 0 0 Endo International plc Shares G30401106 17530 286348 SH SOLE 286348 0 0 Endologix Inc. Common 29266S106 5455 551000 SH SOLE 551000 0 0 Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Common 29664W105 2288 102800 SH SOLE 102800 0 0 Exelixis, Inc. Common 30161Q104 5775 1023877 SH SOLE 1023877 0 0 Flamel Technologies SA Sponsored ADR 338488109 5791 474288 SH SOLE 474288 0 0 Flex Pharm, Inc. Common 33938A105 2896 232600 SH SOLE 232600 0 0 Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Shares M46135105 5289 652145 SH SOLE 652145 0 0 Forward Pharma A/S Sponsored ADR 34986J105 2594 136547 SH SOLE 136547 0 0 Galapagos NV Sponsored ADR 36315X101 1258 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0 GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. Common 372309104 724 93349 SH SOLE 93349 0 0 Gilead Sciences, Inc. Common 375558103 235897 2331231 SH SOLE 2331231 0 0 Gilead Sciences, Inc. Common ADI0JQKQ6 27 278 SH Call SOLE 278 0 0 GlaxoSmithKline plc Sponsored ADR 37733W105 11500 285000 SH SOLE 285000 0 0 Grifols SA Sponsored ADR 398438408 2689 83000 SH SOLE 83000 0 0 GW Pharmaceuticals plc ADS 36197T103 2083 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0 Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Common 40637H109 3466 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0 HCA Holdings, Inc. Common 40412C101 30331 448488 SH SOLE 448488 0 0 Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. Common 421946104 5302 187224 SH SOLE 187224 0 0 Heron Therapeutics, Inc. Common 427746102 5847 219000 SH SOLE 219000 0 0 Horizon Pharma plc Common G4617B105 16250 749900 SH SOLE 749900 0 0 Humana Inc. Common 444859102 23081 129300 SH SOLE 129300 0 0 ICON plc Shares G4705A100 8928 114900 SH SOLE 114900 0 0 IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Common 45168D104 9651 132352 SH SOLE 132352 0 0 Illumina Inc. Common 452327109 83370 434341 SH SOLE 434341 0 0 Impax Laboratories, Inc. Common 45256B101 14739 344683 SH SOLE 344683 0 0 Incyte Corporation Common 45337C102 95486 880461 SH SOLE 880461 0 0 Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation Common 45780V102 4815 425000 SH SOLE 425000 0 0 Insmed Incorporated Common 457669307 2842 156600 SH SOLE 156600 0 0 Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. Common 46116X101 10102 187800 SH SOLE 187800 0 0 Ishares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF ETF 464287556 19511 57670 SH SOLE 57670 0 0 Johnson & Johnson Common 478160104 96658 940988 SH SOLE 940988 0 0 Juno Therapeutics, Inc. Common 48205A109 8003 182000 SH SOLE 182000 0 0 Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. Common 48576U106 6629 500324 SH SOLE 500324 0 0 Kite Pharma, Inc. Common 49803L109 2526 41000 SH SOLE 41000 0 0 Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 528872302 2631 197641 SH SOLE 197641 0 0 LTC Properties Inc. Common 502175102 10208 236618 SH SOLE 236618 0 0 Mallinckrodt plc Shares G5785G107 4620 61900 SH SOLE 61900 0 0 McKesson Corporation Common 58155Q103 16343 82862 SH SOLE 82862 0 0 Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Common 58463J304 18002 1564060 SH SOLE 1564060 0 0 Medivation, Inc. Common 58501N101 32257 667300 SH SOLE 667300 0 0 Medtronic PLC Shares G5960L103 9565 124344 SH SOLE 124344 0 0 Merck & Co., Inc. Common 58933Y105 35976 681097 SH SOLE 681097 0 0 Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Note 4.50% 7/15/20 590328AA8 2199 1485000 PRN SOLE 1485000 0 0 Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 590328100 6745 853787 SH SOLE 853787 0 0 Molina Healthcare, Inc. Common 60855R100 20919 347901 SH SOLE 347901 0 0 Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 60877T100 2281 153700 SH SOLE 153700 0 0 Mylan NV Shares Euro N59465109 28725 531252 SH SOLE 531252 0 0 Natera, Inc. Common 632307104 9529 882358 SH SOLE 882358 0 0 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Common 64125C109 17619 311460 SH SOLE 311460 0 0 Nevro Corp. Common 64157F103 1688 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0 Novartis AG Sponsored ADR 66987V109 7976 92700 SH SOLE 92700 0 0 Novavax, Inc. Common 670002104 3004 358000 SH SOLE 358000 0 0 Novo Nordisk A/S ADR 670100205 17110 294600 SH SOLE 294600 0 0 Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. Common 681936100 14451 413116 SH SOLE 413116 0 0 Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 699374302 14466 762581 SH SOLE 762581 0 0 Perrigo Company plc Shares G97822103 5397 37300 SH SOLE 37300 0 0 Pfizer Inc. Common 717081103 58178 1802291 SH SOLE 1802291 0 0 Physicians Realty Trust Common 71943U104 20751 1230772 SH SOLE 1230772 0 0 Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 720795103 8812 3848191 SH SOLE 3848191 0 0 Puma Biotechnology, Inc. Common 74587V107 20400 260200 SH SOLE 260200 0 0 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 75886F107 83746 154266 SH SOLE 154266 0 0 Retrophin, Inc. Common 761299106 6365 329949 SH SOLE 329949 0 0 The RMR Group Inc., Class A Common 74967R106 107 7441 SH SOLE 7441 0 0 Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. Common 78573L106 9229 456190 SH SOLE 456190 0 0 Sage Therapeutics, Inc. Common 78667J108 5702 97800 SH SOLE 97800 0 0 Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common 786692103 4561 286650 SH SOLE 286650 0 0 Sanofi Sponsored ADR 80105N105 13008 305000 SH SOLE 305000 0 0 Senior Housing Properties Trust Common 81721M109 9950 670504 SH SOLE 670504 0 0 Shire plc Sponsored ADR 82481R106 35222 171813 SH SOLE 171813 0 0 St. Jude Medical, Inc. Common 790849103 15801 255810 SH SOLE 255810 0 0 Stryker Corporation Common 863667101 11519 123940 SH SOLE 123940 0 0 Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Note 7.50% 5/1/19 868459AB4 5356 2000000 PRN SOLE 2000000 0 0 Tenet Healthcare Corporation Common 88033G407 4984 164500 SH SOLE 164500 0 0 Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc. Common 88165N105 1929 192322 SH SOLE 192322 0 0 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR 881624209 87579 1334237 SH SOLE 1334237 0 0 The Medicines Company Common 584688105 15010 401970 SH SOLE 401970 0 0 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Common 883556102 12255 86395 SH SOLE 86395 0 0 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. Common 90400D108 9917 88400 SH SOLE 88400 0 0 UniQure NV Shares N90064101 2903 175500 SH SOLE 175500 0 0 United Therapeutics Corporation Common 91307C102 14580 93100 SH SOLE 93100 0 0 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Common 91324P102 48127 409100 SH SOLE 409100 0 0 Universal Health Services, Inc. Common 913903100 8400 70300 SH SOLE 70300 0 0 Ventas, Inc. Common 92276F100 20838 369266 SH SOLE 369266 0 0 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Common 92532F100 130046 1033503 SH SOLE 1033503 0 0 WellCare Health Plans, Inc. Common 94946T106 6933 88652 SH SOLE 88652 0 0 Welltower, Inc. Preferred Convertible 95040Q203 12182 200000 PRN SOLE 200000 0 0 Xencor, Inc. Common 98401F105 292 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0 Zafgen, Inc. Common 98885E103 84 13307 SH SOLE 13307 0 0 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Common 98956P102 10495 102300 SH SOLE 102300 0 0