United Therapeutics Corporation
Description
United Therapeutics Corporation, a biotechnology company, engages in the development and commercialization of products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening diseases in the United States and internationally. The company offers Tyvaso DPI, an inhaled dry powder via pre-filled and single-use cartridges; Tyvaso, an inhaled solution via ultrasonic nebulizer; Remodulin (treprostinil) injection to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) to diminish symptoms associated with exercise; Orenitram, a tablet dosage form of treprostinil, to delay disease progression and improve exercise capacity in PAH patients; and Adcirca, an oral PDE-5 inhibitor to enhance the exercise ability in PAH patients. It also markets and sells Unituxin (dinutuximab) injection, a monoclonal antibody for treating high-risk neuroblastoma; and Remunity Pump, which contains a pump and separate controller for Remodulin. In addition, the company engages in developing RemoPro and Ralinepag for the treatment of PAH; Aurora-GT, a gene therapy product to rebuild the blood vessels in the lungs; and Nebulized Tyvaso, for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, as well as xenografts, which are development-stage organ products. It has licensing and collaboration agreements with DEKA Research & Development Corp. to develop a semi-disposable system for the subcutaneous delivery of treprostinil; MannKind Corporation to develop and license treprostinil inhalation powder and the Dreamboat device; and Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop Ralinepag. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland.
About
Earnings
Date | Estimate EPS | Actual EPS | Difference | % Surprise |
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Oct 28, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
Jul 29, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
Apr 29, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
Feb 19, 2025 | 6.54 | — | — | — |
Oct 30, 2024 | 6.42 | 6.39 | -0.03 | -0.47% |
Earnings estimate
Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
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Next Year
(Dec 2025)
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Number of analysts | — | 6 | — | 14 |
Average estimate | — | 6.73 | — | 27.74 |
Low estimate | — | 5.97 | — | 22.80 |
High estimate | — | 7.24 | — | 30.11 |
Last year EPS | — | 6.17 | — | 24.58 |
Growth estimates
Analyst Ratings
Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
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Jan 8, 2025 |
UBS
Ashwani Verma
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $415 → $475 |
Nov 1, 2024 |
Goldman Sachs
Chris Shibutani
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $243 → $302 |
Oct 31, 2024 |
HC Wainwright & Co.
Andrew Fein
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $400 → $425 |
Oct 31, 2024 |
Argus Research
Jasper Hellweg
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $360 → $400 |
Oct 31, 2024 |
Oppenheimer
Hartaj Singh
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $575 → $600 |
Oct 31, 2024 |
Ladenburg Thalmann
Matthew Kaplan
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $319 → $344 |
Oct 21, 2024 |
TD Cowen
Joseph Thome
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $350 → $400 |
Sep 23, 2024 |
Jefferies
Eun Yang
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $315 → $432 |
Aug 28, 2024 |
Oppenheimer
Hartaj Singh
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $400 → $575 |
Aug 20, 2024 |
Wells Fargo
Tiago Fauth
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $350 → $380 |
Aug 1, 2024 |
B of A Securities
Greg Harrison
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Maintains | Underperform | ▼ Lowers $303 → $280 |
Aug 1, 2024 |
HC Wainwright & Co.
Andrew Fein
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Reiterates | Buy | Maintains $400 |
Jul 25, 2024 |
HC Wainwright & Co.
Andrew Fein
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $300 → $400 |
Jul 11, 2024 |
TD Cowen
Joseph Thome
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $270 → $350 |
Jul 11, 2024 |
Morgan Stanley
Terence Flynn
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Downgrade | Equal-Weight | ▲ Raises $310 → $321 |
Jul 8, 2024 |
UBS
Ashwani Verma
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Maintains | Buy | ▲ Raises $300 → $370 |
Jun 12, 2024 |
Wells Fargo
Tiago Fauth
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $325 → $350 |
May 21, 2024 |
JP Morgan
Jessica Fye
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $280 → $300 |
May 3, 2024 |
Goldman Sachs
Chris Shibutani
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Maintains | Neutral | ▲ Raises $218 → $240 |
May 2, 2024 |
HC Wainwright & Co.
Andrew Fein
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Reiterates | Buy | Maintains $300 |
May 2, 2024 |
Oppenheimer
Hartaj Singh
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $375 → $400 |
Mar 7, 2024 |
Wells Fargo
Tiago Fauth
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $309 → $325 |
Feb 22, 2024 |
HC Wainwright & Co.
Andrew Fein
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Reiterates | Buy | Maintains $300 |
Feb 22, 2024 |
Wedbush
Liana Moussatos
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Reiterates | Outperform | Maintains $308 |
Feb 12, 2024 |
Goldman Sachs
Chris Shibutani
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Upgrade | Neutral | ▲ Raises $213 → $215 |
Feb 5, 2024 |
Leerink Partners
Roanna Ruiz
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Initiates | Outperform | Announces $330 |
Nov 2, 2023 |
JP Morgan
Jessica Fung
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $290 → $294 |
Nov 2, 2023 |
Morgan Stanley
Terence Flynn
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Maintains | Overweight | ▼ Lowers $318 → $314 |
Nov 2, 2023 |
Wedbush
Liana Moussatos
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Maintains | Outperform | ▲ Raises $307 → $308 |
Aug 3, 2023 |
Morgan Stanley
Terence Flynn
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Maintains | Overweight | ▲ Raises $316 → $318 |
Income statement
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
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Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
Total reported revenue | 2.33B | 1.94B | 1.69B | 1.48B | 1.45B |
Cost of revenue | 257.50M | 151.60M | 122.50M | 108.10M | 117.60M |
Gross profit | 2.07B | 1.78B | 1.56B | 1.38B | 1.33B |
Operating expense | |||||
Research & development | 408.00M | 322.90M | 540.10M | 357.70M | 1.18B |
Selling general and admin | 477.10M | 482.10M | 467.00M | 423.90M | 336.20M |
Other operating expenses | — | — | — | — | — |
Operating income | 1.18B | 979.70M | 555.90M | 593.60M | -187.60M |
Non operating interest income | |||||
Income | 162.70M | 45.20M | 16.70M | 28.60M | 44.20M |
Expense | 59.30M | 32.40M | 18.60M | 23.50M | 44.20M |
Other income expense | -14.00M | -41.90M | 39.90M | 40.20M | 22.60M |
Pretax income | 1.27B | 950.60M | 593.90M | 638.90M | -165.00M |
Tax provision | 289.50M | 223.30M | 118.10M | 124.10M | -60.50M |
Net income | 984.80M | 727.30M | 475.80M | 514.80M | -104.50M |
Basic EPS | 21.04 | 15.98 | 10.60 | 11.65 | -2.39 |
Diluted EPS | 19.81 | 15.00 | 10.06 | 11.54 | -2.39 |
Basic average shares | 46.80M | 45.50M | 44.90M | 44.20M | 43.80M |
Diluted average shares | 46.80M | 45.50M | 44.90M | 44.20M | 43.80M |
EBITDA | 1.39B | 1.04B | 664.70M | 721.40M | -74.90M |
Net income from continuing op. | 984.80M | 727.30M | 475.80M | 514.80M | -104.50M |
Minority interests | — | — | — | — | — |
Preferred stock dividends | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
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Fiscal date | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2019-12-31 |
Total assets | 7.17B | 6.04B | 5.17B | 4.62B | 3.91B |
Current assets | |||||
Cash | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash equivalents | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1.21B | 961.20M | 894.80M | 738.70M | 738.40M |
Other short term investments | 1.79B | 1.88B | 1.04B | 1.10B | 747.50M |
Accounts receivable | 278.90M | 220.40M | 198.70M | 157.40M | 151.40M |
Other receivables | — | — | — | — | — |
Inventory | 111.80M | 102.00M | 93.80M | 86.50M | 93.40M |
Prepaid assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Restricted cash | — | — | — | — | — |
Assets held for sale | — | — | — | — | — |
Hedging assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Other current assets | 166.20M | 219.20M | 100.40M | 88.30M | 133.80M |
Non current assets | |||||
Properties | — | — | — | — | — |
Land and improvements | 148.00M | 142.70M | 132.60M | 74.90M | 74.40M |
Machinery furniture equipment | 381.20M | 353.90M | 322.90M | 325.00M | 318.20M |
Construction in progress | 259.10M | 110.90M | 55.10M | 47.40M | 42.00M |
Leases | — | — | — | — | — |
Accumulated depreciation | -428.20M | -382.70M | -342.40M | -309.30M | -269.40M |
Goodwill | 147.90M | 72.50M | 72.60M | 186.10M | 186.30M |
Investment properties | — | — | — | — | — |
Financial assets | — | — | — | — | — |
Intangible assets | 80.50M | 16.50M | 16.60M | 130.10M | 130.30M |
Investments and advances | 1.91B | 1.32B | 1.65B | 1.15B | 767.50M |
Other non current assets | 546.60M | 442.00M | 370.10M | 408.50M | 384.60M |
Total liabilities | 1.18B | 1.25B | 1.21B | 1.22B | 1.13B |
Current liabilities | |||||
Accounts payable | 5.60M | 4.10M | 3.80M | 4.10M | 9.90M |
Accrued expenses | 292.40M | 225.80M | 170.80M | 182.90M | 138.50M |
Short term debt | 400.00M | — | — | — | 250.00M |
Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — |
Tax payable | — | — | — | — | — |
Pensions | 35.40M | 80.80M | 102.40M | 96.80M | 25.00M |
Other current liabilities | 71.00M | 32.50M | 28.40M | 39.50M | 39.60M |
Non current liabilities | |||||
Long term debt | 300.00M | 800.00M | 800.00M | 800.00M | 600.00M |
Provision for risks and charges | — | — | — | — | — |
Deferred liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
Derivative product liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
Other non current liabilities | 77.80M | 104.60M | 104.80M | 96.50M | 70.00M |
Shareholders equity | |||||
Common stock | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 |
Retained earnings | 6.03B | 5.04B | 4.32B | 3.84B | 3.33B |
Other shareholders equity | -12.80M | -55.50M | -23.00M | -14.20M | -14.20M |
Total shareholders equity | 5.98B | 4.80B | 3.96B | 3.40B | 2.78B |
Additional paid in capital | 2.55B | 2.39B | 2.25B | 2.15B | 2.05B |
Treasury stock | 2.58B | 2.58B | 2.58B | 2.58B | 2.58B |
Minority interest | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash flow statement
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | 984.80M | 727.30M | 475.80M | 514.80M | -104.50M | 589.20M | 417.90M | 713.70M | 651.60M | 340.10M | 174.56M | 304.44M | 217.87M | 105.92M | 19.46M | -49.33M | 19.86M | 73.97M | 65.02M | 15.45M | -9.97M | -23.65M | -37.29M | -75.61M | -33.50M | -12.80M |
Depreciation | 53.20M | 51.30M | 49.90M | 49.90M | 45.90M | 35.90M | 31.00M | 31.60M | 32.90M | 32.20M | 31.26M | 27.15M | 20.54M | 17.92M | 11.39M | 4.54M | 3.43M | 1.46M | 2.41M | 2.28M | 2.33M | 3.14M | 3.52M | -79,736 | -1.30M | — |
Deferred Taxes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 185.11M | 104.34M | 136.23M | 81.43M | 41.92M | -1.04M | -34.39M | -3.28M | -37.05M | -18.13M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stock-Based Compensation | 39.10M | 106.80M | 138.50M | 163.80M | 45.40M | -26.40M | 73.50M | 12.10M | 280.30M | 190.10M | 320.79M | 30.12M | -15.72M | 113.94M | 101.02M | 28.70M | 48.70M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Non-Cash Items | -4.90M | 52.50M | 65.90M | -47.00M | -29.70M | 1.80M | -19.40M | 9.50M | 7.50M | 24.20M | 15.78M | 25.54M | 59.02M | 16.84M | 4.68M | 2.18M | 1.98M | 15.58M | 1.30M | — | — | — | — | — | 100,000 | — |
Accounts Receivable | -58.50M | -21.70M | -41.30M | -6.00M | 24.40M | 121.40M | -82.70M | -21.70M | -30.50M | -35.70M | -10.03M | -23.99M | -16.16M | -23.45M | -21.96M | -2.33M | -4.03M | -9.68M | -454,000 | -3.67M | -1.38M | -5.94M | -2.97M | -398,193 | -100,000 | -100,000 |
Accounts Payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.20M | 600,000 | 16.97M | -6.75M | 7.51M | -37.21M | 16.66M | -2.73M | -3.65M | 18.51M | -1.07M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Assets & Liabilities | -96.40M | -164.00M | -120.40M | 30.50M | -186.40M | 14.00M | -61.90M | -96.30M | -188.60M | -480.08M | -311.56M | -307.16M | -208.91M | -133.32M | -67.37M | -5.10M | -5.41M | 10.84M | -5.63M | 4.59M | -2.38M | -3.52M | -6.21M | -388,760 | 1.70M | — |
Operating Cash Flow | 917.30M | 752.20M | 568.40M | 706.00M | -204.90M | 735.90M | 424.60M | 649.50M | 770.17M | 249.17M | 332.66M | 155.11M | 154.73M | 137.03M | 42.54M | -37.22M | 60.18M | 55.12M | 44.52M | 18.64M | -11.40M | -29.98M | -42.95M | -76.48M | -33.10M | -12.90M |
Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital Expenditures | -230.40M | -138.80M | -120.80M | -56.90M | -83.70M | -184.40M | -78.00M | -38.00M | -49.80M | -47.40M | -31.91M | -111.91M | -35.98M | -18.64M | -95.40M | -124.42M | -38.66M | -15.63M | -6.12M | -4.40M | -6.67M | -3.58M | -647,000 | -639,875 | -2.30M | -1.00M |
Net Intangibles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -5.20M | 350.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net Acquisitions | -89.20M | — | — | — | -20.50M | -129.10M | -60.30M | -43.30M | — | — | -30.77M | — | -3.55M | — | -3.57M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -8.13M | — | — |
Purchase of Investments | -2.51B | -1.71B | -1.90B | -2.31B | -1.27B | -862.00M | -770.20M | -800,000 | -117.00M | -163.70M | -792.96M | -579.32M | -815.68M | -662.23M | -310.63M | -345.96M | -301.99M | -204.76M | -77.53M | -37.47M | -44.71M | -11.22M | -152.52M | -56.66M | -114.30M | -10.50M |
Sale of Investments | 2.14B | 1.03B | 1.53B | 1.63B | 1.04B | 400.90M | 72.90M | 130.40M | 320.40M | 549.60M | 529.90M | 527.86M | 733.88M | 457.73M | 249.08M | 297.90M | 318.94M | 118.76M | 12.90M | 30.00M | — | 140.57M | 18.39M | 76.45M | 92.60M | — |
Investing Cash Flow | -719.60M | -811.50M | -486.90M | -738.50M | -335.40M | -820.60M | -835.50M | 48.30M | 153.60M | 338.50M | -325.74M | -163.36M | -121.33M | -209.24M | -162.62M | -172.48M | -21.71M | -101.63M | -70.74M | -12.87M | -47.54M | 120.36M | -134.78M | 7.16M | -24.10M | -11.50M |
Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt Issuance | — | 800.00M | — | — | 800.00M | 250.00M | 250.00M | — | — | 140.00M | — | — | 250.00M | 70.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Long-Term Debt Payments | -100.00M | -800.00M | — | -50.00M | -200.00M | -250.00M | — | -8.80M | -133.20M | -317.80M | -1.32M | -999,000 | -251.04M | -31.44M | — | -23,000 | -10,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Financing Charges | -2.70M | -7.50M | — | -1.70M | -700,000 | -13.20M | -700,000 | -900,000 | 37.40M | 30.80M | 9.30M | 3.05M | -29.44M | 22.77M | 4.41M | 21.09M | 29.60M | 10.76M | — | — | — | — | — | 159,418 | -200,000 | — |
Financing Cash Flow | -216.50M | -18.90M | -10.80M | -105.40M | 1.20B | -9.30M | 253.40M | -505.40M | -486.35M | -626.77M | -31.73M | -185.95M | -242.48M | 61.33M | 4.41M | 171.07M | 50.48M | -167.88M | 14.97M | 7.09M | 4.09M | 245,000 | -2.80M | 206.67M | 58.20M | 22.90M |
Other Cash Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End Cash Position | 1.21B | 961.20M | 894.80M | 738.70M | 738.40M | 669.20M | 705.10M | 1.02B | 831.80M | 397.70M | 284.26M | 159.40M | 162.68M | 252.16M | 100.35M | 129.45M | 139.32M | 91.07M | 69.18M | 82.59M | 68.56M | 122.66M | 24.37M | 200.94M | 18.30M | 6.80M |
Income Tax Paid | 332.50M | 275.70M | 153.30M | 92.80M | 120.20M | 102.70M | 346.90M | 362.40M | 293.30M | 195.60M | 142.14M | 101.51M | 46.51M | 22.68M | 23.93M | 1.63M | 1.56M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Interest Paid | 56.00M | 29.10M | 16.20M | 20.70M | 41.00M | 9.40M | 7.50M | 1.50M | 1.00M | 5.50M | 5.52M | 5.30M | 4.10M | 1.82M | 1.25M | 1.25M | 1.21M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Free Cash Flow | 747.60M | 663.70M | 477.40M | 696.40M | -290.30M | 594.00M | 387.90M | 605.60M | 333.00M | 307.90M | 393.36M | 211.72M | 214.22M | 192.89M | 4.32M | -173.61M | 10.29M | 33.75M | 37.05M | 15.56M | -15.57M | -25.84M | -39.59M | -31.75M | -26.00M | -10.60M |
Top Institutional Holders
Holder | Date Reported | Shares | Value | % Held |
---|---|---|---|---|
iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | Nov 30, 2024 | 1,429,009 | 505.05M | 3.20% |
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 1,409,533 | 498.17M | 3.16% |
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 1,113,834 | 393.66M | 2.49% |
Vanguard Specialized-Health Care Fund | Oct 31, 2024 | 903,467 | 319.31M | 2.02% |
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 753,940 | 266.47M | 1.69% |
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | Sep 30, 2024 | 665,178 | 235.09M | 1.49% |
Pacer U.S. Cash Cows 100 ETF | Oct 31, 2024 | 545,735 | 192.88M | 1.22% |
SPDR (R) Ser Tr-SPDR (R) S&P (R) Biotech ETF | Nov 30, 2024 | 545,113 | 192.66M | 1.22% |
Capitol Ser Tr-Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Small Cap Equity Fd | Sep 30, 2024 | 535,932 | 189.41M | 1.20% |
Vanguard/Windsor Fund Inc. | Oct 31, 2024 | 482,270 | 170.45M | 1.08% |