WVE · NASDAQ · Biotechnology

Wave Life Sciences

Develops PRISM-based RNA medicines across editing, silencing, splicing, and RNAi.

$5.09
After-hours close+0.05 (+1.07%)
At close$5.04(−2.33%)

Breakdown13F · Form 4

Institutions 93.42%Insiders 14.41%

Institutions and insiders are filed separately and overlap, so together they can pass the whole company. No split is drawn from them.

Shares outstanding 197.05M · Float 162.27M · 82.4% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Rajeev Shah34.31M16.80%13DAug 11, 2026
Ra Capital Management, L.P.26.98M13.69%13FAug 14, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.19.20M9.75%13FAug 7, 2026
GSK PLC18.25M9.26%13FAug 13, 2026
Maverick Capital Ltd10.28M5.22%13FAug 14, 2026

Institutions13F, as of Jun 30, 2026

250 holders · 184.07M shares · 51 new positions · 150 increased · 55 reduced · 46 closed

HolderShares% outstandingChg q/qFiled
Ra Capital Management, L.P.26.98M13.69%0Aug 14, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.19.20M9.75%+5.09MAug 7, 2026
GSK PLC18.25M9.26%0Aug 13, 2026
Maverick Capital Ltd10.28M5.22%+116.7KAug 14, 2026
Driehaus Capital Management LLC5.44M2.76%+12.1KAug 14, 2026
Primecap Management Co/CA/5.35M2.72%+521.7KAug 14, 2026
683 Capital Management, LLC4.95M2.51%+50.0KAug 14, 2026
FMR LLC4.92M2.50%−270.3KAug 13, 2026

Beneficial owners13D/G · 5% or more, as filed

Holder% of classSharesFormFiled
Rajeev Shahincl. RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P., Peter Kolchinsky +1 more16.80%34.31M13DAug 11, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.6.10%9.36M13GFeb 5, 2025
Maverick Capital, Ltd.5.40%8.26M13GFeb 14, 2025

InsidersForm 4

InsiderRoleShares% outstandingFiled
Ra Capital Management, L.P.director, 10 percent owner: 26.98M13.69%Mar 30, 2026
GSK plc10 percent owner18.25M9.26%Dec 15, 2025
Chandra Vargeeseofficer: See Remarks408.2K0.21%Feb 11, 2026
Paul Bolnodirector, officer: President and CEO275.5K0.14%Feb 11, 2026
Gregory L. Verdinedirector275.2K0.14%Dec 10, 2025
Kyle Moranofficer: Chief Financial Officer134.4K0.07%Feb 11, 2026
Erik Ingelssonofficer: Chief Scientific Officer87.9K0.04%Apr 17, 2026
Chris Francisofficer: See Remarks61.9K0.03%Feb 27, 2026
Christopher I. Wrightofficer: Chief Medical Officer45.6K0.02%Apr 17, 2026
Heidi L. Wagnerdirector44.9K0.02%Aug 13, 2026

1 ten-percent owner holds 18.25M shares by Form 4, outside the officers-and-directors figure above · 7 people have not refiled in the last 18 months (3.06M shares), so they are not in the figure above

Latest trades

DateInsiderTypeSharesAvg priceOwned after
Aug 11, 2026
Heidi L. Wagnerdirector
Sale7,000$6.0144,930
Aug 11, 2026
Aik Na Tandirector
Sale432$6.0124,968
Aug 11, 2026
Ken Takanashidirector
Sale3,864$6.0120,079
Aug 12, 2026
Adrian Rawcliffedirector
Sale12,700$5.290
Mar 26, 2026
Ra Capital Management, L.P.director, 10 percent owner:
Purchase · 2 lots5,305,782$6.0823,508,791
Mar 27, 2026
Ra Capital Management, L.P.director, 10 percent owner:
Purchase2,495,623$6.4326,004,414
Mar 30, 2026
Ra Capital Management, L.P.director, 10 percent owner:
Purchase971,091$6.5026,975,505
Feb 26, 2026
Chris Francisofficer: See Remarks
Sale · 2 lots33,194$15.0561,867
Feb 9, 2026
Chandra Vargeeseofficer: See Remarks
Sale3,228$13.45408,246
Feb 9, 2026
Chris Francisofficer: See Remarks
Sale1,883$13.4561,867

CongressHouse and Senate disclosures

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