Zymeworks Inc. (ZYME) Ownership

NASDAQ: ZYMETop holders, insider trades and short interest.

ZYME ownership summary

as of October 18, 2026
Institutions
99.5%
of shares outstanding
Insiders
1.34%
of shares outstanding
Shares outstanding
71.2M
Float
65.8M
shares available to trade
Short interest
11.15%
5.3M shares short
Days to cover
6.62
short interest up 7.1% vs prior month
  • Institutions 99.48%
  • Insiders 1.34%

ZYME top institutional holders

20 largest
Zymeworks Inc. top institutional holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1EcoR1 Capital, LLC32.01%23.0M$574.9M—June 30, 2026
2Rubric Capital Management LP9.76%7.0M$175.2M—June 30, 2026
3BlackRock Inc5.92%4.3M$106.4M−302,858 (−6.7%)June 30, 2026
4Perceptive Advisors LLC5.83%4.2M$104.7M+672,875 (+19.2%)June 30, 2026
5Bvf Inc5.09%3.6M$91.3M−85,000 (−2.3%)June 30, 2026
6Assenagon Asset Management SA3.49%2.5M$62.7M+1.8M (+244.0%)June 30, 2026
7Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts3.11%2.2M$55.8M−249,308 (−10.1%)June 30, 2026
8BNP Paribas Investment Partners SA2.48%1.8M$44.6M−126,923 (−6.7%)June 30, 2026
9Vanguard Capital Management, LLC2.17%1.6M$39.0M−146,582 (−8.6%)June 30, 2026
10Nextech Invest, Ltd.1.55%1.1M$27.9M—June 30, 2026
11State Street Corp1.52%1.1M$27.2M+76,439 (+7.6%)June 30, 2026
12Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.1.39%995K$24.9M−144,180 (−12.7%)June 30, 2026
13Citadel Advisors Llc1.27%914K$22.9M−235,882 (−20.5%)June 30, 2026
14Delaware Management Holdings Inc1.24%890K$22.3M+889,802 (0.0%)June 30, 2026
15FMR Inc0.98%703K$17.6M+35,415 (+5.3%)June 30, 2026
16Geode Capital Management, LLC0.96%692K$17.3M+32,470 (+4.9%)June 30, 2026
17Prosight Management, LP0.94%674K$16.9M+135,385 (+25.1%)June 30, 2026
18Qube Research & Technologies0.83%594K$14.9M+81,653 (+15.9%)June 30, 2026
19Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC0.71%510K$12.8M+10,157 (+2.0%)June 30, 2026
20Redmile Group, LLC0.69%492K$12.3M—June 30, 2026

Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 9 holders added 3.7M shares and 7 cut 1.3M.

ZYME top mutual fund and ETF holders

20 largest
Zymeworks Inc. top fund holders
#Holder% of sharesSharesValueChangeReported
1HBM Healthcare Investments AG Ord3.52%2.5M$63.1M—June 30, 2026
2Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest2.10%1.5M$37.8M—August 31, 2026
3iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.65%1.2M$29.7M−13,696 (−1.1%)September 30, 2026
4BNP Paribas US Small Cap ClassicC1.39%998K$25.0M−1,911 (−0.2%)August 31, 2026
5Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap ETF 1C1.07%769K$19.2M−5,671 (−0.7%)December 31, 2025
6Xtrackers S&P 500 2xLev Dly Swap ETF 1C0.88%632K$15.8M—December 31, 2025
7iShares Biotechnology ETF0.75%538K$13.5M−4,080 (−0.8%)September 30, 2026
8Fidelity Small Cap Index0.71%513K$12.8M+3,712 (+0.7%)July 31, 2026
9BNP Paribas Health Cr Innovtr Cl Cap0.71%506K$12.7M−92 (−0.0%)August 31, 2026
10MEDICAL BioHealth EUR Acc0.65%464K$11.6M+19,649 (+4.4%)August 31, 2026
11iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF0.59%426K$10.7M−539 (−0.1%)September 30, 2026
12FI Instl US Sm & Md-Cp Cor Eq USD0.55%392K$9.8M+391,658 (0.0%)August 31, 2026
13Fidelity Small Cap Growth0.51%369K$9.2M—July 31, 2026
14Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.37%266K$6.6M−5,079 (−1.9%)September 30, 2026
15BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Core Instl0.33%239K$6.0M−3,574 (−1.5%)August 31, 2026
16Dimensional US Small Cap ETF0.26%189K$4.7M—September 30, 2026
17Invesco MSCI World ETF0.26%185K$4.6M+185,299 (0.0%)December 31, 2025
18Fidelity Small Cap Growth K60.26%184K$4.6M—July 31, 2026
19DFA US Small Cap I0.25%182K$4.6M−12,352 (−6.4%)August 31, 2026
20apo Medical Opportunities R0.25%181K$4.5M—August 31, 2026

Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.

ZYME insider transactions

latest 10
Zymeworks Inc. insider transactions
DateNameTransactionPriceSharesValue
2026-01-12Jeffrey T L SmithSell$22.679,310$211,058
2026-01-12Kenneth GalbraithSell$22.6730,424$689,712
2026-01-12Mark HollywoodSell$22.676,120$138,740
2026-01-12Paul Andrew MooreSell$22.679,560$216,725
2026-01-05Jeffrey T L SmithSell$25.1010,538$264,504
2026-01-05Kenneth GalbraithSell$25.1054,343$1.4M
2026-01-05Paul Andrew MooreSell$25.1020,110$504,761
2025-12-22Kenneth GalbraithSell$27.0247,528$1.3M
2025-05-19Ecor1 Capital, LlcBuy$11.785,919$69,726
2025-05-15Ecor1 Capital, LlcBuy$11.4349,502$565,808

Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.

ZYME shares outstanding

Shares outstanding

Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.

Who owns ZYME

Institutional investors own 99.5% of Zymeworks's shares and insiders 1.34%. The largest holder is EcoR1 Capital, LLC with 32.01% of the shares (23.0M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 9 added shares and 7 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 11.15% of the float, or 6.62 days of average trading volume. The share count rose 566.8% since 2015.

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ZYME ownership FAQ

Who owns the most Zymeworks stock?

The largest shareholders of Zymeworks are EcoR1 Capital, LLC (32.01%), Rubric Capital Management LP (9.76%), BlackRock Inc (5.92%), Perceptive Advisors LLC (5.83%), Bvf Inc (5.09%).

What percentage of Zymeworks is owned by institutions?

Institutions hold 99.5% of Zymeworks's shares outstanding; insiders hold 1.34%.

Which funds own Zymeworks?

The largest fund holders of Zymeworks are HBM Healthcare Investments AG Ord (3.52%), Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (2.10%), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (1.65%), BNP Paribas US Small Cap ClassicC (1.39%), Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap ETF 1C (1.07%).

What is Zymeworks's short interest?

5.3M shares of Zymeworks were sold short, 11.15% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 6.62 days to cover.

Are insiders buying or selling Zymeworks?

Of the latest 10 reported insider transactions in Zymeworks (since May 15, 2025), 2 were purchases and 8 were sales.

How many shares of Zymeworks are outstanding?

Zymeworks has 71.2M shares outstanding, of which 65.8M are in the public float.

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