Hedge fund update: Adage Capital Partners

Another in a series of updates on Boston hedge fund holdings based on quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week:

Adage Capital Partners reported 610 investments valued at a total of $18.4 billion as of June 30, up from $17.5 billion the previous quarter. Hedge fund holdings reported to the SEC include long stock positions and some equity derivatives, but not other kinds of securities.

Adage's 10 largest stock holdings as of June 30 were: AT&T Inc. ($570.8 million), Exxon Mobil Corp. ($421.8 million), General Electric Co. ($379.6 million), Citigroup ($273.6 million), Abbot Labs ($265.1 million), Procter & Gamble Co. ($260.3 million), TJX Cos. Inc. ($258.6 billion), Merck & Co. Inc. ($242 million), Altria Group ($235.1 million) and Microsoft Corp. ($221.7 million).

Adage's top 10 holdings on March 31 were: AT&T, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Bank of America Corp., Procter & Gamble, Citigroup, Honeywell International Inc., Microsoft, Altria and TJX Cos.

You can see Adage's entire second quarter filing HERE. You can read its report for the previous quarter HERE.