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Arbutus Biopharma
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $174M invested in Arbutus Biopharma in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

520% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 5

341% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.5M → $174M (+$135M)

126% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.7M | Put options by funds: $3.4M

108% more funds holding

Funds holding: 24 → 50 (+26)

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 6

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+108.33%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
11
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
$7.7M
Puts
$3.4M
Net Calls
+$4.29M
Net Calls Change
+$4.29M

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$14.2M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$8.08M
3
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$7.49M
4
SCM
Sigma Capital Management
Connecticut
+$5.39M
5
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$5.3M

Top Sellers

1
SM
Sabby Management
Florida
-$9.33M
2
PC
PointState Capital
New York
-$2.77M
3
OAM
Orinda Asset Management
California
-$407K
4
B
Bailard
California
-$365K
5
BBA
Baker Bros. Advisors
New York
-$285K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPA
26
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$764K +$639K +35,569 New
DCM
27
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$756K +$632K +35,165 New
HSBC Holdings
28
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$709K +$586K +32,600 New
SAM
29
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$591K +$494K +27,500 New
CIBC World Market
30
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$553K +$462K +25,725 New
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$543K +$449K +25,000 New
Jane Street
32
Jane Street
New York
$460K +$385K +21,400 New
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$430K +$34.1K +1,900 +10%
VKH
34
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$422K -$154K -8,568 -30%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$420K +$351K +19,559 New
LP
36
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$329K +$273K +15,178 New
EA
37
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$328K +$898 +50 +0.3%
ACM
38
Atika Capital Management
New York
$279K +$234K +13,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$243K +$203K +11,320 New
SIM
40
Spark Investment Management
New York
$221K – – –
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$219K -$78.1K -4,347 -30%
BIT
42
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$185K +$155K +8,618 New
OAM
43
Orinda Asset Management
California
$162K -$407K -22,679 -75%
U
44
UBS
Switzerland
$56K +$12.1K +673 +35%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$44K +$20.9K +1,162 +139%
MAA
46
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$35K +$28.9K +1,607 New
QT
47
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$25K +$21.6K +1,200 New
TRCT
48
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$18K -$55.4K -3,084 -79%
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11K +$8.98K +500 New
VIA
50
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5K +$4.49K +250 New
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ABUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

50 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $174M — up 341% from $39.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new ABUS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.2M. The largest seller was Sabby Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.33M sold.

  • 50 institutional investors held Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) as of Q1 2014, up from 24 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $174M of Arbutus Biopharma stock for Q1 2014, up 341% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Arbutus Biopharma positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Arbutus Biopharma buyer in Q1 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $14.2M added.
  • The largest Arbutus Biopharma seller in Q1 2014 was Sabby Management, an estimated $9.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.