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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals

117 hedge funds and large institutions have $568M invested in BioCryst Pharmaceuticals in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

454% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.8M | Put options by funds: $2.67M

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 48 (+4)

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 12

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $370M → $568M (+$198M)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 34

5.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.16%84.22% (+5.1%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 112117 (+5)

Holders
117
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4.46%
% of All Funds
2.91%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
23
Increased
39
Reduced
34
Closed
12
Calls
$14.8M
Puts
$2.67M
Net Calls
+$12.1M
Net Calls Change
-$5.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BBA
1
Baker Bros. Advisors
New York
$98.4M +$5.24M +752,840 +7%
VMI
2
VHCP Management II
New York
$51M
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$50.5M +$41.8M +6,004,070 +58,823%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$42.1M +$11.5M +1,651,292 +49%
RCM
5
RA Capital Management
Massachusetts
$29.3M +$3.48M +500,000 +17%
RI
6
RTW Investments
New York
$29M -$4.32M -620,775 -15%
D.E. Shaw & Co
7
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$26.5M -$3.68M -529,523 -14%
DM
8
Deerfield Management
New York
$25.9M -$1.06M -152,498 -5%
Millennium Management
9
Millennium Management
New York
$23.8M +$18.4M +2,651,655 +1,418%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$19.1M +$1.25M +179,216 +9%
Jennison Associates
11
Jennison Associates
New York
$15.5M +$3.41M +489,536 +36%
ACA
12
Avoro Capital Advisors
New York
$13.5M -$198K -28,501 -2%
GTC
13
Ghost Tree Capital
New York
$12.6M +$2.43M +350,000 +30%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$12.2M +$5M +719,162 +97%
BIM
15
Bogle Investment Management
Massachusetts
$9.06M +$7.5M +1,078,345 New
Invesco
16
Invesco
Georgia
$8.03M -$74.8K -10,756 -1%
ACP
17
Acuta Capital Partners
California
$7.73M +$5.36M +770,310 +514%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.63M +$252K +36,243 +4%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.62M +$322K +46,249 +6%
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.49M +$1.78M +255,975 +49%
DCM
21
DAFNA Capital Management
California
$4.54M +$3.31M +475,228 +721%
AG
22
Artal Group
Luxembourg
$4.2M +$3.48M +500,000 New
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.98M +$1.02M +146,220 +45%
Two Sigma Investments
24
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$3.84M +$2.9M +417,339 +1,035%
EU
25
Emory University
Georgia
$3.15M +$2.61M +375,348 New

BCRX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

117 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $568M — up 54% from $370M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new BCRX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $41.8M. The largest seller was Perceptive Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.42M sold.

  • 117 institutional investors held BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) as of Q1 2017, up from 112 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $568M of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals stock for Q1 2017, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new BioCryst Pharmaceuticals positions in Q1 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest BioCryst Pharmaceuticals buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $41.8M added.
  • The largest BioCryst Pharmaceuticals seller in Q1 2017 was Perceptive Advisors, an estimated $8.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.