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Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
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204 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.2B invested in Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

691% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.8M | Put options by funds: $227K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 22

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 57

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 193 → 204 (+11)

1.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.44% → 77.69% (+1.2%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.31B → $2.2B (-$101M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

Holders
204
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+5.7%
% of All Funds
5.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
33
Increased
80
Reduced
57
Closed
22
Calls
$1.8M
Puts
$227K
Net Calls
+$1.57M
Net Calls Change
+$1.28M

Top Buyers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$18.9M
2
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
+$14.2M
3
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$14M
4
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
+$12.2M
5
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
+$11M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$24.4M
2
TM
Tikvah Management
North Carolina
-$12.2M
3
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$10.9M
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$8.15M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$7.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
126
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$670K -$293K -2,400 -30%
PI
127
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$666K +$108K +882 +19%
MERSOM
128
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$658K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
129
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$651K +$3.54K +29 +0.5%
LSERS
130
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$646K – – –
AG
131
Algert Global
California
$645K -$637K -5,220 -49%
IRF
132
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$608K -$5.01K -41 -0.8%
CCIA
133
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
$577K +$589K +4,821 New
RFC
134
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$571K +$21.9K +179 +4%
Legal & General Group
135
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$558K – – –
Natixis Advisors
136
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$546K +$6.35K +52 +1%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
137
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$545K -$80.5K -659 -13%
Citigroup
138
Citigroup
New York
$532K +$112K +914 +26%
MC
139
Martin & Co
Tennessee
$512K +$18.3K +150 +4%
HSBC Holdings
140
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$507K +$517K +4,233 New
MAM
141
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$506K +$516K +4,225 New
PA
142
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$489K +$47.6K +390 +11%
Nisa Investment Advisors
143
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$480K – – –
US Bancorp
144
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$474K +$16.6K +136 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
145
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$447K -$69.6K -570 -13%
FIM
146
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$443K +$12.1K +99 +3%
URS
147
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$428K -$24.4K -200 -5%
NI
148
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$382K +$390K +3,190 New
BUB
149
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$381K +$18.2K +149 +5%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
150
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$371K +$379K +3,100 New
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BIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

204 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A (BIO) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.2B — down 4.4% from $2.31B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new BIO positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $18.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $24.4M.

  • 204 institutional investors held Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A (BIO) as of Q2 2014, up from 193 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.2B of Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A stock for Q2 2014, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A positions in Q2 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $18.9M added.
  • The largest Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $24.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.