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Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO

193 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.31B invested in Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $698K | Put options by funds: $410K

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $2.31B (+$65.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

0.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.21% → 76.44% (-0.77%)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 20

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 71

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 198 → 193 (-5)

Holders
193
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.53%
% of All Funds
5.57%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
19
Increased
66
Reduced
71
Closed
20
Calls
$698K
Puts
$410K
Net Calls
+$288K
Net Calls Change
-$67K

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$32.5M
2
HIM
Hermes Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$32.1M
3
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
+$19.6M
4
SAM
Sentinel Asset Management
Vermont
+$16.6M
5
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
+$13.1M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$46.4M
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$25.2M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$24.5M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$15.6M
5
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
-$11.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HR
176
Howe & Rusling
New York
$39K +$39K +304 New
AW
177
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$32K – – –
FHA
178
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$29K -$641 -5 -2%
PCM
179
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$27K -$2.56K -20 -9%
WT
180
Whittier Trust
California
$26K – – –
LNB
181
Ledyard National Bank
$15K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
182
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$13.6K +$99.2K +774 +0.7%
WRM
183
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$13K – – –
WCBA
184
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$10K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
185
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8K +$769 +6 +11%
GAM
186
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$6K +$6.41K +50 New
MPWT
187
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$5.38K – – –
WEC
188
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$3.08K – – –
CG
189
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$3K +$2.56K +20 New
TF
190
Trutina Financial
Washington
$3K +$2.56K +20 New
LTFS
191
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1K – – –
NFA
192
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
– -$11.9M -95,959 Closed
SIG
193
Senator Investment Group
New York
– -$10.7M -86,500 Closed
TPCM
194
Three Peaks Capital Management
Colorado
– -$3.34M -27,026 Closed
ERSOT
195
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$3.21M -26,000 Closed
OAM
196
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$2.88M -23,339 Closed
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
197
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
– -$1.48M -12,000 Closed
CCMLC
198
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
– -$865K -7,000 Closed
PP
199
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$773K -6,259 Closed
HCMT
200
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
– -$651K -5,270 Closed
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BIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

193 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A (BIO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.31B — up 2.9% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of BIO and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $32.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $46.4M.

  • 193 institutional investors held Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A (BIO) as of Q1 2014, down from 198 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.31B of Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A stock for Q1 2014, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A positions in Q1 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A buyer in Q1 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $32.5M added.
  • The largest Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A seller in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $46.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.