Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
225 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.8B invested in Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
187% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.68M | Put options by funds: $934K
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 23
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.53B → $2.8B (+$264M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 219 → 225 (+6)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 82
0.76% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.89% → 78.13% (-0.76%)
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$58.8M |
| 2 |
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
|
+$42.9M |
| 3 |
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
|
+$35.7M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$21.5M |
| 5 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$12.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$48.7M |
| 2 |
SHCM
Sachem Head Capital Management
New York
|
-$37.9M |
| 3 |
FPA
First Pacific Advisors
El Segundo,
California
|
-$31.3M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$30M |
| 5 |
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
|
-$25M |
BIO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
225 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A (BIO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $2.8B — up 10% from $2.53B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new BIO positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Acadian Asset Management, adding an estimated $58.8M. The largest seller was American Century Companies, cutting an estimated $48.7M.
- 225 institutional investors held Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A (BIO) as of Q2 2015, up from 219 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $2.8B of Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A stock for Q2 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A positions in Q2 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A buyer in Q2 2015 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $58.8M added.
- The largest Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A seller in Q2 2015 was American Century Companies, an estimated $48.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.