BioLife Solutions
BLFS
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.62M invested in BioLife Solutions in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 9
0.64% less ownership
Funds ownership: 12.54% → 11.9% (-0.64%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 31 → 30 (-1)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.3M → $8.62M (-$1.63M)
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$319K |
| 2 |
KIA
Kopp Investment Advisors
Bloomington,
Minnesota
|
+$160K |
| 3 |
PCM
Perkins Capital Management
Wayzata,
Minnesota
|
+$89.3K |
| 4 |
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
|
+$80K |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$64.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GIP
Granite Investment Partners
El Segundo,
California
|
-$539K |
| 2 |
EIM
Essex Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$138K |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$92.1K |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$53.6K |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$53K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CMBA
26
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Honolulu,
Hawaii
| – | -$30K | -5,030 | Closed |
|
|
TDC
27
Thompson Davis & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$24K | -4,000 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
28
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$2.34K | -433 | -99% |
|
|
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$2K | -300 | Closed |
|
30
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | -$985 | -182 | -85% |
|
31
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | +$81 | +15 | New |
|
BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
30 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $8.62M — down 16% from $10.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of BLFS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $319K. The largest seller was Granite Investment Partners, cutting an estimated $539K.
- 30 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q1 2018, down from 31 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $8.62M of BioLife Solutions stock for Q1 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q1 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q1 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $319K added.
- The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q1 2018 was Granite Investment Partners, an estimated $539K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.