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BioLife Solutions
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108 hedge funds and large institutions have $626M invested in BioLife Solutions in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

450% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.25M | Put options by funds: $228K

325% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 8

156% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $244M → $626M (+$382M)

128% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 18

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 108 (+26)

11.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.55% → 69.21% (+12%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
108
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+31.71%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
34
Increased
41
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
$1.25M
Puts
$228K
Net Calls
+$1.03M
Net Calls Change
+$761K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$37.1M
2
CC
Casdin Capital
New York
+$21.4M
3
RIM
Ranger Investment Management
Texas
+$14.5M
4
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
+$11.3M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$10.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SPA
Sentinel Pension Advisors
Massachusetts
-$18.2M
2
TC
Tarsadia Capital
New York
-$7.15M
3
BL
Bleichroeder LP
New York
-$3.46M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$938K
5
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
-$891K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PVI
26
Pura Vida Investments
New York
$4.49M +$3.35M +155,000 New
Fidelity Investments
27
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$4.43M +$3.31M +153,150 New
Invesco
28
Invesco
Georgia
$4.4M +$3.28M +152,011 New
ITP
29
Iron Triangle Partners
Connecticut
$4.34M +$3.24M +150,000 New
EIM
30
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4.2M +$103K +4,766 +3%
Charles Schwab
31
Charles Schwab
California
$4.01M +$2.51M +116,108 +519%
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.42M +$1M +46,474 +64%
Calamos Advisors
33
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$3.07M +$2.29M +106,018 New
AI
34
Acuitas Investments
Washington
$3M -$26.2K -1,211 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
35
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.29M +$233K +10,768 +16%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$2.25M +$183K +8,483 +12%
EGI
37
EAM Global Investors
California
$2.22M +$1.66M +76,638 New
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.12M +$1.09M +50,528 +224%
Victory Capital Management
39
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$2.07M +$1.32M +61,226 +601%
PCM
40
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.84M +$1.37M +63,650 New
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.83M -$102K -4,710 -7%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
42
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.78M – – –
N
43
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.76M +$863K +39,964 +191%
IP
44
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$1.74M +$66.9K +3,097 +5%
SG Americas Securities
45
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.65M +$1.23M +56,846 New
CCA
46
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.61M +$55.1K +2,550 +5%
EI
47
EAM Investors
California
$1.55M +$1.16M +53,674 New
PM
48
Penbrook Management
New York
$1.41M +$61.1K +2,830 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
49
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.31M -$938K -43,415 -49%
CS
50
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$1.3M -$670K -31,000 -41%
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BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

108 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $626M — up 156% from $244M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new BLFS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wasatch Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $37.1M. The largest seller was Sentinel Pension Advisors, cutting an estimated $18.2M.

  • 108 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q3 2020, up from 82 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $626M of BioLife Solutions stock for Q3 2020, up 156% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q3 2020 and 8 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q3 2020 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $37.1M added.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q3 2020 was Sentinel Pension Advisors, an estimated $18.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.