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128 hedge funds and large institutions have $967M invested in BioLife Solutions in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 14

90% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.03M | Put options by funds: $2.12M

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $626M → $967M (+$341M)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 128 (+20)

4.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.21% → 74.02% (+4.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
128
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+18.52%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
35
Increased
30
Reduced
45
Closed
14
Calls
$4.03M
Puts
$2.12M
Net Calls
+$1.92M
Net Calls Change
+$890K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Casdin Capital
New York
+$54.6M
2
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$39.6M
3
THP
Tower House Partners
United Kingdom
+$16.1M
4
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$15.3M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$9.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
California
-$28M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$13.8M
3
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
-$13M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$10.9M
5
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$6.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPA
26
Sentinel Pension Advisors
Massachusetts
$7.43M -$2.42M -70,997 -28%
TAM
27
THB Asset Management
Connecticut
$7.18M -$1.42M -41,608 -19%
PVI
28
Pura Vida Investments
New York
$5.98M -$170K -5,000 -3%
PC
29
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$5.91M +$5.05M +148,087 New
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$5.73M +$179K +5,260 +4%
Invesco
31
Invesco
Georgia
$5.61M -$385K -11,280 -7%
Bank of America
32
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.48M +$2.19M +64,164 +88%
EIM
33
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4.9M -$760K -22,280 -15%
D.E. Shaw & Co
34
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$4.78M +$2.64M +77,467 +183%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$4.32M -$13.8M -403,429 -79%
Calamos Advisors
36
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$4.09M -$115K -3,375 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
37
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$3.14M -$20.4K -598 -0.8%
N
38
Nuveen
North Carolina
$3.01M +$499K +14,643 +24%
Victory Capital Management
39
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$3.01M +$138K +4,039 +6%
Deutsche Bank
40
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.99M -$10.9M -319,351 -81%
Bank of New York Mellon
41
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.75M +$800K +23,475 +52%
EGI
42
EAM Global Investors
California
$2.68M -$325K -9,541 -12%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.67M +$184K +5,400 +9%
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.56M +$1.87M +54,882 +591%
Swiss National Bank
45
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.34M +$2M +58,700 New
LCG
46
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$2.3M +$1.97M +57,670 New
AI
47
Acuitas Investments
Washington
$2.22M -$1.63M -47,878 -46%
Morgan Stanley
48
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.18M +$1.22M +35,899 +191%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.18M -$282K -8,264 -13%
IP
50
Isthmus Partners
Wisconsin
$2.03M -$312K -9,145 -15%
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BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

128 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $967M — up 54% from $626M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new BLFS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Casdin Capital, adding an estimated $54.6M. The largest seller was Park West Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $28M sold.

  • 128 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q4 2020, up from 108 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $967M of BioLife Solutions stock for Q4 2020, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q4 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q4 2020 was Casdin Capital, an estimated $54.6M added.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q4 2020 was Park West Asset Management, an estimated $28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.