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73 hedge funds and large institutions have $150M invested in BioLife Solutions in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 73 (+7)

1.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.11% → 47.77% (+1.7%)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 21

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $154M → $150M (-$3.4M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+10.61%
% of All Funds
1.59%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
23
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
California
+$5.64M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.32M
3
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
+$3.64M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$3.25M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.3M
2
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
-$1.75M
3
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
-$1.64M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.58M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$1.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
51
Bank of America
North Carolina
$126K -$37.8K -2,168 -23%
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$120K -$207K -11,895 -63%
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$102K – – –
LTFS
54
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$92K +$1.27K +73 +1%
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$84K -$350K -20,047 -80%
AIG
56
American International Group
New York
$72K +$74K +4,244 New
First Manhattan
57
First Manhattan
New York
$52K – – –
Citigroup
58
Citigroup
New York
$32K -$313K -17,950 -91%
JP Morgan Chase
59
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$30K +$32K +1,833 New
OAM
60
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$22K +$23K +1,318 New
KBC Group
61
KBC Group
Belgium
$20K – – –
UBS Group
62
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20K +$21K +1,204 New
Legal & General Group
63
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$19K +$19.3K +1,106 New
DWA
64
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$10K +$2.51K +144 +33%
AIP
65
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$10K +$10.3K +589 New
Royal Bank of Canada
66
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8K +$506 +29 +6%
PCM
67
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$4K -$79.9K -4,584 -95%
SF
68
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1K +$1.05K +60 New
SIC
69
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1K +$1.25K +72 New
KFS
70
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$458 – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
71
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$288 +$296 +17 New
Susquehanna International Group
72
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.58M -88,099 Closed
LCM
73
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$1.52M -84,944 Closed
DFAM
74
Deep Field Asset Management
California
– -$1.43M -80,000 Closed
Goldman Sachs
75
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$1.25M -69,692 Closed
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BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

73 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $150M — down 2.2% from $154M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new BLFS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Park West Asset Management, adding an estimated $5.64M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $3.3M.

  • 73 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q2 2019, up from 66 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $150M of BioLife Solutions stock for Q2 2019, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q2 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q2 2019 was Park West Asset Management, an estimated $5.64M added.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q2 2019 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $3.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.