BioLife Solutions
BLFS
80 hedge funds and large institutions have $170M invested in BioLife Solutions in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 4
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 21
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $150M → $170M (+$19.9M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 73 → 80 (+7)
2.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 47.77% → 50.36% (+2.6%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $441K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.36M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$6.29M |
| 3 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.32M |
| 4 |
GC
GMT Capital
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$4.8M |
| 5 |
TAM
THB Asset Management
Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
+$2.76M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
Sandler Capital Management
New York
|
-$4.5M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$3.01M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$2.41M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$1.98M |
| 5 |
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
|
-$1.82M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SIC
76
Salem Investment Counselors
Winston Salem,
North Carolina
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
SF
77
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
KFS
78
Kelly Financial Services
Braintree,
Massachusetts
| $449 | – | – | – |
|
|
79
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
| – | -$3.01M | -177,578 | Closed |
|
80
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$715K | -42,200 | Closed |
|
81
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$709K | -41,824 | Closed |
|
|
PCM
82
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$4K | -248 | Closed |
|
BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
80 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $170M — up 13% from $150M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BLFS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Park West Asset Management, adding an estimated $8.36M. The largest seller was Sandler Capital Management, cutting an estimated $4.5M.
- 80 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q3 2019, up from 73 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $170M of BioLife Solutions stock for Q3 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q3 2019 and 4 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q3 2019 was Park West Asset Management, an estimated $8.36M added.
- The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q3 2019 was Sandler Capital Management, an estimated $4.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.