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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
CG
101
Cutler Group
California
$5K +$4.32K +200 New
JCM
102
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3K +$2.16K +100 New
QT
103
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$2K +$2.16K +100 New
GT
104
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$1K +$821 +38 New
US Bancorp
105
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K +$972 +45 New
KFS
106
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$781 – – –
TC
107
Tarsadia Capital
New York
– -$7.15M -437,521 Closed
BL
108
Bleichroeder LP
New York
– -$3.46M -211,942 Closed
QCMC
109
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
– -$772K -47,204 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
110
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$682K -41,687 Closed
Citadel Advisors
111
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$411K -25,122 Closed
Squarepoint
112
Squarepoint
New York
– -$315K -19,295 Closed
SO
113
STRS Ohio
Ohio
– -$237K -14,500 Closed
Marshall Wace
114
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$164K -10,034 Closed
SIC
115
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
– -$1.25K -58 -81%
LC
116
Lindbrook Capital
California
– +$194 +9 New
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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.