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BioLife Solutions
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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
AIG
126
American International Group
New York
$326 -$1.53K -45 -0.5%
PWAM
127
Park West Asset Management
California
– -$28M -966,045 Closed
SAM
128
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
– -$5.64M -194,743 Closed
ITP
129
Iron Triangle Partners
Connecticut
– -$4.34M -150,000 Closed
CS
130
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
– -$1.3M -45,000 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
131
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$382K -13,194 Closed
QSS
132
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$250K -8,642 Closed
AAP
133
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
– -$217K -7,500 Closed
CPA
134
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
– -$72K -2,500 Closed
PAM
135
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$24K -813 Closed
FFA
136
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
– -$8K -267 Closed
QT
137
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$2K -100 Closed
GT
138
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -38 Closed
KFS
139
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
– -$781 -27 Closed
SFS
140
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– +$34 +1 New
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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.