BioLife Solutions
BLFS
10 hedge funds and large institutions have $566K invested in BioLife Solutions in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $681K → $566K (-$115K)
33% less funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 10 (-5)
83% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$66.1K |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$31.3K |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$204 |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$58 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$183K |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$69K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$26K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$10K |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$3K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CS
1
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $430K | – | – | – |
|
|
BIT
2
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
| $64K | +$66.1K | +33,039 | New |
|
|
3
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
| $52K | +$31.3K | +15,639 | +142% |
|
|
PCM
4
Perkins Capital Management
Wayzata,
Minnesota
| $20K | – | – | – |
|
|
AIG
5
American International Group
New York
| $10 | – | – | – |
|
|
6
Verition Fund Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
| – | -$183K | -113,972 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$69K | -42,674 | Closed |
|
|
8
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$26K | -16,133 | Closed |
|
|
9
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$10K | -6,165 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
10
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$3K | -1,794 | Closed |
|
|
11
Citigroup
New York
| – | +$58 | +29 | +2,900% |
|
|
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
| – | +$204 | +102 | +510% |
|
BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
10 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $566K — down 17% from $681K a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of BLFS and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 0 trimmed existing stakes and 3 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, opening a new position worth an estimated $66.1K. The largest seller was Verition Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $183K sold.
- 10 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q2 2015, down from 15 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $566K of BioLife Solutions stock for Q2 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $66.1K added.
- The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q2 2015 was Verition Fund Management, an estimated $183K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.