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19 hedge funds and large institutions have $431K invested in BioLife Solutions in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 17 → 19 (+2)

2.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 2.08% (+2.1%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $518K → $431K (-$87K)

Holders
19
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
0.47%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
2
Reduced
–
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MCM
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
+$24K
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$9.15K
3
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
+$4.04K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.39K
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$872

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$52K
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$21K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$155K – – –
Geode Capital Management
2
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$112K – – –
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$53K – – –
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$27K +$9.15K +5,663 +51%
MCM
5
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$24K +$24K +14,881 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
6
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$19K – – –
PCM
7
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$16K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$16K – – –
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$4K +$872 +540 +27%
AA
10
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$4K +$4.04K +2,500 New
TRCT
11
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$1.39K +862 New
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$52K -28,215 Closed
VKH
13
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$21K -11,639 Closed
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
– +$2 +1 New
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
– +$36 +22 New

BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

19 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $431K — down 17% from $518K a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BLFS positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was MAI Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $24K. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $52K sold.

  • 19 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q4 2016, up from 17 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $431K of BioLife Solutions stock for Q4 2016, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q4 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q4 2016 was MAI Capital Management, an estimated $24K added.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q4 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $52K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.