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15 hedge funds and large institutions have $558K invested in BioLife Solutions in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 1

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $431K → $558K (+$127K)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 2.08% → 2.06% (-0.02%)

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 19 → 15 (-4)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
15
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-21.05%
% of All Funds
0.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
4
Reduced
1
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$69.9K
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$55.9K
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$7.17K
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.29K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$657

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$27K
2
MCM
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
-$24K
3
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
-$4K
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1K
5
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
-$6
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$202K +$3.29K +1,700 +2%
Geode Capital Management
2
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$145K – – –
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$75K +$69.9K +36,089 New
VKH
4
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$60K +$55.9K +28,864 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$32K +$7.17K +3,700 +31%
PCM
6
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$21K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
7
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$21K – – –
CB
8
Community Bank
New York
$1K – – –
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1K +$657 +339 New
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$27K -16,710 Closed
MCM
11
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
– -$24K -14,881 Closed
AA
12
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
– -$4K -2,500 Closed
TRCT
13
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1K -862 Closed
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
– -$6 -3 -38%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
– +$66 +34 +3,400%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– +$568 +293 +29,300%

BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

15 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $558K — up 29% from $431K a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of BLFS and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 1 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $69.9K. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $27K sold.

  • 15 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q1 2017, down from 19 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $558K of BioLife Solutions stock for Q1 2017, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q1 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $69.9K added.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q1 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $27K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.