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BioLife Solutions
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24 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.32M invested in BioLife Solutions in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

801% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $813K → $7.32M (+$6.51M)

450% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 2

60% more funds holding

Funds holding: 15 → 24 (+9)

7.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 2.61% → 9.69% (+7.1%)

Holders
24
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
6
Reduced
–
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GIP
Granite Investment Partners
California
+$875K
2
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
+$788K
3
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$403K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$360K
5
EIM
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$352K

Top Sellers

No sellers this quarter
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SSA
1
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$1.66M +$788K +190,000 +190%
GIP
2
Granite Investment Partners
California
$1.21M +$875K +211,030 New
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1M +$323K +77,906 +80%
EI
4
EAM Investors
California
$555K +$403K +97,077 New
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$496K +$360K +86,900 New
EIM
6
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$484K +$352K +84,755 New
Deutsche Bank
7
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$412K +$300K +72,300 +7,230,000%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$396K – – –
MHP
9
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$286K +$207K +50,000 New
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$212K +$1.66K +399 +1%
Millennium Management
11
Millennium Management
New York
$104K +$75.6K +18,226 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
12
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$97K – – –
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$97K +$70.1K +16,908 New
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$96K +$69.6K +16,793 New
PCM
15
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$86K +$20.7K +5,000 +50%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$83K +$60.6K +14,600 New
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$57K – – –
CB
18
Community Bank
New York
$1K – – –
TDC
19
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$1K +$1.04K +250 New
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– +$29 +7 New
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
– +$66 +16 +107%

BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

24 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $7.32M — up 801% from $813K a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BLFS positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 6 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Granite Investment Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $875K.

  • 24 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q3 2017, up from 15 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $7.32M of BioLife Solutions stock for Q3 2017, up 801% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q3 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q3 2017 was Granite Investment Partners, an estimated $875K added.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.