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31 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3M invested in BioLife Solutions in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2

175% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 4

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.32M → $10.3M (+$2.93M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 24 → 31 (+7)

2.85% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.69% → 12.54% (+2.9%)

Holders
31
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+29.17%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
4
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EIM
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$976K
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$947K
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$444K
4
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
+$261K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$107K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$284K
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$200K
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$96K
4
PCM
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
-$23.1K
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$5.86K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SSA
1
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$2.01M +$261K +45,227 +16%
EIM
2
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M +$976K +169,341 +200%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.51M +$444K +77,102 +44%
GIP
4
Granite Investment Partners
California
$1.27M – – –
Millennium Management
5
Millennium Management
New York
$1.09M +$947K +164,324 +902%
EI
6
EAM Investors
California
$582K – – –
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$416K – – –
MHP
8
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$300K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$226K -$284K -49,301 -57%
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$225K -$200K -34,701 -48%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$223K +$1.36K +236 +0.6%
T. Rowe Price Associates
12
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$149K +$45.5K +7,900 +47%
Janney Montgomery Scott
13
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$123K +$34K +5,900 +40%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$111K +$107K +18,513 New
Two Sigma Investments
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$98K +$94.5K +16,400 New
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$95K -$5.86K -1,017 -6%
First Manhattan
17
First Manhattan
New York
$72K +$69.1K +12,000 New
PCM
18
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$66K -$23.1K -4,000 -27%
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$60K – – –
Macquarie Group
20
Macquarie Group
Australia
$34K +$32.3K +5,600 New
CMBA
21
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$30K +$29K +5,030 New
TDC
22
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$24K +$21.6K +3,750 +1,500%
IA
23
IFP Advisors
Florida
$5K +$4.24K +735 +2,534%
TRCT
24
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K +$2.53K +439 New
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3K +$2.88K +500 +7,143%
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BLFS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

31 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BioLife Solutions (BLFS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $10.3M — up 40% from $7.32M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BLFS positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Essex Investment Management, adding an estimated $976K. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $284K.

  • 31 institutional investors held BioLife Solutions (BLFS) as of Q4 2017, up from 24 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $10.3M of BioLife Solutions stock for Q4 2017, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BioLife Solutions positions in Q4 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions buyer in Q4 2017 was Essex Investment Management, an estimated $976K added.
  • The largest BioLife Solutions seller in Q4 2017 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $284K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.