Cerus
CERS
119 hedge funds and large institutions have $420M invested in Cerus in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
37% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $307M → $420M (+$114M)
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $8.08M
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 30
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 119 (-1)
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 21
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$11.2M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.36M |
| 3 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.05M |
| 4 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$960K |
| 5 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$885K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RG
Redmile Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.28M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$5.57M |
| 3 |
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
|
-$1.95M |
| 4 |
DL
Delta Lloyd
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$1.86M |
| 5 |
PAM
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
|
-$1.32M |
CERS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
119 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cerus (CERS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $420M — up 37% from $307M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of CERS and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 38 added.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Redmile Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.28M sold.
- 119 institutional investors held Cerus (CERS) as of Q4 2015, down from 120 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $420M of Cerus stock for Q4 2015, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Cerus positions in Q4 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Cerus buyer in Q4 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $11.2M added.
- The largest Cerus seller in Q4 2015 was Redmile Group, an estimated $7.28M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.