Geron
GERN
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $245M invested in Geron in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
43% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $171M → $245M (+$73.5M)
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.92M | Put options by funds: $2.93M
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 33
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 133 → 128 (-5)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 21
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
Palo Alto,
California
|
+$1.66M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$1.09M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$896K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$834K |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$702K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11M |
| 2 |
CAM
Cormorant Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.13M |
| 3 |
OM
Opaleye Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.3M |
| 4 |
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
|
-$1.18M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.03M |
GERN Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
128 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Geron (GERN) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $245M — up 43% from $171M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of GERN and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.
The largest buyer was Palo Alto Investors, adding an estimated $1.66M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $11M.
- 128 institutional investors held Geron (GERN) as of Q2 2014, down from 133 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $245M of Geron stock for Q2 2014, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Geron positions in Q2 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Geron buyer in Q2 2014 was Palo Alto Investors, an estimated $1.66M added.
- The largest Geron seller in Q2 2014 was State Street, an estimated $11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.