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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $353M invested in KALA BIO in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

338% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $80.7M → $353M (+$273M)

169% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 13

83% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 12

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 83 (+20)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.03% → 0.03% (+0%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

56% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.5M | Put options by funds: $14.8M

Holders
83
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+31.75%
% of All Funds
1.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
35
Increased
22
Reduced
12
Closed
13
Calls
$6.5M
Puts
$14.8M
Net Calls
-$8.3M
Net Calls Change
-$10.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
RA Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$40.5M
2
EAM
Eventide Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$18.9M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$18.2M
4
O
OrbiMed
New York
+$12.5M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PVI
Pura Vida Investments
New York
-$3.42M
2
IC
Ikarian Capital
Texas
-$3.39M
3
First Manhattan
First Manhattan
New York
-$3.04M
4
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$1.2M
5
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$1.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ensign Peak Advisors
26
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$1.97M +$1.44M +90 New
Brown Advisory
27
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.85M – – –
EI
28
EAM Investors
California
$1.77M +$1.29M +81 New
N
29
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.58M +$32K +2 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.39M +$447K +28 +80%
PPA
31
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.38M +$112K +7 +13%
Renaissance Technologies
32
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.02M +$751K +47 New
WS
33
Wedbush Securities
California
$1M -$272K -17 -27%
EGI
34
EAM Global Investors
California
$989K +$719K +45 New
HP
35
Harbourvest Partners
Massachusetts
$872K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$792K -$831K -52 -59%
BFM
37
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$714K -$559K -35 -51%
MC
38
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$713K +$160K +10 +45%
SB
39
Samsara BioCapital
California
$563K +$415K +26 New
SC
40
Sculptor Capital
New York
$555K +$399K +25 New
Charles Schwab
41
Charles Schwab
California
$495K +$32K +2 +10%
D.E. Shaw & Co
42
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$489K +$351K +22 New
Tudor Investment Corp
43
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$420K +$304K +19 New
AllianceBernstein
44
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$381K +$176K +11 +183%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
45
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$322K +$240K +15 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$317K +$16K +1 +8%
RhumbLine Advisers
47
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$296K +$16K +1 +8%
CL
48
CSS LLC
Illinois
$266K +$192K +12 New
CM
49
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$215K +$160K +10 New
Two Sigma Investments
50
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$204K +$144K +9 New
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KALA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

83 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in KALA BIO (KALA) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $353M — up 338% from $80.7M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new KALA positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RA Capital Management, adding an estimated $40.5M. The largest seller was Pura Vida Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.42M sold.

  • 83 institutional investors held KALA BIO (KALA) as of Q1 2020, up from 63 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $353M of KALA BIO stock for Q1 2020, up 338% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new KALA BIO positions in Q1 2020 and 13 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest KALA BIO buyer in Q1 2020 was RA Capital Management, an estimated $40.5M added.
  • The largest KALA BIO seller in Q1 2020 was Pura Vida Investments, an estimated $3.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.