Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
PFNX was delisted on the 30th of September, 2020.
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $67.9M invested in Pfenex Inc. in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 76 → 70 (-6)
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 20
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $104M → $67.9M (-$35.8M)
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 28
75% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $4K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SMH
Sanders Morris Harris
Houston,
Texas
|
+$1.52M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.17M |
| 3 |
CWG
C WorldWide Group
Copenhagen,
Denmark
|
+$1.13M |
| 4 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.09M |
| 5 |
MERSOM
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Lansing,
Michigan
|
+$1.06M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$5.45M |
| 2 |
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
|
-$1.66M |
| 3 |
BCM
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
|
-$1.14M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.13M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$700K |
PFNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
70 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $67.9M — down 35% from $104M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of PFNX and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.
The largest buyer was Sanders Morris Harris, adding an estimated $1.52M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $5.45M.
- 70 institutional investors held Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) as of Q2 2017, down from 76 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $67.9M of Pfenex Inc. stock for Q2 2017, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Pfenex Inc. positions in Q2 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. buyer in Q2 2017 was Sanders Morris Harris, an estimated $1.52M added.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. seller in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.45M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.