Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
PFNX was delisted on the 30th of September, 2020.
47 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.6M invested in Pfenex Inc. in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
120% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11K | Put options by funds: $5K
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 47 (-6)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $49.9M → $41.6M (-$8.25M)
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11
44% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 18
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
|
+$2.3M |
| 2 |
SMH
Sanders Morris Harris
Houston,
Texas
|
+$984K |
| 3 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$612K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$583K |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$378K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.93M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$1.65M |
| 3 |
PA
Perceptive Advisors
New York
|
-$903K |
| 4 |
MERSOM
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Lansing,
Michigan
|
-$698K |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$520K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$62.7K | -22,638 | -99% |
|
|
PCM
52
Prelude Capital Management
New York
| – | -$53K | -17,700 | Closed |
|
|
CAM
53
ClariVest Asset Management
San Diego,
California
| – | -$47K | -15,513 | Closed |
|
54
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$31K | -10,264 | Closed |
|
55
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$17.9K | -6,451 | -99% |
|
56
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$15.4K | -5,560 | -100% |
|
|
TRCT
57
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$7K | -2,289 | Closed |
|
PFNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
47 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $41.6M — down 17% from $49.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of PFNX and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.
The largest buyer was Deerfield Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.3M. The largest seller was AJO LP, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.93M sold.
- 47 institutional investors held Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) as of Q4 2017, down from 53 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $41.6M of Pfenex Inc. stock for Q4 2017, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Pfenex Inc. positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. buyer in Q4 2017 was Deerfield Management, an estimated $2.3M added.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. seller in Q4 2017 was AJO LP, an estimated $1.93M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.