Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
PFNX was delisted on the 30th of September, 2020.
72 hedge funds and large institutions have $151M invested in Pfenex Inc. in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
335% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $174K | Put options by funds: $40K
98% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $76.1M → $151M (+$74.4M)
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 72 (+5)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.03M |
| 2 |
RCMC
RK Capital Management (Colorado)
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$1.32M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$657K |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$465K |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$335K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SMH
Sanders Morris Harris
Houston,
Texas
|
-$1.61M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$912K |
| 3 |
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
|
-$662K |
| 4 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
-$326K |
| 5 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
-$309K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
| – | -$4K | -1,100 | Closed |
|
77
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$2K | -474 | Closed |
|
PFNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
72 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $151M — up 98% from $76.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new PFNX positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $2.03M. The largest seller was Sanders Morris Harris, cutting an estimated $1.61M.
- 72 institutional investors held Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) as of Q1 2019, up from 67 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $151M of Pfenex Inc. stock for Q1 2019, up 98% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Pfenex Inc. positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. buyer in Q1 2019 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $2.03M added.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. seller in Q1 2019 was Sanders Morris Harris, an estimated $1.61M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.