Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
PFNX was delisted on the 30th of September, 2020.
85 hedge funds and large institutions have $211M invested in Pfenex Inc. in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
1,105% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $84K
367% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 3
28% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $164M → $211M (+$46.5M)
26% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 27
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 74 → 85 (+11)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCMC
RK Capital Management (Colorado)
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$2.67M |
| 2 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$1.53M |
| 3 |
EGI
EAM Global Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$1.51M |
| 4 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.07M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$864K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCC
Dow Chemical Company
Midland,
Michigan
|
-$3.63M |
| 2 |
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
|
-$2.66M |
| 3 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.6M |
| 4 |
SMH
Sanders Morris Harris
Houston,
Texas
|
-$1M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$758K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $39.1K | +$9.49K | +1,309 | +39% |
|
77
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
| $34K | +$28.8K | +3,971 | New |
|
78
Citigroup
New York
| $33K | -$31.9K | -4,399 | -53% |
|
|
TRCT
79
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $31K | +$18.7K | +2,578 | +218% |
|
80
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $28K | -$46.4K | -6,400 | -66% |
|
|
MAM
81
Meeder Asset Management
Dublin,
Ohio
| $24K | -$43.3K | -5,977 | -68% |
|
82
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $22K | +$841 | +116 | +5% |
|
|
AIP
83
Ameritas Investment Partners
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
84
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $5K | +$5.1K | +704 | New |
|
85
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $3K | -$2.04K | -281 | -44% |
|
|
DM
86
Deerfield Management
New York
| – | -$2.66M | -394,255 | Closed |
|
87
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
| – | -$145K | -21,542 | Closed |
|
88
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$91K | -13,605 | Closed |
|
PFNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
85 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $211M — up 28% from $164M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new PFNX positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was RK Capital Management (Colorado), adding an estimated $2.67M. The largest seller was Dow Chemical Company, cutting an estimated $3.63M.
- 85 institutional investors held Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) as of Q3 2019, up from 74 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $211M of Pfenex Inc. stock for Q3 2019, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new Pfenex Inc. positions in Q3 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. buyer in Q3 2019 was RK Capital Management (Colorado), an estimated $2.67M added.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. seller in Q3 2019 was Dow Chemical Company, an estimated $3.63M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.