Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
PFNX was delisted on the 30th of September, 2020.
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.9M invested in Pfenex Inc. in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 17
1.97% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.18% → 70.22% (-2%)
24% less funds holding
Funds holding: 70 → 53 (-17)
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $67.9M → $49.9M (-$18M)
89% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 18
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $3K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.81M |
| 2 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.54M |
| 3 |
SMH
Sanders Morris Harris
Houston,
Texas
|
+$960K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$954K |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$590K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CAM
Cormorant Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.31M |
| 2 |
AIC
AWM Investment Company
New York
|
-$2.26M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$694K |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$584K |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$556K |
PFNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
53 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $49.9M — down 27% from $67.9M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of PFNX and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.
The largest buyer was William Blair & Company, adding an estimated $1.81M. The largest seller was Cormorant Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.31M sold.
- 53 institutional investors held Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) as of Q3 2017, down from 70 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $49.9M of Pfenex Inc. stock for Q3 2017, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new Pfenex Inc. positions in Q3 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. buyer in Q3 2017 was William Blair & Company, an estimated $1.81M added.
- The largest Pfenex Inc. seller in Q3 2017 was Cormorant Asset Management, an estimated $2.31M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.