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Pfenex Inc.
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PFNX was delisted on the 30th of September, 2020.

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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $93.8M invested in Pfenex Inc. in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.6M → $93.8M (+$52.1M)

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 6

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 48 (+1)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
48
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.13%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
9
Reduced
15
Closed
6
Calls
$98K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$98K
Net Calls Change
+$92K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
+$3.26M
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$2.04M
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$431K
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$384K
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$347K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SMH
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
-$1.5M
2
PA
Perceptive Advisors
New York
-$1.38M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1M
4
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$588K
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$390K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$16.7M -$27.2K -6,905 -0.2%
Primecap Management
2
Primecap Management
California
$14.1M – – –
DCC
3
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$10.6M – – –
DM
4
Deerfield Management
New York
$9.96M +$3.26M +829,285 +100%
William Blair & Company
5
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$8.22M +$2.04M +518,672 +61%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$6.59M +$347K +88,200 +9%
SMH
7
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
$5.84M -$1.5M -379,930 -28%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$4.31M +$198K +50,370 +8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
9
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.71M +$431K +109,442 +32%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$2.21M -$334K -84,898 -19%
MWNA
11
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$1.75M – – –
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.4M -$390K -99,035 -30%
CWG
13
C WorldWide Group
Denmark
$1.21M -$193K -49,026 -20%
Man Group
14
Man Group
United Kingdom
$771K +$506K +128,554 New
BCM
15
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$651K – – –
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$635K – – –
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$630K -$1M -254,351 -71%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$595K +$6.5K +1,650 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$584K +$384K +97,465 New
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$520K -$21.4K -5,435 -6%
Fisher Asset Management
21
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$514K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$390K – – –
SIM
23
Spark Investment Management
New York
$384K -$19.7K -5,000 -7%
Acadian Asset Management
24
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$325K +$213K +54,116 New
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$252K +$13.2K +3,351 +9%
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PFNX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

48 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $93.8M — up 125% from $41.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new PFNX positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deerfield Management, adding an estimated $3.26M. The largest seller was Sanders Morris Harris, cutting an estimated $1.5M.

  • 48 institutional investors held Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) as of Q1 2018, up from 47 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $93.8M of Pfenex Inc. stock for Q1 2018, up 125% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Pfenex Inc. positions in Q1 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Pfenex Inc. buyer in Q1 2018 was Deerfield Management, an estimated $3.26M added.
  • The largest Pfenex Inc. seller in Q1 2018 was Sanders Morris Harris, an estimated $1.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.