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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $402M invested in Twist Bioscience in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

740% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 5

700% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 4

192% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138M → $402M (+$264M)

73% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 85 (+36)

21.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.43% → 42.85% (+21%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+73.47%
% of All Funds
1.85%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
42
Increased
32
Reduced
4
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$30.9M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$25.1M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$21.3M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$16.4M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$15.3M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$16.1M
2
A
Apoletto
British Virgin Islands
-$10.5M
3
AG
Artal Group
Luxembourg
-$1.32M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.09M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$403K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AG
26
Artal Group
Luxembourg
$2.9M -$1.32M -50,000 -33%
N
27
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.53M +$2.3M +87,101 New
Ameriprise
28
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.5M +$358K +13,515 +19%
Invesco
29
Invesco
Georgia
$2.26M +$2.06M +78,037 New
Squarepoint
30
Squarepoint
New York
$2.18M +$1.99M +75,140 New
FCMI
31
Foresite Capital Management II
California
$2.11M – – –
Victory Capital Management
32
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$2.1M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
33
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.99M +$1.32M +49,762 +263%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.88M +$1.55M +58,408 +889%
Two Sigma Investments
35
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.52M +$1.39M +52,359 New
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.03M +$942K +35,595 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
37
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$950K +$657K +24,838 +314%
Renaissance Technologies
38
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$928K +$846K +32,000 New
WCA
39
Windsor Creek Advisors
Vermont
$891K +$812K +30,700 New
IP
40
Intellectus Partners
California
$855K +$779K +29,458 New
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$843K +$731K +27,642 +1,941%
AllianceBernstein
42
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$746K +$680K +25,700 New
RhumbLine Advisers
43
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$722K +$658K +24,885 New
UBS Group
44
UBS Group
Switzerland
$706K +$630K +23,815 +4,763%
Rafferty Asset Management
45
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$656K +$599K +22,629 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
46
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$632K +$577K +21,800 New
BM
47
Brandywine Managers
Delaware
$586K +$5.29K +200 +1%
PP
48
PDT Partners
New York
$516K +$471K +17,800 New
Two Sigma Advisers
49
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$487K +$444K +16,800 New
Bank of America
50
Bank of America
North Carolina
$480K +$397K +15,020 +1,003%
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TWST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

85 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Twist Bioscience (TWST) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $402M — up 192% from $138M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new TWST positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $30.9M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $16.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held Twist Bioscience (TWST) as of Q2 2019, up from 49 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $402M of Twist Bioscience stock for Q2 2019, up 192% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Twist Bioscience positions in Q2 2019 and 5 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest Twist Bioscience buyer in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $30.9M added.
  • The largest Twist Bioscience seller in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $16.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.