Vericel Corp
VCEL
137 hedge funds and large institutions have $740M invested in Vericel Corp in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $837K
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $655M → $740M (+$85M)
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 47
3.82% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.42% → 89.24% (+3.8%)
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 137 (-28)
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)
57% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 42
Top Buyers
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$34.4M |
| 2 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$14.6M |
| 3 |
RI
Redwood Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$14.2M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$11.7M |
| 5 |
SCM
SG Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.7M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
CCM
Consonance Capital Management
New York
|
-$23.1M |
| 2 |
CM
Castleark Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.38M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$6.32M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$5.81M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$4.81M |
VCEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
137 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vericel Corp (VCEL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $740M — up 13% from $655M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of VCEL and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 47 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was Consonance Capital Management, cutting an estimated $23.1M.
- 137 institutional investors held Vericel Corp (VCEL) as of Q2 2019, down from 165 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $740M of Vericel Corp stock for Q2 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new Vericel Corp positions in Q2 2019 and 42 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest Vericel Corp buyer in Q2 2019 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $34.4M added.
- The largest Vericel Corp seller in Q2 2019 was Consonance Capital Management, an estimated $23.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.