Vericel Corp
VCEL
148 hedge funds and large institutions have $683M invested in Vericel Corp in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
198% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.78M | Put options by funds: $1.94M
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 17
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $588M → $683M (+$95.2M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 137 → 148 (+11)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 49
0.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.94% → 87.82% (-0.13%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
|
+$11.3M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$10.8M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.72M |
| 4 |
BC
Broadfin Capital
New York
|
+$6.52M |
| 5 |
RI
RTW Investments
New York
|
+$5.85M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCM
Consonance Capital Management
New York
|
-$35.5M |
| 2 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.86M |
| 3 |
IECM
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.76M |
| 4 |
OAM
Oberweis Asset Management
Lisle,
Illinois
|
-$4.42M |
| 5 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.09M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BCM
151
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$454K | -30,000 | Closed |
|
|
GCP
152
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$286K | -18,917 | Closed |
|
|
RG
153
Redmile Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$253K | -16,720 | Closed |
|
|
VRS
154
Virginia Retirement Systems
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$226K | -14,900 | Closed |
|
|
CEP
155
Chicago Equity Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$206K | -13,590 | Closed |
|
|
HSA
156
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Ellicott City,
Maryland
| – | -$61K | -4,000 | Closed |
|
|
CAGAS
157
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Bloomington,
Minnesota
| – | -$30K | -2,000 | Closed |
|
158
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$16.4K | -966 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
159
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$8K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
APA
160
American Portfolios Advisors
Holbrook,
New York
| – | -$4.54K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
CIAS
161
Capital Investment Advisory Services
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$2K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
OPS
162
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | +$51 | +3 | New |
|
VCEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
148 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vericel Corp (VCEL) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $683M — up 16% from $588M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VCEL positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deerfield Management, adding an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Consonance Capital Management, cutting an estimated $35.5M.
- 148 institutional investors held Vericel Corp (VCEL) as of Q4 2019, up from 137 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $683M of Vericel Corp stock for Q4 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Vericel Corp positions in Q4 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Vericel Corp buyer in Q4 2019 was Deerfield Management, an estimated $11.3M added.
- The largest Vericel Corp seller in Q4 2019 was Consonance Capital Management, an estimated $35.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.