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205 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.75B invested in Vericel Corp in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

190% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 21

96% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.4B → $2.75B (+$1.35B)

88% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.88M | Put options by funds: $3.66M

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 170 → 205 (+35)

7.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.89% → 107.41% (+7.5%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 66

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
205
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+20.59%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
61
Increased
58
Reduced
66
Closed
21
Calls
$6.88M
Puts
$3.66M
Net Calls
+$3.22M
Net Calls Change
+$2.8M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$180M
2
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
+$123M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$27.5M
4
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
+$24.8M
5
Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
+$20.1M

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$41.1M
2
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$32.4M
3
GPP
Great Point Partners
Connecticut
-$27.8M
4
KFO
Kopp Family Office
Minnesota
-$26.1M
5
BNP Paribas Asset Management
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
-$24.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$403M +$180M +3,967,236 +120%
BCM
2
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$254M +$24.8M +547,278 +14%
RI
3
RTW Investments
New York
$251M – – –
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$163M +$27.5M +607,667 +26%
FAM
5
Fred Alger Management
New York
$151M +$123M +2,724,071 New
WRF
6
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$149M -$3.52M -77,835 -3%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$135M +$11M +243,760 +11%
Federated Hermes
8
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$85.4M +$7.47M +165,158 +12%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$57.5M -$7.94M -175,536 -14%
NCGI
10
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$55.9M -$16.5M -364,153 -27%
Artisan Partners
11
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$53.2M +$20.1M +443,802 +86%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
12
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$45.8M +$6.02M +133,120 +19%
Geode Capital Management
13
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$42.1M +$3.55M +78,430 +12%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$40.5M +$12.2M +268,812 +58%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$38.3M +$18.1M +400,146 +138%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$35.4M +$6.5M +143,648 +29%
KFO
17
Kopp Family Office
Minnesota
$31.9M -$26.1M -576,655 -50%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$31.7M -$894K -19,767 -3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$31.3M +$2.59M +57,257 +11%
Fidelity Investments
20
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$30.5M +$2.73M +60,303 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$25.8M +$10.8M +238,743 +106%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
22
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$25.1M -$24.6M -544,170 -55%
SI
23
Scout Investments
Missouri
$23.6M +$1.4M +30,924 +8%
Bank of Montreal
24
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$23.3M -$3.75M -82,952 -18%
N
25
Nuveen
North Carolina
$22.4M +$1.19M +26,330 +7%
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VCEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

205 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vericel Corp (VCEL) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.75B — up 96% from $1.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new VCEL positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $180M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $41.1M.

  • 205 institutional investors held Vericel Corp (VCEL) as of Q1 2021, up from 170 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.75B of Vericel Corp stock for Q1 2021, up 96% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 61 funds opened new Vericel Corp positions in Q1 2021 and 21 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Vericel Corp buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $180M added.
  • The largest Vericel Corp seller in Q1 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $41.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.